Monday, December 04, 2006

Weather, Water, Energy 12-04-06

Quick hits:

  • The world's leading wind turbine manufacturer is downplaying the industry's ability to catch up to demand in the near future, despite significant growth in the US and Europe over the last decade.
  • A headline you probably never thought you'd read: "Isolated Armenia Leads the Way in Using Cleaner Car Fuel."
  • A headline you probably hoped you'd read: "Rainforest Gets Protected Status." Just one Brazilian state, but every long journey . . . .
  • VT hits the trifecta in produce from cows: milk, fertilizer, and electricity (through methane gas from manure). Those crazy Yankees. (All comments on the energy potential of Congress and the White House should be deferred. For now.)
  • Scientific American has a good overview of the impact of global warming in Europe. Not a lot of new, if you've been reading here, but a good review. The increased pollen was different, though. Don't sneeze around those bears who can't get to sleep yet.