04/23/2008 Late-edition TO Enviro-news

Organized Crime Penetrates Energy Sector
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042308R.shtml
Randall Mikkelsen of Reuters reports: "International organized crime groups control 'significant positions' in global energy and strategic materials and are expanding holdings in the US materials sector, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday."

James Hansen | Timeline for Irreversible Climate Change
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042308EA.shtml
In YaleGlobal Online, James Hansen writes: "Government 'energy information' departments parrot industry. Partly because of disinformation, the major efforts needed to develop alternative energies have not been made. The reality of limited supply forces prices higher. Eventually, sales volume will begin to decline, but fossil-fuel moguls will make more money than ever."

Paul Roberts | Seven Myths of Energy Independence
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042308EB.shtml
According to Paul Roberts in Mother Jones, "Thoughtful observers have been trying to debunk energy independence since Nixon's time. And yet the dream refuses to die, in no small part because it offers political cover for a whole range of controversial initiatives.... In the doublespeak of today's energy lexicon, says Julia Bovey of the Natural Resources Defense Council, 'energy independence' has become code for 'drill it all.'"

Melting Methane
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042308EC.shtml
Volker Mrasek, Der Spiegel, reports: "Researchers have found alarming evidence that the frozen Arctic floor has started to thaw and release long-stored methane gas. The results could be a catastrophic warming of the earth, since methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide."

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Bill McKibben | Launching an International Grassroots Climate Campaign
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/041808EA.shtml
Bill McKibben writes for Grist.org about the launch of 350.org, an international grassroots campaign that attempts to reignite action on global warming.

Polar Bears May Have to Chill Ten Weeks
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/041808EB.shtml
For The Associated Press: "The Interior Department wants ten more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered, a delay that conservation groups condemned as tied to the transfer of offshore petroleum leases in the animal's habitat."

Merrill Lynch's Carbon Bet
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/041808EC.shtml
For Fortune, Marc Gunther reports, "The business of 'carbon farming' is growing fast - and Merrill Lynch is the latest big company to bet that it will become profitable."

Green Product Seals Are Gray Area
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041908G.shtml
According to Ilana DeBare of the San Francisco Chronicle, "As Earth Day 2008 arrives on Tuesday, American consumers face a renewed outpouring of environmental marketing claims - boasts by companies that their products are everything from '100 percent natural' to 'recyclable,' 'eco-friendly,' 'sustainable,' 'biodegradable,' or just plain 'green.'"

The Nuclear Option
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042108G.shtml
Judith Lewis, of Mother Jones, gives a thorough analysis of the pros and cons of nuclear power from various points-of-view. She examines the historical consequences as well as the current arguments on the subject.

The Connection Between Inequalities and Ecology
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042108H.shtml
Le Monde's Herve Kempf attends a colloquium exploring the links between social position and exposure to environmental pollutants.

Bill Quigley | America's Role in Haiti's Hunger Riots
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042108R.shtml
Truthout contributor Bill Quigley reports: "Riots in Haiti over explosive rises in food costs have claimed the lives of six people. There have also been food riots worldwide in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivorie, Egypt, Guinea, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Senegal, Uzbekistan and Yemen."

Governors Unite to Cut Emissions
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042108EA.shtml
Adrianne Appel of Inter Press Service reports: "US state governors say they are fed up with the George W. Bush administration's foot-dragging on climate change and will go ahead of - and around - the White House to reduce greenhouse gases."

Dalai Lama Calls for Environmental Responsibility
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042108EB.shtml
According to The Associated Press, "The Dalai Lama said Sunday the need for environmental responsibility dovetails with Buddhist teachings on valuing human life, whether that is one person or the world's entire population."

Kelpie Wilson | Why More Food Is Not the Answer
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042208A.shtml
Writing for Truthout, Kelpie Wilson explains: "With food riots across the globe in the news, the immediate cause of food shortages is simply this: grain prices have doubled over the last year and poor people can no longer afford to buy enough food. There is no one single cause for the price rise; it is a combination of supply and demand."

Wallace J. Nichols | Jump the Chasm: Are You an EcoDaredevil?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042208D.shtml
Wallace J. Nichols, writing for Truthout, conveys his inspiration to take immediate action in response to global warming: "Today, we face [a] serious crises - loss of biodiversity, a warming planet, collapsing fisheries, looming food and water shortages, and pollution in every corner of the globe. Scientists forecast a '2050 Scenario' in which Earth is hotter, dirtier and overcrowded with nine billion people who are left to wage wars for what little remains."

Christopher Kuttruff | Interview With Eco-Architect Mike Reynolds
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042208R.shtml
Truthout's Christopher Kuttruff reports: "For the past 35 years, Mike Reynolds has developed a unique and innovative approach to the field of architectural design. Firmly rejecting what he views as the waste and inefficiency of conventional power-grid-dependent homes, Reynolds has revolutionized many people's conception of sustainable housing by fusing an elegant aesthetic with a practical, environmentally conscious base."

How Many Earth Days Do We Have Left?
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042208T.shtml
Terrence McNally, AlterNet, says: "Of all the resources needed to build an economy that will sustain economic progress, none is more scarce than time. That is one of the key messages of 'Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization,' the newest book by Lester Brown."

Bill McKibben | The Greenback Effect
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042208EA.shtml
According to Bill McKibben in Mother Jones, "Markets are impotent in fighting the greatest challenge our planet has ever faced because we've given them absolutely nothing to work with. They exist in childlike innocence about the crisis because carbon carries no required cost. And in fact almost everything that environmental campaigners are doing at the national and the international level is an effort to fix that problem - to feed information into markets so they can help slow the rise of carbon. That's right: If there are true believers (or at least true hopers) about markets right now, they tend to be green."

