Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate’s efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.

Obama to push climate change in White House meeting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul energy policy.

Australia Revises Renewable Energy Target Plan

On February 26, Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong, and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet, announced that the government would make changes to the country’s Renewable Energy Target plan. Starting in January 2011, the existing scheme will include two parts – the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET).

SECRETARY OF LABOR HILDA L. SOLIS AND ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE CAROL M. BROWNER HOLD A NEWS TELECONFERENCE ON ENERGY- EFFICIENCY HOME IMPROVEMENTS – Political Transcript Wire

SECRETARY OF LABOR HILDA L. SOLIS AND CAROL M. BROWNER, ASSISTANT
TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, HOLD A NEWS TELECONFERENCE ON
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY HOME IMPROVEMENTS MARCH 2, 2010 SPEAKERS: SECRETARY OF LABOR HILDA L. SOLIS CAROL M. BROWNER, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR

Warning on bills as 7m homes are scheduled for ‘eco-upgrade’ – The Daily Telegraph

More than 10,000 homes a week will be given “ecoupgrades” under government plans to make every home environmentally friendly. Ed Miliband, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said 7million homes would have insulation or renewable-energy devices, such as solar panels, fitted by 2020. Energy

John Kerry says compromise climate bill coming

Contrary to what he called “conventional wisdom,” the Massachusetts Democrat says a bipartisan climate change bill will emerge soon in the U.S. Senate.

ACORE’s Top Renewable Energy Initiatives Spotlight: “Buy Clean Energy 2010″ Launches!

With energy and climate change legislation stalled in Congress, the challenge of transforming the United States to a clean energy economy may seem daunting. However, some organizations aren’t waiting for Washington to develop solutions to America’s dependence on fossil fuels. Buy Clean Energy 2010 is a grassroots campaign that is helping equip individuals and businesses with the necessary tools to make the move to clean energy resources.

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Labour MPs press to see the Severn barrage in party’s election manifesto ; They argue that scheme could create thousands of ‘green jobs’ – Western Mail (Cardiff, Uk)

LABOUR MPs are pushing the party to commit to a multi- billionpound
project to build a barrage across the River Severn. They want the pledge included in the party’s election manifesto. The Department for Energy and Climate Change has been looking at proposals
to harness the energycreating

Farmers ‘can deliver solutions to problems’ – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)

THE next government is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of energy crises,
food shortages and climate change – but with better funding, farmers will be
able to help to deliver the solutions. That was the message from NFU president Peter Kendall yesterday as the
organisation’s annual conference in

Cut your power bills with solar plan – The Journal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Uk)

CLIMATE Change Minister Ed Miliband used a visit to a solar energy
project developed by Newcastle-based green services company eaga to announce a
major policy on renewable technology. s Speaking to social housing tenants in the London Borough of Barking &
Dagenham, Mr Miliband said the