Harvest Power lands cash for compost, biogas - Friendly Computers

Trash hauler Waste Management said on Monday it has invested an undisclosed sum in Harvest Power, a Boston-area company developing techniques for turning organic waste into energy or fertilizer. - Friendly Computers

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Existing investors Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Munich Venture Partners also increased their investment in the company.

(Credit: Harvest Power) Harvest Power already operates a facility in British Columbia that turns food and yard waste into compost. It also is developing anaerobic digester technology to produce biogas from those same wastes. The biogas can be burned in turbines to make electricity or heat. It can also be converted into compressed or liquefied natural gas, according to Waste Management.

The investment from Waste Management will help Harvest Power build more municipal facilities, company CEO Paul Sellew said in a statement. The city of San Jose, Calif., last year contracted with Harvest Power as part of a renewable-energy program (click for PDF) with a goal of collecting 150,000 tons of household organic waste to produce 900,000 gallons of biogas. It would be the first organic waste-to-biogas facility in the U.S., following a number in Europe.

Waste Management said it invested in the company to reach its corporate sustainability goals of increasing renewable-energy production, boosting recycling, and investing in waste management technologies. Waste Management has also invested in solar trash can maker Big Belly Solar and waste gasification company S4 Energy Solutions.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10440401-54.html

Technology, retail giants team up on 'green' label - Friendly Computers

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest names in technology and retailing are aiming to create what they say is a better way to identify the "greenest" purchases in consumer electronics. - Friendly Computers

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The effort is being led by the industry-backed Sustainability Consortium, which plans to develop standardized criteria that will be used to label devices, starting with computers and monitors.

The initiative includes retail giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) and Best Buy Co (BBY.N), and technology leaders Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N), Dell Inc (DELL.O), Intel Corp (INTC.O) and Toshiba Corp (6502.T).

The effort is driven by a desire to find a common measurement tool and bring consistency to an area where claims are often difficult to measure.

"This is about making it easy for customers to determine which products are green versus those that are not," said Scott O'Connell, an environmental strategist at Dell.

Wal-Mart announced plans last summer to create an index that could be used as an industry standard. The retailer provided seed funding for the Sustainability Consortium.

Green has become an area of competition and bragging rights for technology companies, with interest groups such Greenpeace issuing periodic rankings.

"It's not a majority [of consumers] that buys on environmental aspects but we believe that will come," said Jay Celorie, program manager for social environmental responsibility at HP.

The standards will also take into account broader social criteria, such as labor conditions under which electronics are manufactured. The effort will incorporate existing standards such as Energy Star and the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT).

Initial results will be released in the third quarter. The group plans to expand to cover more electronic goods later in 2010.

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2122466720100121?type=marketsNews

ACER Announces Green Notebooks, Praised by Greenpeace - Friendly Computers

Greenpeace have congratulated ACER recently, due to their announcement of two new notebooks, aimed at nature-concerned crowds exactly. - Friendly Computers

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The notebooks in question are the Acer Aspire 3811TZ and Aspire 3811TZG, which have been designed with extreme energy efficiency in mind, as well as being highly recyclable and biodegradable.


The computers contain no PVCs as well as no BFRs, taking a bold step forward in designing green technology. PVC has been used very widely in designing computers, as it’s both durable and cheap – however, Greenpeace have expressed a lot of negativity towards its use, as it’s not biodegradable and emits harmful toxins into the environment.

BFRs, on the other hand, are added to plastic to give it flame retardant properties, but it’s also been proven to be highly toxic and harmful to the environment.

By removing these elements from their design, ACER are doing a lot to help protect our environment – and with the energy efficiency the laptops have been designed with, they’re sure to be a winning purchase if you’re looking to protect your planet.



