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Desert is claiming southeast Spain.
Swaths of southeast Spain are steadily turning into desert, a process spurred on by global warming and poorly planned development.
International Herald Tribune.
03 June 2008
Senate opens debate on politically risky bill addressing global warming.
The Senate on Monday opened a raucous debate over climate change legislation even though it will put supporters of the bill, including all three presidential candidates, on the spot in supporting high energy costs.
New York Times.
03 June 2008
NASA office criticized on climate reports.
Two years after climate scientists at NASA described a pattern of distortion and suppression by political appointees, the agency’s own inspector general has concluded that such activities occurred.
New York Times.
03 June 2008
Banking on coal's future.
From the Pulaski Skyway, the Hudson power plant along the Hackensack River looks like an artifact of the industrial age, a relic from an era when few worried about what came pouring out of its 500-foot smokestacks.
Newark Star-Ledger.
03 June 2008
California frets fire's early start.
One of the driest periods on record is fueling an unusually early start to California's fire season. And scientists blame man-made climate change for dry conditions that are appearing in California and the West.
Wall Street Journal.
03 June 2008
Sahel: region is 'ground zero' for climate change.
The Sahel - a semi-arid belt stretching across Africa that divides the fertile south from desert north - is "ground zero"for vulnerable communities struggling to adapt to climate change, a senior UN advisor said.
UN IRIN.
03 June 2008
Climate change causes forced migration.
People migrate to other countries not only for political reasons: Food security, often brought about by climate change factors such as famine, floods and natural disasters, also sends people across borders.
South African Press Association.
03 June 2008
NATO set to battle global warming threats.
NATO must expand its role in the coming decade to prepare for new threats provoked by the impact of global warming, energy shortages and the spread of nuclear technology, the alliance's top diplomat warned Tuesday.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Erosion warning for peak high tides.
High tides combined with heavy rains and pounding waves this week could give a taste of the rising sea level some scientists say global warming may bring
Sydney Morning Herald.
03 June 2008
Climate change: rising temperatures and the Sierra ski industry.
Instead of the blanket of snow typically seen today, deserted chairlifts at the bases of ski resorts swing in the wind over bare rocks and patches of snow.
Truckee Sierra Sun.
03 June 2008
Global warming could swamp Gulf Coast, study says.
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, Ala., may be inundated in the future."
Newhouse News Service.
03 June 2008
Backgrounder on the Sahel.
Scientists have differing opinions on whether the Sahel is going to get wetter or drier because of climate change, but either way the outlook is bleak.
UN IRIN.
03 June 2008
How power from the people could cut CO2 emissions.
British buildings equipped with solar panels, mini wind turbines and other renewable energy sources could generate as much electricity a year as five nuclear power stations, a government-backed industry report has shown.
London Guardian.
03 June 2008
Renewable-energy push puts all eyes on desert.
Speculators have filed applications to develop more than 1 million acres of desert in Southern California with solar, wind and geothermal power plants, setting up a classic clash over land use.
San Diego Union-Tribune.
03 June 2008
Emissions pact pays off.
Tanzania, one of the first countries in Africa to sign and ratify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the mid-1990s, has started to benefit from measures being taken globally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Dar es Salaam Citizen.
03 June 2008
Auto industry urged to save energy.
After touring a growing solar-powered vehicle company in Manatee County, congressman Vern Buchanan criticized the auto industry for not building enough energy-efficient cars such as hybrids.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
03 June 2008
Chicago Botanic Garden to break ground on new center.
The Chicago Botanic Garden broke ground Tuesday on a $50 million conservation science center that will probe the mysteries of plant life - a key to understanding the ramifications of world climate change.
Chicago Tribune.
03 June 2008
Realistic goals sought for control of Utah greenhouse emissions.
On a day when President Bush cautioned senators about the high cost of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., Utah's state environmental quality boss outlined an "ambitious" process of reducing climate-changing pollution locally that will be realistic.
Salt Lake Deseret Morning News.
03 June 2008
Push for sustainable energy from householders.
Encouraging householders to produce their own sustainable energy could cut the UK's CO2 emissions by 30m tonnes by 2030, a new report claims.
London Daily Telegraph.
03 June 2008
Overlapping rules leave industry baffled.
Central Canadian companies that are struggling to figure out how they will comply with federal climate change rules now face the added challenge of meeting tough new provincial regulations.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
03 June 2008
Program aims to send old clunkers to heaven.
