9/30/2006

More on Your Environment

Coal Will Be Top Enemy in Fighting Global Warming
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/092906EA.shtml

Cheap coal will be the main enemy in a fight against global warming inthe 21st century because high oil prices are likely to encourage a shift to coal before wind or solar power, a top economist said on Thursday.

The Ascent of Wind Power
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/092906EB.shtml
Wind power may still have an image as something of a plaything of environmentalists more concerned with clean energy than with saving money. But it is quickly emerging as a serious alternative not just in affluent areas of the world but in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.

Schwarzenegger Signs Landmark Greenhouse Gas Law
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/092906EC.shtml
In a move backers hope will change the US approach to the problem of global warming, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law Wednesday aimed at reducing the state's greenhouse gas emissions.

1 comment:

Tom Gray said...

But [wind power] is quickly emerging as a serious alternative not just in affluent areas of the world but in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.

The potential of wind power to contribute to world energy needs is huge. For more information, see the Plugging the Gap report.

Regards,
Thomas O. Gray
American Wind Energy Association
www.awea.org
www.ifnotwind.org

9/30/2006 9:50 AM

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