Source: http://www.greenpacks.org/2010/01/18/acer-announces-green-notebooks-praised-by-greenpeace/#ixzz0dCOKWB5k

UK IT Recycling Ltd Offers Free Computer Recycling - Friendly Computers -

Over the last few years the green technology industry along with waste management and recycling has become some of the United Kingdom’s fastest growing businesses. - Friendly Computers

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As citizens become more educated about how to reduce waste and increase recycling companies are popping up to help fill the need created by this increase in knowledge. Not only this, but there is potentially a lot of money to be made in recycling and waste management if the company is savvy and knows how to work the system. This is particularly true of electronic waste, which has become a big problem the UK, which in turn has led to many businesses trying to figure out how to solve it and make some money at the same time. UK IT Recycling Ltd. is one company which is trying to take advantage of the growing number of people that are recycling their electronic waste.

A recent study showed that although most people were recycling things like paper, plastic, and metal in their households, their electronic waste, like old mobile phones, printers, televisions, and computers were often simply discarded in the trash, or left in the corner of a drawer or basement gathering dust. UK IT Recycling Ltd. aims to divert most of this waste from landfills by educating the public about the importance of e-waste recycling and giving them a cheap and easy option to do it.

UK IT Recycling offers customers a place to take most of their old electronics, usually for free or for a small fee, and they insure that the waste will not be dumped illegally in another country, as well as offer on site destruction of hard drives to that you know your information is safe.

Source: http://www.recycle.co.uk/news/1826000.html

CES- Sony’s going green with the Vaio W-Series Eco - Friendly Computers

All of the big OEM notebook vendors are on a green kick. - Friendly Computers

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They all want their products to environmentally friendly. Its good PR for them, and it really is good for the planet.

Sony threw themselves into the green computing market with the new Sony Vaio W-Series Eco– the 212AX.. The new mini notebook mini notebook features a processed plastic chassis that is comprised of about 20% recycled CDs. Its a good use for all of that plastic. The carrying case is also made from recycled products– PET bottles.

Basic specs on this new green mini notebook:

•Chassis made from recycled CDs
•HD 10.1″ backlit widescreeen (1366 x 768)
•250 GB hard drive
•Windows 7 starter edition
•Norton suite of software

•Kidzui software

The new Vaio is priced at $480. Not a bad price point for a Vaio.

Source: http://www.notebooks.com/2010/01/09/ces-sonys-going-green-with-the-vaio-w-series-eco/

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights Plan to Spur Clean Technology Growth in California - Friendly Computers

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ — California Jobs Initiative to Create, Retain 100,000+ Jobs. - Friendly Computers
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After touring Cobalt Biofuels, a Silicon Valley green-tech company, today in Mountain View, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger highlighted his proposal to exempt the purchase of green-tech manufacturing equipment from the sales tax in his California Jobs Initiative, a legislative package that will create or retain at least 100,000 jobs announced in his State of the State address last week. Cobalt Biofuels is on track to build a commercial facility within two years and the sales tax exemption for green manufacturing equipment proposed by the Governor will help accelerate commercialization and make California an attractive place to site their plant which is expected to create 3,000 jobs during construction and 1,300 permanent jobs, according to the company.

“It is great that companies, like Cobalt, will help California meet our greenhouse gas reduction targets under AB 32 and our Low Carbon Fuel Standard,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Cobalt shows us that what is good for the environment can also be good for the economy. In fact, within the next few years, Cobalt has plans to build an even larger plant that will create 1,300 permanent jobs. I want that plant and those jobs right here in California. That’s why, in my State of the State address, I announced a jobs initiative that we estimate could create 100,000 jobs. One piece of this proposal exempts the purchase of green-tech manufacturing equipment from the sales tax. This will help California attract and retain green businesses and create the jobs of the future. I want every CEO, entrepreneur and innovator to know that if you’re investing in a cleaner future, California will invest in you.”

California leads the world in environmental technology as the home to 10,209 clean-tech companies and home base to the innovative minds and year-round sunshine that power the clean technology industry. To maintain this competitive edge, Governor Schwarzenegger proposed to continue a sales tax exemption on the purchase of manufacturing equipment for zero emission vehicles and expand the exemption to advanced transportation, renewable energy and other clean, green technology projects. This targeted sales tax exemption for the purchase of clean-tech manufacturing equipment will not cost the state tax dollars; it will increase revenue by expanding the number of clean technology manufacturing companies with sites in California.

