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EPA knew of emissions risks.
Senior EPA officials concluded late last year that CO2 emissions endanger public welfare and drafted a proposal to regulate emissions from automobiles, a disclosure that puts pressure on the Bush administration.
Wall Street Journal.
13 March 2008
Brazil goes to war against logging.
It represents half of the world's rainforest and is home to one-third of Earth's species, yet the Amazon has one of the highest rates of deforestation. Deforestation accounts for upward of 20% of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions.
Nature.
13 March 2008
Climate refugees in political pass-the-parcel.
The world has yet to figure out how it will deal with millions of people who may be displaced by climate change.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Economist strikes gold In climate-change fight.
Europe's trade in "carbon permits"--essentially, buying and selling the right to pollute--is booming. As the U.S. considers similar approaches, competition could heat up.
Wall Street Journal.
13 March 2008
Threat of closing jolts fishing industry.
The grim prospect of a total shutdown of ocean salmon fishing in California and Oregon is forcing those who rely on the once-thriving fishery to reassess their lives and futures.
San Francisco Chronicle.
13 March 2008
Diminishing ice floes raise climate alarm.
Residents in Abashiri, Hokkaido have taken center stage in witnessing the toll of global warming. The amount of ice off its shores has dropped drastically in the last four years.
Japan Times.
13 March 2008
Climate change: Most vulnerable left to sink or swim.
The world's minorities and indigenous groups are the "silent victims" of the potentially disastrous effects of climate change, says a new study by Minority Rights Group International.
Inter Press Service.
13 March 2008
Where climate change meets national security.
In a report to be presented today to the European Union, EU officials conclude that climate change will exacerbate existing security threats and instabilities.
Christian Science Monitor.
13 March 2008
Global warming will reduce crop yield by 30 pc.
Global warming will lead to 30 per cent reduction in crop harvest and increase child mortality due to diarrhoea, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
Sify.
13 March 2008
All eyes on the Amazon.
Meteorologist and biosphere scientist Carlos Nobre of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research in São Paulo has modelled the effects of deforestation and global warming on the Amazon.
Nature.
13 March 2008
Atlantic's Gulf Stream has huge influence on atmosphere.
The conveyor belt of Atlantic warm water known as the Gulf Stream massively influences the lower layers of the atmosphere, a finding that could shed light on a poorly-understood aspect of global warming, scientists report.
Agence France-Presse.
13 March 2008
Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted.
So few salmon are living in the ocean and rivers along the Pacific Coast that salmon fishing in California and Oregon will have to be shut down completely this year unless an emergency exception is granted.
San Francisco Chronicle.
13 March 2008
Climate change a "security and foreign relations" issue.
Climate change has become a worldwide "security" and foreign relations issue, former UN under-secretary-general Maurice Strong said in Beijing yesterday.
People's Daily.
13 March 2008
Climate change may lead to transportation overhaul.
Movement of people, products, and materials will be greatly affected by climate change in the near future.
Chemical & Engineering News.
13 March 2008
Climate change to make getting there tougher.
Flooded roads and subways, deformed railroad tracks and weakened bridges may be the wave of the future with continuing global warming, a new study says.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
Food security gaining bigger share of spotlight.
Food Security is a huge topic that has steadily drawn peoples' attention over the past decade. Along with an increase in the amount of dialogue and debate that has taken place on the subject, there have also been some impressive projects launched to increase food security.
Owen Sound Sun Times.
13 March 2008
Agency partners FADE over desertification.
International Energy Insurance Plc, is sponsoring the Fight Against Desert Encroachment team led by environmentalist Dr Newton Jibunoh on his 3rd expedition across the Sahara Desert.
Abuja Daily Trust.
13 March 2008
They really were the Dark Ages.
An enormous volcanic eruption in the sixth century seems to have triggered catastrophic global cooling, perhaps precipitating famine, cultural conflict and plague across the planet.
Nature.
13 March 2008
Adelaide the hottest city in Australia.
It's official - no Australian capital city has ever been hotter for longer than Adelaide.
Sydney Australian.
13 March 2008
Rising oceans, she'll be right - in 80 million years.
Australian and Norwegian researchers have produced the most detailed maps ever made charting the past and future changes to global ocean levels.
Sydney Morning Herald.
13 March 2008
Bureau of Rec. says cutbacks on Bighorn unlikely this spring.
