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Many new constraints for Bush on the environment.
Congress and US courts have hit the administration with a series of policy setbacks -- on greenhouse-gas emissions, strip mining, and logging.
Christian Science Monitor.
09 April 2007
It's a wild, wild state of warming.
The possum is among many Michigan species, from flying squirrels to ticks to birds, that have changed their behavior in response to warmer temperatures, especially on winter and spring nights, over the past 25 years.
Detroit Free Press.
09 April 2007
Doomsday climate predictions for Cape.
The lush vineyards, rare plant species and breathtaking scenery that make the Cape Peninsula region of Africa a tourist magnet are in danger of withering away within decades, the findings of a growing number of climate change scientists suggest.
Cape Town Cape Times.
09 April 2007
Churches put faith in action for environment.
The global environmental crisis has filled spiritual leaders with a bitter awe this Easter, a time for repentance and rebirth, to consider the broken body and the transcendent miracle.
Contra Costa Times.
09 April 2007
Bill ties climate to national security.
The CIA and Pentagon would for the first time be required to assess the national security implications of climate change under proposed legislation intended to elevate global warming to a national defense issue.
Boston Globe.
09 April 2007
U.S. States' effort to reduce vehicle emissions gets 1st court test in Vermont.
A week after the U.S. Supreme Court said vehicle carbon dioxide emissions can be regulated like other pollutants, an effort by several states to do that is about to get its first court test.
Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Europe's problems color U.S. plans to curb carbon gases.
When you're trying to slow down global warming, beware of unintended consequences.
Washington Post.
09 April 2007
Nuclear power enters global warming debate.
The renewed push for legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions could falter over an old debate: whether nuclear power should play a role in any federal attack on climate change.
Los Angeles Times.
09 April 2007
Foundation to offer $100 million to deal with global warming.
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is creating a $100 million program to support research intended to encourage policies aimed at reducing the threat of global warming.
New York Times.
09 April 2007
New PG&E plug-in car can feed power to home.
Imagine a car that powers your home during a blackout. Or one that produces so much extra energy, the utility company pays you.
San Jose Mercury News.
09 April 2007
Climate change 'to hit Pacific islands'.
Some Pacific islands are facing a bleak future with climate change predicted to reduce their water resources, food security and hit tourism industries hard.
Australian Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Can the world share the burden of climate change?
A new study looking at likely political responses to global warming swipes a leaf from Hari Seldon's playbook and tries to estimate the appetite for political and economic change in Europe and the USA in coming decades.
USA Today.
09 April 2007
Duke foundation to provide $100 million for global warming research.
A $100 million (€75 million) fund is being set up by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to pay for five years of research into global warming.
Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Proposed tax targets wallets of SUV owners.
A state lawmaker wants to take aim at the wallets of people who buy gas-guzzling vehicles. The new tax is being proposed by a San Mateo County Assemblyman.
Sacramento CBS 13.
09 April 2007
Next task: 'Repairing' the climate.
Now comes the hard part of global warming — fixing it — say scientists looking ahead to the release of the next major climate-change report.
USA Today.
09 April 2007
Political heat over the planet.
If human activity in burning fossil fuels is the cause of global warming, as the consensus now holds, then human activity in the political and diplomatic realm may also prove be the greatest obstacle to an effective global response to the problem. That much was clear in Brussels on Friday in the struggles over the latest report of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Time Magazine.
09 April 2007
All washed up.
As the evidence of global warming proliferates, so do the nasty consequences.
Economist.
09 April 2007
Climate group frosty towards polar foot races.
Environmentalists yesterday criticised "thrill-seeking" marathon runners taking part in two north pole races for ignoring the ecological costs.
London Guardian.
09 April 2007
Will snow cover become a thing of Canada's past?
The part of the UN's IPCC report on global warming that focuses on North America will be made public this week, and it predicts that the entire human environment of North America will be profoundly reshaped in a warmer world.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 April 2007
Want to monitor climate change pick up a penguin.
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are trying out a new bio-indicator - the king penguin - to investigate whether the animals can be used to monitor the effects of climate change.
SPX.
09 April 2007
Holidays trump climate change.
Public concern about climate change is growing in Britain but that will not stop a record Easter exodus from the world's busiest international airport.
Reuters.
09 April 2007
Terminator to attend Tory conference.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is to exchange Sunset Boulevard for the Golden Mile as a guest of honour at this year's Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.
London Independent.
09 April 2007
Rising sea levels trigger fear over Shanghai's future.
Shanghai, the pulse of China's economy and a city built on the coast, has a romantic name, which means "go to sea" - shang (going) hai (sea). Now the city faces the risk of actually going under the sea, according to new scientific claims.
China Daily.
09 April 2007
Bhutan leads battle against global heat.
As the world community struggles to come to grips with global warming and climate change, the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan may be about to show the way ahead.
Indo-Asian News Service.
09 April 2007
Rice resistant to global warming eyed.
Japan's rice output will fall significantly and most of the nation's beech forests could die off if temperatures rise due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a report on global warming compiled by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry.
Japan Times.
09 April 2007
Mountaineers tell of becoming witnesses to global warming .
Around the world, mountaineers are bringing back first-hand accounts of vanishing glaciers, melting ice routes, crumbling rock formations and flood-prone lakes where glaciers once rose.
Canberra Times.
09 April 2007
Champagne producers warned of climate change impact.
Experts are warning that climate change could be about to alter the world wine map and that could have a major impact on the world's most famous bubbly, champagne.
ABC News.
09 April 2007
Change economic climate in response to global warming: CSIRO.
The success of Earth Hour in Sydney last month has inspired communities across the nation to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but the jury is still out on the economic benefits.
Australian Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Westpac card joins green bandwagon.
