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Mojave Desert National Monuments in the Works
December 21, 2009 05:56 AM - Louis Sahagun, LA Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says she plans to introduce legislation today to establish two national monuments on roughly 1 million acres of Mojave Desert outback that is home to bighorn sheep and desert tortoises, extinct volcanoes, sand dunes and ancient petroglyphs. Its centerpiece, Mojave Trails National Monument, would prohibit development on 941,000 acres of federal land and former railroad company property along a 105-mile stretch of old Route 66, between Ludlow and Needles.

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US Geological Survey Study of Oceanic Circulation
December 21, 2009 06:30 AM - Roger Greenway, ENN

The USGS released an important study of the deep ocean’s temperature variability and circulation system that could help improve projections of future climate conditions. The deep ocean is apparently affected more by surface warming than previously thought, and this understanding allows for more accurate predictions of factors such as sea level rise and ice volume changes.

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SPOTLIGHT

China Solar Energy Technology and Investment Congress

Roger Greenway, ENN
China is the world's largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels, providing roughly 40 percent of the global market share in 2008. China's domestic solar market is on the cusp of a boom thanks to new solar incentives announced this year cutting the cost of purchase and installation by as much as half. With over 150 attendees, including international senior executives, top-level Chinese government officials, industry experts and leading production and technology directors, the China Solar Energy Technology and Investment Congress organized by Noppen in close co-organization with Huhhot Municipal Government took place on 10-11 December in Huhhot, Inner Mongolia, China. The focus of the event was how to drive down the cost per installed watt and the future growth of the solar energy market in China.

COMMENTARY

The Copenhagen Communique: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective

Bill Roth, Triple Pundit
What does the Copenhagen Communique mean to an entrepreneur? Am I being too blunt to suggest the answer is "nothing"? Entrepreneurs are focused upon their customers as the source of inspiration and profits. Laws passed by politicians receive entrepreneurial attention only when they impact their customers' ability to buy or their cost of operations. The Copenhagen Communique is a non-event to entrepreneurs except that it creates uncertainty on what rules governments might change in the future.

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