Bureau of Reclamation officials say a healthy snowpack in central Wyoming this winter should provide enough water to avoid a repeat of last year's cutbacks in water releases.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
Green energy is making big money.
Worldwide sales for companies specializing in biofuels, wind farms, solar panels and fuel cells grew 40 percent in 2007 to reach $77.3 billion.
San Francisco Chronicle.
13 March 2008
Government suspends lending for coal plants.
The Agriculture Department has suspended a low-interest lending program for rural electric cooperatives seeking federal assistance to build new coal-fired power plants.
Washington Post.
13 March 2008
In Chicago, a secret garden cools a concrete jungle.
Some four million square feet of rooftop gardens have been planted on public and private buildings over a seven year period as part of a broader effort to reduce the Windy City's carbon footprint.
Agence France-Presse.
13 March 2008
Big banks' carbon responsibility rated.
Canada's five big banks have woken up to the impact that their financing has on climate change, according to a report released today by the Ethical Funds Co.
Vancouver Sun.
13 March 2008
Put your house on a diet.
The latest diet trend has Lexington residents counting carbs - not carbohydrates, but carbon emissions.
Boston Globe.
13 March 2008
Carbon 'credits' get a look.
A representative of an Iowa-based company presented area farmers and landowners a new way to make money from their land by giving them credits for the greenhouse gas from agricultural operations that can be bought and sold.
Merrillville Post-Tribune.
13 March 2008
Nickels sets out to make city's cabs more fuel-efficient.
Seattle's mayor wants to "green up" the 643 taxis that work the streets and hopes to expand the fleet and limit lease charges to drivers.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
13 March 2008
Zero-carbon offices target 'may be too late'.
All new offices, shops and other commercial buildings are expected to be zero carbon by 2019, the Chancellor said as he attempted to build on the green agenda.
London Times.
13 March 2008
Japan grant to tackle climate change problems.
Japan has provided a grant valued at some US$4.5 million to support the economic structural adjustment efforts of the Government of Guyana, specifically dealing with the problems of climate change.
Georgetown Stabroek News.
13 March 2008
How green do you drive?
Denver officials unveiled a program Tuesday aimed at taming lead-footed drivers to save the environment, one car at a time.
Denver Post.
13 March 2008
How soil carbon sequestration can affect global warming.
Whether or not you believe that the world is experiencing global warming, many officials and policymakers have made the topic of global warming known for years.
Morris Sun Tribune.
13 March 2008
Electric power in China.
China has announced a creation of a high-level body to integrate its energy management supervision and policies, functions that are currently dispersed among many government agencies.
Xinhua News Agency.
13 March 2008
Pedal pushers consider power of the hour.
The success of Earth Hour's international expansion has motivated those working in other areas, including the folks at Bicycle NSW.
Sydney Morning Herald.
13 March 2008
Earth Hour promotion turns heads in Brisbane.
Two weeks before the inaugural Earth Hour arrives in Brisbane, the climate change initiative, led by the World Wildlife Fund, is turning heads throughout the city’s CBD.
Brisbane Times.
13 March 2008
Pasadena's green honor.
In a list of the nation's 50 greenest cities published in this month's "Popular Science" magazine, Pasadena came in at number 37 - eighth of 14 in California.
Pasadena Star-News.
13 March 2008
UAE 'in prime position to tackle global warming.'
A top scientist from Australia believes the UAE is an ideal position to lead the fight against global warming.
Dubai Gulf News.
13 March 2008
Conference to focus on 'green jobs.'
In addition to helping the environment, an economy driven by clean energy would create hundreds of thousands of "green collar" jobs and help revitalize U.S. manufacturing, proponents said Wednesday.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
China's emissions seen rising faster than thought.
China is the world's second-largest emitter of CO2 and some studies suggest it might already have overtaken the United States last year.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Not much warming under the sun.
A new analysis, based on historical data rather than computer simulations, shows that our star's role in climate change has been vastly overtaken by other factors, particularly the human-induced buildup of greenhouse gases.
Science.
13 March 2008
Hydrogen fuel cells contribute one-third less to global warming.
Developers of hydrogen fuel cells have claimed that they cause one-third less of the pollution that causes global warming than conventional electricity generation does.
Asian News International.
13 March 2008
Meters may not be so smart for environment.
