Energy conservation sage Art Rosenfeld steps down from the California Energy Commission Jan. 13
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How to make the case for climate legislation (and a new international climate accord) in the middle of the recession? Hammer home the “green jobs” theme. That’s precisely what the Obama administration is doing this week, just two days before he sets off for the big climate conference in Copenhagen. Everybody wants to get a word in edgewise in Copenhagen—even the politicians who can’t make the trip. California Sen Fearing perhaps that his prescription for the world’s energy woes has gone unheeded with all the clamor over the Copenhagen climate summit, the head of the International Energy Agency today made another plea for a multi-trillion-dollar investment in a cleaner future. Associated Press Efficiency is the key, IEA chief says “It is more important than ever that participants [in Copenhagen] send a strong, indicative and ambitious signal that can guide energy investment and policy decisions globally,” said Nobuo Tanaka, the head of the IEA Akeena Solar, a designer and installer of solar power systems, surged to the highest level in almost five months on a plan to sell panels at Lowe’s stores in California. Right now, there are honey-do lists being drawn up for the weekend that include: “Go to hardware store. Buy solar panels. Install on roof.” Associated Press Lumber is aisle two. President Obama, in the first of his two trips to Scandinavia this month, made a passing reference to climate change in the acceptance speech for his Nobel Peace Prize. Crude oil futures rebounded to above $71 a barrel after yesterday’s fall in the wake of increased U.S. gasoline stocks, Bloomberg reports . Big oil producers are worried about future demand —especially if developing nations are serious about reforming their economies to use less energy From 1995 to 2008, the number of “green jobs” in California expanded by 36 percent, to 159,000, according to a new report. |
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