06
Mongolian herdsmen no longer free to roam.
In an effort to fight desertification, China has forcibly moved thousands of Inner Mongolians off traditional pastures and into crowded cities.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
06 March 2008
Fluid situation.
What does the future hold for Tucson's water supply? With global-warming concerns on the rise, only one thing is certain: It's all going to cost more.
Tucson Weekly.
06 March 2008
A change in the climate: credit crunch makes the bottom line the top issue.
Is corporate social responsibility-- including climate change responses-- falling off the boardroom agenda as businesses tighten their belts?
London Guardian.
06 March 2008
Power stations want permits to pollute.
Coal-fired electricity producers who emit much of the nation's greenhouse gases will be asking the Rudd Government for free permits to pollute.
Sydney Morning Herald.
06 March 2008
Ruling could snarl oil sands projects.
Oil sands projects could face tougher regulatory scrutiny after a federal court judge yesterday found the approval of Imperial Oil Ltd.'s $8-billion oil sands mine insufficient on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
06 March 2008
Turning glare into watts.
As prices rise for fossil fuels and worries grow about their contribution to global warming, solar thermal plants are being viewed as a renewable power source with huge potential.
New York Times.
06 March 2008
Finding where the wind blows.
An electrical emergency in Texas last week has grid officials and power companies re-examining how they manage wind energy, an increasingly popular but potentially fickle power source.
Wall Street Journal.
06 March 2008
Expanding ‘deserts,’ by land and sea.
Scientists are reporting a recent rapid expansion of desert-like barrenness in subtropical oceans. This may be linked to climate change, but it is too soon to tell.
New York Times.
06 March 2008
Climate change boosts eutrophication in Gulf of Finland.
Signs of global warming can already be seen off the Vuosaari shoreline near Helsinki. Over 50 years, the sea water temperature on the Gulf of Finland has risen by 0.5 to 0.8 degrees. Celsius.
Helsingin Sanomat.
06 March 2008
Water ration Britain threat.
Millions face water rationing and soaring bills as experts warned that Britain is heading for a drought crisis.
London Daily Express.
06 March 2008
Study disputes global warming causing stronger hurricanes.
A team of scientists have found that the economic damages from hurricanes have increased in the U.S. over time due to greater population, infrastructure, and wealth on the U.S. coastlines, and not to any spike in the number or intensity of hurricanes.
Asheville Citizen-Times.
06 March 2008
Global warming paradox in a killer freeze.
Last April, a late-season deep freeze killed plants and crops across a wide area of the East Coast. The cause? Global warming.
The Daily Green.
06 March 2008
Tracking climate change in flowers.
To keep track of how flowers and foliage respond to a changing climate, a research team has launched an online database called Project BudBurst.
Environmental Science & Technology.
06 March 2008
Mild winter makes Finnish lakes killers.
Finland's mildest winter in a century has led to a record number of drownings in the country's lakes and rivers which have less ice cover than normal, Finnish news agency STT reported Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse.
06 March 2008
Climate-focused start-up gets funding.
Climos, a San Francisco company, says it can mitigate climate change by putting small amounts of iron in the ocean to spur the growth of carbon-dioxide-absorbing plankton, an idea that has left some environmentalists wary.
San Jose Mercury News.
06 March 2008
Scheme to protect 1.8m acres of rainforest.
A world-first rainforest conservation project which will lock up 100 million tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of 50 million flights from London to Sydney, has been agreed upon in Indonesia.
London Daily Telegraph.
06 March 2008
Local energy committees working to combat climate change.
Last year, 164 towns passed non-binding global warming resolutions asking town selectmen to consider appointing the volunteer groups.
New Hampshire Public Radio.
06 March 2008
Alistair Darling is ready to reveal his green streak with Budget eco-taxes.
Supermarkets, airlines, carmakers and property developers fear that they will bear the brunt of a series of green measures to be announced in Alistair Darling’s first Budget next week.
London Times.
06 March 2008
Utility execs: Global warming fix not that pricey.
Eight utility executives criticized their own trade group for making exaggerated claims about the costs associated with a global warming bill.
Miami Herald.
06 March 2008
Save the trees.
Scientists and policy-makers will meet in Bonn this June to discuss one of the most pressing concerns to come out of December's United Nations climate meeting — how to manage the world's tropical forests.
