Russia may not join global deal on climate change | Environment | Reuters

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Russia may not join a new global deal to fight climate change if it is against Moscow's interests and will set a national mid-term target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions next year, an official said on Friday.

"If the conditions for the international agreement are not favorable for us we may not join such an agreement," Alexander Pankin, deputy head of the Russian delegation at U.N.-led December 1-12 climate negotiations in Poland, told Reuters.

Storm cuts power to more than 1M in New England

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - An ice storm knocked out power to more than a million homes and businesses in New England and upstate New York on Friday, and authorities say it could take days for all of them to get service back.

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Bailout Blues: Is That the End of Detroit's Green Revolution?

“In short, the small, fuel efficient car market is still not some sort of gold mine that the Big Three have stupidly overlooked,” argues Megan McArdle at Atlantic Monthly. Her point? Even Japanese and European carmakers’ bread-and-butter products are regular-sized cars with middle-of-the-road fuel efficiency. Small, hyper-efficient cars remain a niche for everybody.

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Nuclear Power: Should the U.S. Emulate France?

The debate boiled down to the question: In its quest for lower-carbon sources of energy, does the U.S. want to become more like France?

Absolutely, said Dr. Moore, a co-founder of Greenpeace but now an outspoken nuclear-power supporter. “If France can get 80% of its power from nuclear plants, so can the U.S. Our initial goal should be to double nuclear power in the U.S. [to about 40% of electricity supply] then think about doubling it again.” If zero-emissions power sources are the goal, he said, remember that nuclear power provides 70% of clean power in the U.S., compared with about 5% from renewable energy.