The Harper government is moving to entice Canadians from behind the wheels of dirty old clunkers and into shiny new vehicles with a multimillion-dollar program aimed at reducing smog and global warming.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
03 June 2008
Airlines stage fightback on environmental criticism.
Airlines today signalled the start of a fightback against environmental criticism of the industry, blaming the media for negative publicity over their contribution to climate change.
London Guardian.
03 June 2008
State holds coal plant to tough pollution controls.
Revisiting its approval of a coal-burning power plant, the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources said that Duke's Cliffside plant must meet the most stringent pollution controls available.
Raleigh News & Observer.
03 June 2008
Satellite images show Papua New Guinea deforestation at critical level.
The forests of Papua New Guinea are being chopped down so quickly that more than half its trees could be lost by 2021, according to a new satellite study of the region.
London Guardian.
03 June 2008
Satellite images reveal Papua forest destruction.
Thirty years of satellite imagery of Papua New Guinea's rainforests has revealed destruction on such a rapid scale that by 2021 most accessible forest will be destroyed or degraded--and this contributes to carbon dioxide emissions.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
Electric cos. to test low-emission coal plant.
Japan's Electric Power Development Co. and Chugoku Electric Power Co. will spend millions of dollars on a coal-fired test plant meant to generate power without releasing any carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
Environmentalists protest coal plant expansion in Philippines.
Greenpeace activists staged a street protest before the seat of Philippine energy authority on Tuesday, calling for a haul of the country's coal plant expansion and speedy passing of a legislation that encourages renewable energy usage.
Xinhua News Agency.
03 June 2008
York county's carbon footprint is growing.
The Charlotte metro region -- including York County -- is growing its carbon footprint nearly three times faster than the national average for the country's top 100 metro areas.
Rock Hill Herald.
03 June 2008
New round of climate talks opens in Germany.
A tax on airline tickets and an auction of pollution rights are just two ideas likely to be studied at a 162-nation conference examining ways of raising the billions of dollars needed every year to fight global warming.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Quebec, Ontario sign historic climate pact.
A cap-and-trade system aimed at fighting global warming could be up and running in Canada's two largest provinces as early as January 2010 under an accord signed today by the Ontario and Quebec governments.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
03 June 2008
OECD set to tackle climate change.
The world's richest nations are meeting in Paris to try to agree measures to tackle climate change and mitigate the effects of the world financial crisis.
BBC.
03 June 2008
Carbon bill's hurdles: price tag, stiff opposition.
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, the Senate debates major legislation to combat climate change. But the measure comes with a big price tag and is likely to spark furious opposition.
Morning Edition.
03 June 2008
Watchdog: NASA misled on global warming studies.
NASA's press office "marginalized or mischaracterized" studies on global warming between 2004 and 2006, the agency's own internal watchdog concluded.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Climate findings were distorted, probe finds.
An investigation by the NASA inspector general found that political appointees worked to control and distort public accounts of its researchers' findings about climate change for at least two years.
Washington Post.
03 June 2008
Bush would veto US climate change bill.
Even before debate began Monday on the first comprehensive climate change bill to reach the Senate floor, the White House said President Bush would veto it in its current form.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
NASA downplayed climate studies, monitor says.
NASA's inspector general says that NASA's own press office "marginalized, or mischaracterized" its global warming studies between 2004 and 2006. The inspector general also said NASA didn't attempt to interfere with scientific research about climate change.
All Things Considered.
03 June 2008
Bush: Climate bill costs too much.
President George W. Bush weighed in Monday against a Senate bill that would require dramatic cuts in climate-changing greenhouse pollution, cautioning senators "to be very careful about running up enormous costs for future generations of Americans."
Detroit Free Press.
03 June 2008
Report: NASA appointees suppressed climate data.
Political appointees at NASA headquarters deliberately downplayed scientific evidence documenting global warming for political reasons for more than a year, the agency's watchdog reported Monday.
Houston Chronicle.
03 June 2008
Global warming measure advances.
The Senate voted 74-14 Monday to allow debate on a contentious bill that would cap U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions, cutting them by 18 percent by 2020 and by two-thirds by mid-century.
New Orleans Times-Picayune.
03 June 2008
Climate bill puts Sen. Smith in a bind.
As senators opened debate Monday on landmark climate change legislation, their focus was on two goals: protecting the planet and their political futures.
Portland Oregonian.
03 June 2008
Warner's greenhouse-gas bill clears first hurdle in Senate.
The Senate on Monday opened what likely will be a protracted debate over legislation to combat global warming, with President Bush condemning the complex "cap-and-trade" plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and Virginia's senior senator urging voters to demand its passage.
Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot.
03 June 2008
US Congress looks past Bush, takes on global warming.
US legislators this week are considering the first-ever mandatory limit on greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States, ignoring White House stiff opposition, instead looking ahead to a more favourable political climate after the November elections.
topnews.
03 June 2008
Senate launches climate debate.
The Senate voted Monday to spend 30 hours debating a sweeping climate change bill sponsored by Sen. John Warner, R-Va.
Media General News Service.
03 June 2008
US Senate votes to proceed on climate change bill 74-14.
The U.S. Senate voted Monday to go forward with legislation to cut greenhouse-gas emissions dramatically by mid-century, giving a lift to environmentalists who are hoping to limit the damage from climate change.
Dow Jones Newswires.
03 June 2008
Climate bill points to US carbon trading.
Senators will begin a debate in Washington on Monday on proposals for climate-change legislation seen as a blueprint for a future US carbon-trading programme.
Financial Times.
03 June 2008
US lawmakers brace for fight with Bush, big oil on climate change bill.
US lawmakers braced Monday for a fight to push a sweeping climate change bill through the Senate, as President George W. Bush threatened to veto it and other opponents railed that it was economically unsound.
Agence France-Presse.
03 June 2008
Bush criticises Senate emissions reduction bill.
President George Bush today weighed in against a Senate bill that would drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, warning that it would impose crippling costs on "job creators" and consumers.
London Guardian.
03 June 2008
Senate takes up climate bill.
Most senators acknowledge that climate change poses a major environmental threat, but getting agreement on how to deal with it is another matter.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
US coal lobbyists unveil nightmarish vision of life after cap-and-trade law.
US businesses have spent tens of millions of dollars trying to kill a proposed law that would introduce European-style "cap-and-trade" rules on carbon emissions – even before the bill hit the floor of the Senate for discussion yesterday.
London Independent.
03 June 2008
Heated arguments begin over climate change.
As senators began a raucous argument over climate change Monday, even its sponsors admitted the bill's chances this year are, at best, a long shot.
San Francisco Chronicle.
03 June 2008
Senate to vote on carbon cap-and-trade bill.
The Senate Monday took up a global warming bill that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by putting a price on carbon. The so-called cap-and-trade system aims to reduce emissions by 70 percent by 2050.
Morning Edition.
03 June 2008
What senators are saying about the climate legislation.
Excerpts from some of the speeches as the Senate began debate over far-reaching climate legislation.
San Francisco Chronicle.
03 June 2008
Tennessee, Georgia senators criticize cap-and-trade proposal.
The U.S. Senate on Monday opened debate on a sweeping global warming bill, one opposed by all four Tennessee and Georgia senators.
Chattanooga Times Free Press.
03 June 2008
Bush to veto climate change bill that leaves out India, China.
President George W. Bush would veto climate change legislation to be considered by the US Senate this week because it does not seek action in concert with all major economies, including India and China, even if the Senate passes the bill.
New Delhi News Post.
03 June 2008
Washington battle over climate change heats up.
An election-year debate over how the U.S. should respond to climate change began in earnest, as President Bush warned he would veto a Senate bill, and congressional Democrats and Republicans jockeyed to define the climate-change issue to their advantage.
Wall Street Journal.
03 June 2008
Carbon-dioxide bill tough for Ohio senator.
As the Senate debates a major bill this week designed to curb the emissions of carbon dioxide believed to cause global warming, the man on the spot is Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
Columbus Dispatch.
03 June 2008
Senate votes to begin global warming debate.
The Senate began what is expected to be a weeklong, contentious debate Monday over legislation to combat global warming by mandatory reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Carney unveils green plan.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. John Carney on Monday outlined his environmental priorities, ranging from creating programs to make developing land outside growth zones more costly to a plan to step up air pollution monitoring.
Wilmington News Journal.
03 June 2008
Utah setting greenhouse gas goals.
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has authorized a task force to look for ways the state can reach a goal of getting 20 percent of its energy needs from clean renewable sources by 2025.
Salt Lake Deseret Morning News.
03 June 2008
Massive investment needed in clean energy.
Energy experts, policymakers, financiers, and project developers from across Asia-Pacific Tuesday called for massive investments in clean energy amid spiraling prices of energy and the growing threat of climate change.
Xinhua News Agency.
03 June 2008
Tokyo governor leads on climate.
Faced with a government dragging its feet over climate change, the celebrity governor of a country’s most populous territory decides to go it alone by imposing strict curbs on local greenhouse gas emissions. In doing so, he risks clashing with a national administration run by his own conservative political party.
