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Water: A long dry summer.
In parts of the world already facing unreliable food supplies, an uncertain climate adds to the future stress for soils, plants and people.
Nature.
20 March 2008
A thirsty planet looks for solutions to water shortage.
A world without fresh water would be a world bereft of humans, and yet one in five people lacks regular access to this most basic of life-sustaining substances.
Agence France-Presse.
20 March 2008
A poisoned paradise: water water everywhere.
The floating villages of Chong Khneas are one of the great spectacles of Cambodia. But pollution and climate change pose a deadly threat to their lifestyle.
London Independent.
20 March 2008
Coal can't fill world's burning appetite.
Long considered an abundant, reliable and relatively cheap source of energy, coal is suddenly in short supply and high demand worldwide.
Washington Post.
20 March 2008
States’ battles over energy grow fiercer with U.S. in a policy gridlock.
In the absence of clear federal mandates for emissions from smokestack industries, states are becoming battlegrounds.
New York Times.
20 March 2008
Global warming rushes timing of spring.
The fingerprints of man-made climate change are evident in seasonal timing changes for thousands of species. What's happening is so noticeable that scientists can track it on Earth from space.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Tropical glaciers slowly vanish.
Rivers fed by melting glaciers across Latin America may soon dry up, forcing changes on the people who depend upon them.
Christian Science Monitor.
20 March 2008
Agonising over the icecap or frantic about floods?
Many of us worry about the future of the planet. But a few people become so neurotic as to be unable to function.
London Independent.
20 March 2008
S.F. moves to greenest building codes in U.S.
San Francisco moved a step closer Wednesday to imposing the country's most stringent green building codes, which by 2012 could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60,000 tons.
San Francisco Chronicle.
20 March 2008
How green are 'organic' shoes?
Just about every footwear designer around has dipped a toe into the environmentally-friendly pool. With all this green-heeling going on, the questions remains: Is this marketing propaganda, or real eco-progress?
Fox News.
20 March 2008
Unified response is sought for flood plan for New York City.
City officials are trying to cement a unified response plan to confront what some climate scientists say is an increased risk of flooding in parts of Manhattan.
New York Sun.
20 March 2008
Global warming may douse Parsi holy fire.
If there is one place the Parsi community considers holiest of holy in India, it is the small town of Udwada on the Gujarat coast. Now because of global warming, the rising Arabian Sea is threatening to drown the Iran Shah - the "holy fire."
Bombay Economic Times.
20 March 2008
Has climate already passed dangerous point?
James Hansen, outspoken in warning of the dangers of doing nothing to stop global warming, has suggested climate will alter life as we know it unless we act to reduce the overall concentration of carbon in the atmosphere well below today's level.
The Daily Green.
20 March 2008
Suez sees water fuelling investment boom.
A global population boom and climate change will fuel huge investment in water and waste projects around the world in coming decades, the head of the world's second biggest water group said in an interview.
Reuters.
20 March 2008
Severe erosion eats up Kailua Beach.
University of Hawaii researchers say the shoreline at Kailua Beach is receding at a potentially dangerous rate. They haven't pinpointed the exact reason for the erosion but they say global warming plays a role.
Honolulu KHNL.
20 March 2008
How the blurring of the seasons is a harbinger of climate calamity.
Spring, which officially starts today, is starting to dissolve as a distinct season as climate change takes hold.
London Independent.
20 March 2008
Floods put reinsurers under the weather.
Reinsurers are feeling the heat of global warming, with the number of flood-related claims increasing.
Bombay Economic Times.
20 March 2008
British prime minister ranks global warming alongside terror, disease as top security threats .
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that climate change and pandemic disease threaten international security as much as terrorism and that Britain must radically improve its defenses.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Year started cool but may end among 10 warmest years.
After the coldest start to a year in more than a decade, spring will bring relief to the northern hemisphere from Thursday.
Reuters.
20 March 2008
Despite another cold winter in Oregon, global warming hasn't gone away, experts say.
