Religious Action Center - Jewish Leader Testifies in Support of Carbon Standards

Today, it is OUR responsibility to help prevent our congregants and others in Missouri, Texas and Kansas from ever again knowing the devastation caused by the extreme weather events that swept their state this year and last.

Twitter / @windjunky: @MichaelEMann June 12 is ' ...

@MichaelEMann June 12 is 'Hug a Climate Scientist Day' 2012! (Be gentle - we scare easily.) blogs.crikey.com.au/firstblog/2012…

Green Energy Transition: Germany Fears De-Industrialisation

As a result of Germany's green energy transition, electricity prices  are exploding. Consumers and businesses are paying the price while Germany faces gradual de-industrialisation. Economists estimate that the cost of the green energy transition will total 170 billion Euros by 2020. This is more than double of what Germany would have to write off if Greece were to withdraw from the monetary union.

Rich, Poor Nations at Odds in U.N. Climate Talks | Ecocentric | TIME.com

But the European Union said that package of decisions was at risk of unraveling because of the bickering at the conference in Bonn, which is supposed to lay the groundwork for a bigger climate summit in Qatar, at the end of the year. “We are very concerned that the spirit of cooperation that prevailed in Durban has not carried over into this session,” EU delegate Christian Pilgaard Zinglersen told the conference Wednesday.

The EU claims China and other developing countries are backsliding on commitments made in Durban to conduct future talks on emissions cuts within the new platform.

Gamesa CEO Jorge Calvet Steps Down Shares Tumble 89% - Bloomberg

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (GAM), Spain’s biggest maker of wind turbines, replaced Chief Executive Officer
Jorge Calvet after the company’s market value plunged 89 percent during his 31-month tenure.