Nature.
06 March 2008
Proposed CO2 cuts not deep enough.
New research shows that CO2 emissions must be near zero to stabilize the climate.
Environmental Science & Technology.
06 March 2008
Carbon cap or tax?
Experts don't agree on whether a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system is the best way to set a price on carbon emissions.
Environmental Science & Technology.
06 March 2008
Plan to preserve rare wilderness.
Since the end of the 19th century 94% of the UK's lowland raised bogs have been lost due to industrial peat extraction, drainage and modification. The bogs are now being recognized not only as vital habitats but also as carbon sinks - trapping carbon dioxide which could help to reduce global warming.
BBC.
06 March 2008
Green groups urge 2020 emissions target.
Green groups have released a paper setting out their key tests for a future Australian carbon emissions trading scheme, saying Australia should aim to reduce its carbon emissions by 25 to 40 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020.
Australian Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Protection of environment can go hand-in-hand with growth: report.
The world must deal with climate change now or pay a much higher price later, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Wednesday.
Belleville Intelligencer.
06 March 2008
EcoDrive teaches Fiat drivers how to go green.
By next year, some drivers in Europe will be able to track their driving habits and exhaust emissions, download the information to their computers and get lessons on greener, more efficient driving.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Going green.
With all the talk these days about pollution, ozone depletion and land degradation, global warming has moved from being just another issue to a global concern.
Kingston Jamaica Observer.
06 March 2008
SA urged to support nuclear power.
All eyes in the nuclear power industry are on South Africa as the world waits to see what comes of its cutting-edge development of pebble-bed modular reactors, says Greenpeace co-founder Dr Patrick Moore.
Cape Argus.
06 March 2008
Slash emissions, say green groups.
Green groups have released a paper setting out their key tests for a future Australian carbon emissions trading scheme.
Australian Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Lights out.
Care to turn off the lights with Mayor Toby Smith? Earth Hour is approaching, and Mayor Smith is switching off to support a ‘switched-on’ cause.
Tenterfield Star.
06 March 2008
Plant's clean-coal retrofit would cut power output.
SaskPower's proposed $1.4-billion clean-coal demonstration project at Boundary Dam Power station in Estevan has been billed as producing "100 megawatts of clean, base-load power, while reducing SaskPower's greenhouse-gas emissions by about one million tonnes per year."
Saskatchewan News Network.
06 March 2008
Hutton speeds up low-carbon resurgence.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on Thursday starts the auction of land near 19 existing nuclear sites to energy companies that are keen to build the UK’s next generation of reactors.
Financial Times.
06 March 2008
The green screen effect.
Naked cyclists, endangered lemurs and ruthless supermarkets may not sound like TV gold. But Britain's first ever eco network is a hit.
London Independent.
06 March 2008
Second Life avatars and Brazilians: the same carbon footprint.
What do an avatar on Second Life and the average inhabitant of Brazil in the real world have in common? Incredibly, they both use the same amount of electricity.
Agence France-Presse.
06 March 2008
Olympics chiefs demand 3,000 chauffeur-driven cars for ‘green’ Games.
London’s ambition to hold the first car-free Olympics in 2012 is being undermined by the International Olympic Committee’s demand for more than 3,000 chauffeur-driven cars for dignitaries, officials and corporate sponsors.
London Times.
06 March 2008
Shipping emits more carbon than predicted.
Annual CO2 emissions from shipping reached 1.12 billion metric tons in 2007, 4.5% of total global carbon emissions.
Environmental Science & Technology.
06 March 2008
Drivers keep eye on road, not exhaust.
Motorists are more worried about petrol prices, traffic and road rage than their greenhouse emissions, even though they are aware that their car contributes to the problem.
Sydney Australian.
06 March 2008
Polo, the mint causing a hole in the ozone.
One York retailer is selling Polo mints that have been shipped half-way round the world, in a move that has sparked condemnation from environmentalists.
York Press.
06 March 2008
Tug-of-war begins over EU climate change plans.
With the ink barely dry on the European Commission's plans for fighting climate change, the European Union's member states have already begun a tug-of-war to pull the legal proposals in their favour.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
06 March 2008
Bush insists on carbon reductions by emerging economies.
President George W Bush has told an international energy conference that any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must include commitments from emerging economies, like China and India.
