Global Warming and Energy

Over 100,000 people still without power after Isaac.

Study finds warming from carbon soot much lower than models predict.

Solar cycle 24 still weak.

Solar panel companies are going bankrupt all over the US, Europe and China.

"The bankruptcies of roughly two dozen U.S. and European photovoltaic manufacturers have framed much of the story about an oversupply of solar panels and crashing prices over the past year. What's less known is the impact on the PV manufacturing industry in China, where over 50 companies also have closed, said John Lefebvre, president of Suntech Power's American operations, during Intersolar in San Francisco on Wednesday. "

The firms are taking taxpayer money down with them.