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Vanishing act.
The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to live up to its name these days, its legions of critics agree.
National Journal.
16 April 2008
Forecast for big sea level rise.
Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis--substantially more than the IPCC's forecast in last year's landmark assessment.
BBC.
16 April 2008
Bush to give goals for greenhouse gases.
President Bush on Wednesday will lay out specific goals for limiting greenhouse gases-- a first for a White House that has been accused of dragging its feet on climate change.
New York Times.
16 April 2008
The evolution of Earth Day.
Now, as the 39th Earth Day approaches, environmentalism is far from the fringe; it’s gone mainstream with a vengeance, fueled by international fixation on – and fear of – global warming.
Portland Tribune.
16 April 2008
Spending hits $790,000 in lobbying over Kan. coal plants.
Lobbyists have reported spending more than $790,000 during the ongoing debate over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas, most of it on efforts to sway public opinion.
Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Local communities reach for power over energy.
From the North Bay to Hollywood, California communities seek more control over their power, but energy companies are fighting back.
San Francisco Chronicle.
16 April 2008
U.S. scientists to study Arctic smog.
Despite its pristine image, the Arctic has a serious smog and soot problem. Is air pollution from lower latitudes causing the region's warming?
Christian Science Monitor.
16 April 2008
Change in farming can feed world.
Sixty countries backed by the World Bank and most UN bodies yesterday called for radical changes in world farming to avert increasing regional food shortages, escalating prices and growing environmental problems.
London Guardian.
16 April 2008
Migrations disappear and diseases jump species in "State of the Wild."
What wilderness remains is in a perilous state--and that could prove perilous to humans as new diseases make the jump from wildlife to farm animals to people.
Scientific American.
16 April 2008
Global hot spots of hunger set to explode.
As food prices continue to escalate worldwide, some of the poorest nations in the developing world are in danger of social and political upheavals.
Inter Press Service.
16 April 2008
Experts think SE Minnesota will look like Kansas if trends continue.
The Kandiyohi forest at the edge of the prairie, with its elms, oaks, American basswood, hackberry and Kentucky Coffeetree, is the best blueprint we have for future forests in Minnesota under a warmer climate.
Spring Grove Herald.
16 April 2008
California bans salmon fishing in coastal waters.
Fish and Game officials on Tuesday reluctantly voted to shelter a diminished population of Sacramento River chinook by barring all ocean salmon fishing in state waters, out three miles from shore.
Sacramento Bee.
16 April 2008
Hurricane outlook scaled back.
A new method for modelling hurricanes suggests that a warmer climate might not increase storm intensity as much as was previously believed.
Nature.
16 April 2008
Sea-level rise will be 3X worse than U.N. predicts.
Sea levels could rise nearly five feet this century in some parts of the world as glaciers and ice caps melt, a new scientific model predicts.
The Daily Green.
16 April 2008
State climatologist predicts next 50 years.
Amid a sea of those who warn of gloom and doom for the Earth's climate, John Christy is an outspoken optimist.
Birmingham News.
16 April 2008
Climate change affecting UK's coastal wildlife, report warns.
A diverse range of wildlife along Britain's coastline will be affected by flooding and coastal erosion in the next 100 years, conservationists warned.
London Guardian.
16 April 2008
World sea levels seen rising 1.5m by 2100.
Melting glaciers, disappearing ice sheets and warming water could lift sea levels by as much as 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) by the end of this century, displacing tens of millions of people, new research showed on Tuesday.
Reuters.
16 April 2008
BHP Billiton leads Arctic gold hunt in global warming bonanza.
The melting of Arctic ice has increased access to a region that holds as much as a seventh of the world's untapped oil and gas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as gold and iron ore deposits.
Bloomberg News.
16 April 2008
Methane plants: China's clean energy alternative.
Coal is responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions in China. So the country is trying to modernize its coal-fired power plants to make them cleaner and more efficient, reducing emissions.
All Things Considered.
16 April 2008
A model city for sane transportation.
Decreasing dependence on the car is no fairy tale in Bremen, Germany, thanks to well-designed transportation hubs. A lesson for Toronto?
Toronto Star.
16 April 2008
Hydrogen-powered cars could end pollution.
Britain’s first hydrogen fuel station will open tomorrow in the first stage of a technology revolution offering drivers the prospect of pollution-free motoring.
London Times.
16 April 2008
Tesco labels will show products' carbon footprints.
