Google: Cloud Services like Gmail Are 80 Times More Efficient Than Localized Email Services | ThinkProgress

Previously, Climate Progress outlined four good reasons why cloud computing is better for the climate

What counts as “the end” of the global warming scam? | ScottishSceptic

...one group stands out: that is the weather forecasters. At some point they are going to have to start using solar activity in forecasts. As the Met Office and BBC have been so vehemently opposed to solar activity and so pro-CO2 as a cause of “climate/weather”, the clearest indication of “victory” must surely be when either of these two finally admit the solar link and that they are now using solar activity in their forecasts.

On that basis, I’m now going to make a forecast: that one or other of the above will by the end of 2012 or at latest 2013, make a statement or comment to that effect.

Cape Town tries to reduce Carbon Emissions | Compare Away

There are 23 partner organisations working together on the project
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Water: Save water. Or climate change could mean we have none.
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Transport: Take the bus now. Or take the heat later.

RealClimate: The unnoticed melt

“Well, it’s not really good timing to write about global warming when the summer feels cold and rainy”, a journalist told me last week. Hence, at least here in Germany, there hasn’t been much reporting about the recent evolution of Arctic sea ice

Low level of ambition in climate talks a ‘serious concern’ − Zuma

The low level of ambition in climate change negotiations is a “serious concern”, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday, addressing 21 environmental ministers accompanied by negotiators and delegates from 43 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) member states gathered in Pretoria.