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.
Carbon Call: Climate Underpins NRG’s Bid for Calpine
Wall Street Journal (Blog), Keith Johnson, 5.22.08
The Lieberman-Warner climate bill hasn’t even hit the floor of Congress, but its impacts may already be hitting the market.
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Rising Seas Called Threat To Shore and Bay by 2100
Washington Post, David A. Fahrenthold, 5.23.08
Rising sea levels could swamp sections of the Eastern Shore, eat away islands in the Chesapeake Bay and submerge long stretches of Atlantic Ocean beaches by 2100, according to a report released yesterday by the National Wildlife Federation.
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Acidified ocean water rising up nearly 100 years earlier than scientists predicted
Seattle Times, Sandi Doughton, 5.22.08
So Seattle researchers were stunned to discover that vast swaths of acidified sea water are already showing up along the Pacific Coast as carbon dioxide from power plants, cars and factories mixes into the ocean.
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Italy Embraces Nuclear Power
New York Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal, 5.23.08
ROME — Italy announced Thursday that within five years it planned to resume building nuclear energy plants, two decades after a public referendum resoundingly banned nuclear power and deactivated all its reactors.
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