Environmental Law

In Other News (April 18)

By Dennis Pfaff and Kevin Livingston, Editors

• The San Francisco Chronicle's urban design writer examines the effect climate change is having on the thinking of government planners, as they look ahead to a future where ocean front property is a lot further inland.
• The Chronicle's politics blog reports on the political odd couple of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, getting together to shoot a TV commercial urging leaders to take immediate action on climate change. 
• Solar energy stocks jumped Friday as analysts said one of the sector's leaders is well positioned for revenue and earnings growth.
• Wind turbines to power Antarctic research bases, the New Zealand Herald reports.
• Floating wind-energy test off Martha's Vineyard put off, the Boston Globe reports.
• 18 states commit to take action on climate change, Newsday reports
• U.S. climate talks advance, but split on 2050 goals (Reuters).   

Full post as published by Climate Law Update on April 18, 2008 (boomark / email).