Novermber 4, 2009:

Republican Stalling Could Delay Senate Clean Jobs Bill by Five Weeks

A full cost analysis demanded by Republican senators will likely stall debate on the Clean Jobs and American Power Act for at least five weeks. “There is no reason...to do additional analysis and spend more taxpayers’ dollars...when the work has been done,” argued Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “Now is the time for us to act on national clean energy legislation.”

An EPA analysis of the differences between the House clean energy bill passed earlier this year and the Senate bill currently being debated concluded that the "two bills were so similar that they will likely have the same impact on costs, energy use, and other variables."

African nations united yesterday, calling for the suspension of global climate negotiations until developed nations make "substantial progress" on emissions cuts.

European nations are stepping up pressure on the United States, saying the world's richest nation must agree to make a firm commitment to specific CO2 emissions reduction targets.

In an address delivered before the U.S. Senate, German Chancellor Angela Merkel highlighted the importance of reaching an international accord on global greenhouse gas emissions reductions at next month's climate summit in Copenhagen.

Local Green:

Harvard will purchase 10 percent of its Cambridge and Allston campuses' energy from a New England wind power company as part of the university's efforts to cut emissions 30 percent below 2006 levels.

SolarReserve hopes to build a 150 megawatt solar facility near Palm Springs that will be capable of storing seven hours worth of energy after sundown.

A new solar mirror factory could bring as many as 300 new jobs to Pittsburgh.

Long haul tractor-trailers average about six miles per gallon at 55 miles per hour. A new report says the technology to double their fuel efficiency already exists.

--Christopher Greenspan

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