Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these articles or tell us about other current items of interest in the comment thread below.
Bush seeks to mediate on climate change
Los Angeles Times, 06.07.07
ROSTOCK, GERMANY - President Bush presented himself Wednesday as caught in the middle of the international climate debate, fending off allies’ calls for mandatory steps to reverse global warming while encouraging major developing nations to join eventual climate negotiations.
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Europe and US reach climate deal
New York Times, 06.07.07
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 7 —The United States agreed today to “seriously consider” a European proposal to combat global warming by halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, breaking a trans-Atlantic deadlock at a meeting here of the world’s richest industrial nations.
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Push for geothermal juice picks up steam
USA Today, 06.07.07
There’s good reason one of the nation’s most promising renewable energies is the industry’s best-kept secret: It’s buried miles under the surface of the Earth.
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China nurtures a ‘clean tech’ hub
Wall Street Journal. 06.07.07
HONG KONG — China’s pollution problems are legion. Now, in an effort to alleviate some of them, Chinese government officials are creating a “clean tech” industrial park to spur investment in businesses focusing on environmentally friendly industries such as renewable energy and water purification.
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Faith leaders debate effects of limits on emissions
Washington Post, 06.08.07
As President Bush resisted mandatory limits on carbon emissions at a G-8 summit in Germany yesterday, several U.S. religious leaders urged Congress to speedily enact such limits to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures that would particularly hurt the poor.
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