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.
Green conservatism: A new way of thinking about the environment
Human Events 10.30.07
Newt Gingrich offers his thoughts on the environment from a conservative perspective in his new book A Contract with the Earth.
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Countries launch carbon trading market
Associated Press 10.29.07
Senior officials from the European Union, three U.S. states, Canada, Norway and New Zealand launched an international effort Monday to fight climate change by building a global carbon trading market.
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Cement industry is at center of climate change debate
New York Times 10.26.07
In booming economies from Asia to Eastern Europe, cement is literally the glue of progress. A binding agent that holds the other ingredients that together make concrete, cement is a crucial component in buildings and roads — which is why some 80 percent of it is made and used in emerging economies. But making cement means making pollution, in the form of carbon dioxide emissions.
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