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China's green leap forward.
The rise of the world's most populous country is widely seen as a story of resource consumption and industrial expansion run amok. Yet the Asian power is quietly positioning itself as an environmental leader.
Toronto Star.
08 March 2008
Northwest dead zone.
There are about 200 oxygen depleted regions in the world’s oceans. These are generally a result of nutrient run-off, but a dead zone off the coast of the Pacific Northwest has scientists looking at a different culprit – climate change.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
Project BudBurst wants you to track nature's changes for database.
One unfolding leaf at a time, from your garden or along your favorite trail, everyday observations are being sought for a database to track changes that might spring from global warming.
Sacramento Bee.
08 March 2008
Climate change a new factor in global tensions: EU.
The risks of climate change have turned from a threat to reality impacting the conflict in Darfur, migration from flood-prone Bangladesh and hopes for stability in the Middle East, according to a new EU report.
Agence France-Presse.
08 March 2008
Invasion of the giant oysters.
Global warming has sped the spread of Pacific oysters on Germany's North Sea island of Sylt. The invasive species is killing mussels, threatening birds and now even tourism.
London Independent.
08 March 2008
Cultivating green jobs.
Forget blue collar or white collar. Today, the nation is under the spell of the green collar.
Denver Rocky Mountain News.
08 March 2008
Rising sea levels could swallow California's delta islands.
Geologists say the 5,000 residents of the nation's lowest inhabited point in the vast freshwater delta that feeds into San Francisco Bay could be forced out, becoming the first climate change refugees in the United States.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Delay in polar bear policy stirs probe.
The Interior Department's inspector general has begun a preliminary investigation into why the department has delayed for nearly two months a decision on listing the polar bear as threatened because of the loss of Arctic sea ice.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
How much savings in daylight saving?
The theory: If we're awake for more of the daylight, we'll have the lights on for less time. So if we start it sooner - four weeks earlier this year - we might save even more.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
08 March 2008
Edison to launch big wind project.
Southern California Edison said Friday that it was about to begin construction on a desert wind farm that could provide power for upward of 3 million homes by 2013, predicting that it would be the largest wind transmission project in the country.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Taking climate offenders to court.
The Alaskan village of Kivalina is sinking into the sea and villagers blame global warming, so they’re suing energy companies for relocation costs.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
At least 10 tornadoes rip through Florida, Georgia.
Some climate experts say it would be reasonable to see an earlier start to the tornado season as a result of global warming, but not necessarily more tornadoes overall as the end of the season would also occur earlier.
Reuters.
08 March 2008
Reef fish get lost as climate changes.
Climate change might be causing reef fish to get lost, unable to return to breeding grounds from the open ocean, which could have profound implications for the survival of reef ecosystems, Australian scientists say.
Reuters.
08 March 2008
EU report cites climate change threats.
Climate change will worsen tensions and instability between nations competing for arable land, water and other resources, according to a European Union report.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Some corals buffered from warming.
Corals in the western Pacific have escaped bleaching linked to rising ocean temperatures.
Science News.
08 March 2008
Policies needed to protect biodiversity.
Important eco-resources, such as peatlands, have been on decline, experts warned.
The Hindu.
08 March 2008
Holy Grail castle in bats mystery.
A Scottish keep that appeared in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail has become caught up in a mystery about where bats hibernate.
BBC.
08 March 2008
Late blooming — a norm due to global warming.
Flowers and seasonal shrubs, that are usually visible in the first week of March every year, have not grown yet owing to the increase in temperature of the city, following global warming.
Lahore Daily Times.
08 March 2008
Carbon trading gets personal.
Some say that limiting industry’s greenhouse emissions isn’t enough; individuals need to be put on a cap and trade plan, too.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
Carbon cowboys.
A new program from the Chicago Climate Exchange is enlisting ranchers in the fight against global warming, and making them money as well.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
Nevada solar plant harnessing desert sun.
A field of adjustable mirrors covering a barren patch of the Nevada desert is generating power to help fuel the neon lights and hotels of the Las Vegas strip, thanks to a little known type of solar power gaining currency across the US and beyond.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 March 2008
Experts show farmers the future is methane.
It might not be as pretty as windmills spinning on a hillside or solar collectors gleaming in the sun, but cow manure could be part of the renewable energy future.
Modesto Bee.
08 March 2008
Agreement on southwest Va. plant removes bonus for carbon capture.
Dominion Virginia Power lowered its profit expectation on a coal-fired power plant in southwest Virginia because of questions about whether it will be able to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
Hampton Roads Daily Press.
08 March 2008
Climate change head for more wind turbines in public areas.
The prime minister's adviser on climate change has called for the building of wind turbines outside schools and near motorways in order to promote sustainable energy.
London Independent Television News.
08 March 2008
Is daylight-saving time actually saving energy?
As millions of Americans turn their clocks forward an hour tonight before going to bed, the jury is burning the midnight oil on whether moving daylight-saving time a month earlier actually reduces energy use.
Scripps Howard News Service.
08 March 2008
Fertilizing the ocean; plankton growth could absorb some of earth's excess carbon.
Deep near the ocean floor, where the quiet secrets of an alternate marine world sleep, scientists are talking about trapping and locking large amounts of carbon dioxide for millennia.
Sudbury Star.
08 March 2008
Students attempt to save the planet.
You are never too young to make a difference, and we have a great example of that from Foster City.
San Francisco KGO-TV.
08 March 2008
America's hottest export: coal.
St. Louis-based Peabody Energy Corp. shipped more coal overseas in the first six weeks of this year than it did all of last year, said Chief Executive Gregory H. Boyce.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
08 March 2008
Bill on coal plants continues to spur media campaigns.