Tesco is to test putting "carbon labels" on its own-brand products next month in a move to enable consumers to choose products which are less damaging to the environment.
London Guardian.
16 April 2008
Counties join to cut emissions by 80%.
Multnomah and Clackamas County officials have pledged to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Portland Oregonian.
16 April 2008
Nuclear power has important role in reducing CO2: Brussels.
EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on Tuesday stressed the "important role" played by nuclear power in providing Europe's energy needs and helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Agence France-Presse.
16 April 2008
Greener building practices will soon be law.
Come Sept. 5, ultra-low-flow toilets and other water-saving plumbing fixtures will be mandatory in all new construction in B.C. as will new insulation requirements and other measures designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make communities more green.
Vancouver Sun.
16 April 2008
Cultivating new fuel: auto dealer's pump shows one way to change gas habits.
Even though many of the trucks Charles Martin sells off his Texas lot can burn corn-based E-85 ethanol instead of gasoline, his customers found it almost impossible to find E-85 pumps around town, so he opened a little gas station of his own at his dealership; it provides ethanol, along with biodiesel and gasoline.
Detroit News.
16 April 2008
Montgomery weighs rise in energy, land taxes.
Montgomery County residents would pay more to heat their homes and keep the lights on, under two council proposals introduced yesterday that would raise local energy taxes to help balance the budget and encourage conservation.
Washington Post.
16 April 2008
Saving the planet - but which way is best?
If we are to teach future generations how to be green, then a good way to start is at school, and not just in terms of what is taught in the classroom, but the buildings themselves.
Peterborough Evening Telegraph.
16 April 2008
Rising demand for meat takes toll on environment.
As global demand for meat products has increased in recent years, so has awareness of the environmental damage that the industry causes. Modern meat production uses enormous amounts of energy, pollutes water supplies and creates greenhouse gases.
Morning Edition.
16 April 2008
Drought blamed for rise in greenhouse emissions.
The NSW Government says the drought is to blame for the state's coal-fired power stations emitting more greenhouse gases this year than at the same time last year.
Australian Associated Press.
16 April 2008
China surpasses US as top carbon polluter.
China has already surpassed the United States as the world's largest carbon polluter, the authors of a California study said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse.
16 April 2008
US governors to plot climate fight at Yale meeting.
Governors from across the United States who bypassed the Bush administration by introducing laws to cut greenhouse emissions are slated to meet this week to broaden their fight against climate change.
Reuters.
16 April 2008
Top emitters meet in Paris, worries on UN overlap.
The world's top greenhouse gas emitters meet in Paris this week to work out ways to slow global warming with uncertainty about whether the U.S.-backed talks will help or hinder plans for a new U.N. climate treaty.
Reuters.
16 April 2008
Senate pushing 'greener' Florida.
Forging ahead on goals for a greener Florida, state senators today are expected to begin demanding progress in the reduction of carbon emissions and replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources
Bradenton Herald.
16 April 2008
Sweden and Japan agree on climate cooperation.
Japan and Sweden on Wednesday pledged to step up cooperation on tackling climate change during a visit by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Agence France-Presse.
16 April 2008
Bush to announce options for reducing US greenhouse emissions.
President George Bush is planning an announcement today aimed at setting caps on greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants.
London Guardian.
16 April 2008
Bush to set 'realistic' goals to combat global warming.
Under pressure from Congress and the courts, President Bush will unveil a plan today to set medium-range goals for reducing the gases that are blamed for global warming, administration officials said.
Los Angeles Times.
16 April 2008
Bush to endorse 'intermediate' emissions goal.
President Bush will endorse an "intermediate goal" today for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but he will not put forward any specific legislation or proposal on how the goal should be met, White House officials said.
Washington Post.
16 April 2008
Bush plans target to stop greenhouse gas emission growth.
Revising his stance on global warming, President Bush will propose a new target for stopping the growth of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Bush plans target to stop greenhouse gas emission growth.
Revising his stance on global warming, President Bush will propose a new target for stopping the growth of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Bush to announce goal for stopping greenhouse emissions.
President Bush, stepping into the debate over global warming, plans to announce on Wednesday a national goal for stopping the growth of greenhouse gas emissions over the next few decades.
Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Bush to call for greenhouse-gas curbs.
In a significant shift, President Bush will propose stopping growth in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions by 2025 and signal that he is open to lawmakers reining in pollution from power companies.
Wall Street Journal.