Globally, it was the coldest winter since 2001, according to the National Climatic Data Center. So is global warming a thing of the past?
Portland Oregonian.
20 March 2008
Barrier will protect London to 'end of century'.
The Thames Barrier will continue to protect London from North Sea storm surges for the rest of this century, even if global warming accelerates and sea level rises faster than expected, the Environment Agency says in a new study.
Financial Times.
20 March 2008
Spring's sprung earlier, warmer.
Scientists have reported that signs of an earlier and warmer spring are most evident in the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
20 March 2008
Midwest now a harbor for early birds.
By the end of the 20th Century, white indigo in Fairfield Township was blooming on average 3 1/2 days earlier each decade. The cardinals were singing nearly four days earlier. And the house wrens arrived three days earlier.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Old photos document early spring in East.
On May 30, 1868 in Lowell, Mass,— and it was not the coldest year on record in those days — photos show that nothing is growing in the harsh New England spring.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
From lilacs to marmots, spring signs appearing earlier.
Salmon and butterflies. Lilacs and honeysuckle. Marmots and robins. All of them are showing up earlier in the American West.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Kids help track early plant blooms.
Monitoring global warming usually requires a Ph.D. and enough math to glaze your eyes. But Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant track what climate change is doing to five different plants in Tucson, Ariz., and they are just in second grade.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Banks hope to expand carbon rules to public utilities.
Bankers have begun talks to include municipal utilities in new "carbon principles" that take into account risks associated with CO2 emissions when making lending decisions on coal-fired power plants.
Wall Street Journal.
20 March 2008
Dutch opt for coal with carbon capture, not nuclear.
The Netherlands will focus on developing cleaner coal plants and raising renewable energy output to cut carbon emissions rather than expanding its nuclear energy industry at present, the environment minister said.
Reuters.
20 March 2008
Carbon offset schemes "confusing".
Carbon offsetting Web sites are inconsistent and confusing, with costs varying by up to 540 percent, according to a report.
Reuters.
20 March 2008
Australian carbon should be auctioned: adviser.
Australia's farmers, coal miners and power generators should have to bid at auction for carbon permits when carbon trading starts in 2010, the government's top climate adviser said on Thursday.
Reuters UK.
20 March 2008
Companies work together to convert waste into hydrogen fuel.
Companies in Iowa and Connecticut are working together on a power system run by internal combustion engines burning hydrogen gas made from all types of waste products.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
A low-carbon diet.
The Massachusetts Carbon Action Network encourages families to take simple, no-cost or low-cost steps to slash household emissions of CO2.
Boston Globe.
20 March 2008
What if we suddenly taxed CO2 emissions?
New research shows that a tax on CO2 would encourage more energy efficient power plants, investment in low-carbon technologies and consumer conservation.
Chemical & Engineering News.
20 March 2008
Climate change experts target cow flatulence.
Britain's finest scientific minds have turned their attention to a problem that they claim is threatening the future of the entire planet - farm animal flatulence.
London Daily Telegraph.
20 March 2008
Harnessing the Sun.
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, says David Mills.
Ely Times.
20 March 2008
Anaerobic digesters: Generating power with powerfully smelly stuff.
We hear a lot about the search for renewable sources of energy. With the help of an anaerobic digester, farmers can generate heat and electricity using animal waste.
WSAW-TV.
20 March 2008
Compact flourescent bulbs ease power demand.
CFLs are low-hanging fruit for people concerned about California's abundant energy appetite and its impact on global warming: The bulbs are easy to get and install, and they've proven good energy savers for utility companies.
Sacramento Bee.
20 March 2008
Energy efficiency stimulates economy, families' wallets.
Considering a looming recession, one group urges the state to stimulate the economy by pushing energy efficiency.
Wisconsin Radio Network.
20 March 2008
Earth hour.
Earth Hour is an event promoted by the World Wildlife Fund to encourage people around the world to shut off their lights between 8 and 9 p.m.