To achieve this proposal, the Governor is co-sponsoring legislation with Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Assembly Bill 1111 by Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo), to codify the existing authority of the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to exempt zero emission vehicle manufacturers from sales tax on the purchase of new manufacturing equipment. The legislation will also extend the exemption to all green technology manufacturing.

“In addition to the environmental benefit, expanding this financial incentive promotes the growth of California’s green-tech sector, solidifies our leadership position in the economy of the future, and creates high-paying jobs for our workers and families,” said State Treasurer Bill Lockyer. “And the program will be designed with oversight and monitoring provisions to ensure the incentives provided businesses produce a net benefit for the state’s budget.”

Emphasizing that this year’s number one priority is creating jobs and returning people to work to get California’s economy back on track, the Governor announced his California Jobs Initiative proposal in his State of the State address last week. The initiative includes a $500 million employer hiring incentive that will keep Californians in jobs and give employers increased flexibility to adapt to the changed economy. Equivalent to the state paying half the payroll tax for each new employee for a year, the initiative will result in up to 100,000 new or retained jobs created and provide training to 140,000 individuals to qualify them for better jobs.

California has shown that leading in policy and enacting clean energy standards translates into clean energy investment and green jobs. According to an economic study by the University of California, Berkeley and Next 10, California’s policies will create as many as 403,000 jobs in the next 12 years and household incomes will increase by $48 billion. In the last three years alone, more than $6 billion in venture capital has been pumped into California’s economy, making the Golden State the national leader in the number of clean businesses. Green jobs have also skyrocketed, growing 10 times faster in California than in other areas. Another recently released Next 10 report shows that green jobs and businesses are growing faster in California than any other state in the nation.

Source: http://californianewswire.com/2010/01/12/CNW6482_215403.php

CES 2010: Trends of The New Year - Friendly Computers

CES 2010 at Las Vegas has ended and amongst the staggering array of consumer technology covering all bases, a few trends have been set. The event itself featured manufacturers of all kinds of technology focusing on innovation and keeping it green, but there were a few trends that made it rather obvious to us, the consumer, that we would be seeing plenty of them during the course of 2010. - Friendly Computers

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The Tablet/Slate
It was inevitable that the mobile phone industry was bursting at the seams with touch-sensitive technology and it was just a matter of time when we’d expect this tech to make it across the board to other segments. Of course touchscreen technology has been around for a while now and had its share of trials and tribulations and although widely used in all fields we can imagine it seemed to work best for the cell phone industry.

From the cell phone it made its way to the MID or Mobile Internet Device that focused more on internet connectivity rather than telephonic communication. This year we’ve seen the revival of the Tablet PC, another concept that has been around for quite a while but didn’t seem to catch on for some reason, but in 2010, that same concept has been revolutionized and is on this year’s main technology trends.

A few of the devices had been unveiled last year and some like the very mysterious Apple iSlate, were subject to intense rumors and speculation and should finally become a reality later this month. The Tablet, or as it’s being called now, the Slate, is set to take mobile computing to the next level and could put the netbook market on high alert.

3D Vision

Yet another revival and upgrade to the technology industry is 3D. 3D movies have been around for ages but manufacturers have now brought it to our homes with 3D TVs, some of which won’t even require the use of 3D goggles. American cable operators are also gearing up to launch a few channels in 3D for those with televisions that support it. The bigger players have announced a variety of 3D supported TVs but what I didn’t seem to see were announcements of any projectors that supported 3D. It’s a little strange considering people have been watching 3D movies in theaters for a really long time. Perhaps that’s next on the list.

Cameras with connectivity

There were quite a few new cameras announced at CES this year with focus on High Definition video capture more so than imaging. Aside from just HD video capture another common thread was connectivity. Quite a few cameras are due to be launched this year with features that include GPS, Bluetooth and even Wi-Fi/DLNA access. They would also be bundled with software that will make uploading data to online sources a much easier task making it a more streamlined process. Camcorders are also getting smaller with a new range of Pocket HD Camcorders that are becoming increasingly popular.

