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</span>Scotland is phasing out nuclear energy and has set a target of “at least” 100% renewable electricity by 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2157105/scotland-steps-plans-100-cent-green-electricity-2020?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Scotland+steps+up+plans+for+100+per+cent+green+electricity+by+2020"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2157105/scotland-steps-plans-100-cent-green-electricity-2020?WT.rss_f=Home&WT.rss_a=Scotland+steps+up+plans+for+100+per+cent+green+electricity+by+2020</font></a></p>
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</span>Tornado activity in the US is probably being influenced by global warming, though the decreasing wind shear may be offsetting the rising temperatures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/05/us-usa-weather-storms-research-idUSTRE8241W620120305?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/2012/03/05/us-usa-weather-storms-research-idUSTRE8241W620120305?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29</font></a></p>
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</span>Stephen Mulkey will speak at UF next Tuesday evening: “Losing Control of the Global Thermostat: Implications for Florida, US, and the World.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>7:30, March 13, Smathers Library Auditorium 1-A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Smathers Library is the building directly east of UF’s main library, Library West, on University Ave at NW 16<sup>th</sup> St.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Parking will be available on and near 16<sup>th</sup> Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></span>Free and open to the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
For further information: </font><a href="tel:%28352%29672-4327" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR: windowtext"><font size="3" face="Calibri">(352)672-4327</font></span></a><font size="3" face="Calibri"> or
</font><a href="mailto:cclgainesville@gmail.com"><span style="COLOR: windowtext"><font size="3" face="Calibri">cclgainesville@gmail.com</font></span></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Stephen, a widely known ecologist, was scientific advisor to Florida’s Century Commission and now presides over Unity College.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Thanks to Tom Larson for the notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
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</span>Tata, India’s largest corporation, will favor renewable energy sources over coal because “the investment is smaller, plants are built faster, and costs are more uniform.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://e360.yale.edu/digest/indias_tata_group__to_favor_green_energy_over_coal_plants/3364/?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/digest/indias_tata_group__to_favor_green_energy_over_coal_plants/3364/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29</font></a></p>
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</span>Kiribati is buying land in Fiji for what could be the world’s first national climate migration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/kiribati/9127576/Entire-nation-of-Kiribati-to-be-relocated-over-rising-sea-level-threat.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/kiribati/9127576/Entire-nation-of-Kiribati-to-be-relocated-over-rising-sea-level-threat.html</font></a></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>Existing efficiency standards for equipment, appliances, and lighting will have saved over $1.2 trillion cumulatively by 2035 and will have saved enough energy to supply the US for 2 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Much more is possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font><a href="http://aceee.org/research-report/a123"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://aceee.org/research-report/a123</font></a></p>
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</span>A new method of extracting methane from hydrates on the ocean floor promises to make lots of money and to dramatically worsen the climate situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2012/03/08/1"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.eenews.net/energywire/2012/03/08/1</font></a></p>
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