An unusually expensive public relations and lobbying battle continued this year as legislators considered a bill allowing two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas.
Kansas City Star.
08 March 2008
Majority disagree with carbon tax: poll.
A majority of British Columbians think the provincial government's carbon tax is a bad idea, a new poll shows, even though most people in the province agree climate change is a real problem.
Vancouver Sun.
08 March 2008
Emissions goals face scrutiny.
Four years after setting goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Connecticut legislators are debating whether to toughen the law and mandate the cuts.
Hartford Courant.
08 March 2008
Downing takes action on global warming.
State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D-Pittsfield) on Thursday voted for comprehensive global warming prevention legislation that would put strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions and set new standards for motor vehicle fuels.
North Adams Advocate.
08 March 2008
Alaska lawmakers talk energy in D.C.
One of the primary focuses this year is on the potential impacts of legislation being considered by Congress to limit greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade program.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
08 March 2008
EU warned of climate-induced polar security threat.
European Union leaders will receive a stark warning next week of potential conflict with Russia over energy resources at the North Pole as global warning melts the ice cap and aggravates international security threats.
Reuters.
08 March 2008
State will give nonprofits $213,000 for utility.
The state Public Service Commission will give $213,000 to three groups to fund their participation in hearings on Alliant Energy's proposal to build a coal-fired power plant in Cassville.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
08 March 2008
Green bill of rights cornerstone of environmental handbook.
A Canadian bill of green rights is one of the cornerstones of a new federal road map towards environmental sustainability and economic competitiveness, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's officials and opposition MPs were told Friday.
CanWest News.
08 March 2008
Klaus sworn in as Czech president.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus seamlessly sailed to his second five-year term as he was sworn into office at a joint session of the bicameral parliament held at a seat of Czech presidents, the majestic Prague Castle.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
08 March 2008
Environmental expert laments 'climate of fear'.
Climate change is real but manageable, a controversial American climate change skeptic said Friday.
Calgary Herald.
08 March 2008
New crop of 'green' jobs growing.
When you think "green," is it a color or a lifestyle?
TC Palm.
08 March 2008
N.M. among sites considered for uranium enrichment factory.
A company is considering building a $2 billion uranium enrichment factory in southern New Mexico, the same general area where another company already is building one.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Richland named one of 5 finalists for uranium plant.
Richland is one of five sites under consideration for a new uranium enrichment plant to be built by Areva, Inc., the company said in a letter to Gov. Chris Gregoire.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Clean energy future?.
Renewable energy enthusiasts see big growth on the horizon but some doubt if wind, solar and geothermal can power replace old-fashioned coal.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
Much ado about ethanol.
Many people would not know what Ethanol fuel is. Others would not even think that a root crop in Fiji has components that make up this ethanol fuel.
Fiji Times.
08 March 2008
Report: Mass. needs to push biofuels.
Massachusetts should be doing more to encourage the use and development of biofuels, including funding research, offering tax breaks and promoting bio-refineries, a new report recommends.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Put wind farms along motorways.
A new generation of wind farms should be built along motorways and outside every school to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, Gordon Brown's new climate change "tsar" has told the Telegraph.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 March 2008
Sun (power) will rise tomorrow.
The internal combustion-engine and coal-fired power plants will become as outmoded as the horse and buggy -- if the country embraces available technology and harnesses the power of the sun.
Las Vegas Review-Journal.
08 March 2008
Fuel (cell) for thought.
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.
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder.
08 March 2008
Chancellor's budget won't spare the gas guzzlers.
Chancellor Alistair Darling wants to reinforce the Government's green credentials by ramping up taxes on the most polluting vehicles, while rewarding owners of cars that do less harm to the environment.
Daily Mail.
08 March 2008
Area Mennonites put more effort, less energy into lent.
On Feb. 6, or Ash Wednesday, many of Ridgeway VA Mennonite’s 120 members pledged to lower their material consumption.
Shenandoah Valley Daily News-Record.
08 March 2008
UN sees more hunger, unrest over food inflation.
Over 25,000 people die from hunger or a related illness every day across the world, with one child dying every five seconds.
Reuters.
08 March 2008
Uganda: 'That green water can make you ill.'
The stinking algae in Luzira and Ggaba, Uganda is likely to cause negative health impacts to residents, according to the executive director of the National Environment Management Authority.
Kampala New Vision.
08 March 2008
Beijing won't ban migrants as part of Olympic restrictions.
Beijing will compensate car owners barred from driving on city streets during the Olympics and will not totally ban migrants, state media reported Saturday, in signs the government wants to take some of the sting out of restrictions planned for the August games.
Associated Press.
08 March 2008
Top ecology groups issue joint blueprint.
Canada's 11 largest environmental groups have jointly issued a blueprint to solve the country's environmental woes, beginning with higher carbon taxes, at least half of the country's remaining wilderness off limits to development, lowering taxes on income and shifting taxes onto environmentally harmful activities, protecting the oceans, and banning several chemicals.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
08 March 2008
McCain reassures conservatives in New Orleans.
U.S. Sen. John McCain sought support among conservative true believers here Friday, reaching to enlist them in his campaign just days after securing the Republican presidential nomination.
New Orleans Times-Picayune.
08 March 2008
America’s greenest cities.
Popular Science magazine released their rankings for this year’s greenest cities. Host Steve Curwood talks with Jim Hunt, chief of Environmental and Energy Services for the City of Boston, about the city’s number three rating.
Living On Earth.
08 March 2008
Power plant agreement removes bonus for carbon capture.
Dominion Virginia Power lowered its profit expectation on a coal-fired power plant in southwest Virginia because of questions about whether it will be able to capture carbon dioxide emissions.
Hampton Roads Daily Press.
08 March 2008
