Brazen Environmental Upstart Brings Legal Muscle, Nerve to Climate Debate - NYTimes.com

"The Center for Biological Diversity spotted an issue area where nobody was being as assertive as they liked," Bosso said. "That was an opportunity that they took advantage of."

The center today has 62 full-time employees [how many full-time employees does Anthony Watts have?] and 10 part-time workers in 15 offices in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Alaska, Oregon, Illinois, Minnesota, Vermont and Washington, D.C.

[We're saved!: Quebec to spend vast sum developing a bus that can prevent bad weather]

New measures to combat climate change provide for investments of $72 million over three years and include $30 million for the development of a made-in-Quebec electric bus along with $24 million for the marketing of carbon-certified products.

[Can rare plants live in areas completely covered by solar panels?]: California solar projects rush to beat deadline for subsidies - USATODAY.com

NextEra is proposing one of 11 large solar thermal farms. The farms concentrate the sun's power on mirrors to produce heat used to generate electricity. They'll cover thousands of acres, many of them largely untouched desert. The region has the most intense sun in North America, but it's also home to threatened species, such as the desert tortoise, and rare plants.