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.
The road to a stronger CAFE standard
U.S. automakers were powerless to stop new fuel-efficiency legislation. Now they have to get toiling to meet the mandate
MSNBS, 03.25.08
Since last December, when President Bush signed an energy bill that requires auto companies to achieve a 35-mpg fuel economy standard by 2020, with substantial improvements by 2015, auto executives have been gnashing their teeth while environmentalists have been flashing the V sign for victory.
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Business group backs power plant permit
Forbes-AP, 03.25.08
Vernal, Utah - The nation’s largest manufacturing group is asking the federal government to allow expansion of a coal-fired power plant in Utah.
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Link to global warming in frog’s disappearance is challenged
The New York Times, 03.25.08
In the scientific equivalent of the board game Clue, teams of biologists have been sifting spotty evidence and pointing to various culprits in the widespread vanishing of harlequin frogs.
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China to spend $5.9 billion on environment
Reuters, 03.24.08
Beijing - China has earmarked 41.8 billion yuan ($5.9 billion) to fund environmental protection and energy-saving projects this year, the finance ministry said on Monday.
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Green diplomacy, Why is a U.S. ambassador helping foreign companies raise money?
The Wall Street Journal, 03.24.08
The U.S. ambassador to Sweden is raising money for Swedish companies — and the U.S. is glad he’s doing so.
Michael Wood is helping Swedish environmental firms and researchers with promising alternative-energy ideas to get the capital they need to put innovation into practice. His efforts, which include showcasing Swedish companies to U.S. venture capitalists, are part of Mr. Wood’s focus on fostering cooperation between the two nations to achieve a technology breakthrough in alternative energy.
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