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Week of September 7, 2010

ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE - In Clean Energy We Trust - an OpEd piece

Week of September 6, 2010

Energy Storage Law To Boost Jobs and Business in California
Local Groups Greening Poor Communities with Jobs, Retrofits
New Energy-Efficient Fix For Small Engines
Feeling Heat, Burger King Drops Destructive Palm Oil Producer
Planned Commercial Solar Installation Already Paying Off

Week of August 30, 2010

Climate Change Allows Beetles to Slowly Destroy Canadian Forests
Climate Change Predicted to Create Giant Undersea Dead Zones Globally
Australian Bread Bowl Drying Up Under Climate Change
Climate Change Could Increase Mexican Migration to the US
No Climate Bill Means Indiana Lost Out Over 100,000 Jobs

Week of August 23, 2010

Pakistani Floods Result from Climate Change, Say Scientists
Warming In Next Decade Could Raise Sea Levels 23 Feet Ultimately
Japan to Stimulate Economy by Subsidizing Energy Efficient Plants
Australia Can Power Itself with Wave Energy
Hotter Seawater, Linked to Climate Change, Is Main Culprit in Coral Die-off

Week of August 16, 2010

Summer 2010 Fits Climate Change, As US Republicans Do Nothing
No US Climate Bill Stops Clean Energy Investment
Russian Heat Wave Ups Global Food Prices and Climate Change
Heat Wave Forces Russia to Admit Climate Change
Central Uploads, Not Email Attachments, Cut Greenhouse Gases

Week of August 9, 2010

Sooty Greenland Ice Sheet Melting Faster
Florida Invests Stimulus Funds into Energy Efficient Companies
Arctic Meltwaters Will Not Store Much Carbon
NOAA State of Climate Report - Global Warming Undeniable
New Solar Break-through - Solar Could Be As Cheap As Oil

Week of August 2, 2010

Record Continental Heat Wave across Eurasia
Heat Wave Releases Permafrost Methane, Fueling More Climate Change
Climate Change Reducing Phytoplankton, the Base of the Ocean Food Chain
Greenhouse Gas Methane Increasing Faster Than Expected from Ocean
Radio Website Monitors Events Related to Climate Change

Week of July 26, 2010

Long-Term Underground Coal Fires Contribute to Global Warming
The US Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quickly without Congress
China Will Trade Carbon Credits Domestically
US Forest Service Addresses Climate Change with Blueprint
Unusual Heat Wave Destroys Russian Crops

Week of July 19, 2010

Climate Change Constrains China, Host of Extra Climate Talks
European Union Bans Illegal Timber to Protect Forests
Huge Amazonian Tree Loss from Storms to Worsen under Climate Change
Climate Change to Damage Polar and Tropical Species Most
In US and Europe, Most New Electricity in 2009 Was Green

Week of July 12, 2010

Hot Today, But Hotter Tomorrow - Reports
Natural Gas Is Costly Bridge to Clean Energy - Report
Western Climate Group Can Cut Carbon and Save - Report
India, Bangladesh Switch to CFLs for Big Cuts in Greenhouse Gases
Extreme Asian Weather Decreases Food Production

Week of July 5, 2010

Arctic Ice Cap Continues to Shrink
Oregon Pays Solar Customers For Extra Energy
India - Coal Tax to Raise $0.5 Billion for Clean Energy
Butterflies, Harbingers of Climate Change
Much of Malaysia is Eroding Under Climate Change

Week of June 28, 2010

Artificial Glaciers Temporarily Supply Himalayan Water
Climate Change in New England - Oaks, Hemlocks Die
Lobsters Declining Under Climate Change South of Cape Cod
Australia Could Run on Clean Energy by 2020 - Report
Europe to Get Saharan Solar Power by 2015

Week of June 21, 2010

Major US Home Builder Offers Solar Equipment Rental
Most Americans Worry About Global Warming, Favor Clean Energy
US to Gain from Solar Rental of Public Lands
A US City Reinvents Itself as a Solar Energy Innovator
Ecuador Gains By Preserving Carbon-Storing Rainforest

Week of June 14, 2010

As Himalayan Glaciers Melt, 60 Million Will Go Hungry By 2050
Climate Change Is Helping Disease Spread North
Business Leaders Urge Obama to Up Clean Energy Investment
Climate Change Already Causing Major Shifts in Vegetation
Weak Targets on Cutting Greenhouse Gases Imperil Earth

