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    1. Researchers calculate the cost of CO2 emissions, call for carbon tax

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      Researchers calculate the cost of CO2 emissions, call for carbon tax
      Two Rice University researchers are calling on policymakers to encourage the transition from coal-based electricity production to a system based on natural gas through a carbon tax.Such a mechanism would help limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December, the United States pledged to reduce the 2005 levels of CO2 emissions by 17 percent by 2020. Dagobert Brito, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Political Economy, and Robert Curl, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in chemistry, made this recommendation in a paper published by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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    2. Congressmen and governor state positions on climate change

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      Congressmen and governor state positions on climate change
      Virginia's congressional delegation and Gov. Bob McDonnell respond to a Times-Dispatch survey on climate change. Rep. Robert J. Wittman (R-1st): As a scientist myself, I recognize that the earth’s climate is changing. We must recognize that these climactic cycles of heating and cooling have been going on well before man appeared on earth. Humans across the globe contribute greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The questions then become, how much does man affect carbon levels in the atmosphere and to what extent does this affect climate change. We need to examine and take into account all factors, both those induced by humans and those occurring naturally, that contribute to the level of carbon in the atmosphere.
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      Mentions: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act. Forbes

    3. Is there money in being 'green'?

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      Is there money in being 'green'?
      Steve May is going to test whether "green" marketing clicks with customers in the faceless Web-hosting business. May is the founder and CEO of Solar Data Centers, a Raleigh, N.C.-based company that bills itself as one of the first hosting outfits powered entirely by renewable energy. The company currently purchases its energy from a third party that uses only renewable resources, and by the end of next year it plans to open a small data center powered entirely by electricity generated from its own solar panels.
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      Mentions: United Kingdom Department of Energy IBM

    4. Is a Carbon Tax Actually Good for the Economy?

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      Is a Carbon Tax Actually Good for the Economy?
      Over at the Curious Capitalist blog–which I admit has both a better name and logo than Ecocentric—my TIME colleague Stephen Gandel looks at the common assumption that carbon pricing is bad for the economy. We hear rhetoric about carbon pricing being a "job-killing national energy tax" (thanks, House Republican leader John Boehner), but Gandel examines the evidence: The economic theoretical case for some sort of carbon tax is very simple. Pollution is a negative byproduct of the industrial process that neither the polluters or the people buying the product directly pay for. Instead government in the end has to pick up the bill, and that means general taxpayers, like you and me. Taxing companies directly for polluting can remedy the problem. But in practice, many worry that a carbon tax will hurt our already weak economy, and hasten our decades of decline in our manufacturing base. So the ...
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      Mentions: Europe The Economist

    5. What's the Best Way to Price Carbon Emissions: Cap and Trade, Cap and Dividend ...

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      What's the Best Way to Price Carbon Emissions: Cap and Trade, Cap and Dividend ...
      With all the talk about getting the United States off of oil, energy independence, creating a low-carbon future, et cetera, one of the key parts of that is reducing carbon emissions, whether they are from electricity, transportation or wherever they occur. Central to that is setting a price on carbon emissions. What options are there to do this? Cap and trade may be the main option being considered, but both a cap and dividend approach, as well as a carbon tax have their vocal proponents. Let's take a look at each:
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    6. Americans are ready for a climate bill

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      Americans are ready for a climate bill
      We are in a dire situation. One that our president recognized in his oval office address on Tuesday night: America has postponed overcoming our oil addiction for decades. The first call to wean ourselves from oil came more than three decades ago by President Carter in the late 1970s. Had we done it then, the job would have been completed in 1985. It is beyond time to end our dependence on oil. And Americans are finally ready to do it. Recent polls say Americans want the government to prioritize renewable energy. One conducted by Benenson Strategy Group found that 63% of voters support an energy bill that limits pollution and encourages companies to use and develop clean energy.
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      Mentions: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    7. Cap and Trade: It's Not That Complicated

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      Cap and Trade: It's Not That Complicated
      This post was written by Matt McDermott for Planet Greet, and a follow up to a post earlier this week on the differing impact of Cap and Trade on socio-economic classes. In practice a cap and trade program for carbon emissions is a pretty complex thing, no doubt about it. It also can seem like a pretty wonky concept for the average person to pay much attention to. If fairly recent public polls ...
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      Mentions: Barack Obama

    8. Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center?

