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Green living takes root. But habits die hard.
Most Americans believe that dramatic steps are needed to conserve energy and reduce the threat of global warming, but they are willing to go only so far in changing their lifestyles to "go green."
USA Today.
19 April 2007
Getting gold out of green.
Mainstream giants in markets spanning consumer products, banking, airlines and chemicals have sweeping programs to shrink their companies' impact on the environment — and cash in on consumers' desire to go green.
USA Today.
19 April 2007
Could global warming cause war?
For years, the debate over global warming has focused on the three big "E's": environment, energy, and economic impact. This week it officially entered the realm of national security threats and avoiding wars as well.
Christian Science Monitor.
19 April 2007
Giant carbon vacuums could cool Earth.
In order to capture all of humanity's yearly carbon emissions, an area the size of Arizona would have to be planted with 250,000 300-foot high carbon-capturing devices.
Christian Science Monitor.
19 April 2007
It's hip to be green.
For today's young people, fixing the environment is job one. And they have their own ideas about how to do it.
Newsweek.
19 April 2007
Wal-Mart pushes suppliers to 'go green.'
Not long ago, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced plans to start judging its vast chain of suppliers not just on conventional criteria such as price, but also on a new standard -- the environmental sustainability of its packaging.
MSNBC.
19 April 2007
Climate change: Why we don't believe it.
What does Britain really think about global warming? There is an unreported gulf between the pronouncements of campaigners and politicians and British public opinion.
London New Statesman.
19 April 2007
'Carbon offsets' spread in the hotel environment.
Every day you stay at a hotel, you may burn enough fossil fuels to release more than 33 pounds of carbon dioxide, the bad boy of global warming, into the atmosphere.
Los Angeles Times.
19 April 2007
Boxer will 'hound' Bush on emissions regulations.
Sen. Barbara Boxer promised to pressure the Bush administration to adopt California-style global warming regulations, saying Wednesday that the Supreme Court "handed us a gift" with its recent landmark decision authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gases as a pollutant.
San Francisco Chronicle.
19 April 2007
U.S. House panel sees security threats from global warming.
Global security and U.S. oil-dependence worries, rather than strictly concerns about melting glaciers, rising seas and other threats from greenhouse gases, dominated the Democratic House of Represetatives' first hearing on global warming Wednesday.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
World needs to axe greenhouse gases by 80 percent.
The world will have to axe greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050, more deeply than planned, to have an even chance of curbing global warming in line with European Union goals, researchers said on Thursday.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
Poor in Philippines to suffer most from extreme heat due to climate change.
Environmental activist group Kalikasan Peoples Network for the Environment (Kalikasan PNE) today warned that the recent incidents of extreme heat and Napocor power shortages affecting Luzon were just the beginning of more climate change-related phenomena that would affect the Filipino poor the most.
Davao City Today.
19 April 2007
Clearing the air on ethanol.
New research predicts that E85 vehicle emissions could cause just as many deaths as gasoline, or more, and may worsen smog over cities across the world.
Environmental Science & Technology.
19 April 2007
Al Gore's home on way to creating electricity.
The city of Belle Meade on Tuesday said the former vice president could put 33 panels on top of his Lynnwood Boulevard home to convert sunlight into energy.
Nashville Tennessean.
19 April 2007
Wind shear may cancel climate's effect on hurricanes.
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic may not increase as a result of global warming, according to a new study focusing on changes in tropical wind patterns.
New Scientist.
19 April 2007
Alabama ranks last in states implementing climate change programs.
Alabama and four other states have implemented only four of 20 possible climate change initiatives in the Pew Center on Global Climate Change ranking.
Florence Times Daily.
19 April 2007
Climate reporting "too balanced" say scientists.
Airing the views of climate change sceptics in the media may only be serving to keep the global warming controversy boiling, argue scientists.
Cosmos Magazine.
19 April 2007
Global effort to save endangered crops gets $37.5 million infusion.
The first international effort to safeguard scattered seed banks holding some 165,000 varieties of the 21 crop plants will receive a $30 million grant from the Gates Foundation and $7.5 million from Norway.
New York Times.
19 April 2007
No US emissions curbs without China, India.
The United States will not join an international regime curbing emissions blamed for global warming until it also applied to China and India.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
Climate change skeptics say it's hard to get heard.
Skeptics of the seriousness of global warming complained on Wednesday of not being heard by the public or policy makers while warning governments to take a second look at the scientific consensus on climate change.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
UN rebuff for Britain on global warming.