Victoria's plan to roll out "smart" electricity meters to 2.4 million homes and small businesses across the state could inadvertently trigger an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, a report has found.
Melbourne Age.
13 March 2008
China's CO2 emissions greater than thought.
A study has determined China's carbon dioxide emissions are far outpacing previous estimates, making the goal of stabilizing greenhouse gases more difficult.
United Press International.
13 March 2008
Brazil goes to war against logging.
It represents half of the world's rainforest and is home to one-third of Earth's species, yet the Amazon has one of the highest rates of deforestation.
Nature.
13 March 2008
Europe wrangles over energy policy as deadlines loom.
A pivotal United Nations meeting on climate change is more than a year away, but in the slow-paced world of Brussels bureaucracy, that's very, very soon.
Deutsche Welle.
13 March 2008
Foot-dragging over fuel rules alleged.
Federal environmental regulators proposed a national fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2018 before top officials stopped their work in December, according to a congressional investigation.
Detroit Free Press.
13 March 2008
College students seeing green as the way to go.
A youthquake of activism is hitting college campuses as students — armed with cellphones, lots of contacts and political savvy — tackle global warming.
USA Today.
13 March 2008
EU threatens to punish climate deal rebels.
America and China face trade protection measures from Europe if they fail to join a global climate deal to replace the Kyoto Protocol, EU leaders will caution at their summit in Brussels today.
London Times.
13 March 2008
EU leaders to set timetable for energy reform.
European Union leaders will set a tight timetable this week for adopting ambitious energy policy reforms and measures to fight climate change, despite some sharp differences over how to achieve those goals.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Feds quietly release climate report despite spending $50,000 on PR.
The Canadian federal government paid $50,000 to a top public relations firm to choreograph the release of a major study on climate change - only to quietly post it online after it was leaked.
Canadian Press.
13 March 2008
Waxman accuses EPA of 'abdication' of duty.
Federal regulators have stopped work on a proposal to further limit carbon dioxide emissions, the chairman of a key congressional committee charged Wednesday, stepping up a battle with the Bush administration over whether it has moved aggressively enough to combat global warming.
Los Angeles Times.
13 March 2008
Probe: EPA efforts for mileage standard halted.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ready to propose a fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2018 for cars and trucks before its work was stopped in December, according to a congressional investigation.
Detroit Free Press.
13 March 2008
Japan climate talks to tackle industrial emissions.
The world's top greenhouse gas polluters will try to work out ways to curb carbon emissions from industries and fund cleaner energy projects for poorer nations when they gather in Japan from Friday.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Climate set to dominate EU summit.
Climate change, energy security and reform are set to dominate the European Union's Spring summit in Brussels.
BBC.
13 March 2008
Greens say carbon caps would boost Japan economy.
A leading environmental group called Thursday for Japan to set up a gas emissions trading system, saying it would not only dent global warming but also provide a "massive" economic boost.
Agence France-Presse.
13 March 2008
20 biggest polluters seek progress on warming.
The world's 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters will hold climate change talks here this weekend in a bid to push forward slow-moving negotiations to draft the Kyoto Protocol's successor.
Agence France-Presse.
13 March 2008
Japan urges G-8, China to cooperate on green energy technology.
Japan plans to urge the Group of Eight industrialized nations, China and India to combat climate change by cooperating on advanced nuclear plants and electric vehicles, a government official said.
Bloomberg News.
13 March 2008
'Rise in CO2 emissions can be cut by 10 bil. tons by 2020.'
The Environment Ministry will state at the upcoming climate talks that the increase in greenhouse gas emissions predicted for 2020 can be lowered by about 10 billion tons, government sources said .
Osaka Daily Yomiuri Shimbun.
13 March 2008
Gov: Have buildings that produce, use own energy.
Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday challenged the construction industry to build “zero net energy” homes and commercial facilities by 2030 in order to help the environment.
Boston Herald.
13 March 2008
Building a worldwide climate movement.
At South By Southwest, Bill McKibben spoke about building a worldwide climate movement. He said people are eager to do more and the way to capitalize on that momentum is on the internet.
Dallas KTVT TV.
13 March 2008
Molecular biologist's passion moves from smallest to largest of challenges.
Bob Millette is leading the charge on the West Slope to educate and then urge regional mayors to sign the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel.
13 March 2008
Campaign for environment.
