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  1. Nancy Murray has taken recycling to a whole new level — she recycles houses. http://bit.ly/7IqBxp
  2. Which has more generating capacity in the U.S.? Coal or nat gas? Which is more costly? Which generates more electricity? http://bit.ly/tFozc
  3. A new bipartisan #climate bill was proposed on Monday. Is it real or a pretender? http://bit.ly/yZaPn
  4. World Cries Uncle on Climate Deal - News flash from Singapore: no #climate deal from #Copenhagen next month. http://bit.ly/1GeHki #cop15
  5. Analysis of sulfur isotopes in ice cores fingers a volcano in the 19th-century dip in global temperatures. http://bit.ly/1d4jTl
  6. Air pollution is causing a fundamental change in how lakes work -- which may be a big deal for life everywhere http://bit.ly/35iZs
  7. Wilderness is a state of mind, argues environmental historian Roderick Nash - http://bit.ly/vmvtB
  8. How about a REDD-like program to reduce emissions from cows and cattle? http://bit.ly/1bg264
  9. Passionate about bonobos and energy, physicist Amory Lovins spoke at Duke last week about a bright, efficient future - http://bit.ly/2HJnKL
  10. A cabinet meeting on Mt. Everest? Another underwater? The global warming debate gets strange. Which news is real? http://bit.ly/16yEx3
  11. Lovins: In '08 in France with feebates (fee + rebate) for efficient cars, sales of inefficient cars down 42%, sales of low-carb cars up 50%
  12. Lovins: Nuke has reliability issues: Of 253 ordered US plants, 48% weren’t built; 10% prematurely closed; 13 closed for year or more
  13. Lovins: Globally, low- and no-carbon distributed energy generators – so-called “micropower” - are eclipsing larger, central stations
  14. Lovins: Pumps&fans use 1/2 of all motor energy; motors use 3/5 of world’s electricity. Redesigning stndrd industrial pump loop cut power 92%
  15. Lovins: integrative design works on big scale too... Empire State Bldg retrofit will net 38% energy savings with 3-yr payback
  16. Lovins: Lovins's House saves 99% of space & water heating energy, 90% of home electricity - key is Integrative design
  17. RT Lovins: There is great potential for energy savings thru integrative design in building construction and retrofit…
  18. Lovins: Stages of the emerging auto [r]evolution in 5 pts - 5. Hydrogen fuel cells also compete via cheaper cost/mile and 2–6x less CO2/mile
  19. Lovins: Stages of the emerging auto [r]evolution in 5 parts - 4. A good plug-in hybrid (~2010–11) redoubles fuel efficiency again #dukelive
  20. Lovins: Stages of the emerging auto [r]evolution in 5 parts - 3. Cellulosic-ethanol E85 quadruples oil efficiency again ...#dukelive