Indo-Asian News Service.
06 March 2008
Carbon group seeks to open US to global offsets.
A greenhouse emissions business group hopes to shape US climate change legislation to include broad use of international carbon offsets, like wind and solar power farms in developing countries, that are not currently in the leading climate bill.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Japan to propose sector-specific rules for CO2.
Japan has compiled a sector-specific approach on reducing greenhouse gas emissions for a post-Kyoto Protocol framework, but critics say the plan would be ineffective because it is too lenient on industries.
Asahi Shimbun.
06 March 2008
Bush renews support for ethanol amid controversy.
Bush calls for energy independence, stands by ethanol although environmental benefits of the corn-based fuel are questioned while it is blamed for surging food prices.
Fortune.
06 March 2008
Can states cut carbon? EPA says no.
California's bid to set tougher auto-emissions standards has been stymied by the Bush administration. Now the courts will decide.
Christian Science Monitor.
06 March 2008
Climate a worker's right.
Unions plan to broaden their workplace rights agenda by pressuring employers to reduce the impact of climate change in individual workplaces across the nation.
Sydney Australian.
06 March 2008
FSM takes climate change issue to US Congress.
The Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia and asked for prompt and effective actions to save Micronesia from the impacts of climate change.
Marianas Variety.
06 March 2008
Rudd, PNG sign forest carbon pact.
Kevin Rudd and his Papua New Guinea counterpart Michael Somare have signed a pact to protect forests and reduce carbon emissions.
Sydney Australian.
06 March 2008
Czech leader rouses climate skeptics.
A lot of the people at this climate conference -- headlined by the self-described "politically incorrect" Czech president -- wanted to talk about global cooling.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Bush: U.S. must "get off oil."
President Bush said Wednesday that the United States has to "get off oil" to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and declared "it should be obvious" that high demand is creating painful gasoline prices.
Forbes.
06 March 2008
Maryland global warming bill continues to change.
Advocates of the embattled Global Warming Solutions Act held a rally in Annapolis on Wednesday to drum up support for the bill.
Baltimore WBAL.
06 March 2008
Legislature passes 'green' gas emission, economy bill.
The Washington stateLegislature on Wednesday committed Washington to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in "green economy jobs."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
06 March 2008
Legislature passes climate change blueprint.
Washington state will come up with a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions and build a "green collar" work force under a measure passed by the Legislature on Wednesday.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
State Senate OKs climate change bill.
The Washington Senate passed a climate change bill Wednesday that supporters called “historic.
Clark Columbian.
06 March 2008
PETA petitions Kivalina to also sue meat giants.
A national animal rights group has petitioned the eroding coastal village of Kivalina, which is suing 24 large energy companies over global warming, to also sue major U.S. meat producers.
Anchorage Daily News.
06 March 2008
Environmental groups hail oilsands judgment.
The joint panel that recommended the Imperial Oil Kearl oilsands project go-ahead must explain how intensity-based targets will control greenhouse gas emissions, a federal court judge has ordered.
Edmonton Journal.
06 March 2008
Imperial's oil sands approval needs details -court.
The regulatory panel that cleared Imperial Oil Ltd's C$8 billion Kearl oil sands project needs to explain why it approved measures the company proposed to manage greenhouse gas emissions, Canada's Federal Court ruled on Wednesday.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Uncertainty endangers $140-million quarry.
Uncertainty surrounding the B.C. government's climate-action plan has put into jeopardy a planned $140-million quarry investment near Prince George.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
06 March 2008
Country's varied green laws could hurt investment.
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says varied environmental laws across Canada, including British Columbia's groundbreaking carbon tax, could hurt the country's appeal to international investors.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
06 March 2008
MPs call for higher aviation taxes.
Air passengers should face a "significant increase" in taxes, including a new charge for the longest flights, to help combat climate change, a group of British MPs said in a report on Wednesday.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
UK energy firms say tax threat hurts green plans.
Britain is considering taxing energy firms to help the country's poorest households cope with soaring gas and electricity bills, but utilities say the vote-winning project will damage investment in clean energy.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Sweden aims for renewable sources for half its energy.
Sweden will aim to get nearly half its energy from renewable sources by 2020 as part of an EU-wide plan, Energy and Enterprise Minister Maud Olofsson said on Wednesday.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Italy approves EU requested CO2 cut plan 2008-2012.