World's Land Surfaces Reach Record Temperature
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042208EB.shtml
Randolph E. Schmid of The Associated Press reports: "Last month was the warmest March on record over land surfaces of the world and the second-warmest overall worldwide. For the United States, however, it was just an average March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday."

Peter Asmus | Don't Wait for "Leaders" to Act on Global Warming
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042208EC.shtml
Writing for The Christian Science Monitor, Peter Asmus says, "The success of the environmental movement in calling attention to the dangers of global warming has led to an ironic outcome: It's become easier for the public to adopt a passive approach as we wait on world leaders to sign emissions treaties or huge corporations to 'go green.' This Earth Day, stop waiting! There are new ways for you to fight climate change in your own backyard."

Fertilizer Price Hikes Are Pinching Farmers
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/042108EC.shtml
The Associated Press's Jacob Adelman writes: "Along with soaring labor, water and fuel costs, increasing fertilizer costs have been draining farmers' savings and will probably lead to higher prices for fruits and vegetables to go with separate increases in meat, poultry and dairy products."

Oil Running Out as Prime Energy Source
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042108S.shtml
Deborah Zabarenko of Reuters writes: "Most people believe oil is running out and governments need to find another fuel, but Americans are alone in thinking their leaders are out of touch with reality on this issue, an international poll said on Sunday."

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UW-Madison News Release--UW lands microgrid project

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> UW-MADISON PART OF DOE-FUNDED 'MICROGRID' COLLABORATION
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> MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers will collaborate with industrial and government partners on a $14 million project to implement a microgrid power backup system at the nation's fifth-largest incarceration facility-the Santa Rita Jail.
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> The collaboration is among nine U.S. Department of Energy-funded projects to share in up to $50 million to increase the efficiency and reliability of the nation's electricity grid. At UW-Madison, Grainger Professor of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines Thomas Jahns and Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering Robert Lasseter will provide technical input for implementing Lasseter's microgrid concept at the jail.
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> The microgrid technology, as demonstrated at the jail, also could apply to other facilities, businesses, or even residential neighborhoods, and has the potential to make blackouts a thing of the past.
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> The Santa Rita Jail has a fuel cell and a solar panel, but both need voltage support from the utility to operate. If the voltage from the grid drops, the fuel cell shuts down and takes hours to get back online after the utility is restored. The jail has a backup system: two generators. However, the generators take too long to power up, forcing the fuel cell and solar panel to shut down.
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> The research team will implement a microgrid at the jail in hopes of preventing such shut-downs. A microgrid is a control technology that allows a power consumer to switch between utility-connected and independent operation. All parts of the system work together autonomously to keep the jail fully powered.
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> "But to make them all work properly together, we'll have to work to modify the generator and storage controls so that they can work as a coordinated system," says Lasseter.
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> During a utility grid disturbance, a "smart switch" will isolate, or island, the jail's microgrid from the utility and trigger the backup systems, including an added energy storage system called a flow battery. The autonomous controls will pull power from the flow battery while the generators power up, so there will be no disruption to power within the jail, and the fuel cell and solar panel can keep operating normally. Then, when the utility grid returns to normal, the system automatically resynchronizes and reconnects itself to the grid in an equally seamless fashion.
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> "If we go into the utility distribution system and start providing them the ability to island with generation, then we can radically change the way our distribution systems work and we can bring a lot higher reliability at the customer level," says Lasseter.
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> Partners in the project include Chevron Energy Solutions, Alameda County, PG&E, VRB Poser Systems, SatCon Technology Corporation, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Energy and Environmental Economics.
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UW-Madison News Release--Human-powered vehicle challenge

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> UW-MADISON WILL HOST HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CHALLENGE
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> MADISON - The University of Wisconsin-Madison this weekend will host the 25th annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers Human Powered Vehicle Challenge.
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> Held April 25-27, the event will draw more than 250 participants representing approximately 30 teams from around the country. One team hails from Venezuela.
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> Human powered vehicles (HPVs) are aerodynamic bicycle-type vehicles custom-designed by college engineering students. As an eco-friendly alternative form of transportation, HPVs are designed for speed, endurance or all-around performance.
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> The competition consists of three races, as well as a technical presentation and a high school design competition. The sprint race is 100 meters-and all about speed; in the past, some HPVs have gone as fast as 60 mph. The endurance race is 65 kilometers around a 1 kilometer circuit and riders are relieved every 5 kilometer.
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> The UW-Madison bike is especially designed to compete in the third race, the utility race. Riders make multiple laps around a 1 kilometer course full of obstacles. On each lap, the vehicles navigate a slalom, hairpin-turn, S-turn and ramp. They also drive over a 2x4 and pick up or drop a simulated bag of groceries.
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> Most of the vehicles will be leg powered, but the UW-Madison bike will be powered by the driver's hands and arms.
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> The competition is open to the public, and each day the events are held in different locations in the Madison area.
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> - Vehicle display and design presentations. Friday April 25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Monona Terrace, One John Nolen Drive, Madison.
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> - 100 meter sprint race. Saturday, April 26, 8 a.m.-noon, Sauk Prairie Airport, Prairie du Sac.
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> - 10 kilometer utility race. Saturday, April 26, 1:30-4 p.m., Sauk Prairie Airport, Prairie du Sac.
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> - 65 kilometer endurance relay. Sunday April 27, UW-Madison Lot 60, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
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> For more information, including a detailed schedule and directions to the events, visit: www.engr.wisc.edu/studentorgs/hpvc/2008competition.html.
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