The year of the Android

Amongst the array of new mobile operating systems that are making the scene, Android has the highest potential to stay above the others. While Apple’s OS X may still be one of the top ranking systems there’s no possibility we’ll ever see it ported to other handsets. Maemo could be a close runner up but we still have to see it on other handsets other than the N900. Android’s open source system makes it highly susceptible to a lot of customization making it a good choice for the mobile community as well as other areas. At this years CES, although the mobile phone segment seemed unusually quiet, quite a few Android handsets that were unveiled last year made an appearance. This is Google’s year it seems unless we see something better.

Green n clean

Green technology i.e. environment friendly technology is thankfully becoming a serious priority for most consumer electronic manufactures. It’s about time. From the mobile phone designers who are infusing green technology into devices, accessories and even their packaging to TVs and other components that are being designed to utilize less energy, we’re finally seeing a sense of responsibility emerging in these companies. Green initiatives have been taken up in recycling measures adopted by quite a few of the mobile phone companies.

3D technology for the home and Slates are what 2010 is going to be all about. It was inevitable that we come to this point and definitely not unexpected, after all what goes around, comes around, just bigger and better of course. We will of course see the same technology expand and mature further as the year progresses and be waiting patiently till we here at Tech2 can show you, if it was worth waiting for.

Source: http://tech2.in.com/india/topstuff/general/ces-2010-trends-of-the-new-year/104162/0

Apple tops Greenpeace green technology company chart

Apple has been slammed by Greenpeace in the past for using hazardous and ecologically dubious chemicals in its products but that’s all changed. - Friendly Computers

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In the latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, Apple tops the chart as the greenest of the tech firms. Others didn’t do so well…


While Greenpeace has praise for Apple, Sony Ericsson and Nokia, it criticised Samsung, Dell, Lenovo and LG for not doing enough to make their products greener.

Greenpeace claims that Samsung, Dell, Lenovo and LG have failed to phase-out toxic chemicals from their products and manufacturing processes. The chemicals in question include toxic PVC vinyl plastic and brominated flame retardants.

Apple, Sony, Ericsson and Nokia received their praise because they’ve introduced products which have ditched those chemicals with HP receiving an honourable mention for making similar efforts.

Casey Harrel, Greenpeace’s International Electronics campaigner, says: “Apple is leading and HP is playing catch-up but the lack of action from other companies is ensuring that customers and the environment are still losing out.”

Does how green your gadgets are influence your buying decisions? Let us know.

Source:http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2010/01/08/apple-tops-greenpeace-green-technology-company-chart-115875-21952527/

Home energy management a hot topic at CES - Friendly Computers

If ever there was a business that needed a dash of flash from the world of consumer electronics, it's energy. - Friendly Computers

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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, companies from different corners of industry will be showing off gadgets and services they hope will make home energy management more attractive. The idea is that providing consumers and small businesses with detailed usage information and easy-to-use tools, they will be able to reduce energy consumption on the order of 10 percent to 20 percent.

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Among the companies introducing home energy management systems are Whirlpool and energy retailer Direct Energy, which will do a trial run of a system in Houston that uses a touch-screen console from OpenPeak and installation services from Best Buy's Geek Squad.

There will also be a number of in-home energy displays, dedicated devices that use a home network to give people a real-time view of how much electricity they are using, along with options for lowering their bills. Consumers can also access energy data on Web sites, such as Google's PowerMeter and Microsoft's Hohm, when the house has a smart meter or some whole-home energy monitors.

Utilities have run energy efficiency programs available for years, but these home energy management systems are meant to be far more user-friendly.

"Energy is fairly low-interest. It's a low priority in people's lifestyle even given the value on the table of saving money (through efficiency)," said David Dollihite, vice president of product development at Direct Energy. "If it's going to work, it's got to be something that integrates into what the consumer is already doing."

One way to move energy management into the home is to blend it with entertainment systems or services, such as home security.

For example, home media company Control4 at CES 2010 will be introducing a display for viewing and controlling lighting and climate as well as access music, videos, and online services such as weather. U.K.-based AlertMe and Electronic Housekeeper will also show off multifunction energy systems at CES.

