Conservatives Against Consumption - Reason Magazine

Are fossil fuels responsible for moral and social decay?

Twitter / @suzyji: America beat China in clea ...

America beat China in clean energy investment last year - showing faith despite #Solyndra scandal $56bn to $47bn #summit12

Va. Supreme Court hears dispute between Cuccinelli, UVa over climate researcher's documents - Roanoke.com

In court this morning, Deputy Attorney General Wesley Russell argued that the documents sought by Cuccinelli are needed to determine whether fraud occurred.

Green Jobs Massacre: Vestas Cuts 2,335 Jobs With More at Risk This Year in U.S

Vestas said another 1,600 posts in the U.S. are at risk as a tax credit supporting the industry expires at year-end.

Study: Simple measures could reduce global warming, save lives - The Washington Post

The climate change debate has centered on carbon dioxide, a gas that wafts in the atmosphere for decades, trapping heat. But in recent years, scientists have pointed to two other, shorter-term pollutants — methane and soot, also known as black carbon — that also drive climate change.

Slashing emissions of these twin threats would be a “win-win-win” for climate, human health and agriculture, said NASA climate scientist Drew Shindell, who led the study appearing in the journal Science. “Even if you don’t believe climate change is a problem, these things are worth doing.”

Reducing methane and soot would slow global warming dramatically — by almost a degree Fahrenheit — by the middle of the century, according to computer simulations run by the 24-member international team.

...Global crop yields would also rise, by 30 to 135 metric tons annually, as rice, corn, wheat and soybean plants would have an easier time absorbing the nutrients they need from the air [What nutrients, specifically?], according to the report.