Royal Society tells Exxon: stop funding climate change denial
(Guardian Unlimited) In an unprecedented step, the Royal Society, Britain's premier scientific academy, has written to the oil giant to demand that the company withdraws support for dozens of groups that have "misrepresented the science of climate change by outright denial of the evidence".The scientists also strongly criticise the company's public statements on global warming, which they describe as "inaccurate and misleading".

Papermill touted for energy use
(Oshkosh Northwestern) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear about more companies like Neenah Paper. The Neenah firm will be recognized by the EPA today as Wisconsin's top purchaser of green power or energy made from renewable sources, including wind, solar, hyrdo and biomass.

Electric bills likely to increase 20%
(Pioneer Press Online) With a first electricity auction in Illinois complete, residential customers in northern Illinois can expect to pay about 22 percent more on their electric bills starting Jan. 2. Friday, the Illinois Commerce Commission announced the results of its auction, which ran from Sept. 4 through Sept. 8. In the end, 16 suppliers, including investment firms and energy companies, won the right to deliver power through the "reverse" auction, which asked bidders how much power they would supply at descending prices until the state could no longer lower prices and ensure needed supply.

Prop 87: A $4 Billion Tax-and-Spend Boondoggle
(Human Events) Still Kicking Along with myriad decisions on elected officials, voters across the country will be asked to weigh in on ballot measures this fall. Taxpayers will have big stakes riding in a large number of these measures, but in one - Proposition 87 in California - there are important questions of both tax and spending policy at stake.Proposition 87 will raise $4 billion in state revenue through new taxes on in-state oil extraction. In turn, the money will be used to fund a board that will dole out funds to alternative energy products and companies.