Weather, Water, Energy 10-26-06

Scientific American has a story about an unlikely culprit in past sudden global climate shifts--the Appalachians. . . . This is nice. A Swiss bank has devised a rating system ranking the world's 1800 largest companies and their products on their contribution to global warming so investors will have better info on green investment. Read the piece. You might be surprised by some if the companies having big (bad) impact. (I was.) . . . Dueling water plans in the CO gubernatorial race. The thing they agree on: the state needs to get its act together. . . . Yet another warning that the world faces severe economic hardship if it doesn't act now on global warming. Love the last line--"The great sticking point. Some believe only a change of president will bring serious action." . . . This won't help. China is lowering its target for renewable energy sources from 20% of all sources to 16% by 2020. No reason was given. Skeptics suggest that it just might drop again as the date approaches. But none of that naysaying on this blog. . . . But London buses are going more hybrid so maybe there's hope somewhere.