Jim Warren

Growing U.S. Wind Power – Department of Energy

July 16, 2009

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market

California Sets Pace for Solar Power – The New York Times

July 15, 2009

California, the longtime national leader in solar energy, has a capacity of more than 500 megawatts of solar power at peak periods in the early afternoon — the same as a major power plant.

The Path to Clean Efficient Energy – News and Observer Oped by Dr. Blackburn, Jim Warren

June 5, 2009

Instead of risking $35 billion on new plants, there is a better, cheaper and more secure way to handle North Carolina’s energy needs.

Global Warming Causes 300,000 Deaths a Year – The Guardian

May 29, 2009

Climate change is the greatest humanitarian challenge facing the world as heatwaves, floods and forest fires become more severe.

U.S. Energy Chair Dismisses New Coal, Nukes – Reuters

May 6, 2009

http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE5447HI20090505 UK U.S. utilities, regulator disagree on generation Wed May 6, 2009 12:59am BST By Eileen O’Grady HOUSTON (Reuters) – The nation’s top power industry regulator on Tuesday suggested that U.S. utilities don’t need to build big nuclear or coal-fired power plants to fill the nation’s future power supply needs. …

New Legal Challenge Seeks to Stop Duke Power Plant — New Release from NC WARN

May 5, 2009

Environmentalists today called on the NC Utilities Commission to stop construction of Duke Energy’s Cliffside coal-fired power plant, saying several factors – individually – eliminate the need for the plant, and that 2007 state legislation requires the Commission to revoke permission to build it.

Black, Brown & Green Alliance in Durham – Indy Weekly

April 15, 2009

With the world awakening to economic and environmental crises, a newly emerging Black Brown and Green Alliance in Durham is organizing to seize the strategic moment to blaze a sustainable and just economic path.

Decreased Sperm Motility Associated with Air Pollution – The American Society for Reproductive Medicine

February 11, 2009

“Decreased sperm motility is associated with air pollution in Salt Lake City,” by Hammoud A., Carrell DT, et al.,was published in 2009 by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and can be accessed via ScienceDirect.com. Both semen analysis and sperm parameters data obtained from men presenting for multiple inseminations over …

30% Savings if More States Help – Rocky Mountain Institute

February 5, 2009

Rocky Mountain Institute’s Energy and Resources Team has just published a report that shows the opportunity for 30 percent energy savings in the United States. Assessing the Electric Productivity Gap and the U.S. Efficiency Opportunity analyzed electric productivity state by state, and found a significant gap between the highest and lowest performing states.

US Media Fails on Climate – Award-winning journalist Eric Pooley

January 31, 2009

Must-read study: How the press bungles its coverage of climate economics — “The media’s decision to play the stenographer role helped opponents of climate action stifle progress.” One of the country’s leading journalists has written a searing critique of the media’s coverage of global warming, especially climate economics. How Much …