Citing coastal security concerns and farming economy, a group of about 20 Greenpeace student activists gathered in Herndon before heading to U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf's office to invite him to co-sponsor legislation combating climate change.
Connection Newspapers.
13 March 2008
RPT-Valero CEO: corn ethanol worse than climate change.
Using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming, the chief of the biggest U.S. refining company claimed this week.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
White House blocked EPA.
The White House blocked an effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to impose more stringent limits on vehicle tailpipe emissions, a House committee chairman charged Wednesday.
Detroit News.
13 March 2008
No action on auto fuel economy despite EPA's urging.
Congressional investigators said that the EPA recommended raising fuel economy standards months ago, based on a staff assessment that emissions threaten the public's health and welfare, but the Bush administration has taken no action.
Washington Post.
13 March 2008
Local churches 'going green'.
The global realization of climate change has hit Covington County's doorsteps as local Baptist churches are taking the initiative to "go green."
Andalusia Star News.
13 March 2008
Southern Baptists debate going green.
Southern Baptist churches across the nation are looking into whether they should take a stronger stance on global warming.
Albany WALB TV.
13 March 2008
Calif. car emissions rule narrowly passes Minn. Senate panel.
Legislation requiring Minnesota to adopt California's clean car standards is still alive after barely surviving a Senate committee.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
Power plant hearing draws supporters, opponents.
Is it an economic developer's dream or a 50-year commitment to produce high amounts of compounds that cause global warming? In the case of a proposed $1.9 billion power plant at the intersection of Saginaw Road and Waldo Avenue, it depends on who's doing the talking.
Midland Daily News.
13 March 2008
Two leaders have seen the light.
As Earth Hour launched a publicity blitz with a TV advertisement fronted by the Olympian Cathy Freeman yesterday, Australia became officially bound to the Kyoto Protocol.
Sydney Morning Herald.
13 March 2008
Gas-guzzlers hit with higher taxes.
The government launched an aggressive attempt to tax 4x4s and sports cars off British roads today by imposing a higher tax rate on fuel hungry vehicles, while slashing the levy for greener motorists.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
Darling: Turning the UK green?
After all the advance publicity that Alistair Darling's first Budget would have a green vein running inexorably through it, has the delivery matched the expectation?
BBC.
13 March 2008
Darling defends 'bad news' budget.
Alistair Darling has defended what the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, has called a "bad news Budget". In his first Budget Mr Darling raised taxes on high-polluting cars, alcohol and cigarettes and announced new tests for incapacity benefit claimants.
BBC.
13 March 2008
Mixture of warnings about climate change, backing for airport expansion and delayed fuel tax rise infuriates environmentalists.
Government efforts to live up to what was trailed as the greenest budget yet were subjected to withering criticism from environmentalists.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
Coal-fired plant opponents visit lawmakers in Topeka.
Some 250 people traveled to Topeka on from various communities to ask legislators to take advantage of Kansas' rank of third in the nation for its wind resource.
Harris News Service.
13 March 2008
Delay is a relief to AA but seen as backtracking by FoE.
The government was accused of tarnishing its green credentials, in spite of swingeing taxes on fuel-hungry vehicles, by deferring a 2p rise in fuel duty yesterday.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
First Nations of Canada expand climate protection impact abroad.
A recent report from Natural Resources Canada relied in part on aboriginal sources for its findings.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
13 March 2008
No action on climate change could lead to war, British High Commissioner says.
If the world cannot deal with climate change, it will be faced with war and bloodshed, Britain's High Commissioner to Canada warned today at the Globe 2008 conference in Vancouver.
Vancouver Sun.
13 March 2008
Energy deals face uphill battles.
Alberta's booming oil sands industry faces a chill in merger and acquisition activity as a result of rising construction costs and new federal rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from future projects, according to an international consultant on oil industry deal making.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
13 March 2008
Darling: the hesitant debutant.
Alistair Darling forced Britain's drinkers to foot the bill for Labour's crusade to eradicate child poverty yesterday, as his first budget as chancellor revealed the impact of the global credit crunch on the government's already tight finances.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
Campaigners rubbish vow on plastic bags.
A promise to consign the plastic bag to the waste bin was dismissed as mere tinkering by environmental campaigners, who accused the Chancellor of doing too little on climate change.
London Times.
