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Of greenhouse gases and greenbacks.
A major climate-change measure goes before the Senate this week. The long-awaited debate is ranging beyond the effects of global warming.
Los Angeles Times.
02 June 2008
Sen. Warner joins the fight to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
In the final months of a his 30-year Senate career, the 81-year-old Virginia Republican is helping lead an ambitious campaign to restructure the nation's economy to attack global warming.
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot.
02 June 2008
Industries allied to cap carbon differ on the details.
Powerful corporate leaders have been meeting regularly with leading environmental groups in a conference room in downtown Washington for over two years to work on proposals for a national policy to limit carbon emissions.
New York Times.
02 June 2008
Delaware refinery likely exempt from pollution plan.
Delaware's participation in the nation's first regional effort to control greenhouse gas emissions through a cap-and-trade system probably won't include one of the state's biggest polluters.
Associated Press.
02 June 2008
Bay Area fishermen struggle with salmon shutdown.
Already, some coastal retailers are shifting to tourism, trading rods and reels for T-shirts and floppy hats amid the first year-long closure of commercial and recreational salmon fishing off California and Oregon.
Contra Costa Times.
02 June 2008
Watchdog called in over price of seabed dredging.
Allegations that dredging shingle from the North Sea to replenish Britain's coastal defences is a waste of government money and counter-productive, are being studied by the National Audit Office.
London Guardian.
02 June 2008
Common Missouri bat joins list of global warming victims.
The polar bear isn’t the only species on thin ice. Missouri and Kansas also have endangered species that are affected by climate change.
Kansas City Star.
02 June 2008
Packaging helps supermarkets bag top spots in green poll.
High-profile green advertising campaigns by supermarkets appear to be paying off with five of the country's biggest grocers coming out top in a survey of the most environmentally friendly brands.
London Guardian.
02 June 2008
Rio Tinto says U.S. must spend billions for clean-coal devices.
Rio Tinto Group and U.S. utilities are urging the government to spend $20 billion on a technology they say has the best chance for eliminating pollution linked to global warming.
Bloomberg News.
02 June 2008
Garnaut target thwarts experts.
The cost of deep cuts in carbon gas emissions proposed by the federal Government's climate change adviser Ross Garnaut is so severe it cannot be reliably predicted by existing computer models.
Sydney Australian.
02 June 2008
Small gestures not enough to tackle climate change.
A radical redesign of our towns and cities will be needed to tackle climate change, the Government's design watchdog warned in Birmingham on Friday.
Birmingham Post.
02 June 2008
Germany slashes solar subsidies, threatening industry `success.'
Germany is slashing the subsidies that built its solar industry up to $8.8 billion in sales and made the country the world's biggest market for panels that capture the sun's energy.
Bloomberg News.
02 June 2008
Small actions called vital in stalling climate change.
Experts yesterday tried to generate interest in little actions that collectively could make a dent in the climate change that is threatening Long Island Sound.
Stamford Advocate.
02 June 2008
Compressed natural gas, alternative auto fuel for Nigeria.
Nigeria today is the world's highest natural gas flaring country contributing to about 20 percent of the gas flared in the world, which has serious negative environmental, economic and social impact on the country
Lagos Business Day.
02 June 2008
Govt report makes case for sectoral emissions cuts.
The government's annual report on energy issues sheds light on the proposed sector-by-sector approach to global warming, in addition to analyzing how speculative funds have contributed to pushing up crude oil prices.
Osaka Daily Yomiuri Shimbun.
02 June 2008
World's third-largest rain forest 'will disappear in ten years.'
Papua New Guinea's tropical forests are being destroyed so quickly by logging, fires and farming that more than half could vanish by 2021, according to a new study.
Daily Mail.
02 June 2008
Unique biodiversity hotspot faces destruction.
The tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea, in the top ten of the world's most biodiverse hotspots, are disappearing faster than anyone realised, according to a new report.
New Scientist.
02 June 2008
Which U.S. cities contribute most to global warming?
If you care about reducing your emissions of greenhouse gases, then you might want to move to Honolulu, Los Angeles or Portland, Ore., according to a new study from The Brookings Institution.
Scientific American.
02 June 2008
New study ranks Indy 2nd in air pollution.
Indianapolis is among the cities being blamed for putting more carbon pollution in the air than any other.
Indianapolis WISH-TV.
02 June 2008
Climate talks open with big agenda, small hopes.
Some 2,000 delegates from 162 countries open a two-week conference, the first to get into the nuts and bolts of a new global warming agreement for 2012 and beyond.
Associated Press.
02 June 2008
Ottawa slams climate pact.
An Ontario-Quebec accord on climate change has yet to be officially unveiled, but Ottawa is already slamming it as nothing more than "smoke and mirrors."
Toronto Star.
02 June 2008
Brazil to defend biofuels at U.N. summit in Rome.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Sunday he would seek to convince world leaders gathering in Rome this week that ethanol is not to blame for global food inflation threatening millions with hunger.
Reuters.
02 June 2008
Poor countries call for quick action as new round of climate talks open.
