Even Boulder finds it isn’t easy going green. City officials never dreamed they'd have to play nanny when they set out in 2006 to make Boulder a role model in the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Obama to announce nuke plant loan. Obama's direct involvement in announcing the award underscores the political weight the White House is putting behind its effort to use nuclear power and alternative energy sources to lessen American dependence on foreign oil and reduce the use of other fossil fuels blamed for global warming. [News Source]

Global warming’s snowball fight. As a scientific proposition, claiming that heavy snow in the mid-Atlantic debunks global warming theory is about as valid as claiming that the existence of John Edwards debunks the theory of evolution. [News Source]

Climate change: Calling planet birth. You won't hear any major environmental campaign group arguing that, in addition to flying less and recycling more, middle-class westerners should be having fewer children to save the planet. [News Source]

Even Boulder finds it isn’t easy going green. City officials never dreamed they'd have to play nanny when they set out in 2006 to make Boulder a role model in the fight against global warming. [News Source]

Obama to announce nuke plant loan. Obama's direct involvement in announcing the award underscores the political weight the White House is putting behind its effort to use nuclear power and alternative energy sources to lessen American dependence on foreign oil and reduce the use of other fossil fuels blamed for global warming. [News Source]

How the rich-poor chasm sank Copenhagen climate summit. From the rubble of last year's Copenhagen summit on climate change one positive is emerging: a realisation the global edifice to reduce greenhouse emissions was being built on a foundation that was fatally flawed. [News Source]

Energy audit sheds light on costly appliances, electronics. PG&E brought my family an unwelcome gift in mid-November: a SmartMeter. Since the Bay Area rollout last fall, consumers have complained that they do not accurately measure electricity usage, resulting in significantly higher utility bills. [News Source]

Crisis of climate-change confidence. A number of Australian scientists are worried the crisis will undermine public confidence in climate science. These concerns are compounded by the failure of world leaders to reach agreement in Copenhagen to cut global greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Underground tunnel gets closer look for shipping water through Delta. A giant tunnel - not a canal - has emerged as the leading option to ship Sacramento River water across the Delta to thirsty Californians from the Silicon Valley to San Diego. [News Source]

‘Farming must embrace GM technology to fight 21st-century food crisis.’ Farming must fully embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to meet the dual challenges of population growth and global warming, according to Hillary Clinton’s chief scientist. [News Source]