Niagara Falls Review.
20 March 2008
Students in global program learn all about being green.
Students use puppets as part of an exhibition researched and presented as part of the International Baccalaureate program at Spartanburg Day School on Wednesday. The exhibition focused on environmental issues.
Spartanburg Herald Journal.
20 March 2008
Why the mortgage crisis is a carbon crisis, too.
Electric power generation was the driving force behind a 2.9% increase in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2007, the largest single-year increase since 1998, according to Environmental Protection Agency data analyzed by the Environmental Integrity Project.
The Daily Green.
20 March 2008
Shut that door!
Britain's shops waste hundreds of millions on fuel - and emit vast quantities of CO2 - by leaving their doors open. But shoppers are now demanding they change their ways.
London Guardian.
20 March 2008
Climate change experts target cow flatulence.
Britain's finest scientific minds have turned their attention to a problem that they claim is threatening the future of the entire planet - farm animal flatulence.
London Daily Telegraph.
20 March 2008
Arctic study raises warming questions.
For how long have humans polluted the Arctic? According to research published by two University of Utah scientists, the answer is at least 138 years, and possibly much longer.
Salt Lake Deseret Morning News.
20 March 2008
Scientist wins prize for 'virtual water.'
A scientist who developed a way to calculate how much water is used in the production of anything from a cup of coffee to a hamburger was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize on Wednesday.
Reuters.
20 March 2008
Business groups campaign against climate change bill.
Energy companies and other business interests have launched a nationwide campaign to undermine climate change legislation pending in Congress, saying it could cost millions of jobs, drive gasoline prices sharply higher and suck thousands of dollars from household incomes.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
EPA wants documents from lawmakers.
The Environmental Protection Agency, peppered with requests from lawmakers for documents, is returning fire with an unusual request for confidential papers.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Lobbying to protect God's creation.
The Rev. Lee Hudson is preaching at the State House this week, urging legislators to protect God's creation from global warming pollution.
Baltimore Sun.
20 March 2008
Global warming: Japan to assist with $10bn.
The Japanese Government is to provide 10 billion dollars in the next five years to developing nations including Nigeria to fight the impending global warming across the globe.
Lagos This Day.
20 March 2008
Government stalling access-to-water pact, critics charge.
The federal government is refusing to recognize that access to water is a basic human right, observers at a United Nations conference in Geneva say.
CanWest News.
20 March 2008
Better social safety net needed to offset price hike: World Bank MD.
World Bank Managing Dir. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Bangladesh should adapt to a long-term reality of high food and oil prices by setting up better safety nets, which the lending agency is helping to design.
Dhaka Daily Star.
20 March 2008
Blair: China makes big efforts on climate change.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in Beijing Wednesday China was making big efforts on tackling climate change issue, calling for more support from developed countries to developing countries on clean technology transfer.
Xinhua News Agency.
20 March 2008
McCain, British PM talk climate change, Iraq.
U.S. presidential candidate John McCain was meeting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday to discuss Iraq, the world economy and climate change.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Cost of coal power is rising.
Electric bills are poised to soar for customers of utilities building coal-fired power plants.
Kansas City Star.
20 March 2008
Legislators: Sunflower decision cost Kansas bigger project.
Legislators pushing for two coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas claimed Wednesday that a regulator's decision to block their construction cost the state an even bigger energy project.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Douglas signs heating efficiency bill.
Gov. Jim Douglas on Wednesday signed into law a bill aimed at promoting renewable energy like solar and wind power, as well as new efficiency measures devoted to reducing Vermonters' use of oil and other heating fuels.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Chamber of Commerce sounds alarm on climate legislation.
The Montana Chamber of Commerce is hoping to get ahead of climate change legislation pending before Congress and the state legislature this year.
Missoula KPAX TV.
20 March 2008
N.H. House approves global warming initiative.
New Hampshire's House is endorsing a 10-state regional effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions to preserve the state's climate and way of life.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Md. global warming bill delayed.
