Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Energetics Cliff Notes - Tuesday Edition

  • More on yesterday's coal mine explosion from HuffPost.
  • Mother Jones calls for more transit investment from any climate/energy bill.
  • Mostly by way of CO₂ emissions' impact on ocean acidification, the EPA is considering regulating those emissions through the Clean Water Act.
  • This infographic map shows apparent correlation between mountaintop removal sites and poverty rate.
  • Wired has a piece on the potential of offshore wind to power the entire Atlantic seaboard.
  • Two Prop 16 stories: one op-ed on why PG&E is so afraid of public power; and another on the massive amount of money PG&E is throwing behind the ballot initiative.
  • A subject for a future post: positive signs from the ashes of Copenhagen.
  • Check out @googlepubpolicy on #dctalks over consumer energy use/data.
  • Yet more loaded language attached to energy-climate discourse: DoD calls climate change an "instability accelerant."
Energetics quote-of-the-week:
"By giving people the ability to monitor and manage their energy consumption, for instance, via computers, phones or other devices, we can unleash the forces of innovation in homes and businesses."
- letter to the Obama administration signed by Google, AT&T, Intel and others

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