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</span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">NY Times</i> has published a broad survey of the role and plight of forests with regard to climate.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/science/earth/01forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/science/earth/01forest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss</font></a></p>
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</span>A team from the U of Maryland has won the solar house contest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The story links to a DOE site with info on theirs and the other entries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/maryland-team-wins-solar-house-contest/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/maryland-team-wins-solar-house-contest/</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A research organization founded by four senators is studying ways of intervening in the progress of climate change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The objects of study include removing and storing atmospheric carbon. </font>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/science/earth/04climate.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/science/earth/04climate.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>If you like chocolate, you can satisfy your demon and support biochar at the same time by buying Green & Black’s Maya Gold bars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Thanks to Tom Larson for the tip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
</font></font><a href="http://www.biochar-international.org/carbongold"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.biochar-international.org/carbongold</font></a></p>
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</span>Standards for determining the direct emission of greenhouse gasses in manufacturing have been established since 2004.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Now a new tool will standardize the analysis of emissions in the life cycle of a product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/business/corporations-getting-new-tools-for-calculating-emissions.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/business/corporations-getting-new-tools-for-calculating-emissions.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Calibri">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Tom Larson attended a presentation at the U of FL on Florida’s offshore wind resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The lead presenter was Martijn Niekus of FL State U.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>He and his associates from NOAA and the Center for Economic Forecasting and Analysis estimate that Florida’s offshore wind could supply 10 GW of power by 2030, powering half of Florida’s homes and omitting 8 million tons of CO2 annually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The full capacity of Florida’s offshore wind is 40 GW.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>2010 cost of the power is estimated at $.27/kWh, and, if the resource is developed, at $.10 in 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>I can email “Tapping into the Offshore Wind Resources of Florida” if you are interested, thanks to Tom.</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The European Union is moving to ban the import of oil from tar sands or shale, and liquid from coal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The ban must now be approved by the member nations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/04/oil-sands-imports-eu-ban"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/04/oil-sands-imports-eu-ban</font></a></p>
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</span>Cold blooded animals are shrinking in response to climbing temperatures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20111004/sc_livescience/incredibleshrinkinganimalssurprisingeffectofclimatechange"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20111004/sc_livescience/incredibleshrinkinganimalssurprisingeffectofclimatechange</font></a></p>
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</span>A study in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">American Economic Review</i> finds that coal is probably the most expensive fuel—apart from its effects on climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/coal-not-so-cheap"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/coal-not-so-cheap</font></a></p>
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</span>The International Energy Agency warns that subsidies for fossil fuels reached over $400 billion last year and are increasing, representing “a significant economic liability.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-iea-idUSTRE7931CF20111004?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-iea-idUSTRE7931CF20111004?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29</font></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font size="3" face="Calibri">
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