Gore’s Nobel win should boost alternative energy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The winning of the Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel on Friday should give a push to alternative energy technologies that are already enjoying their best year ever, experts said. The prize could spur change in the energy industry that coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power dominate.

Despite Gore’s Nobel Climate Not Top Issue
Al Gore has brought a lot of attention to global climate change, but in the public’s mind, it still lags far behind such issues as the war in Iraq and health care in importance.
This is one of the right-wing talking points.  Climate change can’t be important because not enough people list it as a top issue.  But, of course, those same right wingers have spent decades convincing people not to be concerned about climate change.  Quite a tautology, that.

Report urges U.S. to pursue space-based solar power
A Pentagon-chartered report urges the United States to take the lead in developing space platforms capable of capturing sunlight and beaming electrical power to Earth.

Even as economy lags, corporate ‘green’ push may advance
New York – US companies from General Electric to Wal-Mart have spent the past several years announcing initiatives on everything from efficient buildings to alternative energy to leading-edge technologies to combat global warming. Now, with the economy slowing, some of those projects look iffy.
A slowing economy could be the best reason for corporations to push their green agendas.  They’d be helping to stimulate the economy in a whole new arena, which will help their own businesses in the long term.

European cities tackling climate change
VAXJO, Sweden – When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits. A few melting glaciers later, Vaxjo is attracting a green pilgrimage of politicians, scientists and business leaders from as far afield as the United States and North Korea seeking inspiration from a city program that has allowed it to cut CO2 emissions 30 percent since 1993.

Green New Zealand to get Greener
[I]n a new energy strategy set by the government, the construction of new fossil fueled powerplants would be banned for a decade. Though not binding (yet) by law, the New Zealand Energy Strategy is one that lawmakers will follow in the coming months. Prime Minister Helen Clark said, “The New Zealand Energy Strategy puts our country on an ambitious but achievable pathway towards greater sustainability, and a secure energy future.”

French explorer to measure Arctic ice from airship
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – A French explorer unveiled plans on Friday to fly over the Arctic in an airship to measure the ice cap amid concern at the pace it is melting. 

Delaware North Launches Green Order Guide
FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 15, 2007 — The online database for the hospitality industry helps associates locate green items, such as paper towels, biodegradable food containers, napkins and bathroom tissues.