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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. said Dr. Hansen this same week testifying to Congress and that’s not all he said. Carbon dioxide amount is already 385 ppm and rising about 2 ppm per year.”. After the first week goes by the vacationing brother phones to check in.

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BASF and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research open joint research laboratory for graphene

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BASF and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) opened their joint research and development platform, the Carbon Materials Innovation Center (CMIC), at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site. A multidisciplinary task force will research the scientific principles and potential applications of innovative carbonized materials such as graphene.

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

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Jack Rosebro, founder of Perfect Sky in Los Angeles [and a contributor to Green Car Congress ], spoke of the need for government policy makers to move beyond incremental changes that are not providing enough incentive for the market to produce alternatives to oil as the almost exclusive source of energy for road and rail transportation.

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Perspective: The Role of Offsets in Climate Change Legislation

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If a cap-and-trade program includes offsets, regulated entities have the opportunity to purchase the “emission credits” generated by carbon offset projects to help them meet their compliance obligations. If Congress establishes a GHG emission cap-and-trade program, only sources not covered by the cap could generate offsets.

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Exxon/Mobil To Fund Solar Financing Bond For Torrance Homeowners

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We know carbon taxes are coming and we won’t always be floating in a sea of profits we made at your expense. So it seemed only logical that we give a little back to a community we’ve released an awful lot of carbon in. It’s a pretty good idea isn’t it?

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MIT report finds China’s actions on climate change crucial; argues for global economy-wide greenhouse gas tax

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The researchers tested various levels of emission reduction plans—a global carbon tax of $10, $30 or $50. China’s share of global energy-related CO 2 emissions has increased in just eight years from 14% in 2000 to 22% in 2008. The various taxes would slow warming to 3.5, we’re really being left behind.”.

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Engineers confirm feasibility of aircraft regenerative braking from landing gear

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Most of the ideas weren’t technically feasible or simply wouldn’t be cost-effective. —Professor Paul Stewart, research leader. In the future this technology could significantly reduce the need to do that. —Professor Stewart.

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