Solutions – Page 3 – Climate Ground Zero

April 6, 2008

Solar stocks soar on outlook for U.S. subsidies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Shares of solar power companies soared on Friday on optimism that key tax subsidies for the renewable energy sector could be extended by U.S. lawmakers in the coming weeks.

A new bipartisan proposal by U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and John Ensign would extend the tax credits, and Wall Street analysts said the measure has a good chance of passing soon because it is not linked to a tax hike for Big Oil.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN0430341720080404

March 31, 2008

Applying Gandhi’s Ideas to Climate Change

The guiding notion is that climate change today calls for the same kind of collective will, shared destiny, moral purpose, personal responsibility and strategic acumen as the other great movements, and that Gandhi’s ideas and achievements are entirely germane to what needs to happen now.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/30towns.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin

March 31, 2008

Gore Launches Ambitious Advocacy Campaign on Climate

Former vice president Al Gore will launch a three-year, $300 million campaign Wednesday aimed at mobilizing Americans to push for aggressive reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, a move that ranks as one of the most ambitious and costly public advocacy campaigns in U.S. history.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/03/30/ST2008033002195.html