Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We must capitalise on a low-carbon future | Norman Baker | Environment | guardian.co.uk

another reason why green investment has been buoyant is because of the clear buy-in by all three major political parties that tackling climate change is an essential, not just for environmental reasons, but economic ones too. If anyone doubted that, the game-changing Stern report, emanating from the heart of the City, made it very clear that the price of doing nothing was greater than the price of taking action.

Gleick hurt by ethics lapse over climate papers

The trickery has nevertheless taken a devastating toll on Gleick's scientific standing. He resigned as chairman of the American Geophysical Union's task force on scientific ethics. On Tuesday, the Chronicle website, SFGate.com, dropped him from its City Brights blog page, a place where local luminaries express themselves.

Gleick’s Actions Don’t Excuse Heartland’s Anti-Science Campaign - Union of Concerned [Junk] Scientists

The science about climate change is clear

UPDATE 1-Bunge to buy Climate Change Capital | Agricultural Commodities | Reuters

Last week, James Cameron, founder and vice chairman of CCC, told Reuters the company was being sold "at a low point" in its valuation.

In that interview Cameron declined to say how much Bunge will pay to take full ownership of CCC, but acknowledged the price will be below 50 million pounds ($78.34 million).

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