Researchers at the University of Calgary have made a breakthrough in cheap and efficient catalysts for converting electricity into chemical storage through electrolysis. This could have a major impact in efficient use and regulation of power from renewable energy sources like wind farms and large scale solar energy power stations.

"This breakthrough offers a relatively cheaper method of storing and reusing electricity produced by wind turbines and solar panels," says Curtis Berlinguette, one of the study authors and associate professor of chemistry and Canada Research Chair in Energy Conversion.

There is wind energy in abundance to power the needs of the world with near zero emission electric power several times over according to two scientific studies just published. The world currently utilizes about 18TW (TerraWatts) of power. One study led by Kate Marvel identified that the lower geophysical limits for energy harvested from surface turbines (supported on towers on land and sea) was over 400TW. If turbines could be flown by kites to capture the more reliable high altitude winds, more than 1,800TW of power could potentially be extracted throughout the atmosphere.

The authors warn that extracting wind energy near the upper physical limits would have substantial climate effects on temperature and precipitation. But at current global demand and as long as turbines were spread out and not clustered in a few regions the climate impact on surface temperatures would be about 0.1 degree Celsius warming and a decrease in global average precipitation by about 1%.

An estimated 10,000 people packed the lawns of the State Library on Swanston street Melbourne on World Environment Day to Say yes to a safe climate and support the introduction of a carbon price by the Gillard Federal Labor Government. About 8000 people also gathered in Sydney, 5000 people rallied in Adelaide's Victoria Square, 5000 in Brisbane, 3000 in Perth, 3000 in Hobart, and 2000 in Canberra. Organisors estimate up to 45000 may have attended rallies across Australia today to support climate action and pricing carbon.

Melbourne Protests weblog - Say ‘Yes’ to Action on Climate Change – rally in Melbourne 5 June 2011 |
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Caesar Stephen Harper: "providing for the poor is a provincial, not a federal responsibility."

Global Justice Microcosm: Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Defending the DTES by any legal and moral means necessary

Right now, there is a chantathon to the destructive dark mother goddess Kali Ma being performed in Berkeley, CA's Muwekma (formerly People's) Park, to obtain emergency divine intervention.  Other spiritual practices are also being encouraged in the southeast corner (Shiva's Corner), and this will go on every day from 6AM to 10PM.  This is being done in response to the general implosio

Recent ecobuzz in Berkeley, following Tristan Anderson's "Anarcho-spective" and the arrival of Earth First!

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European Climate Justice Assembly: Brussels, 26th – 29th November 2010

Join us in Brussels for 4 days of debate, discussion, planning, films, cultural events, and action.

Critical Mas.Climate Action Camp Liege

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