Italy has given its final approval to a plan to cut annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2008-2012 by the full amount the European Commission has requested, the Environment Ministry said on Tuesday.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Czechs oppose EU carbon auctioning plan.
The Czech Republic may block the European Commission's plan to auction carbon dioxide emissions permits to energy companies after 2012, government officials said on Tuesday.
Reuters.
06 March 2008
Czechs urge slow phase in for crabon emissions market.
The Czech government on Wednesday urged the European Union to slowly phase in a scheme to set up a market in greenhouse gas emission quotas, citing the danger of a sharp rise in power prices.
Agence France-Presse.
06 March 2008
Race car driver aims to put brakes on global warming.
NASCAR may only have switched to unleaded gasoline recently, but that hasn't stopped race-car driver Leilani Munter, who yesterday was on Capitol Hill telling members of Congress how to combat global warming.
Washington Post.
06 March 2008
Frederick Seitz dies.
Frederick Seitz, a renowned physicist who became a prominent skeptic on the issue of global warming, died Sunday in Manhattan. He was 96 and lived in Key West, Fla.
New York Times.
06 March 2008
Experts urge TVA to increase renewable energy program.
The Tennessee Valley Authority was the first in the Southeast to develop a full-scale windfarm to turn the power of the wind into electricity. But energy experts and environmentalists say the nation's largest public utility should do more.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
PSEG has wind energy plan.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., owner of New Jersey's largest utility, has proposed a 350-megawatt wind farm about 16 miles off the state's coast in response to a grant offer by regulators.
Bloomberg News.
06 March 2008
Fuel cells deliver electricity, hot water.
Masanori Naruse jogs every day, collects miniature cars and feeds birds in his backyard, but he's proudest of the way his home and 2,200 others in Japan get electricity and heat water - with power generated by a hydrogen fuel cell.
North Bay Nugget.
06 March 2008
Drivers cut back on gas use.
Nationally, gasoline consumption is falling, government figures show, as consumers find ways to limit trips to the gas pumps because of rising prices.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
06 March 2008
Village embraces move away from plastic bags.
People in one north Hampshire village have already proved it is possible to ditch the plastic and revert to a more traditional way of carrying shopping.
Basingstoke Gazette.
06 March 2008
Dozens protest power plant plan in Portage.
They came to Portage with protest signs proclaiming "no more coal" and "your mom is hot" — the "O" in the word "mom" depicted as a turquoise-and-gold drawing of the Earth.
Baraboo News Republic.
06 March 2008
Consumers energy to invest $330 million to improve pollution controls in Hampton Township.
Cleaner air is on its way to Bay County, and 600 construction jobs are blowing into town along with it.
Bay City Times.
06 March 2008
Kansas House again endorses expansion of coal-burning plant.
The Kansas House on Wednesday again endorsed legislation designed to allow expansion of a coal-burning power plant, inching closer to a showdown with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Kansas City Star.
06 March 2008
Energy bill passes without veto-proof majority.
The House today solidly approved a controversial energy bill allowing expansion of a coal-fired power plant but not with enough votes to override the governor’s promised veto.
Topeka Capital-Journal.
06 March 2008
Negotiators agree on bill allowing coal-fired plants.
Legislative negotiators agreed Wednesday on a bill allowing two coal-fired plants in southwest Kansas, and supporters hoped for a quick vote in the Kansas House.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Chevron defends refinery upgrade.
A spokeswoman for Chevron's Richmond, California refinery today defended a proposed project to upgrade some of the plant's equipment, saying the project would not enable the refinery to process heavier crude oil than it currently processes, which could increase pollution in the area.
Associated Press.
06 March 2008
Chevron accused of lying about pollution.
Officials at Chevron Oil Refinery are lying to the city of Richmond about plans to refine dirtier, cheaper crude that could result in more pollution, including increases in mercury and greenhouse gas emissions, group claims.
San Francisco KCBS Radio.
06 March 2008
The end of a green year: Glee-huggers unite!
I transformed myself into a hardcore eco-nerd, making one change to my lifestyle every day that would better the environment. The idea was that, after 366 days, I might not feel as guilty when I watched An Inconvenient Truth.
Ottawa National Post.
06 March 2008
