Posted on January 22, 2009 by brandibratrude
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1. Obama To Step Into History As 1st Black President
Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasps the reins of power as America’s first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations. Seattle Post-Intelligencer 01/20/2009
2. Smart Appliances Will Save Energy
A new generation of home energy monitors and intelligent appliances that can respond to signals from the grid, saving power when it’s priciest, are slowly creeping into homes in the Pacific Northwest. They may now be only a few years away from becoming commonplace, utility leaders and energy efficiency experts say. Oregonian 01/16/2009
3. Can Oregon’s Climate Plan Survive a Down Economy?
Oregon’s economy is putting at risk Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s aggressive plans for tackling global warming. The governor’s bid to limit Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions arrives before the 2009 Legislature at an awkward time. Oregonian 01/17/2009
4. Berkeley Nudging Residents to Cut the Carbon
Some cities urge residents to go on citywide exercise kicks. Others promote municipal book clubs. Berkeley wants its citizens to go on a collective low-carbon diet. San Francisco Chronicle 01/19/2009
6. Views: Gregoire Deserves Credit For Serious Budget
The grumbling about Gov. Christine Gregoire’s budget among legislators of her own party is understandable. Why cut so heavily into the programs Democrats support? The answer is simple: There is no money. Seattle Times 01/20/2009
8. In Canada, a Push for Obama-Style Green Stimulus
A new proposal for a sweeping green economic stimulus plan is landing with a loud thump on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s desk days before he unveils his federal budget. Why a loud thump? The proposal for a Green Economy Action Fund is backed by unions, environmental organizations and other Canadian civil society groups with a combined membership of over 850,000 people. The Tyee 01/20/2009
9. California Emission Waiver Looms for Carmakers
If the auto industry thinks it has problems now, wait until Barack Obama takes the wheel. Not long after assuming the presidency, Obama is expected to grant a waiver allowing California and more than a dozen other states to enforce their own greenhouse-gas emission standards on autos. Los Angeles Times 01/20/2009
10. How Bad Is the Extinction Crisis?
A rare piece of good news from the world of conservation: the global extinction crisis may have been overstated. The world is unlikely to lose 100 species a day, or half of all species in the lifetime of people now alive, as some have claimed. The bad news, though, is that the lucky survivors are tiny tropical insects that few people care about. The species that are being lost rapidly are the large vertebrates that conservationists were worried about in the first place. The Economist 01/20/2009
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