Britain has run into a wall of reluctance spearheaded by China after telling the United Nations that there are few greater threats to global security than climate change.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
Security Council meeting on climate challenged.
The legitimacy of a much-ballyhooed Security Council meeting on climate change has been challenged by developing nations that argue that the threat to the global environment is not a subject within the purview of the UN's most powerful political body.
Johannesburg Mail & Guardian.
19 April 2007
British Gasman goes green.
British Gas is offering customers a chance to do their bit to stem global warming with the launch of a new green energy unit.
London Daily Telegraph.
19 April 2007
Spain's CO2 emissions fell in 2006 .
Spain's emissions of carbon dioxide, the main global warming gas, fell by 4.1 percent in 2006 compared with 2005, reversing years of fast growth.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
German cabinet accepts EU's CO2 allocation plan.
Germany on Wednesday accepted a European Commission cap of 453 million tonnes of annual carbon emissions from next year following the resolution of internal wrangling over how to meet the target.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
Uganda: Kampala CHOGM to be carbon neutral.
Uganda is set to hit world records by being the first country among the common wealth countries to host a carbon neutral CHOGM.
Kampala Monitor.
19 April 2007
Van Schalkwyk refutes climate change claim.
Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has rejected a claim he is doing nothing concrete about climate change, saying plans by government to deal with the threat of global warming are well in hand.
South African Press Association.
19 April 2007
Africa must adapt to soaring temperatures.
African governments must urgently look at ways to adapt to effects of rising temperatures on the continent most vulnerable to climate change, authors of a United Nations report said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse.
19 April 2007
Environment minister hints at ban on new cars.
A moratorium on the sale of new cars in Indonesia was threatened Wednesday by State Minister for the Environment Rachmat Witoelar, as part of a national program to start reducing air pollution in the country's ever-growing urban areas.
Jakarta Post.
19 April 2007
Climate change has pushed up Jakarta rainfall.
Increased temperatures caused by human-induced global warming have led to higher monthly rainfall in Jakarta, according to the Geophysical and Meteorological Agency (BMG).
Jakarta Post.
19 April 2007
Global business summit for environment kicks off in Singapore.
Global Business Summit for the Environment kicked off here on Thursday, aimed to raise awareness of the corporate world in environmental sustainability.
People's Daily.
19 April 2007
Gov't should face up to greenhouse threat: scholar says.
Academia Sinica Honorary President Lee Yuan-tseh urged the government yesterday to face the greenhouse effect and related problems, including how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, saying that Earth's resources are limited.
Central News Agency.
19 April 2007
China claims creating artificial snowfall.
China Wednesday claimed to have created an artificial snowfall over northern Tibet, making it possible for humans to change the weather at high altitudes.
United Press International.
19 April 2007
China about to become biggest CO2 emitter: IAEA.
China will overtake the United States as the world's biggest emitter of heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) either this year or next, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
New-car ban for Indonesia?
Indonesia's environment minister has proposed a ban on the sale of new cars in a radical bid to slash pollution levels in the nation's rapidly growing urban areas, a report said on Thursday.
Agence France-Presse.
19 April 2007
Scientists to track impact of Asian dust clouds on global pollution.
US scientists are using one of the country's newest and most capable research aircraft in field operations to study plumes of airborne dust and pollutants that originate in Asia and journey to North America.
Asian News International.
19 April 2007
'Ban the bulb' campaign launched.
The simple act of replacing light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps can cut your electricity bills; and, it can also help fight global warming.
The Hindu.
19 April 2007
Australians fear 'jet flight guilt' could hit tourism.
Australia is concerned that growing guilt over the impact of jet flights on global warming could hit the country's multi-billion dollar tourism industry, officials said yesterday.
Agence France-Presse.
19 April 2007
Howard refuses climate change link.
The federal government still refuses to accept a confirmed link between global warming and the drought, but says it's preparing for a drier climate.
Sydney Daily Telegraph.
19 April 2007
Vaile unsure on fossil fuel targets.
Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile has given a cool response to calls to ban fossil fuel imports by 2020, saying he is not sure if the target is achievable.
Australian Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Scientist says cremation should meet a timely death.
An Australian scientist called Wednesday for an end to the age-old tradition of cremation, saying the practice contributed to global warming.
Agence France-Presse.
19 April 2007
Fairs will showcase greener way of life.