A bill to slash Maryland's carbon emissions as a way to address global warming was delayed Wednesday by senators who feared the bill could hike energy prices and put factories out of business.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Groups fight power plant permit.
Two environmental groups on Wednesday appealed a state air quality permit granting Duke Energy permission to build a coal-fired power generator in western North Carolina.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Encinitas teen recognized as 'Climate Change Champion'.
As early as kindergarten, Rebecca Chan knew she wanted to champion the environment, proudly displaying her name tag with a rain forest theme.
San Diego Union-Tribune.
20 March 2008
Global warming task force hears divergent views.
Some Wisconsin residents called for more use of renewable energy sources such as wind, water and biofuels as Gov. Jim Doyle’s Task Force on Global Warming held a public input session by videoconference Wednesday in La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay.
La Crosse Tribune.
20 March 2008
How should N.J. spend pollution windfall?
The millions that New Jersey expects to raise from power plants that pump out greenhouse gases should be spent on cutting the state's appetite for energy, a range of lobbyists, activists and researchers said on Wednesday.
Bergen County Record.
20 March 2008
Garnaut talks up emissions trading.
Australia should establish an emissions trading scheme to tackle climate change before the emergence of a comprehensive global agreement, the Government's climate change adviser Ross Garnaut said today.
Sydney Australian.
20 March 2008
Prices to soar with carbon plan.
Electricity and petrol prices would soar under plans to combat global warming through carbon trading, a government discussion paper has warned.
Perth Sunday Times.
20 March 2008
Australian adviser proposes emission permit auctions.
Australia should sell emissions permits for its proposed trading system in competitive auctions rather than allocating them for free to avoid ``handing out money'' to polluting power generators, a government adviser said.
Bloomberg News.
20 March 2008
'Government environment plan potentially dangerous'.
Environmentalists are up in arms over Government's move to have complete assessments of development applications completed in 90 days.
Kingston Jamaica Gleaner.
20 March 2008
Ministers keep their gas-guzzling cars despite CO2 targets.
Two-thirds of cabinet ministers still travel in vehicles occupying the top emissions bands, despite targets to slash the carbon pumped out by official limousines.
London Independent.
20 March 2008
Front line of the fight against global warming.
Scientists from Scotland's six main research institutes briefed ministers yesterday on climate change research, showcasing how to tackle the problem.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
20 March 2008
Push to bar oil sands to US military.
The powerful chairman of a key congressional committee is pressing the US federal government to comply with energy legislation that bars the use of fuel from Canada’s oil sands.
Financial Times.
20 March 2008
Power plant faces day of reckoning.
State regulators will soon decide whether Wisconsin's largest utility should fix up or shut down its 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in Oak Creek, a decision that could cost ratepayers $750 million or more.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
20 March 2008
Water conservation is imperative for our future.
Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Lindiwe Hendricks has urged the public to save water and electricity as these were scarce resources that needed to be protected and conserved for future generations.
BuaNews.
20 March 2008
Lost in the Sahel.
Along Africa’s harsh frontier between desert and forest, crossing some lines can be fatal.
National Geographic.
20 March 2008
Bat 'die-off' raises alarms.
Experts fear global warming has the bats flying off-season.
Middletown Times Herald-Record.
20 March 2008
Groups want to revive light-rail to Oakland.
An old proposal to extend the light-rail system from Downtown to Oakland will be revived today when a public advocacy group, elected officials and others present a study in support of mass transit.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
20 March 2008
Activists seek to halt Duke's WNC power plant.
Two environmental groups today appealed a state air quality permit granting Duke Energy permission to build a coal-fired power generator in western North Carolina.
Associated Press.
20 March 2008
Gov. Crist, help stop the new Georgia coal plant.
Dynegy Corp. is planning to build a huge coal plant about 80 miles north of Tallahassee, in Blakely, Ga.
Tallahassee Democrat.
20 March 2008
