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Opposition to California's vehicle emission limits comes from surprising corner.
GOP members of the state's own congressional delegation are siding with President Bush -- and against Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Los Angeles Times.
09 March 2008
Bad as it is today, the future looks worse in environmental study.
In a major forthcoming report on Canada's changing climate, scientists warn of everything from increased severe storm activity in Atlantic Canada to hotter summers and poorer air quality in urban Ontario.
CanWest News.
09 March 2008
Scotland 2080: a nation hit by severe drought.
From dreich to drought in just 70 years. The most detailed-ever study of predicted rainfall and temperatures in Scotland has revealed precisely where climate change is likely to hit hardest.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
09 March 2008
$2 billion power plant has no plan for capturing greenhouse gases.
American Electric Power says the coal-fired plant it wants to build in Mason County represents "the cutting edge" of industry technology. But it's missing equipment to capture greenhouse gas emissions.
Charleston Gazette.
09 March 2008
Biofuels: fields of dreams.
We can run our cars on corn, sugar cane or wheat: limitless cheap energy grown on our doorstep. But are biofuels the answer to exhausted oil wells or just another nightmare scenario?
London Times.
09 March 2008
Climate change makes Champagne growers think of England.
In the past couple of years, at least two of the best-known French houses have looked at vineyards across the English Channel, where similar chalky soils and warming temperatures have prompted interest in British wine-growing.
International Herald Tribune.
09 March 2008
Whistling in the wind?
Minnesota wants to be the Silicon Valley of clean energy. Is it too late?
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
09 March 2008
Pace quickens in quest for new energy sources.
The race is on to develop renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels. With encouragement from many states, entrepreneurs are expanding their efforts.
McClatchy Newspapers.
09 March 2008
The race is on for better biofuels.
Combine the sky-rocketing price of crude oil with the environmental crisis of climate change and you have what seems like a perfect market for renewable fuels.
Portsmouth Herald.
09 March 2008
Making renewable energy affordable.
If Michigan is to join 25 states requiring that more electricity come from renewable sources, the Legislature must sort out all kinds of issues -- including the price tag.
Associated Press.
09 March 2008
Farm fights global warming, earns some cold hard cash.
Pennsylvania has a task force exploring, among other things, if the state's farmers and forest owners can benefit from their plants' ability to take carbon dioxide out of the air.
State College Centre Daily Times.
09 March 2008
High-tech energy meters have the power.
The new power-display units are bringing electricity metering out of the closet. There’s a raft of them on the market, but all aim to turn energy-company gobbledegook into easy-to-understand figures.
London Times.
09 March 2008
Drivers fed up with gas-guzzling SUVs turn to crossovers, hybrids.
While crossover utility vehicles and improvements to the fuel efficiency of their larger cousins have satisfied some consumers, those who can afford it are turning to hybrid technology to achieve the best of both worlds.
Beaumont Enterprise.
09 March 2008
British budget will target high-carbon cars.
Drivers face a massive new campaign to force them out of gas-guzzling cars into greener vehicles under proposals at the heart of this week's Budget.
London Observer.
09 March 2008
Aviation goes green from the ground on up.
Disappearing coral reefs and melting polar ice caps may not concern every industry, but aviation is going green from ticketing to takeoff by modernizing equipment, reducing fuel consumption and exploring new technologies.
Chicago Tribune.
09 March 2008
British climate czar says take off your tie to cut CO2.
Office workers should be allowed to shed their suits and ties and adopt lightweight informal clothing to help cut carbon dioxide emissions, according to Lord Adair Turner, the new climate czar.
London Times.
09 March 2008
Made in Melbourne.
An innovative Melbourne company has developed a revolutionary type of cement-free concrete that will help slash global greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world's dirtiest industries.
Melbourne Age.
09 March 2008
Alistair Darling to hit family cars with £2,000 tax.
Alistair Darling is planning a series of green taxes designed to force consumers to become more environmentally friendly. The centerpiece of the chancellor’s first budget is expected to be a levy on new cars.
London Times.
09 March 2008
Going green can be profitable.
In recent years, the world has witnessed what many see as the first disastrous impact of climate change – increase in temperature, rise in sea levels, melting ice-caps and glaciers, drought and floods.
Emirates Business 24/7.
09 March 2008
Drilling for oil to start in Falkland Islands.
The inhabitants of the Falkland Islands are preparing for a South Atlantic oil rush which they hope will make them among the richest people in the world.
London Daily Telegraph.
09 March 2008
Oil demand is drying up - slightly.
Oil costs more than at any time in history, gasoline prices are shattering records in California again and our president says we're addicted to petroleum. So are we any closer to kicking the habit? The answer appears to be yes.
San Francisco Chronicle.
09 March 2008
Greenpeace takes on 'gas guzzling' gamers.
Worldwide computer use requires 14 power stations for the necessary electricity, producing more harmful carbon dioxide emissions than the entire airline industry - not including the emissions created and manufacturing and shipping around the products in the first place.
Agence France-Presse.
09 March 2008
Why daylight saving time is bad for the environment.
Always sold as a conservation measure, the practice of daylight savings actually jacked electricity use in homes across one central U.S. state by up to four per cent, according to a new American study.
Toronto Star.
09 March 2008
Daylight savings time raises energy use: study.
A study published last month by UC Santa Barbara researchers found that residential energy use in Indiana went up by 1 to 4 percent during daylight savings time.
The Daily Green.
09 March 2008
Disputed LNG project approved.
The federal government has given its environmental approval to a proposed $4.6-billion liquefied natural gas terminal in Nova Scotia, despite biologists' fears the project may harm an endangered population of rare terns.
Canadian Press.
09 March 2008
Changing classroom climate.
A bill pending in the Legislature would require that climate change be added to the California science curriculum.
Stockton Record.
09 March 2008
Can this woman turn us off?
A new minister has taken on the daunting challenge of weaning NSW off its energy addiction.
Sydney Morning Herald.
09 March 2008
Archbishop for organising programs to reduce man-induced climate change.
Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao urged all parish priests, chaplains, parish bodies, educational and religious institutions to organise programs to make people more aware of the prevalent situation and motivate them to be actively involved in effective action plans.
Goa Navhind Times.
09 March 2008
Bill sets goal of 2020 for cutting greenhouse gases.
Lawmakers in Olympia last week approved legislation providing the framework to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and create more "green-collar" jobs.
Everett Daily Herald.
09 March 2008
Australia comes in from the cold on climate change.
Australia will end years of chilly isolation on climate change when its ratification of the Kyoto Protocol comes into force Tuesday but remains one of the world's worst polluters for its size, analysts say.
Agence France-Presse.
09 March 2008
Seeing the light on the dark side.
Yesterday Climate Change Minister Penny Wong and Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced the Federal Government's formal participation in the Earth Hour campaign as it goes national.
Sydney Morning Herald.
09 March 2008
Officials give housing project green thumbs up.
City leaders and local environmental groups say the tiny 9onF project has a significance that goes far beyond its size: It is one of the greenest new housing projects in the region, and the first in Sacramento's central city to be officially certified as environmentally sustainable by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sacramento Bee.
09 March 2008
GMUG: "flaring" methane gas from coal mine not feasible.
Burning off methane gas versus venting it into the atmosphere is not currently feasible and the local Forest Service office cannot require it, according to a decision issued Friday by Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest supervisor Charlie Richmond.
Montrose Daily Press.
09 March 2008
