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The New York Times has an excellent editorial on the climate change stance of the Republican slate of presidential hopefuls here.

Carbon and water footprinting is becoming more and more common. This Economist article discusses where this type of action is happening most and why.

What is the best way to address the environmental impact of your supply chain? This Harvard Business Review blog posting is right on track.

Regrettably, the state of California will delay implementation of greenhouse gas regulation until 2013. Read more here. Meanwhile, China is on track to implement carbon trading by 2015. Read more here.

The Climate Action Reserve just published a background paper for the Croplands Management Protocol written by EcoShift Consulting. You can read it here.

A new Yale University survey has just been released, showing that the US public still does not have a firm grasp on the scientific certainty surrounding climate change and it’s causes. You can read about it here and see the survey itself here

A collaboration between California Natural Resources Agency and the California Energy Commission has produced a fantastic resource to examine regional and local climate change projections for California. To explore these changes, please click here.

An innovative power plant that utilizes the flywheel principle has just been opened in New York. Reducing peak loads, and stabilizing power supply will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the times of the highest demand. Read more here.

A good New York Times story on the effects of climate change on current and future grain yield reductions around the world. Read the full story here.

California just passed the nations most agressive Renewable Portfolio Standard, promising to provide 33% renewable electricity by 2020.