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Government reports warn planners on sea-rise threat to U.S. coasts.
A rise in sea levels and other changes fueled by global warming threaten roads, rail lines, ports, and other infrastructure, and policy makers should act now, new government reports say.
New York Times.
12 March 2008
Industry scrambles to find a 'greener' concrete.
Roughly 5 to 10 percent of global CO2 emissions relate to the manufacture and transport of cement, a major ingredient of concrete. With cement production expected to grow exponentially, the industry wants to green their ways.
Christian Science Monitor.
12 March 2008
'Green' storage in forests may be going up in smoke.
A new study finds that Calif. wildfires emit more greenhouse gases than previously believed, largely through the post-fire decay of dead wood, raising questions about how effective Calif. forests are at slowing global warming.
Sacramento Bee.
12 March 2008
Climate change action delayed by decade's debate.
World leaders wasted a decade debating whether global warming is happening, and now need to act quickly to limit its effects, a former chairman of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said.
Bloomberg News.
12 March 2008
Peru bets on desalination to ensure water supplies.
Peru plans to start desalinating water from the Pacific Ocean to make up for declining supplies from fast-melting glaciers affected by climate change.
Reuters.
12 March 2008
Climate change threatens U.S. roadways.
Scientists on Tuesday issued a warning of almost Biblical proportions to the nation's transportation planners--much of the transportation system will be increasingly vulnerable to flooding and sea-level rise.
All Things Considered.
12 March 2008
Drought draining numbers of local water life.
Scientists say it's getting tougher for aquatic life to bounce back, thanks to the growing thirst of Georgia's swelling population, invasive foreign species that crowd natives out and maybe even climate change that's making the state hotter and drier.
Athens Banner-Herald.
12 March 2008
Some see a warmer future disrupting the world's wines.
Winemakers around the globe share concern for the gloomy forecast climate change brings to their industry.
Washington Post.
12 March 2008
Marin warned not to develop its lowlands.
Global warming could raise the level of San Francisco Bay by more than 3 feet by the end of the century, flooding low-lying areas in Marin and elsewhere.
Marin Independent Journal.
12 March 2008
Climate change could snarl U.S. transport: study.
Flooded highways, railroads and airport runways are among the transportation snarls looming as the world's climate changes, and officials should plan with this in mind, a U.S. study says.
Reuters UK.
12 March 2008
Climate change threatens increased transportation havoc.
Weather extremes brought on by global warming threatens increased havoc for all major forms of transportation in coming years, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. National Research Council.
Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Polar bears are a hot topic.
As wild polar bears struggle with the effects of climate change, the polar bears at the Oregon Zoo may be of some assistance.
Clackamas Review.
12 March 2008
Summer floods not climate change - claims.
A new report published this week suggests the deluges, which resulted in the county's worst floods in living memory, were a single exceptional event and do not appear to be connected to climate change.
Worcester News.
12 March 2008
Kyrgyz greens warn of deforestation risks.
Environmentalists in Kyrgyzstan are raising the alarm over the speed with which this Central Asian country is losing its forests.
Environment News Services.
12 March 2008
Climate change could threaten food security - FAO report.
A report by UN Food and Agriculture Organization, entitled Climate Change: Implications for Agriculture in the Near East, has said the food security of those who are poor, malnourished or dependent on local food production could be adversely affected by climate change.
UN IRIN.
12 March 2008
National carbon market faces opposition.
As the federal government moves forward with plans to create a trading system for greenhouse gas emissions, significant hurdles remain to building a national market.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
12 March 2008
Cemetery to offer carbon neutral funerals.
South Australia's largest cemetery will offer carbon-neutral cremations and burials as part of plans to offset the carbon emissions of its entire operations.
Australian Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Eco-towns: The new town that got back to nature.
As well as houses and a business park, the town of Cambourne incorporates natural features such as wetlands, wooded areas and meadows into its design. These provide more wildlife habitats than the fields of oilseed rape that were there before.
London Independent.
12 March 2008
Tourism sector urged to adopt carbon offsets idea.
The tourism industry has been asked to include the concept of carbon offsets in its development plans to measure up to global trends.
Nairobi Business Daily.
12 March 2008
Bus ridership continues surge.
Bus ridership in Nashville, Tennessee has jumped 45 percent in six years, and it is projected to keep growing.
Nashville Tennessean.
12 March 2008
Why we must plant enough trees to cover 13,000 football pitches a year.
Scotland's forestry sector must make drastic changes to combat the effects of climate change, the industry's leading organisation announced yesterday.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
12 March 2008
Chook producer installs giant turbine.