13 March 2008
British budget dismissed as pale shade of green.
The government billed it as the greenest budget ever, but on Wednesday British finance minister Alistair Darling failed to deliver on most counts, climate campaigners said.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Carbon market risks rise in uncertain climate talks.
The risks of investing in global carbon markets are soaring as the trade in emissions rights between rich and poor countries becomes a pawn in talks to agree a new global climate change deal by 2009.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Meeting emission targets no easy task for EU.
The European Union (EU) is still widely divided over the reduction target of greenhouse gas emissions ahead of this week's summit, where the EU leaders are poised to bargain hard for an agreement on it.
Xinhua News Agency.
13 March 2008
Tinkering or tackling? The 'green' measures.
In what had been widely trailed as a "green" budget, Alistair Darling focused on cutting carbon emissions from homes, businesses and transport
London Independent.
13 March 2008
New taxes on gas-guzzlers will raise an extra £1.2bn.
Buyers of the most fuel-hungry vehicles must pay a showroom tax of nearly £1,000 from 2010 after high-emission cars were targeted in an overhaul of the road tax regime yesterday.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
The green reaction: 'a missed opportunity'.
Christian Aid said the budget was a missed opportunity for the government to show that it was serious about addressing the problem of climate change and the threats it posed to millions of the world's poorest people.
London Guardian.
13 March 2008
Campaigners say Darling's safe pair of hands have 'dropped the ball on climate change.'
Alistair Darling came under fire from environmentalists, who claimed he was tinkering in the margins and had "dropped the ball" on climate change.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
13 March 2008
Attack on gas-guzzling cars and plastic bags fails to satisfy environmentalists.
Alistair Darling's budget contained a number of conspicuous green measures yesterday, but they were not enough to satisfy environmental campaigners.
London Independent.
13 March 2008
Considering the ethics of climate change solutions.
Dr. Donald Brown, speaking as part of the ongoing Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, urged his audience to consider the ethical implications posed by climate change solutions.
Bozeman New West.
13 March 2008
Enel sees 75 mln t of CO2 offsets in 2008-2012.
Italy's biggest utility Enel said on Thursday it expects to accumulate 75 million tonnes of carbon dioxide offsets, known as CERs, in 2008-2012 and trade about 40 million tonnes of CERs on the secondary market.
Reuters.
13 March 2008
Budget: Where are tough decisions on green issues?
Plastic bags, flying and gas guzzling cars were all tipped to be in the firing line as Alistair Darling fought to raise the government's green credentials.
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press.
13 March 2008
Candlelight will welcome guests.
One house participating in Earth Hour could mean 15 fewer lights blazing in the city. When the Fairmont Royal York flicks the switch, more than 34,000 lights go out.
Toronto Star.
13 March 2008
EPA toughens requirements for cutting smog across U.S.
The air in hundreds of U.S. counties -- including Cabell WV and several Tri-State counties -- is simply too dirty to breathe.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
EPA chief lowers smog limit.
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson modestly lowered limits on ozone pollution Wednesday, angering both industry groups who lobbied against changes and medical, scientific and environmental groups who pushed for tougher limits.
Los Angeles Times.
13 March 2008
Vineyard preservationists divided on wind farm.
The Vineyard Conservation Society remains silent on whether to endorse the region's most controversial development project of the past seven years: Cape Wind's proposed wind farm.
Cape Cod Times.
13 March 2008
N.J. breathes heavy over ozone rules.
Atlantic and Cumberland counties are just two of the 345 counties nationwide that will no longer meet clean air standards.
Atlantic City Press.
13 March 2008
Mercer County’s air too dirty to breathe; Ozone level above limit set by EPA.
The air in Mercer County and hundreds of other places across the nation is simply too dirty to breathe, the government said Wednesday, ordering a multibillion-dollar expansion of efforts to clean up smog in cities and towns nationwide.
Associated Press.
13 March 2008
Mirant to pay $225,000 in fines for polluting.
The power plant company must pay $225,000 in fines and reduce its emissions at its Montgomery, Prince George's and Charles county facilities, according to Maryland officials.
Washington Business Journal.
13 March 2008
New energy touted.
The booming clean-technology sector can create jobs for Wisconsin's economy in energy efficiency and renewable energy, but attention needs to be placed on making sure these are high-quality jobs.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
13 March 2008