It can take time and a lot of effort to go green. But with Earth Day fast approaching and scientists and now politicians sounding alarms about global warming, becoming more environmentally conscious has taken on more significance than ever.
Montreal Gazette.
19 April 2007
Future is dim for light bulb.
It was a bright idea for its time, but after more than a century of lighting up our homes it will soon be lights out for the wasteful "Edison" bulb.
Toronto Star.
19 April 2007
Ottawa rolls out 'validators' to bolster anti-Kyoto stand.
The Harper government has secured a high-profile endorsement of its position that Canada's economy would be crippled if it was forced to meet the Kyoto accord's timetable for cutting greenhouse gases.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
19 April 2007
Prius too small as T.O. limo.
Steven Frei, co-founder of Green Limousine Inc., can currently operate his "green" limo service in Ajax and Pickering, but not in Toronto, where a bylaw that stipulates vehicle size, trunk space and passenger legroom restricts the use of the most popular and energy-efficient hybrid cars.
Toronto Star.
19 April 2007
Mosquito's early arrival an inconvenient truth.
Alarmists will say that the early arrival of mosquitoes is evidence of global warming and its dire consequences.
Star Phoenix.
19 April 2007
Solar cooking cuts emissions.
A non-profit society based in Lund continues its efforts to raise funds for solar cooking projects that reduce poverty in sun-rich, fuel-poor countries, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Powell River Peak.
19 April 2007
Canada mulls diluting emissions targets,
As recently as last week Canadian officials mulled whether to weaken the government's commitment to cut emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
Canada joins anti-Kyoto bloc.
This week's announcement by the Canadian government -- that it may join a U.S.-led coalition focused on voluntary emissions cuts -- could be part of a global shift away from Kyoto's binding targets.
National Post.
19 April 2007
San Juan college goes green: Earth Day events showcase sustainability.
McCune, a fourth-grader at McKinley Elementary School, said he was fascinated with the booths at San Juan College displaying various alternative energy and sustainable "green" ways of life.
Farmington Daily Times.
19 April 2007
Investigators warn of global warming costs.
Congressional investigators plan to warn a Senate committee today that climate change could mean sharply increased costs for taxpayer-funded insurance programs - costs that put the government at "increased financial risk."
Hartford Courant.
19 April 2007
Senator wants higher fuel economy.
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer pledged Wednesday to pressure the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency into regulating the fuel economy of cars and trucks, saying the Bush administration no longer has any excuse to ignore the issue.
Detroit Free Press.
19 April 2007
UW researcher using narwhals to study climate change.
Researchers who study climate change get their data any way they can: from weather balloons and satellites to deep-sea submersibles and ice-drilling rigs. Now, a University of Washington biologist has devised one of the strangest methods yet: attaching instruments to the backs of narwhals.
Seattle Times.
19 April 2007
Study: Wind shear caused by global warming may help curb hurricanes.
Maybe global warming isn't spawning more powerful hurricanes, after all.
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
19 April 2007
Seminar focuses on making Binghamton a more sustainable city.
Proponents of sustainability say it's an inescapable truth that motivates their philosophy: People cannot continue to rob future generations of resources to maintain their lifestyles.
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.
19 April 2007
Laramie might become a "cooler" place to live.
Laramie may be nice place to live, but it isn't quite 'cool' enough to satisfy one group of citizens concerned about climate change.
Laramie Boomerang.
19 April 2007
Dodd favors corporate tax for emissions.
Sen. Chris Dodd, splitting with his Democratic presidential rivals over the best way to cut pollution and curb global warming, wants to tax corporations for their carbon dioxide emissions.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Greenpeace co-founder backs nuclear energy.
As a co-founder of Greenpeace, Patrick Moore spent 15 years involved in the “politics of confrontation” before leaving the world’s largest environmental activist organization, and now finds himself at odds with his former fellow activists as he promotes sustainable energy.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
19 April 2007
Earth gets its day in the sun.
More attention is being paid to Earth Day this year, in part because of an Academy Award. If you are looking at trends, the Earth is hot.
St. Petersburg Times.
19 April 2007
Boxer's 2-track push on warming.
Trying a two-pronged approach on global warming, Sen. Barbara Boxer pledged Wednesday to send bills to the Senate floor "whenever I have the votes," while pressuring the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions without legislation.
San Jose Mercury News.
19 April 2007
Patrick orders state buildings to go green.
