links for 2009-08-21

• California Wants to Lead With Solar Initiatives | CleanTechies Blog – CleanTechies.com
  "In California, 25 percent of all energy produced comes from renewables, which is lower than Idaho (84 percent), Washington (77 percent), Oregon (65 percent), South Dakota (50 percent, Maine (49 percent) and Montana (34 percent). Note that this is electricity generated not consumed. Many of the upper Midwest states actually export energy, while California imports the most energy in the country.
  [..]
  California legislature wants to expand the state’s net-metering program, which is about to run out of room. California currently requires utilities to buy solar from customers at its full retail rate for up to 2.5 percent of the utility’s peak demand. Under AB 560, which passed the Assembly in July and is now under consideration by the Appropriations Committee, would double the net-metering cap to 5 percent of peak power."
  (tags: california energy renewable solar feed-in electricity united-states alternative)
• From Climate Change to Cap-and-trade: Something Rotten in Denmark? | CleanTechies Blog – CleanTechies.com
  With the economic crisis, can no longer make accurate guesses at what countries will bring to the table.
  (tags: climate-change carbin policy international Copenhagen2009)
• How Technology Is Changing the Face of Innovation – WSJ.com
  (tags: business management culture technology entrepreneurship)
• http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blog/DSF1_08190901.asp
  on climate change and mining industry
  (tags: climate-change business canada)
• BBC NEWS | South Asia | Press considers US-Egypt summit
  (tags: media mubarak united-states obama politics)
• Basics – Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop – NYTimes.com
  (tags: brain behavior psychology health)