Week of June 7, 2010

States Start to PACE Towards Clean Energy
Communities Cooperate To Go Solar Across US
China Will Punish Industries That Fail to Cut Emissions
Floating Ice Melts Away, Speeding Climate Change
Indonesia Stops Clearing New Forests

Week of May 30, 2010

Maryland Taxes Carbon For Clean Energy Jobs
Asian Bank Banks On Solar
California Helps Poor Go Solar
Senator Questions Climate Bill As Climate Change Ravages His State
As Nations Up Forest Preservation Funds, US Farmers See Benefit

Week of May 24, 2010

Solar Energy As Cheap As Coal by 2025 - IEA Report
LED Lights Set to Capture the Market - Report
Japan Oil Companies Take the Solar Plunge
Global Warming No Help To Plants After All
Exploding Caterpillars Catapult Allergies

Week of May 18, 2010

COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE - TIPS, a paper, not podcast

Week of May 17, 2010

Norway Can Slow Warming By Cutting Soot
Spectacular Ice Loss Captured on Film
EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules
Reptiles Retreating Under Global Warming
Energy Efficiency Codes Create Savings for Homeowners

Week of May 10, 2010

India - Global Warming Reducing Grain Production
Geo-engineering Solutions - Short-term, Inadequate, Difficult
New Deepsea Current - Monitors Climate Change
Arctic Warming Sign - Rain in March
German Weatherman - Cold Winter, But Climate Change Continues

Week of May 3, 2010

Aerial Archives Shows Arctic Change From Climate
Climate Change Finishing Off Frogs
Offshore Wind Farm Approval Blows New Life into US Wind Energy
Climate Variability Hampers Natural Carbon Storage
Congress - Boost Clean Energy Tech Exports

Week of April 26, 2010

Biofuels - Too Watery!
Carbon Offsets Ease Guilt, Not Global Warming
In US, Earlier Springs Bring Invaders
China, SE Asia Can Stabilize Greenhouse Gas Levels by 2025 - World Bank
New US Fed Report - Global Warming Real, Manmade, Serious

Week of April 19, 2010

Costly Allergies to Increase with Climate Change
Europe Needs to Go Carbon-Free Fast - Report
Honda Eyes Chinese Market with Electric Scooter
Going Oil-Free, Town by Town
Climate Change May Be Affecting Gray Whales

Week of April 12, 2010

Future US Postal Service - Making Money By Storing Clean Energy
US East Coast Wind Network Could Supply Power Reliably
Fiercer Northeast Rainstorms Fulfill Global Warming Predictions
Colorado Leads the Way in Coming Clean
German Film Shows How to Solve Climate Change

Week of April 5, 2010

Loss of Carbon Storage Systems Slows, But Not Enough
Public Loses When TV Weathermen Doubt Global Warming
African Solution to Climate Change - Grow Veggies, Not Grains
New Rules Up Fuel Efficiency, Spur New Autos
Natural Gas No Cleaner Than Coal Or Oil

Week of March 29, 2010

Climate Change DOES Threaten Amazon, Scientists Re-affirm
China Leaps Ahead of US in Clean Energy Race
More Super Hurricanes Predicted
Soils Adding More Greenhouse Gases
Sea Levels Rising Much FASTER Than Predicted

Week of March 22, 2010

Climate Change Threatens Migratory Birds
How Deep-Sea Volcanoes Affect Climate Change
Scotland Surfs Toward Clean Energy
Climate Change Is Knocking Nature Off Balance
Souring Seas Threaten the Oceanic Food Chain

Week of March 15, 2010

Cutting Warming with a Cleaner Stove
Climate Change in a Clam Shell
The Third Pole
Europe - Fat Cats Profit by Doing Nothing under Cap and Trade
Earth Is Losing Life From Climate Change and Us

Week of March 8, 2010

Popular Scientist Climate Skeptic Not So Credible
Oceans Becoming More Acidic Faster, Endangering Sea Life
Fast Rising Levels of a Potent Greenhouse Gas Worry Scientists
Cheapest Way to Cut Emissions - Preserve Forests
Under Climate Change, Both Sea and Sky Melt Greenland Ice