Financial Times.
03 June 2008
Tokyo to go it alone on CO2 cuts: official.
Japan's capital Tokyo is preparing to force industry to make big cuts in greenhouse gases, an official said Tuesday, taking the lead in a country struggling to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligations.
Agence France-Presse.
03 June 2008
Taiwan pledges to reduce greenhouse gases by planting trees, cutting emissions.
Taiwan may allow its industries to plant trees in mainland China and other countries to help reduce "greenhouse" gases blamed for global warming, an official said Tuesday.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Little funding for fighting climate change.
Securing Sydney's water supply is central to the NSW Government's thinking in the budget, but there is little new funding for fighting the effects of climate change.
Sydney Morning Herald.
03 June 2008
Truckies want petrol under emissions scheme.
Truck drivers back the inclusion of fuel in the Government's emissions trading scheme and consider cuts to the fuel excise to be bad policy.
Sydney Australian.
03 June 2008
Ross Garnaut in spat on a hot tin roof.
Kevin Rudd's climate change guru, Ross Garnaut, has again been caught apparently failing to practise what he preaches.
Sydney Australian.
03 June 2008
Que., Ont. stand firm against Ottawa on emission standards.
The federal government will find itself increasingly isolated if it fails to sign on to the worldwide trend toward market-based trading systems to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Monday.
CanWest News.
03 June 2008
Two biggest Canadian provinces sign emissions deal.
In a rebuff to the Canadian government's plan to fight climate change, the country's two biggest provinces agreed to set up a market-based system to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
Turkish government decides to approve Kyoto Protocol.
The Turkish government has decided to approve the Kyoto Protocol--the UN-led global climate pact--and will send a bill on the issue to parliament shortly, a government spokesman said on Monday.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
Two U.S. tribes differ on approach to energy riches.
For many decades the rival neighbouring American Indian Crow and Northern Cheyenne tribes have suffered high unemployment and poverty in a remote area of one of the most remote US states--now one of these tribes is starting to develop energy riches on their reservation.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
Penn West seeks CO2 from Saskatchewan power plant.
Penn West Energy Trust has started talks aimed at securing carbon dioxide from a government-funded carbon-capture project to boost output at oil fields in southeastern Saskatchewan, its Chief Executive said on Monday.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
'Home-made' energy will match output of five nuclear plants.
Solar panels and other small-scale home energy devices could save the same amount of carbon dioxide as taking all lorries and buses off UK roads within 12 years, according to a new report.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
03 June 2008
End to ethanol could stave off grain crisis.
Halting production of ethanol from grains would help ease global grains shortages in the short-term, the founder of the Earth Policy Institute think tank said on Tuesday.
Reuters.
03 June 2008
ND, SD boards favor MN. power line construction.
New electric transmission lines in west-central Minnesota would allow North Dakota to export more wind-generated power, North Dakota's Industrial Commission says.
Associated Press.
03 June 2008
Some turning to vegetable oil for fuel as gas prices rise.
There’s a reason David Cole’s diesel pickup truck smells like fried chicken.
Waco Tribune-Herald.
03 June 2008
Something new; something old; something borrowed; something green ....
You can't stop global warming in a day. But for the eco-savvy couple looking for a small way to leave their own imprint on the environment, throwing a green wedding might be the best contribution yet.
Pensacola News Journal.
03 June 2008
Tree planting targets met, says minister.
All Tanzanian districts have met the target of growing 1.5 million trees each year, Environment minister Batilda Burian said yesterday.
Dar es Salaam Citizen.
03 June 2008
Has green car rebate run out of cash?
The federal government's clean-car rebate program may be running on empty. Internal estimates from Transport Canada suggest the Conservatives heavily underestimated the amount of money needed for the rebates, by as much as $65 million in its first year alone.
Moncton Times & Transcript.
03 June 2008
Governor bikes to work, says fuel costs threaten budget.
Oregon's governor donned bicycle gear and pedaled his mountain bike from his residence to the state capitol building Monday and challenged other state workers to do the same.
Portland KATU.
03 June 2008
Oregon's Gov. Ted Kulongoski rides his bike to work to set an example.
Oregon's governor hopped on a bike Monday and pedaled to the state Capitol in a largely symbolic gesture for a greener world.
Portland Oregonian.
03 June 2008
The real price of climate change.
A critical debate is taking place in the U.S. Senate this week on climate change. Unfortunately, much of it is likely to be driven by money and not the environment.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
03 June 2008
