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</span>Energy Secretary Chu has concluded that raising efficiency standards on appliances has historically not caused a bump in prices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>In fact, it has led to price decreases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
</font></font><a href="http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/06/14/1"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/06/14/1</font></a></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Ocean acidification does not proceed uniformly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Waters off the coast of California are suffering early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/06/a-rising-tide-of-acid-off-califo.html?ref=em"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/06/a-rising-tide-of-acid-off-califo.html?ref=em</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The following general article reminds us of the implications of acidification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A target of 450-500 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere would leave the oceans “corrosive from top to bottom.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/this-is-your-ocean-on-acid?utm-source=feedburner&utm-medium=feed&utm-campaign=Feed%3A+climatecentral%2FdjOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.climatecentral.org/news/this-is-your-ocean-on-acid?utm-source=feedburner&utm-medium=feed&utm-campaign=Feed%3A+climatecentral%2FdjOO+Climate+Central+-+Full+Feed</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 Rio+20 conference now beginning is the largest ever held, with 50,000 delegates and the leaders of 136 nations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Secretary Clinton represents the US.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
The conference is said to be charged with an appropriate sense of urgency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/rio-20-summit-to-broach-climate-woes-1.1318865#.T91GG3Bgo7A"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/rio-20-summit-to-broach-climate-woes-1.1318865#.T91GG3Bgo7A</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The leaders begin discussions Wednesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
By then the conference organizers hope to have a provisional agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18496634"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18496634</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The conference has the potential to begin global change in our energy supply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/opinion/rio-isnt-all-lost.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/opinion/rio-isnt-all-lost.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>When I return from vacation in a week or so I look forward to reporting success at Rio.</font></font></p>
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