But for all the activity in in-home energy displays, it's not clear that any provider has devised anything that offers energy savings and engages consumers over time, much like they would manage their finances online.

"There are lots of people who are, in effect, accelerating the build-out of what we think of as the dial tone--the ability to communicate. We want to be the conversation," said John Steinberg, the CEO of start-up EcoFactor, which raised $2.4 million on Monday for its home efficiency service.

Rather than build an energy management system around smart meters and a home network, EcoFactor is developing a service that optimizes home heating and cooling systems by analyzing thermostat data. The service, which EcoFactor plans to offer through utilities or cable providers, can help consumers lower energy use even with minimal customer participation, said Steinberg.

Security service providers, such as iControl and Schlage, are expanding into energy monitoring, which can be part of a monthly fee. Business network company D-Link, too, on Tuesday introduced a home energy monitoring service, which it will offer with home network-based security.

Regardless of which companies move into home energy management, different pricing and service options need to emerge, much like they did for cellular phone services, said Direct Energy's Dollihite. For example, not all utilities offer time-of-day pricing, which creates an economic incentive for consumers to schedule energy-heavy jobs at off-peak times.

"There are a lot of strategic implications for energy independence for getting the consumer to start adopting these solutions," he said.

Source: http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10426301-269.html

6 Green (and Very Cool) Trends for 2010 - Friendly Computers

Energy efficiency is the buzzword this year—but will it be the year of the LED? - Friendly Computers

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January 05, 2010 | by Steven Castle
Now that we’re finally done with the 2009 wrap-up stories and resolutions that will never be kept, let’s get on to the business of dealing with 2010.

If 2009 proved anything, it proved that green isn’t all that bad. We saw smarter surge suppressors, LED TVs, progress in LED lighting, really cool energy monitoring and home control systems. What’s not to like?

And here’s the thing: 2010 should be even better. Here are six green tech trends we’re likely to see in 2010—and they also happen to be very cool and practical.

More and Cheaper LEDs
You may not want to pay $35 for an ugly LED lamp from Walmart, and likely made in China. But more and more quality LED lighting products are becoming available, and their prices are bound to go down. What’s the magic number for screw-in LED replacement lamps that are 80 percent to 90 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs, cast better light than CFLs, and last years longer than both? I’m hearing about $20. We may not see that this year. But we’re certainly getting closer.

Fewer Energy Star TVs, But More Efficient Ones
Heard a TV manufacturer claim that all its sets qualify for Energy Star, the label that denotes an energy-efficient product? You may not be hearing that after May, when new and more stringent Energy Star guidelines go into effect. The current Energy Star guidelines for TVs were the first to include power consumption in the “on” state, instead of just standby, but far too many TVs qualified, so the EPA made stricter guidelines starting in May 2010. You’ll likely see fewer Energy Star TVs then, but they’ll use even less energy.

More Energy Efficiency Mandates
The California Energy Commission recently approved sales restrictions on TVs up to 58 inches in screen size that don’t meet energy efficiency requirements. And like it or not, we’re bound to see more mandates—unless the consumer electronics industry gets really proactive about energy efficiency and being green. Chances are any climate change legislation in Washington will include all sorts of energy efficiency incentives—and if it doesn’t President Obama has the big stick of the EPA, which has declared carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to be a danger to our health. One way or the other, we’ll be hearing a lot more about energy efficiency.

More Energy Monitoring
We’re big, big, big on energy monitoring. After all, studies show that people who have real-time feedback on the energy usage reduce consumption by 10 percent to 15 percent, and the more utilities that roll out smart grid services, the more demand there will be for energy monitoring systems. A huge driver will be Google’s PowerMeter, which is only available now through trial programs with some utilities. It can also work with the TED (The Energy Detective) system, as does Control4’s home control system.

Smart Charging
Some of the biggest energy wasters in the home are power supplies, or AC/DC adapters used for everything from notebook computers to mobile device chargers to printers. A typical house could have dozens of them. And when they remain plugged in to a power outlet, they consume energy—even when the device is disconnected. That means anyone with a charging center is likely wasting energy. APC already has a surge suppressor that can be programmed to shut off at certain times, and we’re bound to see smarter charging stations. Green Plug is one technology promoting universal adapters that can power multiple devices as well as charge them and cut power to the charger when necessary. It’s an idea whose time has come.