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      Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center?
      Fuel cells are large containers that use hydrogen gas to generate power. Because they create no emissions, they also generate good publicity for companies concerned about their carbon footprints. At the First National Bank of Omaha, fuel cells provide high reliability and make a bold environmental statement to bank and credit card customers. Google uses fuel cells from Bloom Energy to power parts of its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters facility-also to prove its commitment to green computing. However, although the technology has been in use for more than 10 years, it has failed to become widely adopted, says Jim Tully, a Gartner analyst.
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      Mentions: Bloom Energy

    9. New report says Britain could cut emissions to zero by 2030

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      New report says Britain could cut emissions to zero by 2030
      Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by 2030 without having to resort to nuclear power, according to a new report. 'Zerocarbonbritain2030’, published today by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) purports to provide the first comprehensive energy strategy for the UK. It puts forward a scenario where carbon emissions across all sectors would be reduced to zero within 20 years and where Britain would become a net exporter of renewable energy, while creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs.
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    10. 8 Cool Things About Solar Power That Just Might Change the World

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      8 Cool Things About Solar Power That Just Might Change the World
      Rapid changes in the solar power sector are fueling a green energy revolution. With so much emphasis on solving the global warming puzzle, technology in solar is advancing very quickly and may be the answer we’ve been looking for. Let’s take a look at how this industry is changing so quickly. The biggest detractor for solar in the past has been simple: it was just too expensive to be practical. Coal generated power was as much as 90% cheaper than solar power. But with the massive investment in production capacity, coupled with the global economic slowdown, prices on solar panels have come down anywhere from 10%-30% in the last 6 months. This means that many projects that were borderline before are now feasible. And the trend appears to be gaining steam. Prices on Sharp solar panels, for instance, have been lowered 3 times since May, bringing their ...
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    11. Cap and Trade definition

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      Cap and Trade definition
      Cap and Trade - cap and Trade Definition: cap and trade become hot topic today. But, what is cap and trade definition? Why many people searching cap and Trade Definition? According to www.ecomii.com the cap and trade definition is one method for regulating and ultimately reducing the amount of pollution emitted into the atmosphere. It is viewed as a more democratic solution to regulating pollution than a carbon tax as it creates a commodity out of the right to emit carbon and allows the commodity to be traded on the free market. The basic concept involves two parties, the governing body and the regulated companies or units emitting pollution. The government sets a cap on pollution, limiting the amount of carbon dioxide and other harmful output that companies, or other groups, are allowed to release. The government then issues credits which allow companies to pollute a certain amount, as ...
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    12. New Supercomputer Will Track Climate Change

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      New Supercomputer Will Track Climate Change
      The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) broke ground yesterday on a new data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming that will house one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. The future NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC) will be a 171,000 square foot facility in North Range Business Park. Scientists will use the supercomputing center to accelerate research into climate change, examining how it might affect agriculture, water resources, energy use, sea levels and impact on extreme weather events, including hurricanes.
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      Mentions: US Green Building Council LEED

    13. The Coming "C" Change in Datacenters

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      The Coming "C" Change in Datacenters
      Recently, I was at the Uptime Institute in New York and had several conversations about carbon dioxide (CO2) management for datacenters. Energy consumed by US datacenters in 2010 will reach 3 percent of overall US energy production. This will double in about five years given that the annual growth in datacenter energy consumption is 10 percent. Increases in datacenter CO2 emissions should mirror energy consumption increases since most datacenters will be unable to convert to greener, cleaner, renewable energy sources. The good folks at the Uptime Institute estimate that datacenter CO2 emissions will quadruple between 2010 and 2020
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      Mentions: Uptime Institute Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Netherlands

    14. The Normandy Invasion For U.S. Climate Change

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      The Normandy Invasion For U.S. Climate Change
      The upcoming California midterm elections represent the equivalent of the Normandy invasion for national climate legislation: an epic battle whose outcome will likely determine the near-term fate of efforts to collar greenhouse gas emissions. In November, in addition to electing a new governor, 37 million Californians will exercise their version of direct democracy by voting on a ballot initiative designed to kill AB 32, the landmark climate legislation enacted in 2006 and widely regarded as the most aggressive climate legislation on planet Earth. It calls for a host of greenhouse-gas reduction measures, including the implementation of cap and trade by 2012. The Public Policy Institute of California predicts that more than $150 million dollars will be spent on this throw-down.
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      Mentions: U.S. Department of Defense

    15. Oops, Biomass may not be Carbon Neutral

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      Oops, Biomass may not be Carbon Neutral
      Forested regions around the world are pursuing biomass as a renewable energy source but a study finds that the carbon footprint from burning biomass can be worse for global warming than coal. The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences on Thursday published the findings of a six-month study to measure the greenhouse gas impacts of using biomass, which, in many cases, does not meet claims of being "carbon neutral" over short periods of time.
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    16. ‘Green’ Energy is Critical for a Secure Energy Supply

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      ‘Green’ Energy is Critical for a Secure Energy Supply
      Green energy systems are essential in securing energy supply and protecting the environment, according to a new report from Lloyd’s 360 Risk Insight and UK think tank Chatham House. The report finds that the reliance on fossil fuels combined with rising demand from developing economies is pushing the search for reserves into more risky territories, citing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as an example. However, the report also indicates that this could drive the transition to more cost-efficient clean and renewable energy systems.
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    17. What Do Cows, Volcanoes, Sun and Wind Have in Common?