Week of March 1, 2010

UN - Pledges Will Not Halt Devastating Climate Change
Coral Reefs Will Dissolve By 2100
Antarctic Ice Shelves Disappearing
Prominent Climate Deniers Wrong on Past Problems, Too
Bloom Box Will Revolutionize Energy Production

Week of February 22, 2010

New Study - Nuclear Power Is Too Dirty and Costly
Biofuels - Another Story Too Good to Be True
New USDA Policy Proposes Burning Forests As Biomass
Swampy Trees Can Be Giant Methane Chimneys
Major African Lake Is Drying Up

Week of February 15, 2010

Water, Water, Everywhere - and Nowhere, with Climate Change
Hunters and Anglers See Change, Angle for Action
BP Shareholders Voice Concern Over Oil Sands Investment
Australian Drought Likely Due to Climate Change
Lobbyists Try to Block EPA Action on Climate Change

Week of February 8, 2010

The Water Vapor Behind Global Warming
Costly Coal Boosts Clean Energy, Efficiency
Green Jobs Need a New Grid, and Mandate
Pets and Climate Change - Careful Care and Choice
Biofuels - Bad for Rainforests and More

Week of February 1, 2010

Energy Efficiency Stars in 2010 - and Lowers Taxes!
Ending Climate Change Impossible With Endless Economic Growth
Glaciers Continue to Melt at Record Rates Globally
Storing Solar and Wind Energy - in Flywheels!
Trees Might Starve Under Climate Change

Week of January 25, 2010

Global Warming Affects Vegetation through Nitrogen
Indonesia Report Urges Conserving Peatlands
Europe Sails Ahead of the US with Wind
Climate Change Accelerates Tree Die Offs
Voluntary Purchase of Renewable Energy Increasing

Week of January 18, 2010

Most Wildlife Cannot Outrun Climate Change
Arctic Tundra Disappearing as Far North Warms
Burning Biomass Will Decimate Michigan Forests
Polar Bears Are Declining and Becoming Cannibals
Taking the Train to a Greener Future

Week of January 11, 2010

Unusual Winters - Weather Vs. Climate Change
Green Jobs Grow in An Old Factory
Britain Leaps Ahead of US in Investing in Wind Energy
Business Roundtable: Urges Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Jumbo Squid Invades North Pacific, Threatens Fish Stocks

Week of January 4, 2010

Earth Will Get Much Hotter Than Thought
Use the Sun to Store Wind Energy
Capture Methane to Cheaply Cool Earth Fast
China Leaps Ahead of US in Renewable Energy Policy
Climate Change Could Cause 400,000 Deaths From War by 2030

Week of December 28, 2009

As Sea Levels Rise, Nations Will Disappear
Western Skiing May Disappear With Climate Change
Great Lakes Not So Great With Climate Change
New House Generates Energy For Grid
The Face of Famine From Climate Change By 2050

Week of December 21, 2009

The Perfect Storm of Toxics and Climate Change
Palm Oil Contributes to Global Warming
Expanding Cities Could Add to Warming
Acid Oceans Disrupt Sea Life
Denmark, Israel Test National Model for Electric Cars

Week of December 14, 2009

Coal Burning Dangerous to Human Health
Nurturing Technology Will Solve Climate Change
Tar Sands Worsen Climate Change with Dirty Oil
Lack of Calcium in Arctic Imperils Sea Life
Australia, a Likely Face of Climate Change

Week of December 7, 2009

Fish Flee North or Deeper From Climate Change
Climate Change Violence in Africa
Methane Menace Increasing
Much More Carbon Could Warm Earth
Urgent Action Needed to Stop 6 Foot Rise in Sea Levels

Week of November 30, 2009

Earth Will Warm More Than Once Thought
Oceans Absorbing Less Carbon Dioxide
UN - Address Climate Change With Free Condoms
Aussie Climate Extremes Back Experts Warnings
Fish Can't Smell Predators in Acid Oceans

Week of November 23, 2009

Sustainable Pathway to 2030, 1
Sustainable Pathway to 2030, 2
Sustainable Pathway to 2030, 3
Flawed Cap and Trade Plan
Greenland Ice Loss Up 50 Percent

Week of November 16, 2009

Miocene Warming & Sea Levels, & Climate Change Today
African Climate Refugees
Short Lived Greenhouse Gases Must Be Regulated
Assessing Biofuels Properly
Melting Ice Sheets