June 16, 2008: Extreme Weather and Global Climate Change
Joseph Romm (of Climateprogress.org) and Perry Beeman (of the Des Moines Register) discussed the connections between extreme weather and global climate change on Democracy Now! this morning.
Energy Smart looks at the effects of Midwestern flooding on ethanol production and gas prices.
A new climate model produced by scientists at the University of Nebraska warns of a possible megadrought in the United States, while over at Yale Environment 360, Fred Pierce reports on the limits of climate modeling.
Some communities in Florida take a look at desalination solutions.
Having failed earlier this month with the Liberman-Warner bill, a New York Times editorial argues that the Senate has a chance to redeem itself by approving tax credits for renewable fuels.
Climateprogress.org looks at “fuel poverty” and addresses the need for a plan that reduces greenhouse gases while easing the burden of high fuel costs on lower-income Americans.
In a series of Rust belt speeches, Barak Obama discussed high energy costs and his energy plans, focusing on creating green jobs in the clean energy sector and reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil.
Business of Green is a selection of news pieces put together by the New York Times that highlights the green economy.
Honda will be the first auto manufacturer to commercially produce hydrogen fuel cell cars.
Carnival of the Green is a roving, weekly blogging collaboration that focuses on green living and is hosted by Treehugger. This week’s edition is over here.
Food-Based and Food Waste Biofuels: Vinod Khosla takes a look at the controversy surrounding food-based biofuels and the future of cellulosic ethanol, and Lawrence Journal-World and News reports that the world’s largest field of switchgrass will be used to produce cellulosic ethanol.
–Christopher Greenspan
Tags: Barak Obama, Biofuels, Cellulosic Ethanol, Clean Energy, Fuel Poverty, global climate change, tax credits