The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

Wars Dwarf Warming in US Budget
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020108EA.shtml
Jim Lobe for the Inter Press Service reports, "Despite growing recognition in the Pentagon and the intelligence community that global warming poses serious national security threats to the United States, Washington is spending $88 on the military for every dollar it spends this year on climate-related programs, according to a new study released Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)."

George Monbiot | Population Growth Pales Against Greed of the Rich
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020108EB.shtml
George Monbiot, The Guardian UK: "It's easy to blame the poor for growing pressure on the world's resources. But still the wealthy West takes the lion's share."

Life Is Worth More Than Gold, Say Anti-Mining Activists
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020108EC.shtml
Raul Gutierrez, Inter Press Service: "Peasant farmers from the northern Salvadoran province of Cabanas fear that mining operations planned for the region will consume 30,000 litres of water a day, drawn from the same sources that currently provide local residents with water only once a week."

Big Business Says Climate Change Low on the Agenda
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020108LA.shtml
Tricia Holly Davis, Geoffrey Lean and Susie Mesure report for The Independent UK that a poll of 500 major firms reveals that only one in 10 regards global warming as a priority.

A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020108LB.shtml
Matt Richtel and John Markoff, The New York Times: "While interest in alternative energy is climbing across the United States, solar power especially is rising in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and mountains of enthusiasm."