]> Carbon Sector - Latest Expert Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com http://www.greenedia.com/latest Carbon Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en Community Solar Gardens http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189592?rsstype=latest&cid=61 A new bill being considered in the Colorado legislature would create Solar Gardens. Solar Gardens allow people to participate financially in owning part of a solar array even if they do not have a suitable site on their own property. My reading of ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:46:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/eere-investing/189592?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Ten Things Worth Reading, Mostly Economics: March 8, 2010 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/189120?rsstype=latest&cid=61 1) Rebecca Wilder: The end game for Europe: wage cutting and the battle for exports: Latvia's model: drop wages to increase export income. Greece: drop wages to increase export income. France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, etc., etc. It's impossible th... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:26:16 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/189120?rsstype=latest&cid=61 This Week In CCS News: AEP Is Bullish On West Virginia Test Project http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189483?rsstype=latest&cid=61 photo via flickrThe great hope of those who want coal to remain at the center of our energy mix--CCS--received special attention this week from Mike Morris, head of American Electric Power, the nation's largest utility. At a conference sponsored by t... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:12:32 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189483?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Must see Naomi Oreskes talk on Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscure the Truth about Climate Change. http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189472?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Naomi Oreskes' upcoming book, Merchants of Doubt, explains the troubling story of how a cadre of influential scientists have clouded public understanding of scientific facts to advance a political and economic agenda. The prolific UC San Diego p... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:09:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189472?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Why Summer Gasoline Means Higher Prices http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189439?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time. If you check the history of gasoline prices at the Energy Information Administrati... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:11:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/189439?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Defenders and Demonizers of Credit Default Swaps http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/189176?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Rajiv Sethi argues that naked credit default swaps can be destabilizing for reasons that defenders of these contracts would do well to consider :Defenders and Demonizers of Credit Default Swaps, by Rajiv Sethi: The recent difficulties faced by Greec... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:52:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/189176?rsstype=latest&cid=61 MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/189342?rsstype=latest&cid=61 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The... ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:50:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/189342?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Post-Apocalypse Now: Though flawed as an eco-pic, Avatar deserves Best Picture award - James Cameron: We need to mobilize like we did during World War II to fight global warming. The threat to our country and children is that severe. http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189473?rsstype=latest&cid=61 I'm very interested in your thoughts on Avatar.Here are mine on the must-see movie but flawed eco-pic and the controversies surrounding it:[Mild spoiler alert, I suppose, but then if you can't figure out how this movie is going to end, well, ... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:45:45 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189473?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Hand-Powered Log Splitter: A Safe Alternative to the Axe (Video) http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189487?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Image credit: Smart Log SplitterFrom effective masonry heaters to beautiful Danish wood stoves, the Scandinavians know a thing or two about heating with wood. And as Collin stated in his post on wood stoves vs pellet stoves, with trees being a near c... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:10:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189487?rsstype=latest&cid=61 America's Commodity Crisis, 2010 Edition http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189233?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Ouch! We did not expect to break higher this week. After a stellar week last week where we had 49 winners in 56 trades, I'm dreading this week's review as I really feel like my picks were too bearish overall. Of course, the bulk of our trading is i... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:09:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189233?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Rebuilding the tool belt economy http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189475?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Energy efficiency retrofits can provide a real help for construction unemployment explains CAP's Bracken Hendricks, who was the founding Executive Director of the Apollo Alliance, in this repost.Yesterday President Barack Obama announced details of h... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:00:11 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189475?rsstype=latest&cid=61 U.S. Jobs Data Propels Crude Oil Above $80/Barrel http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189238?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Jobs data indicating that U.S. economic recovery might be picking up steam finally pushed crude oil futures decisively over the stubborn $80 a barrel threshold. Nymex's benchmark West Texas Intermediate settled Friday at $81.50 a barrel, a seven-week... Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:41:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-stock-blog/189238?rsstype=latest&cid=61 While We Consider, China Constructs http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189658?rsstype=latest&cid=61 When Duke Energy and ENN Group announced their partnership to accelerate development of low-carbon and clean energy technologies at the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Duke CEO Jim Rogers explained that We must move at 'China speed' to com... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:29:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189658?rsstype=latest&cid=61 China's Changing Economy http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189496?rsstype=latest&cid=61 In Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization, I have presented a plan to dramatically reduce carbon emissions by increasing energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy. In the push to reduce emissions, all eyes are on China, ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:10:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/189496?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Will Surging Smart Grid Investments Result in Surging Electric Prices? http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alt-energy-stocks/189171?rsstype=latest&cid=61 John PetersenThe electric power system in the U.S. is dirty, antiquated, stupid,unstable, and a security nightmare. After years of discussion anddebate, consensus now holds that the generation, transmission anddistribution infrastructure will need hu... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:19:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/alt-energy-stocks/189171?rsstype=latest&cid=61 The 'Real' Take on Methane and Warming http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/189114?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Scientists reach out to remind the public that carbon dioxide, despite methane rumbles in the Arctic, is the most important factor in gauging warming prospects.... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:16:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/dot-earth/189114?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Robert Watson: There is no doubt that the evidence for human-induced climate change is irrefutable. - Former chair says IPCC must acknowledge mistakes and consider shorter reports focused on the key issues, but In many cases, the IPCC is ve http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189476?rsstype=latest&cid=61 All major emitters of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases need to rapidly and cost-effectively transition to a low-carbon economy, in both the production and use of energy and the management of forests and agricultural lands. In order to ensure... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:30:27 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189476?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Industry Reps at MIT Energy Conference: Give Us a Price on Carbon http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189659?rsstype=latest&cid=61 The message from industry leaders attending the MIT Energy Conference this weekend is clear: Give us a clear price on carbon. John Rowe, CEO of Exelon, has long been a proponent of cap-and-trade. He reiterated this support this morning in his openi... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:18:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/the-green-skeptic/189659?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Arctic Methane on the Move? http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/189465?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Methane is like the radical wing of the carbon cycle, in today's atmosphere a stronger greenhouse gas per molecule than CO2, and an atmospheric concentration that can change more quickly than CO2 can. There has been a lot of press coverage of a new ... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:49:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-climate/189465?rsstype=latest&cid=61 Can we restore U.S. leadership in solar manufacturing? http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189477?rsstype=latest&cid=61 The United States created the solar cell industry and literally launched it into space 50 years ago. Solar PV is going to be one of the largest job-creating industries of the century, projected to grow from a $20 billion industry in 2007 to $74... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:23:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/189477?rsstype=latest&cid=61