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Novermber 5, 2009:Senate Committee Passes Climate Bill Despite Republican Boycott
Ninety-four percent of economists surveyed in a newly released study said they believed the United States should sign on to an international climate change agreement. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change chair Rajendra Pachauri told Yale E360 that he was "cautiously optimistic" that global climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month would produce an international greenhouse gas emissions reduction agreement. The United States and European Union announced they will share energy technology and security information through a trans-Atlantic Energy Council. In an interview with Katie Couric, Al Gore made the case for "American made renewable energy that creates jobs[...] that cannot be outsourced." Clean energy legislation could create 850,000 manufacturing jobs, according to a new study by the Blue Green Alliance. The Recovery Act helped save or create nearly 650,00 jobs, according to the Obama administration. Passing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act is essential to building on its success, argues a piece at Alternet. CNET reviews some online resources that can help you save money and conserve energy this winter. While billionaire investor Warren Buffet's $34 billion purchase of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad may not be a direct invest investment in America's clean energy future, it could trigger greater private investment in transit, argues Worldchanging. Local Green: Clean energy incentives are helping Oregon farms produce their own renewable energy. --Christopher Greenspan Photo courtesy of James Chen/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 |
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