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      What Do Cows, Volcanoes, Sun and Wind Have in Common?
      They can all be used to power the cloud. A sudden burst of concepts for renewably powered data centers has appeared in tech news lately. Part school science project and part Apollo Project, ideas for how to get data centers to run on renewable energy are proving to be both diverse and creative. We recently posted a blog on this topic, outlining the environmental and economic reasons for IT companies to instate discriminating site selection policies for their data centers, which would prioritize locations that do not further drive demand for coal and other fossil fuels.
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      Mentions: Iceland Europe Hewlett Packard

    18. Australia going smart-grid

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      Australia going smart-grid
      Newcastle, in the state of New South Wales, will be the first Australian city to move onto a smart grid in what the government says could be a nationwide change. The announcement, made Monday, is part of Australia's "Smart Grid, Smart City" initiative involving the collaboration of several Australian government ministries, private contractors including GE Energy and IBM Australia, and Energy Australia, one the country's leading electricity utilities.
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      Mentions: Department of Energy IBM

    19. New Haven Installs 400kW Fuel Cell

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      New Haven Installs 400kW Fuel Cell
      The city of New Haven, Conn., installed a 400 kW fuel cell in a new mixed-use 700,000 square foot residential development in the center of the city, according to a press release. According to a report in the New Haven Independent, it is the largest fuel cell used by a residential building. According to the press release, the fuel cell will provide power to 500 residential units, common areas and retail spaces within the building, 360 State Street. It will meet nearly 100% of the building’s electric needs as well as provide thermal energy for space heating, domestic hot water and the swimming pool. The application of the fuel cell is estimated to reduce the building’s carbon emissions by 790 metric tons annually when compared to the U.S. EPA eGrid emissions factor for non-baseload generation in the New England ISO utility system.
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    20. Greenpeace – 95% Renewable Energy Without Slow Growth

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      Greenpeace – 95% Renewable Energy Without Slow Growth
      Greenpeace outlined a scenario in which 95 percent of energy generation comes from renewable sources by 2050 while creating 12 million jobs, for a price tag of around $18 trillion in global investment, resulting in an 80 percent decrease in CO2 emissions. According to the Greenpeace report, Energy [R]evolution: A Sustainable World Energy Outlook, such a drastic revolution in energy production is necessary, since even a 50 percent decrease in CO2 emissions by 2050 might not be enough to prevent runaway climate change scenarios. Under the Greenpeace scenario, CO2 emissions will peak in 2015 before dropping by more than 80 percent by 2050.
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    21. E.U. to Debate Shift in Energy, Carbon Tax

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      E.U. to Debate Shift in Energy, Carbon Tax
      The European Union is considering a change to its energy tax policy that could make renewable fuels cheaper than fossil fuels, according to a Reuters report. The proposed policy change would affect $294 billion in current energy taxes, and would be phased in from 2013 to 2018. Two significant changes would be implemented: the tax would be [...]
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      Mentions: Europe The Green Grid

    22. Google Purchases Carbon Credits from Landfill

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      Google Purchases Carbon Credits from Landfill
      In the Green IT space, Google features prominently with a stated goal of becoming carbon neutral. Of course, Google's actual carbon footprint is a closely-guarded secret since the company doesn't break out the location or even number of its data centers. The company is absolutely serious about reducing its carbon footprint, however, with a multiple-prong strategy including data center efficiency, investing in renewable energy sources, and providing venture capital to promising new technologies.
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    23. Bloom Energy Announces Industry-Leading Customers

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      Bloom Energy Announces Industry-Leading Customers
      The Bloom Energy Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based company, is committed to changing the way people generate and consume energy. The Bloom Energy Server™, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, provides distributed power generation, enabling customers to create their own electricity on site. The Company claims that it is a cleaner, more reliable and more affordable alternative to today‟s electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources.
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      Mentions: Google eBay Bloom Energy

    24. Google off-setting carbon emissions

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      Google off-setting carbon emissions
      Google's Berkeley County data center is about to undertake a first-of-its-kind project in the Lowcountry, burning off methane at the county landfill to reduce emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. The May 26 burn, which local Google Operations Manager Eric Wages says "sounds bad, but is actually good," is part of the company's commitment to becoming carbon neutral. Energy efficiency is an important component of the company's bottom line — something it seeks to achieve through innovative infrastructure design, "green" operational protocols, and renewable energy practices at its Silicon Valley headquarters. But the enormous energy consumption at a typical data center requires the company to purchase voluntary carbon assets to meet its goal.
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