Climate Change Impacts 'Pervasive, Wide-Ranging' White House Task Force Reports.—reliability medium.
"Climate change is already having 'pervasive, wide-ranging' effects on 'nearly every aspect of our society,' a task force representing more than 20 federal agencies reported  Tuesday. 'These impacts will influence how and where we live and work as well as our cultures, health and environment,' the report states." More about adaptation issues. See NRDC blog. PDF of report here.

Port of West Sacramento Powered 100% by Solar Energy.—reliability high.
"A newly installed 637-kilowatt solar power system will supply the Port of West Sacramento with 100 percent of its electricity needs. It will cut the port’s energy costs by more than $20,000 annually and eliminate more than 34 million pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions over 25 years. The system consists of 3,536 solar panels covering 90,000 square feet on the rooftops of two rice warehouse buildings. With the 25-year power purchase agreement, it was installed at no cost to the port by Pacific Power Management (PPM)." See Environmental Leader.

Companies, Industries, Markets and Supply Chains

Nestle says drops palm oil supplier after report.—reliability high.
"Nestle, the world's biggest food group, said it had stopped buying palm oil from Indonesia's Sinar Mas due to concerns about rainforest destruction, following a similar move by consumer goods firm Unilever. Nestle's announcement came after Greenpeace released a report on Wednesday which looked into how the company was sourcing palm oil. Switzerland's Nestle, which uses the edible oil in its food products such as KitKat bars, said it had replaced Sinar Mas with another supplier for further shipments after conducting its own investigations into its palm oil supply chain." Story at Reuters.