QUICK NEWS, July 9: MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE; 1,000MW WIND PROJECT FOR NM; CHINA-JAPAN SOLAR BOOM TO DRIVE WORLD
MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE Study: Media Still Largely Fail To Put Wildfires In Climate Context
Max Greenberg, July 3, 2013 (Media Matters)
“…Major television and print media outlets improved over last year in connecting climate change to wildfires in Colorado, New Mexico, California and other Western states, but still generally failed to mention the link. Only 6 percent of total wildfire items mentioned climate change, including 9 percent of major print coverage and 4 percent of TV coverage. In a 2012 study encompassing a similar period, only 3 percent of wildfire coverage mentioned climate change (6 percent of print articles, 2 percent of TV segments). Coverage of July 2012 wildfires improved on those numbers. [Media Matters, 7/3/12] [Media Matters, 8/6/12]…” click here for more
1,000MW WIND PROJECT FOR NM New Mexico To Lease Land For 1 GW Wind Farm
July 5, 2013 (North American Windpower)
“The New Mexico State Land Office is seeking lease bids for the El Cabo wind farm, a proposed 1 GW wind energy project that would be built on state trust land…[T]he project would be located on 33,600 acres in Torrance County and built in several phases over the next 10 years…” click here for more
CHINA-JAPAN SOLAR BOOM TO DRIVE WORLD Explosive Growth in Japan and China to Drive Annual Solar Photovoltaic Demand Above 35 Gigawatts…Strong risk to solar PV supply-chain at year-end if Japan and China project pipelines fail to materialize
July 2, 2013 (SolarBuzz)
“During the second half of 2013, global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is forecast to reach 20 gigawatts (GW), up 22% Y/Y. This increase, driven largely by aggressive PV development in China and Japan, will drive full year 2013 PV demand to a record high of 35.1 GW…” click here for more
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