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.
State OKs carbon offsets
News & Observer (NC), John Murawski, 6.10.08
GreenPower is venturing into a hot market, selling “carbon offsets” to cut greenhouse gases.
The Raleigh nonprofit group received regulatory approval Monday to let state residents offset the carbon dioxide emissions they cause for as little as $4 a month.
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ASU plans big rooftop solar grid
Arizona Republic, Max Jarman, 6.10.08
More than 20 percent of the energy needs of Arizona State University’s main campus eventually could be met by one of the largest rooftop solar-power plants in the United States.
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Embrace clean energy
USA Today, Carl Pope, 6.10.08
More than ever before, Americans are paying the price — a record $4 a gallon — for the Bush administration’s disastrous economic and energy policies. Hard-working American families are suffering and the economy is buckling under the weight of back-breaking, and ever-growing, energy costs.
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New value in rain forests?
Wall Street Journal (Europe), Mike Foster, 6.10.08
EXTRACTING VALUE out of the preservation of a rain forest is a challenge. Loggers see greater value in destroying it to sell the timber and use the land to grow crops and raise cattle. Some investors are trying to realize the future value of preserving it, anticipating that at some point nations will create a cross-border carbon-trading scheme to combat global warming.
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