Gov. Deval Patrick ordered state agencies Wednesday to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent in five years in the most recent of several "green" moves made early in his administration.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Scientist: Warming not caused by humans.
Roy Spencer, principal research scientist at the University of Alabama and former NASA scientist, is speaking up about his belief that Earth is not headed toward a global warming disaster.
Huntsville Times.
19 April 2007
Must tulips wither as the climate changes?
Spring came prematurely to New York twice: first in January, when daffodils and Japanese apricots bloomed in 70-degree weather, before the mercury took a dive to 19 degrees; and again in February, when temperatures hovered in the 70s, and then fell to the 20s.
New York Times.
19 April 2007
Boxer panel offers to help you cut carbon emissions.
Want to know how you can help cut global warming? Sen. Barbara Boxer is here to help.
Sacramento Bee.
19 April 2007
Tourists travel green across Wisconsin.
"Leave no trace" has long been the mantra of nature enthusiasts who paddle the Boundary Waters or dive the fragile coral reefs off the Florida Keys. Now, that same philosophy is fueling Wisconsin's eco- tourism efforts.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal.
19 April 2007
Homes get help to go green.
Cydney Crampton has done just about everything she can think of to decrease her use of energy.
USA Today.
19 April 2007
5 Things Sacramento can do to save the planet.
Will Sacramento’s new Sustainability Master Plan become more than another feel-good document? The answer is yes … if the city and its citizens step up.
Reno News and Review.
19 April 2007
Democrats: Warming is a security threat.
House Republicans made it clear Wednesday they won't make things easy for Democrats trying to lay the groundwork for legislation on greenhouse gases and climate change.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Frog hops to precipitation.
It might seem like a paradox, but just because the Indians' home opener was canceled in Cleveland, Ohio, because of snow doesn't mean global warming isn't real.
McClatchy Newspapers.
19 April 2007
N.C. ponders future of alternative fuels.
There was optimism galore Wednesday as government officials, environmentalists and business people gathered to consider North Carolina's future in alternative fuels.
Greensboro News & Record.
19 April 2007
Conoco's own inconvenient truth.
CEO Mulva says the oil company is taking its role in global warming seriously and plans to be more proactive.
Business Week.
19 April 2007
Warming taxes U.S. agencies.
Government auditors are warning that 2 federal insurance programs face "many billions" of dollars in possible damage claims, because they haven't acted to limit risks from climate change.
Wall Street Journal.
19 April 2007
GAO warns of cost tied to changes in climate.
Federal insurance programs for floods and crops have failed to anticipate more numerous and severe storms expected from global warming over the next century, threatening the government with liability for billions of dollars in claims, according to a Government Accountability Office report to be released today.
Portland Press Herald.
19 April 2007
Lawmaker urges action on CO2 emissions.
The head of the Senate Environment Committee on Wednesday said the Bush administration should immediately act to reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gases from automobiles, after the Supreme Court affirmed its authority earlier this month.
Reuters.
19 April 2007
It's a dry heat.
There is, evidently, a small section of rural land in the northeast corner of the state of California where temperatures have actually cooled over the last five decades. For the rest of us, the news is not so good.
Los Angeles City Beat.
19 April 2007
Midlands residents going for the green.
Saturday, 95 people will get a deal on a new battery-powered lawn mower — if they hand over their old, exhaust-spewing mower first.
Columbia State.
19 April 2007
State looks to save watts as a light bulb goes on.
Yesterday Governor Deval Patrick received nothing but praise when he announced he had upgraded the lighting in his State House office, ditching his old incandescent bulbs for energy-saving fluorescents.
Boston Globe.
19 April 2007
Biologist explains changes to Alaska fisheries due to warming sea climate.
As the Bering Sea warms, what Kodiak fishermen catch in the next 30 years may be different than anything in the past.
Kodiak Daily Mirror.
19 April 2007
Sen. Boxer sees action on global warming legislation.
Sen. Barbara Boxer has said she sees a bipartisan consensus developing in favor of legislation to curb global warming emissions.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Republicans see global warming alarmism.
House Republicans made it clear Wednesday they won't make things easy for Democrats trying to lay the groundwork for legislation on greenhouse gases and climate change.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Climate model suggests weaker hurricanes.
A U.S. climate model simulation suggests anticipated increased wind shear over the tropical Atlantic Ocean might inhibit hurricane development.
United Press International.
19 April 2007
Green theme growing in Springfield.
Green was the theme yesterday as various representatives of the city and private sector gathered to discuss efforts to beautify Springfield and improve its environment.