More Efficient Networks
A lot of power is wasted by computer and consumer electronics networks with devices left on unnecessarily. All this is being addressed by a variety of technologies and products, from whole-house audio amplifiers that shut down unused channels and computer switches that do roughly the same. Now there will be even more, from an Energy Efficient Ethernet that allows devices on a network to sleep to network proxying, which will allow PCs and other network devices to power down, but still be accessed by the network.

Source: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/six_green_and_very_cool_trends_for_2010/

How to Use North American Continent to Combat Climate Change - Friendly Computers

COPENHAGEN—U.S. forests and soils store some 90 billion metric tons of carbon, or 50 years worth of present U.S. emissions from fossil fuels, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey. - Friendly Computers

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As negotiators here at the United Nations' climate summit continue to struggle to draft a global agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions—including efforts to reduce deforestation and protect natural sinks—the U.S. Department of Interior is transforming the business of public lands and waters to help combat climate change.

First and foremost, on December 10, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar attempted to reassure the world that the U.S. is once again actively engaged in the global effort to combat climate change. "The U.S.A. understands the danger climate change poses to our world and we as a nation are committed to facing that challenge," he said at an event in the U.S. pavilion. "Climate change is affecting every corner of the American continent." For example, Florida's Pelican Island—the nation's first wildlife preserve formed in 1903— "is being consumed by the rising sea and may disappear."

Salazar outlined some of the mitigation efforts under way at Interior, which manages a full fifth of national lands as well as expanses of ocean off the coasts, including mineral and fossil fuel resources. The majority of those efforts in the 11 months of the Obama administration focus on turning the nation's public lands into resources for combating climate change—either as locations for renewable energy projects, carbon sinks or buffers against weird weather.

In addition to the 2,500 square kilometers that Interior is evaluating for solar power potential, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab estimates that wind farms off the east coast could ultimately produce 1,000 gigawatts of power. "That's more power from wind alone than is needed to power the entire electrical needs of the U.S.," Salazar noted. He called for generating at least 20 percent of U.S. power from such wind resources by 2030—following in Denmark's footsteps—and noted that 5,300 megawatts of new renewable energy projects, including geothermal, refitted hydropower, solar and wind (on- and offshore), are currently being evaluated by his department for public lands, along with the transmission corridors to go with them.

The Interior Department is also focused on ensuring continued exploration of U.S. fossil-fuel resources, including Powder River Basin coal in Wyoming and new exploratory oil leases in the Chukchi Sea, among others. "We have to go through a transition. We have significant resources including oil and gas which will continue to be part of our energy portfolio for years to come," Salazar said. But "we are looking at geological formations in the U.S. such as oil and gas reservoirs and saline formations to determine how they can be used to reduce atmospheric levels of CO2. These are efforts to find the right places to store CO2."

Such carbon dioxide storage—along with the technology to capture it before it goes up the smokestack—will be critical as the U.S. and other countries, such as China and India, continue to burn coal to produce the majority of their electricity. "We have more coal in the U.S. perhaps than any other resource we have," Salazar noted. "The question is not whether we are going to continue to have coal as part of the energy portfolio. The real question is how can we reduce carbon emissions from coal."

Ultimately, Salazar also wanted to reassure the world that the U.S. will one day limit greenhouse gas emissions. "We will pass comprehensive carbon legislation in the U.S.," Salazar said at the event he called "an opportunity to tell the rest of the world what it is we are doing." He added: "We've already done a U-turn from the place where the previous administration was taking the country with respect to climate change and energy."

And a return of some of those public lands to fully functioning, as is being done with the ongoing restoration of the Everglades in Florida, could recreate new carbon sinks. "By restoring ecosystems, U.S. lands can store more carbon," Salazar said. "In the U.S., we are losing three million acres of land every year to development, an area the size of Connecticut. When we lose those areas for development we also lose carbon sinks that are created by vegetation in those places."

Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=salazar-land-management-climate-change