Westpac has launched a scheme that allows credit card holders to use reward points to offset their carbon emissions.
Melbourne Age.
09 April 2007
Heat, drought spur rise in emissions.
Hot weather and the drought were key factors in driving up Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions this summer.
Melbourne Age.
09 April 2007
Climate change spells trouble for Chile.
A pair of alarming reports published late last week – one by the United Nations, the other by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) – offer a preview of how global warming can be expected to affect Chile in the future.
Santiago Times.
09 April 2007
British Columbia urged to implement carbon taxes.
Tax would cut greenhouse gases and be cheaper in the long run.
Vancouver Sun.
09 April 2007
Global warming rallies planned.
Louisville and other cities in Kentucky and Indiana are among the more than 1,000 nationwide that have rallies scheduled to press Congress for steep cuts in pollution linked to global warming.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
09 April 2007
Zeroing out carbon emission in Woodstock.
Woodstock has a new plan to reduce the countercultural haven's net carbon dioxide emissions to zero within a decade, an ambitious attempt to erase the town's ''carbon footprint.''
Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Rising water levels threaten Maryland cemeteries.
Slowly, but surely, Chesapeake Bay water levels are rising, apparently accelerated by climate change. As the bay eats away at tracts of land on Hooper's Island and other low-lying areas, it is engulfing a number of old gravesites such as that of Wroten, who died in July 1903.
Associated Press.
09 April 2007
On thin ice.
Canada's seal-hunting season officially began on April 2nd along with the usual row between those who denounce it as senseless cruelty and those who defend it as a traditional and necessary part of local livelihoods. Thanks to global warming, however, the argument might soon become redundant.
Economist.
09 April 2007
Air pressure.
On April 2nd, in its most important environmental decision for many years, the Supreme Court at last settled one of the biggest outstanding questions: whether the government has the authority to curb emissions in the first place.
Economist.
09 April 2007
Students take on climate change.
Move over, Al Gore. The youngest generation is doing something about climate change.
Hartford Courant.
09 April 2007
Hurting our planet by degrees.
It only takes an increase of a few degrees to lift spirits, but it also takes only a few degrees to make life-altering climate changes.
Seattle Times.
09 April 2007
Nickels is lauded on global warming.
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels continues to get rave reviews in the national media for his leadership on combating global warming, now with a piece in this week's Newsweek.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
09 April 2007
Supreme Court puts the squeeze on EPA.
In the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling that CO2 is an air pollutant, Congress is stepping up pressure on EPA to regulate greenhouse gases. The decision will also affect an array of lawsuits focused on greenhouse gas emissions.
Chemical & Engineering News.
09 April 2007
Gas-guzzler fee on inefficient cars facing hurdles at Statehouse.
A legislative proposal to impose a "gas guzzler" fee on inefficient cars is moving forward in the House, but may run into roadblocks if and when it arrives for consideration in the Senate.
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.
09 April 2007
Green tech touted as red-hot option for the region.
Given the push for so-called green technology -- environmentally friendly and energy efficient -- the Sacramento, CA, area has the necessary ingredients to become a national leader, experts say.
Sacramento Bee.
09 April 2007
Global warming would endanger ducks, wetlands, professor says.
Global warming will adversely affect the region's wetlands and duck populations and soon, said Dr. Carter Johnson, South Dakota State University (SDSU) ecology professor and global warming expert.
Yankton Press & Dakotan.
09 April 2007
Global warming heats up Tribeca.
For its opening and closing films, the Tribeca Film Festival is opting for the unconventional: a compilation of shorts about global warming and a doc about the 2005 Gates project in Central Park.
Variety.
09 April 2007
Clean cars: Paying the price for an SUV.
Call it the Robin Hood approach to global warming. California drivers who buy new Hummers, Ford Expeditions and other big vehicles that emit high levels of greenhouse gases would pay a fee of up to $2,500.
San Jose Mercury News.
09 April 2007
Green with envy.
The low-emission hybrid car, once the choice of eccentrics and eco-nerds, is fast becoming the vehicle du jour.
Melbourne Age.
09 April 2007
Out with the lawn, in with edibles.
There's a growing interest among city dwellers in turning lawns and landscapes into pesticide-free, food-yielding gardens -- but many don't know how to dig in.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
09 April 2007
Graduating to green.
As Earth Day approaches and grass-roots and political efforts increase on global warming, students at Tufts and other local campuses are urging their schools to be environmentally smarter.
Boston Globe.
09 April 2007
'Green' future in store for Glenwood power plant site.
The team behind the proposed redevelopment of the old New York Glenwood Power Station on the city's waterfront hopes to lead the way in environmentally friendly building practices.
White Plains Journal News.
09 April 2007
Rain forest wood for boardwalk splinters shore town.
Wood from tropical rain forests has become a favorite with communities around the country who are either building or repairing boardwalks -- to the distress of environmentalists.
Associated Press.
09 April 2007
Eco-anxiety: Something else to worry about.
While scientists are making environmentally sound lifestyle choices based on their own study, a growing number of people have literally worried themselves sick over a range of doomsday scenarios. Their worry has a name: eco-anxiety.
Columbia News Service.
09 April 2007
Valley’s air is something to sneeze at.
High pollen counts, year-round ozone and particulate pollution, makes urban Arizona one of the worst places in the country for allergy and asthma sufferers.
Scottsdale East Valley Tribune.
09 April 2007
Cool to coal.
Ambitious plans for the sprawling Chuitna coal project in the Beluga coal fields 45 miles west of Anchorage are quietly moving forward once again, brought to life by the resurgence of coal markets amid rising natural gas and oil prices and booming growth in Asia.
Anchorage Daily News.
09 April 2007
