Wednesday's Reads

Posted By Tiffany Clements
Posted: 02/03/10

NYT: California officials are preparing to install a system of sensors to measure and monitor changes in emissions and pinpoint major sources of greenhouse gas emissions.

GreenWire via NYT: Obama administration officials are putting the final touches on a policy that would allow the EPA to implement an emissions standard that would force officials to assess the lifecycle emissions of biofuels like corn-based ethanol.

TPM: After keeping a stiff upper lip for months, President Obama acknowledged yesterday at a town hall meeting in Nashua, NH the political reality that the Senate may be unable to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation that includes a cap-and-trade system.

WSJ: What better way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of commercial nuclear power than to boost its presence around the world?

AFP:Fifty-five nations including the world’s top carbon polluters have registered their commitments to combat global warming. The pledges from both industrialized and developing countries for cutting greenhouse gases up to 2020 cover nearly 80 percent of total emissions.

And, according to NYT's DotEarth, Pentagon officials are for the first time considering the national security implications of climate change. Turns out, there could be some problems.

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