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</span>A three year study by a consortium of New York State universities describes the approaching impact of climate change on the region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Among other matters, climate change will be costing the state $10 billion annually by mid-century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The report does not attempt to factor in melting of the polar ice sheets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article635538.ece"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article635538.ece</font></a></p>
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</span>A UN report says that the use of HFCs to replace older refrigerants in a move to save the earth’s ozone shield may be doing as much damage to climate as is transportation by 2050.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>HFCs only persist in the atmosphere for about 15 years but are about 1200 times more powerful than CO2 as greenhouse gasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Alternatives include other forms of HFC and ammonia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-21/air-conditioning-hfc-gas-must-be-curbed-to-aid-climate-un-says.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-21/air-conditioning-hfc-gas-must-be-curbed-to-aid-climate-un-says.html#</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The global release of greenhouse gasses is at record levels and accelerating.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/greenhouse-gases-soar-scientists-see-little-chance-of-arresting-global-warming-this-century/2011/11/21/gIQAOgltiN_story.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/greenhouse-gases-soar-scientists-see-little-chance-of-arresting-global-warming-this-century/2011/11/21/gIQAOgltiN_story.html</font></a></p>
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</span>The Pacific Northwest has seen massive oyster die-offs in the past five years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A hatchery in Oregon is fending off ocean acidification by using sodium bicarbonate and by timing water intake to daily acid fluctuations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://e360.yale.edu/feature/massive_oyster_die-offs_show_ocean_acidification_has_arrived/2466/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://e360.yale.edu/feature/massive_oyster_die-offs_show_ocean_acidification_has_arrived/2466/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On the East Coast, salmon spawning is declining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/22/global-warming-gulf-of-maine-salmon-dwindling/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/11/22/global-warming-gulf-of-maine-salmon-dwindling/</font></a></p>
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</span>In a Yale survey, 2/3 of Americans support a revenue-neutral carbon tax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://environment.yale.edu/climate/publications/PolicySupportNovember2011/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://environment.yale.edu/climate/publications/PolicySupportNovember2011/</font></a></p>
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</span>A team from MIT has designed 3-dimensional solar cell structures which have a small footprint, look like sculptures, and capture enough ambient light to work in rainy weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/future-solar-power-134303743.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/future-solar-power-134303743.html</font></a></p>
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</span>Feed-in tariff programs for solar power pay for themselves and are effective in promoting energy transition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>It requires no subsidy nor does it increase the national debt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The key is to include the external costs of fossil fuels in an economic analysis, as Germany does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/11/feed-in-tariffs-the-proven-road-not-takenwhy?cmpid=WNL-Friday-November25-2011"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/11/feed-in-tariffs-the-proven-road-not-takenwhy?cmpid=WNL-Friday-November25-2011</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The Gainesville, FL, FIT sold out immediately and will reopen in January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The program is modeled on Germany’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
</font></font><a href="http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=FL77F&re=1&ee=1"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=FL77F&re=1&ee=1</font></a></p>
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</span>The Department of Energy has released its 2012 auto fuel economy ratings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://energy.gov/articles/doe-and-epa-release-2012-annual-fuel-economy-guide"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://energy.gov/articles/doe-and-epa-release-2012-annual-fuel-economy-guide</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The leader is a mini 4-seat Mitsubishi electric, the iMiEV, rated at 112 mpg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/special/ev/index.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/special/ev/index.html</font></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font size="3" face="Calibri">
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