Ways to Prevent Global Warming

John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will likely push through a new global warming bill this spring, presenting the administration with a new battle over the environment and energy policy. The top House leadership sources, who refused to provide details of what’s being considered, hinted that it would likely be tied to energy legislation that promotes clean coal usage and nuclear fuel. Dingell has been quoted earlier suggesting that passage of a global warming bill in a presidential election year is unlikely. Lawmakers on both sides say that the issue will top the agenda this year, but there are so many differences on what’s expected to be proposed and among those who believe that warming is a problem that it remains iffy any package will be OK’d, said a Democratic official. read more

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A new study says rising ocean temperatures linked to global warming could decrease the number of hurricanes making landfall in the Caribbean. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters , a publication of the American Geophysical Union, challenges recent research that suggests global warming could be contributing to an increase in the frequency and the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes. It reaffirmed earlier views that warmer sea waters might result in atmospheric instabilities that could prevent tropical storms from forming. The new study suggests that warmer seas, caused by greenhouse gases blamed for a rise in global temperatures, are linked to an increase in vertical wind shear, a difference in wind speeds at differen that can tear apart nascent cyclones. read more

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Maybe You Need to Schedule a Service Appointment or Test Drive? Ten percent was a very reasonable percentage over the next 10 years — many states are far above us,” he said. Jesse Kharbanda, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council, said after Thursday’s vote that the bill had been “a golden opportunity” for Indiana to send a signal to out-of-state investors that the state was eager to attract renewable energy businesses. During a hearing last week before Crooks’ committee, Ed Simcox, the president of the Indiana Energy Association, said Crooks’ bill was too ambitious for Indiana and that it would have cost the state’s utilities $5 billion to achieve the 10 percent renewable energy goal by 2018. read more

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Several area stores have set up recycle bins and centers where shoppers can get paid $. In lieu of recycling plastic and paper bags, one area grocery store is selling reusable canvas bags for shoppers. Los Angeles County's decision to restrict plastic bags at supermarkets could be helping stores around the valley implement their own conservation plans. Whole Foods announced they would completely phase out their plastic bags by Earth Day. But they might be fighting an up-hill battle. In the ongoing battle between paper and plastic, grocers here hope customers will choose to go brown to get green. read more

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Among other things such as a solar-powered freezer and a water heating system, Farfan and Mendes Limited (FML) showcased a solar back-up power system at the renewable energy exhibition yesterday. A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, in his address at the formal opening of the exhibition, alluded to several projects in the making for the promotion of renewable energy, while highlighting projects such as the Skeldon co-generation project, the Hope Beach wind farm project and the hinterland electrification project. Eagle Resources Incorporated Project Coordinator Debra Sutherland with the solar panels, wind turbine and batteries being showcased by the company at the exhibition on renewable energy at the Umana Yana yesterday. Meanwhile, Principal Advisor to the CREDP/ German Government Com-ponent, Thomas Scheutzlich, in his address, said the objective of the exhibition goes beyond displaying “mature renewable energy technologies” and locally available technologies offered and applied by Guyanese energy service providers. He emphasized that the exhibition should further allow a critical review of the extent to which Guyana is using its abundant renewable energy sources and what can and needs to be done by all involved energy stakeholders to advance renewable development in the country. read more

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Sales of hybrid-powered cars are expected to surge this year, according to a survey among top car industry managers. One in four of the leading 100 car managers canvassed by the corporate consultants KPMG anticipated sales growth of 25 per cent in 2008 for the hybrids which typically combine petrol and electric power. A total of 81 per cent of respondents in the KPMG survey said they were convinced that sales of hybrid cars would increase over the next five years. Becker said hybrid technology was a halfway house towards the hydrogen fuel cell which many experts believe to be the most viable long-term renewable power source for road vehicles. read more

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