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Earth Day 2014 in ten tweets
US Senators stay up all night to discuss climate change
Solar PV arrays in Gerlach, Nevada. Photo credit: Black Rock Solar via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen An initiative named ‘Up for Climate’ saw US Senators stay up all night to discuss climate […]
Beginning of 2014 sees battling of extreme weather
Flooding in Worcester, England. Photo credit: Nick via Flickr; 2014 By Anders Lorenzen in London, UK and Matt Owens in Fairfax County, USA We recently wrote of the unprecedented floods the UK […]
Opinion: The time is now to move away from Russian gas
Russian state owned oil and gas company Gazprom, responsible for the majority of Ukraine’s gas imports. Photo credit: Ricardo N. Cabral via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen When countries set out their cases […]
Kerry urges Indonesians to take action on climate change
John Kerry praised Indonesia for it’s rich biodiversity but says that’s now at risk due to climate change. Photo credit: Rainforest Action Network via flickr. By Anders Lorenzen US Secretary of State, […]
US states protest against Keystone XL pipeline
Photo credit: 350 By Anders LorenzenFuelled by concern that the Obama Administration would move to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline as the State Department produced a positive review of the pipeline, […]
Obama drives the All of the Above energy strategy and ending fossil fuel subsidies in State of the Union speech
In his State of the Union speech, Obama discussed the U.S. energy strategy, emphasizing natural gas as a bridge fuel, calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and addressing climate change urgency.
What can “Anybody” tell Obama about the Keystone XL?
By guest contributor Franke James http://www.solarwebserver.org/widgets/co2toaster.swf Silencing Scientists “There was trouble of this kind here in the George W. Bush years, when scientists were asked to toe the party line on climate […]
Crude oil train derailment in US’s second largest oil state
Crude oil train derails in North Dakota, US. By Anders Lorenzen A train carrying crude oil derailed on Monday in North Dakota, US. The spill caused ten cars to set fire, though […]
Opinion: Recent extreme weather events must give a clear signal to governments
US snow storm have set many states into a standstill. Photo source: BBC. By Anders Lorenzen On Friday 3rd January 2014, Britain prepared for severe flooding caused by strong winds. It’s the […]