Springfield Republican.
19 April 2007
Businesses must address global warming, UN officials say.
Businesses in both developed and emerging economies must implement environmentally friendly operations if they want to compete in a more environmentally aware world, UN officials said Thursday.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Southwestern U.S. could witness return of the dust bowl.
Without global climate change, the great American dust bowl of the 1930s might remain just another chapter in history.
Environmental Science & Technology.
19 April 2007
Amid global warming, ag helps Valley keep its cool.
Global warming may be melting the polar ice caps, but in the San Joaquin Valley, scientists say temperatures are unexpectedly low -- thanks to the irrigation of farmland.
Fresno Bee.
19 April 2007
Environmentalists force cancellation of TXU coal plants.
The announcement that the acquisition of TXU Corp. by Texas Pacific Group and KKR had yielded to pressure from the Environmental Defense Organization by canceling applications for eight of 11 of TXU's proposed coal plants will have long-term repercussions on America's energy use of its voluminous coal reserves.
Palm Springs Desert Sun.
19 April 2007
Climate change triggers fungal fruiting frenzy.
Living things all over the planet are responding to global climate change. According to a new study, even the lowly decomposers in an ecosystem—fungi—are behaving differently.
Environmental Science & Technology.
19 April 2007
Nebraska global-warming pollution on the increase.
As Nebraska is poised to become the nation's second-leading state in clean-energy ethanol production, a new report says the state's carbon emissions are on the rise.
Grand Island Independent.
19 April 2007
Divisions surface over nuclear option.
Several governments are planning new investment in nuclear energy, ignoring opposition by environmental scientists who say that nuclear power is not a solution to providing carbon- free energy.
Inter Press Service.
19 April 2007
FP&L offers case for clean coal.
Florida Power & Light Co. on Tuesday presented its case to build an advanced clean coal technology power plant at a Florida Public Service Commission hearing. Environmentalists countered, voicing concerns about pollutants.
Philidelphia Business Journal.
19 April 2007
ConocoPhillips chief's travel overseas set climate change views.
As head of a U.S. oil and gas company with operations in more than 40 countries, ConocoPhillips Chief Executive Officer Jim Mulva travels the world, spending almost half the year outside of headquarters in Houston.
Bloomberg News.
19 April 2007
GM challenges the eco-critics.
General Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz met with one of the company's strongest environmental critics on Tuesday, following up on an earlier challenge.
Detroit News.
19 April 2007
Ethanol group refutes study raising health concerns.
A new study questioning ethanol's ability to improve air quality was criticized by the American Coalition for Ethanol on Wednesday.
Grand Island Independent.
19 April 2007
Deadly downside to ethanol.
A new study of the health effects of substituting ethanol for gas reveals a downside: more sickness and death from a nasty air pollutant, ozone.
Science.
19 April 2007
Pelosi shines spotlight on local biodiesel.
Some major movers and shakers joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a press conference last week to promote alternative fuel sources in an effort to make America independent of foreign oil for its energy needs.
Magnolia News.
19 April 2007
Ethanol may create more smog than gas.
Switching from gasoline to ethanol - touted as a green alternative at the pump - may create dirtier air, causing slightly more smog-related deaths, a new study says.
Associated Press.
19 April 2007
Many hurdles to alternative fuels.
A strong movement is forming to help wean U.S. consumers off gasoline, but key challenges must be overcome for alternatives to work, a panel of experts said Wednesday at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in downtown Detroit.
Detroit Free Press.
19 April 2007
Greater use of biofuels threatens rain forests.
Greater use of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels will threaten tropical rain forests, biodiversity and food security, environmentalists warned at a two-day summit on biofuels that wrapped up Wednesday in Madrid.
Agence France-Presse.
19 April 2007
Nissan to offer a sedan with a cleaner-burning engine.
Nissan Motor will offer its flagship Maxima sedan with a cleaner-burning diesel engine in the United States by 2010, the company's chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, announced, offering new details of a plan intended to resonate with environmentally conscious consumers and help Nissan meet new emissions rules.
International Herald Tribune.
19 April 2007
Federal agency's criticism stalls wind turbine vote.
A last-minute letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prompted the Riverside County Planning Commission to postpone a vote Wednesday on dozens of 327-foot wind turbines proposed for land north of Palm Springs and west of Desert Hot Springs.
Riverside Press-Enterprise.
19 April 2007