Poor countries appealed to a 162-country climate conference Monday to move faster on an agreement to rein in global warming, saying they already are suffering from floods and cyclones brought on by rising temperatures.
Associated Press.
02 June 2008
Soaring living costs cloud UN climate talks.
UN-led climate talks kick off on Monday in Germany with experts trying to forge a global warming pact facing a new challenge from critics who say climate change measures are partly to blame for higher food and energy prices.
Reuters.
02 June 2008
Climate change talks to hammer out 'son of Kyoto.'
Crucial climate-change talks get underway today to discuss the next steps the international community needs to take to tackle global warming.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
02 June 2008
Western states, provinces draft environmental policies.
Energy officials from Utah, several other Western states and Canadian provinces were in Salt Lake City recently to meet with stakeholders and discuss details of the Western Climate Initiative.
Salt Lake Deseret Morning News.
02 June 2008
Today's signs of warming planet.
Climate change is already affecting crops, forests, water and wildlife. That's according to a new government report.
Great Lakes Radio Consortium.
02 June 2008
Both sides target McCaskill in global-warming debate.
McCaskill, D-Mo., is among a handful of undecided moderates who could help shape the global-warming legislation, which the Senate could take up as early as today.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
02 June 2008
Senate bill shows obstacles to capping greenhouse gases.
The obstacles the Senate faces show how hard it will be to enact a meaningful cap on greenhouse gases.
Boston Globe.
02 June 2008
Senate to take up climate bill.
The Senate on Monday will take up legislation that calls for cutting carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases by about 70 percent from power plants, refineries, factories and transportation by mid-century.
Associated Press.
02 June 2008
Senate taking up key climate-change bill.
The Senate will decide this week whether to follow in California's footsteps and pass legislation requiring cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
San Francisco Chronicle.
02 June 2008
US Senate to take up emissions reduction bill this week.
The U.S. Senate Monday is scheduled to begin taking up a measure to impose mandatory cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions, a step that ultimately could create a new set of winners and losers in the world's largest economy.
Fortune.
02 June 2008
Senators weigh carbon bill.
The debate over how aggressively the U.S. should act to help ease climate change hits the Senate starting today, with lawmakers forced to pick sides on a potential election-year issue.
Denver Post.
02 June 2008
Congress debates major limits on energy use.
Congress is scheduled to begin debate this week on what could become the most sweeping and costly environmental legislation the United States has known.
Austin American-Statesman.
02 June 2008
Will rising water levels soak Mathews' future?
The Chesapeake Bay is rising, transforming wide swaths of low-lying Mathews into swamp or marsh, hastening the erosion of shorelines and devaluing homes and land.
Hampton Roads Daily Press.
02 June 2008
Warming study takes look at Gulf Coast region.
A new government report offers a grim forecast of global warming's long-term impact on the Gulf Coast, warning that "a vast portion ... from Houston to Mobile may be inundated in the future."
Everything Alabama.
02 June 2008
Fukuda to call for new generation of biofuels.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, fresh from hosting an international conference on helping Africa, will call for stepping up research and development of biofuels not derived from grains at a U.N. meeting on food security in Rome, sources said.
Asahi Shimbun.
02 June 2008
Japan's Fukuda urges relief measures amid food crisis.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda called Sunday for urgent measures to provide food security to poor nations amid runaway prices that have sparked riots around the world.
Agence France-Presse.
02 June 2008
Japan to announce ideas for midterm emission reduction.
The Prime Minister stated that Japan will announce its position on midterm reductions of greenhouse gas emissions before it hosts the Group of Eight summit in Lake Toyako, Hokkaido, in July.
Asahi Shimbun.
02 June 2008
Baird blasts Ont.-Que. emissions plan.
Federal Environment Minister John Baird blasted Ontario and Quebec for deciding to go ahead without Ottawa with their own scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
CanWest News.
02 June 2008
Ontario, Quebec go it alone on climate.
The Ontario and Quebec governments plan to go it alone by signing an accord on fighting global warming at a historic joint cabinet meeting today.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
02 June 2008
Feds rap emissions accord.
A joint meeting of the Quebec and Ontario cabinets erupted into a war of words yesterday after a federal minister slammed both provinces for going ahead with their own greenhouse gas reduction scheme.
Montreal Gazette.
02 June 2008
Oil companies may resist calls for renewables.
Oil companies are facing more and more calls from shareholders to invest in alternative energy but the companies themselves may lack the profit motive, the entrepreneurial skills or indeed the will to satisfy their demands.
Reuters UK.
02 June 2008
More people boarding the bus.
As gas prices soar, more Vermonters turn to public transportation.
Burlington Free Press.
02 June 2008
Great Lakes call for help.
The Great Lakes might be the most ignored resource on the continent. Great Lakes advocates say they have not been able to get enough attention or money from Congress.
Great Lakes Radio Consortium.
02 June 2008
'SalmonAid' promotes rescue of fishery.
Hundreds of people converged on Jack London Square on Saturday to hear live rock bands and rally for a good cause — saving California's dwindling wild salmon population.
Oakland Tribune.
02 June 2008
