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</span>Open fire cook stoves are the largest health hazard in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Replacing them with simple stoves which produce biochar reduces the health problem and gives us an easy way to sequester carbon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/01/130129-biochar-clean-cookstoves/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/01/130129-biochar-clean-cookstoves/</font></a>
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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><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Steven Chu’s letter on resigning his post as Secretary of Energy describes the development of US renewable energy in the past four years and ends with a call for action on climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://energy.gov/articles/letter-secretary-steven-chu-energy-department-employees-announcing-his-decision-not-serve"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://energy.gov/articles/letter-secretary-steven-chu-energy-department-employees-announcing-his-decision-not-serve</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Chu was attacked by Americans for Prosperity (a Koch Bros. project) and other fossil fuel interests for his successes in developing renewable energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Steven-Chu-to-leave-as-energy-secretary-4244852.php"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Steven-Chu-to-leave-as-energy-secretary-4244852.php</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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</span>The world’s second largest bank has warned fossil fuel multinationals that they could lose 60% of their value if effective action is taken to protect the climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Most of the existing reserves must be left unused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The reserves are counted by corporations as assets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Also, prices for fossil fuels will drop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>
</font></font><a href="http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/02/energy-reserve-economics"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://wwwp.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/02/energy-reserve-economics</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>29 states have a renewable energy portfolio standard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Through the corporate funded law writing and lobbying operation ALEC fossil fuel interests are attacking the standards with an “electricity freedom” campaign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://ecowatch.org/2013/koch-derail-renewable-energy-growth/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://ecowatch.org/2013/koch-derail-renewable-energy-growth/</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ALEC also has a campaign to mandate the teaching of climate change denial in public schools through its “Environmental Literacy Improvement Act”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.policymic.com/articles/24604/3-states-are-pushing-a-bill-to-require-teaching-climate-change-denial-in-schools"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.policymic.com/articles/24604/3-states-are-pushing-a-bill-to-require-teaching-climate-change-denial-in-schools</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>Fossil fuel interests are busy developing new sources. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Greenpeace lists 14 projects with the potential to increase carbon emissions 20% by 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/22/china-australia-carbon-bomb"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/22/china-australia-carbon-bomb</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>An estimated 1400 people rallied against the development of tar sands in Portland, Maine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A large rally is planned for February 17 in Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.pressherald.com/news/alarm-over-climate-tipping-point-fueled-portland-rally-_2013-02-03.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.pressherald.com/news/alarm-over-climate-tipping-point-fueled-portland-rally-_2013-02-03.html</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>In the past 5 years US CO2 emissions have fallen by 13%, to the lowest level since 1994, due to a doubling in renewable energy production and a range of efficiency measures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>We are now halfway to the President’s target for 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/01/us-carbon-emissions-lowest-levels"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/01/us-carbon-emissions-lowest-levels</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>President Obama’s climate team is taking shape with John Kerry, Denis O’Donough, and Heather Zichal as leaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/obamas-climate-team-appears-primed-for-action-87117.html"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/obamas-climate-team-appears-primed-for-action-87117.html</font></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span>The government is investing in the development of small nuclear reactors which can be manufactured in large numbers and used to replace retired coal plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Security, safety, and waste remain concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span></font></font><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/170482802/are-mini-reactors-the-future-of-nuclear-power"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Calibri">http://www.npr.org/2013/02/04/170482802/are-mini-reactors-the-future-of-nuclear-power</font></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font size="3" face="Calibri">
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