16 April 2008
Bush to outline vision for fighting climate change.
US President George W. Bush will outline his vision for a voluntary system of combating global climate change in a speech on Wednesday at the White House, spokeswoman Dana Perino said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse.
16 April 2008
Bush to pitch climate change strategy in Rose Garden speech.
President Bush plans to outline on Wednesday the way he thinks the United States can stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions and issue a challenge to lawmakers on climate change legislation.
Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Experts see opportunities for area in solving global warming.
While the best scientific evidence shows that climate change is real, the future of warmer global temperatures holds opportunities ahead, experts said Tuesday.
Asheville Citizen-Times.
16 April 2008
Biofuel rule will do more harm than good, Oxfam says.
U.K. fuels for cars and trucks must contain biofuels starting today, a move that may do more harm than good to the environment and drive food prices higher, charities including Oxfam and Greenpeace said.
Bloomberg News.
16 April 2008
EU environment chief raises new biofuels condition.
The European Union's environment chief raised new conditions on Tuesday for the use of biofuels in road transport, saying social concerns such as food prices and food security must be taken into account.
Reuters.
16 April 2008
Lawson wrong about climate change.
Climate change will make almost everyone in the world worse off after 2050, scientists have warned.
London Daily Telegraph.
16 April 2008
Electric car slow but 'green.'
The GEM car, made by Chrysler's Global Electric Motorcars unit, is in a class of cars that travel no faster than 25 mph.
Poughkeepsie Journal.
16 April 2008
GM foods 'not the answer' to world's food shortage crisis, report says.
Genetically-modified crops are not the solution to spiralling food prices or Third World hunger, according to a powerful international report published yesterday.
Daily Mail.
16 April 2008
U.N. panel urges changes to feed poor while saving environment.
Major agricultural countries must urgently change their policies to avoid a social explosion from rising food prices, a panel of UN experts warned, adding their voices to new concerns about the proper balance between saving the environment and feeding the poor.
New York Times.
16 April 2008
Suburbia not just in America anymore.
Developing countries contending with explosive population growth and economic expansion are looking here for hints about how to manage growing cities. For many, modern suburbia — a largely American concept and lifestyle for more than 50 years — is a nirvana worth emulating. Others want to avoid it.
USA Today.
16 April 2008
Famine and starvation looms.
For the first time in decades, widespread hunger looms for millions as food prices explode.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
16 April 2008
Hermann Scheer visits UK to champion German renewable energy.
Hermann Scheer is the force behind Germany's renewables revolution, and now he's on his way to the UK to try to persuade Britain that old technologies are best left in the past.
London Guardian.
16 April 2008
Job 1: Diversify.
The Stelmach government rolled out a long-term vision for Alberta today that's heavily concentrated on diversifying and broadening the provincial economy, with most government policy - including environmental initiatives - influenced by that goal.
Calgary Herald.
16 April 2008
Environment 'burning issue' for Aussies.
The environment is the most important issue to Australians - swamping all other concerns and surprising the government.
Australian Associated Press.
16 April 2008
Future brighter as Yarmouth switches to solar.
George Allaire hasn't counted how many taxpayer dollars have been saved since solar panels were installed at town hall last month, but the public works director knows they're adding up.
Cape Cod Times.
16 April 2008
PSEG expands its energy projects.
Public Service Enterprise Group is planning to spend $400 million over the next five years to develop renewable energy projects in markets outside New Jersey.
Newark Star-Ledger.
16 April 2008
Chattanooga ranks 58th in allergy survey.
Compared to some other Tennessee cities, Chattanoogans have it a bit easier come allergy season, according to a survey of the most-challenging places to live with spring allergies.
Chattanooga Times Free Press.
16 April 2008
California's eco-friendly wines.
The California wine industry put a priority on protecting the environment as far back as 2002 by putting sustainable practice in place.
Staten Island Advance.
16 April 2008
Greener Florida goal of energy proposal.
State senators Wednesday are expected to begin demanding progress in the reduction of carbon emissions and replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.
Miami Herald.
16 April 2008
Landmark green buildings bill passes first hurdle.
Yesterday the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee passed AB 2112, the Residential Buildings Zero Net Energy Bill.
Beverly Hills California Chronicle.
16 April 2008
California bans salmon fishing in coastal waters.
Californians won't be eating fresh salmon from the state's coastal waters this year.
Sacramento Bee.
16 April 2008
