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Glaciers melt 'at fastest rate in past 5,000 years'.
The world's glaciers are melting faster than at any time since records began, threatening catastrophe for hundreds of millions of people and their eco-systems.
London Observer.
16 March 2008
Melting glaciers start countdown to climate chaos.
With glaciers in retreat, glacial lakes will burst, rivers will flood and then dry, debris and ice will fall in avalanches, and sea levels will rise. Communities will be deprived of essential water.
London Observer.
16 March 2008
Faster climate change fears.
South Australians are being warned to brace for harsher and more regular heatwaves amid fears climate change may be occurring faster than forecast.
Perth Sunday Times.
16 March 2008
Concerns make coal future unclear.
Coal-producing states that supply nearly half of the nation's electricity are feeling squeezed as efforts to combat global warming outpace technology needed to make the nation's most abundant fossil fuel burn more cleanly.
McClatchy Newspapers.
16 March 2008
G20 energy chiefs push for more egalitarian climate pact.
Energy and environment ministers from 20 top emitters of carbon dioxide kicked off a discussion Saturday to explore the creation of an international framework for fighting global warming to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
Japan Times.
16 March 2008
Activists fight Heathrow expansion.
As Europe's appetite for cheap weekend getaways and lower-fare flights across the Atlantic collides with mounting public unease over greenhouse gas emissions, environmental activists have begun civil disobedience.
Los Angeles Times.
16 March 2008
Green and lean: Carbon-neutral home results in $28 February power bill.
The first power bill is in, for the month of February. And this is what it says - $28.05. For a winter month. In Montana.
Missoula Missoulian.
16 March 2008
Spring likely in deep water after winter's floods.
Experts agree: human activity may have worsened recent flooding in Illinois.
Bloomington Pantagraph.
16 March 2008
An eco-trend moves out of the wilderness.
The term “eco-friendly is increasingly becoming compatible with both “luxury” and “cities,” as more chain and boutique hotels incorporate sustainable green practices into their policies.
New York Times.
16 March 2008
Climate change confuses migrating birds.
In a sign of the blurring of the seasons brought on by climate change, a swallow has this year shunned migration to Africa and instead spent all winter in Britain.
London Daily Telegraph.
16 March 2008
Global warming brings 'tuna rush' to Jeju Island.
Jeju Island is enjoying an abundant tuna season due to warming seawaters.
Korea Times.
16 March 2008
UN: World's glaciers melting faster.
Glaciers are shrinking at record rates and many could disappear within decades, the UN Environment Program said Sunday.
China Daily.
16 March 2008
UN warns climate change melting glaciers at alarming rate.
The world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, the UN said Sunday, calling for immediate action to prevent further constraints on water resources for large populations.
Agence France-Presse.
16 March 2008
Glacier ice loss at record levels.
Scientists measuring 30 glaciers around the world found ice loss reached record levels in 2006, the most recent year for which data are available. Many could disappear within decades.
London Independent.
16 March 2008
UN: World's glaciers melting faster.
Glaciers are shrinking at record rates and many could disappear within decades, the U.N. Environment Program said Sunday.
Associated Press.
16 March 2008
Proxy ballots feature human rights and climate change issues.
Discussions of the bloodshed in Darfur and issues like climate change occur regularly in the world of politics, but lately these issues have wedged their way into often dry financial disclosures.
Associated Press.
16 March 2008
Tax breaks turn solar power into cold cash.
Tax breaks and cash rebates have done what the most gung-ho green talk has not: ignited a solar power boom in Oregon.
Portland Oregonian.
16 March 2008
Night lights for millions.
A project aiming to provide cheap access to solar lighting would offer a cleaner alternative to the kerosene or crop leftovers often burned to provide household lighting after dark for some 1.6 billion people across the world without access to electricity.
Nature.
16 March 2008
Sasakis set a green example.
The Sasakis bike everywhere they can -- and that's just the start of their efforts to reduce their ecological footprint.
Vancouver Province.
16 March 2008
Gold Coast desal plant to go green: Bligh.
The Queensland government says it plans to offset all carbon emissions from the $1.2 billion desalination plant on the Gold Coast, in what could be the state's largest single renewable energy deal.
Australian Associated Press.
16 March 2008
Labour’s carbon claims too low.
Britain's greenhouse gas emissions are 12% higher than claimed by Labour, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office.
London Times.
16 March 2008
BA jumbo flies 6,000 miles (and burns 5,400 carloads of fuel) with all its 300 seats empty.
British Airways has sparked an environmental row by flying a jumbo jet 6,000 miles to Hong Kong without a single passenger on board.
Daily Mail.
