http://powercostmeter.com Save Electricity by Installing a Home Power Cost Meter! Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:30:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Russia leads scramble for Arctic.With the polar icecaps melting, and oil prices at record highs, a scramble for the Arctic's resources is underway that will transform this forgotten backwater, and Russia is leading the charge.Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998.Even if the atmospheric temperature near the earth's surface has ... http://powercostmeter.com/press-release-environmental-groups-praise-decision-to-give-louisiana-a-30-year-euroemortgageeur-on-levee-improvements/183/ The cityZenn - Dream Electric CarTill now we have battery operated cars or hybrid cars. Hybrid cars reduce your gas consumption and air pollution. If you are using battery operated cars, you cant drive on the spur of a moment. You have to PLAN and recharge the batteries. Otherwise your ... http://powercostmeter.com/press-release-report-climate-change-threatens-georgias-economy-and-environment/182/ Recycled Content Interiors3Form Panels By Hunter Douglas 3Form panels are a new interior stand alone partition or wall finish system by Hunter Douglas.The panels are made by sandwiching materials, including organic materials between two layers of recycled high density polyethelyne.More at Platforma Arquitectura http://powercostmeter.com/carnegie-researchers-develop-new-method-to-counter-greenhouse-gas-emissions/181/ U.S. Renewable Energy Growth AcceleratesRenewable energy markets surged in the United States in the first half of this year despite uncertainty over federal tax credits and a sluggish national economy, according to mid-year figures.U.K. Biofuels Sources Are Largely UnknownAs biofuels imports increase in the United Kingdom, policymakers remain largely uninformed ... http://powercostmeter.com/md-to-join-others-in-alternative-power-deal/180/ NYC among 21 cities to disclose carbon outputMore than 20 U.S. cities, including New York, Las Vegas and Denver, have agreed to measure their carbon footprints, with a system some 1,300 companies have been persuaded to use, in an attempt to find ways to curb emissions blamed for warming the ... http://powercostmeter.com/palo-alto-teen-launches-climate-change-nonprofit/179/ Press Release: New Report Says Providing Water for Fish is the Surest Way to Create Water Supply Reliability for California Farms and CitiesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.orgJennifer Witherspoon, 415-293-6067, jwitherspoon@edf.org (San Francisco – July 23, 2008)  California’s salmon are teetering on the edge of extinction and the salmon fishing industry ... http://powercostmeter.com/small-hydroelectric-dams-not-so-green/178/ US now world leader in wind power productionUS wind capacity is expected to increase 45% in 2008 although Congress' failure to extend the production tax credit (PTC) for the renewable energy industry threatens to derail further development, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).Mini-loan Program Helps Farmers Enroll in ... http://powercostmeter.com/mini-loan-program-helps-farmers-enroll-in-conservation-practices/177/ Coastal "dead zones" spread globally, study finds"Dead zones" in coastal waters -- regions of ocean floor so deprived of oxygen that most marine life cannot survive -- are spreading worldwide at an alarming pace, scientists said on Thursday. ... http://powercostmeter.com/humanitarian-aid-politicized/176/ U.K. Biofuels Sources Are Largely UnknownAs biofuels imports increase in the United Kingdom, policymakers remain largely uninformed about the true environmental and social costs of producing these fuels, posing a significant challenge for efforts to mandate their sustainable use.MIT Develops Way to Bank Solar Energy at HomeThe fossil fuel scenario ... http://powercostmeter.com/bush-lifts-ban-on-off-shore-drilling/175/ Press Release: EDF Urges MTA Board to Delay Transit Fare Hike; Proposes Investment in Innovative Transit and $230 Million in Federal Emergency FundsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Havelock Nelson, 212-576-2700, ext 235, hnelson@goodmanmedia.com Heath Fradkoff, 212-576-2700, ext 232, hfradkoff@goodmanmedia.com  (NEW YORK, New York – July 23, 2008) Andy Darrell, New York Regional Director of Enviromental Defense ... http://powercostmeter.com/turning-airborne-carbon-into-fuel/174/