PR-CANADA.net - Will Obama Forsake Cap-and-Trade for Jobs?

President Barack Obama made overtures at a recent stop in New Hampshire that cap-and-trade may need to be pushed aside in exchange for "green jobs."

Cap-and-dividend: [How many hurricanes would this system prevent?] - The Globe and Mail

...The bulk of the revenue from the yearly auction, however, would be returned to consumers to compensate them – and, in some cases, to overcompensate them – for the higher prices that fuel companies would pass on after buying the polluting credits.

Educating the Energy Generation

Last week, the Obama administration introduced a proposal that every college student and educator in the country should know about. It represents the nation's first comprehensive federal program for clean energy education, and it is a critical step toward regaining American leadership in one of the most important industries of our time.

Two Nigerians Freeze to Death Crossing Into Turkey From Georgia - BusinessWeek

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Two Nigerian citizens froze to death as they tried to cross illegally into Turkey through the mountains of Georgia’s Adjara region, the Georgian Interior Ministry said.

Minnesota - Massive Amount of Snow Causes Roof to Collapse

"It's nature. When you go against nature you're going to lose almost 100 percent of the time," he said.

Rescued Manatee Is Released from Miami Seaquarium | TheLedger.com

More than 100 manatees have been found dead in Florida waters in 2010. Most of the deaths have been linked to a cold snap that hit the state in early January.

Skeptical [Alarmist] Science now an iPhone app

With Tim Lambert debating Christopher Monckton this Friday, there's been no shortage of debating suggestions. One interesting idea was for audience members to have skepticalscience.com on their mobiles. Coincidentally, Skeptical Science has just become available today as an iPhone or iPod app. The app lets you use an iPhone or iPod to view the entire list of skeptic arguments as well as (more importantly) what the science says on each argument.

Plans to grow Britain's space industry into £40bn a year business | Science | The Guardian

Report proposes satellites to monitor greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and broadcast hi-tech television and internet services
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Solar-powered satellites will increasingly be used as orbiting internet hubs, too, a move that many scientists believe will be necessary to keep the carbon footprint of the internet under control as usage soars.

[Let's set up a new economy where *I* decide how things are valued and distributed]: Pavan Sukhdev | Environment | guardian.co.uk

These are all examples of new economic models for government and business in which both private opportunity and "public goods" are being created and rewarded by a new partnership between business, citizens, and their government.