The project has been four years in the planning and will produce enough power to supply the poultry processing operations with clean renewable energy for years to come.
Hobart Mercury.
12 March 2008
Climate plan phases approach.
The first pass at a greenhouse gas reduction plan for Oregon and the rest of the western United States and Canada doesn't include autos, agriculture, forestry or natural gas use, leaving out more than half the emissions generated in the West.
Portland Oregonian.
12 March 2008
Government fleet's greenhouse emissions on rise.
Greenhouse emissions from the State Government's car fleet are continuing to rise despite dire warnings of global warming and an environmental crisis.
Melbourne Age.
12 March 2008
China emissions to swamp Kyoto reductions by 2010.
Within two years, Chinese emissions of greenhouse gases will have vastly outstripped the reductions achieved by all the countries that have signed up to the Kyoto protocol combined.
New Scientist.
12 March 2008
Govt gas guzzling a greenhouse blowout.
Victorian government ministers' thirst for grunt under the bonnet is fuelling greenhouse pollution when state MPs are supposed to be leading the climate change battle.
Perth Sunday Times.
12 March 2008
Ministerial cars 'fuelling pollution.'
Despite the Australian government moving toward more fuel-efficient cars to combat climate changea, a report by the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability found greenhouse gas emissions from government vehicles rose last financial year.
Australian Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Southern Baptist leaders urge climate change action.
Influential Southern Baptist leaders are seeking to move the country's largest Protestant denomination--and one of its more conservative--beyond its skeptical stance on climate change to keep step with a growing 'green' awareness in the evangelical community.
Christian Science Monitor.
12 March 2008
EU wants developing nations to do more on climate.
The European Union's executive Commission wants developing countries to make more effort to cut their ballooning greenhouse gas emissions rather than rely on carbon offset schemes.
Reuters.
12 March 2008
Fears over pace of next climate deal.
United Nations' climate chief praised Australia for its leadership on climate change since ratifying the Kyoto Protocol — which officially came into effect yesterday — but warned he is worried about the pace of negotiations on a new deal to reduce carbon emissions.
Melbourne Age.
12 March 2008
China vows to cut pollution.
China has vowed to slash pollution and announced a new environment ministry to do so. But it admits that even if it meets emissions targets the nation's air and water will still be worryingly dirty.
Sydney Daily Telegraph.
12 March 2008
Japan proposes plan for post-2012 emissions cuts.
In the proposal, submitted for discussion by parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, Japan stated that all major emitting nations must participate for the new framework to enter into force.
Kyodo News.
12 March 2008
Canada tightens carbon rules for oil sands.
Canada’s has unveiled new regulations seeking to control the carbon emissions from Alberta’s oil sands fields and says they ”will apply to all big industry”.
Financial Times.
12 March 2008
Dems’ bill would stop new coal-fired power plants.
Leading congressional Democrats introduced a bill today that would essentially halt all new coal-fired power plants, including those planned for Nevada.
Las Vegas Sun.
12 March 2008
Reps' bill targets polluting coal plants .
Two key U.S. representatives on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent federal or state regulators from approving new coal power plants without greenhouse gas emission controls.
Associated Press.
12 March 2008
GM's Wagoner disputes Lutz's climate change 'crock' remark.
General Motors Corp. chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner slapped down comments made by a top company executive that called global warming a "crock," saying he did not agree with them.
Detroit News.
12 March 2008
Calls continue for W.Va. to address future of coal issue, climate change.
The future of West Virginia coal hinges on state leaders recognizing that the federal government has joined much of the rest of the world in seeking to cut carbon emissions, lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Nunavut optimistic with U.S. delay on polar bear decision.
Nunavut politicians hope the U.S. government's delay in deciding whether to list polar bears as a threatened species bodes well for the territory, which is opposed to the idea.
CBC Canada.
12 March 2008
Sebelius assures blockage of coal power bill.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius promised environmentalists Tuesday a veto awaited the controversial bill permitting a $3.5 million expansion of a coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas.
Topeka Capital-Journal.
12 March 2008
State needs climate plan, legislators told.
West Virginia is falling behind in efforts to deal with global climate change and needs to develop a state action plan, lawmakers were told Tuesday.
Charleston Gazette-Mail.
12 March 2008
China tells developed world to go on climate change 'diet.'
The developed world should go on a climate change diet rather than lecture China over its rising greenhouse gas emissions, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse.
12 March 2008
Gov defends Melbourne's poor transport emissions record.
Victorian government says greener transport solutions are underway in Melbourne despite a poor environmental report card.
Australian Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Coastal plan 'not on the sea level.'