16 March 2008
Israel takes stock of its greenhouse gases.
Leaders from most developed nations recognize that taking stock of one's greenhouse gas emissions is the first step in reducing them.
Israel21c.
16 March 2008
Steel sector admits it has to clean up carbon act.
Combating climate change is the biggest challenge for the steel sector, which is the top industrial contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, according to a senior industry figure.
Johannesburg Business Report.
16 March 2008
Top polluters look to different emissions targets: Japan.
Twenty major greenhouse gas emitting nations agreed Sunday on "shared but differentiated responsibility" to fight global warming amid a gap between rich and poor states, host Japan said.
Agence France-Presse.
16 March 2008
Rich, poor nations clash at climate talks.
Disagreements between rich and developing countries came into the open Sunday as the world's top 20 greenhouse gas emitters worked to lay the groundwork for a new deal on climate change.
Agence France-Presse.
16 March 2008
Japan faces criticism over industry-specific emissions targets at climate conference.
Japan's push to include industry-specific caps for carbon dioxide emissions in the world's next global warming pact ran into opposition Sunday from critics who charged it could lead to protectionism and hinder the battle against climate change.
Bombay Economic Times.
16 March 2008
Industry groups are quick to attack Warner's climate-change initiative.
Sen. John Warner's bill to tackle climate change has come under attack from the same contingent — industry — that has gone after every attempt to respond to global warming.
Hampton Roads Daily Press.
16 March 2008
China calls for technology sharing mechanism for anti-global warming efforts.
The world does not lack innovative environmental technologies which help cut greenhouse gas emissions, but is short of an effective mechanism supporting distribution and common sharing of such beneficial technologies, the vice chairman of China National Development and Reform Commission reiterated Saturday.
Xinhua News Agency.
16 March 2008
G20 backs climate fight, argues over industry caps.
A grouping of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters on Sunday backed UN-led efforts to forge a global pact to fight climate change but disagreed on a sectoral approach to curb emissions from industry.
Reuters.
16 March 2008
World needs revolution in climate change: Blair.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday urged both developed and developing countries to break their stalemate and reach a global deal that will allow all major carbon dioxide emitters to take collective action on climate change.
Japan Times.
16 March 2008
Blair: Poor nations must cut emissions.
China, India and other developing nations must join industrialized countries in reducing greenhouse gas emissions if the world is to avert a global warming disaster.
Associated Press.
16 March 2008
G-20 environment meeting aims at zero greenhouse gas emissions of self.
In close accordance with its topic, the fourth ministerial meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development which is being held in Chiba city, east of Tokyo, set "zero greenhouse gas emissions" for itself.
Xinhua News Agency.
16 March 2008
Big oil's political profits may slip as energy costs soar.
As energy costs continue to soar, the industry is feeling the heat in Congress. And the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming has summoned CEOs from the big five oil companies to testify on oil prices April 1.
Houston Chronicle.
16 March 2008
India can show the way, says Al Gore.
India could lead the world in renewable energy technologies as part of a solution to the climate change crisis, said the former United States Vice-President, Al Gore.
The Hindu.
16 March 2008
Bill Clinton: Green building can be key to New Orleans' future.
Former President Bill Clinton said energy efficient, green building can be a key part of New Orleans' comeback from Hurricane Katrina.
Associated Press.
16 March 2008
Tackling the bag issue.
Plastic bags are now environmental enemy number one.
Hampshire Daily Echo.
16 March 2008
The truth about our water...
Is buying bottled water about as green as firing up a million patio heaters?
London Sunday Mirror.
16 March 2008
Islamabad green city charter signed.
The Islamabad Green City Charter was signed here Saturday by Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro, federal environment, industries, petroleum, interior, health ministers and secretaries, CDA, heads of other departments concerned and representatives of civil society.
Islamabad Post.
16 March 2008
Hotel pollution drives fish away - UWI scientist downplays impact of climate change.
While not throwing cold water on global warming and its threat to the local fishing industry, Dr. Karl Aiken says that blaming climate change is an excuse by some to nullify the impact of rapid and uncontrolled development of the coastline on the fishing industry.
Kingston Jamaica Gleaner.
16 March 2008
Anti-coal lobby rallies in Reno.
A group of renewable-energy supporters rallied Saturday in Reno against plans to build three coal-fired power plants in eastern Nevada near the Utah border.
Associated Press.
16 March 2008
Utilities, consumers face challenges presented by renewable energy.
California lawmakers have mandated that renewables, which were 11 percent of the electricity supply in 2006, rise to 20 percent in the next decade.
Modesto Bee.
16 March 2008
