Pensioners burn books for warmth | Metro.co.uk

Hard-up pensioners have resorted to buying books from charity shops and burning them to keep warm.

Watchdog rethinks consumer cost of green energy | Mail Online

A massive rethink on the cost of 'green energy' is taking place in Whitehall among senior regulators and industry, leading some to question whether the public will be prepared to pay increasingly high bills for the UK to become greener than most countries.

Economists Ponder Human Adaptation to Climate Change - Real Time Economics - WSJ

As scientists struggle to predict exactly how global climate change will affect our environment, economists are grappling with another question: How well can humans adapt?

Judging from the history of wheat production in North America, the answer is very well, says Paul Rhode of the University of Michigan.

Bad year for biofuel ends on a dour note - washingtonpost.com

A federal tax credit that provided makers of biodiesel $1 for every gallon expired Friday. As a result, some U.S. producers say they will shut down without the government subsidy.

European Energy Review

Oil, coal and gas will continue to dominate global energy production and use in the 21st century, whether global warming activists like it or not, predicts Peter Odell.

Climate [Hoax] Feedback: Newsmaker of the Year

Nature has named physicist Steven Chu, Nobel laureate and the US Secretary of Energy, as Newsmaker of 2009. The accolade is in recognition of Chu's outstanding scientific career and in light of his mission to transform the way the world's largest economy powers itself.

A clean slate : Article : Nature

Chu has taken it upon himself to meet with legislators, particularly those who do not believe that global warming is a problem. He walks them through the science of climate change and the consequences of ignoring it, all with the aim of helping to win passage of a climate bill that will clean up the US energy sector.

Although it would be naive to think that one scientist can move politicians with long-standing opposition to climate legislation, Chu's efforts may help tilt the balance towards the passage of a bill and the eventual ratification of an international climate treaty. Those who stand on the side of logic and data should vigorously support his efforts.

Newsmaker of the year: The power player : Nature News

STEVEN CHU is heading home on a bright day in October. His motorcade of government cars powers up the slope of Cyclotron Road
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Chu says that when he ends his time as energy secretary, he will measure his success by two criteria: whether he aided adoption of a climate [hoax] bill, and how much he changed the way that the DOE supports science.