President Bush held a press conference today to announce a broad new initiative intended to combat global warming. Aside from a few inexplicable sidetracks, like:
Right way - reduce carbon emissions
Wrong way - abandon coal industry and “nucular power”

in which he seemingly forgot that coal IS carbon (which when burned, becomes smoke, which…typically gets emitted…) it [...]

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The New York Times reported today that, in addition to the convenient portable solar-panels I wrote about last, personal wind-turbines are not far over the horizon.
They report:
Wind turbines, once used primarily for farms and rural houses far from electrical service, are becoming more common in heavily populated residential areas as homeowners are attracted [...]

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I don’t think it would surprise anyone who knows me to find out that I’ve often dreamed of living on a quiet little island.
That said, I think this blog is just further evidence of a deepening internet addiction (I’m trying to quit, I swear) and that means a certain degree of energy dependency.
As a result, [...]

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This news was just too good to pass up:
Coloradans looking to help the environment may soon be able to showcase their efforts through a new license plate.
A bill to create the “Colorado Carbon Fund” special plate is expected to pass the House Transportation Committee later Thursday afternoon. Senate Bill 186 has already passed out of [...]

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Hi guys- Just a quick post, but moreso a question to our readers: (especially any with a legal background) [digg=http://digg.com/environment/How_can_California_make_those_car_laws]
California passed their controversial auto-emissions bill this week, but with admittedly reduced standards.
Initially, California was demanding that a large number of all-electric or fuel-cell vehicles be made available to the market by the major auto-manufacturers [...]

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