The South Australian Supreme Court cited local sea level rises of 30cm over the next 50 years in ruling yesterday against Northcape Properties' plans for 80 holiday homes at Marion Bay.
Sydney Australian.
12 March 2008
B.C.'s carbon tax 'complements' Ottawa's green goals, PM says.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper outlined his vision yesterday for fighting climate change in Canada, saying the federal government's new regulations can work in co-operation with provincial initiatives, including British Columbia's new cutting-edge carbon tax.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
12 March 2008
Ontario catches break on coal plants.
Plans to replace Ontario's coal-fired generating stations will get a boost worth at least hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government's climate change plan, Environment Minister John Baird said yesterday.
Toronto Star.
12 March 2008
Canada's Harper dismisses green plan conflict.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dismissed suggestions Tuesday that Ottawa's new climate change plan conflicts with a more aggressive policy being pursued by British Columbia.
Reuters.
12 March 2008
ArcelorMittal claims discrimination under EU emissions rules.
ArcelorMittal told Europe's highest court the company suffered discrimination under European Union air-pollution rules that cover steelmakers while excluding industries with "comparable" greenhouse-gas emissions.
Bloomberg News.
12 March 2008
EU carbon market lagging in climate fight-analysts.
Evidence is slim that the European Union's four-year old carbon market is sufficiently penalising emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, in the fight against climate change, analysts said on Tuesday.
Reuters.
12 March 2008
Voters question 'green tax' motives.
The majority of voters believe that "green taxes" are designed mainly to fill the Government's coffers, rather than to encourage environmentally-friendly behaviour, according to a new poll.
Press Association.
12 March 2008
Surging prices force Darling to defer 2p a litre ‘green’ fuel tax in budget.
Alistair Darling has bowed to growing worries over rising living costs before his first Budget today by delaying for six months the 2p rise in petrol duty due on April 1.
London Times.
12 March 2008
Browne finds green pastures beyond BP.
Former BP chief Lord Browne has underlined the growing commercial value of tropical forests by joining a business that claims to mix "ethical" conservation with selling carbon credits.
London Guardian.
12 March 2008
Chair says GM is environmentally proactive.
General Motors Corp. Chairman Rick Wagoner said Tuesday the automaker is environmentally proactive, even considering a vice chairman's comments.
United Press International.
12 March 2008
Green energy is making big money.
The alternative energy business is starting to make real money. Worldwide sales for companies specializing in biofuels, wind farms, solar panels and fuel cells grew 40 percent in 2007.
San Francisco Chronicle.
12 March 2008
Bill would make Missouri a biodiesel leader.
Missouri would have the highest biodiesel standard in the nation under a bill that is gaining momentum in the Legislature.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
12 March 2008
Rhode Island considers wind power ban.
Environmental regulators want to ban construction of offshore wind turbines and wave energy developments in Rhode Island for at least one year, arguing there are no state rules in place to govern projects like the 100 turbines Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed building off the coast.
Associated Press.
12 March 2008
Philadelphia gets poor marks on being 'green'.
Philadelphia does a poor job when it comes to green building, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council said yesterday in a report that outlines steps for improvement.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
12 March 2008
R.I. considers ban on offshore wind power.
Environmental regulators want to ban construction of offshore wind turbines and wave energy developments in Rhode Island for at least one year, arguing there are no state rules in place to govern projects like the 100 turbines Gov. Don Carcieri has proposed building off the coast.
Associated Press.
12 March 2008
$120 million Xcel power line to feed Front Range needs.
Xcel Energy will build a $120 million power line to carry electricity from the north and northeastern part of the state, straddling the Wyoming and Nebraska state lines, to the Front Range.
Denver Rocky Mountain News.
12 March 2008
Make wind, not coal.
Protesters to coal-fired power plants overwhelmingly push for renewable wind energy in Kansas legislature.
Hutchinson News.
12 March 2008
Hi-tech plan for street lights that respond to cars.
Street lights which turn themselves off when there are no cars on the road could soon be introduced to parts of Northamptonshire, England.
Northampton Chronicle & Echo.
12 March 2008
Philadelphia gets poor marks on being 'green.'
Philadelphia does a poor job when it comes to green building, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council said yesterday in a report that outlines steps for improvement.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
12 March 2008
Analysts predict 'a tough year' for fuel costs.
Perhaps it's time to have that talk with the boss about telecommuting.
Houston Chronicle.
12 March 2008
Bill seeks controls for coal plants.
Two House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would prevent approval of new coal-fired power plants until state-of-the-art pollution controls can be developed and installed.
Las Vegas Review-Journal.
12 March 2008
