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CO2: What am I bid?
Colourless, odourless, ubiquitous CO2 has seeped into boardrooms and onto the balance sheets of companies, to the point where it is now an issue few executives can ignore.
Financial Post.
04 June 2008
Nuclear energy votes could doom Senate climate change legislation.
Sponsors of the Senate’s climate change legislation have prepared a nuclear energy amendment that is designed to win crucial votes for the bill without destroying the delicate coalition that already supports it.
Congressional Quarterly.
04 June 2008
Worsening Amazon deforestation embarrasses Brazil's government.
Alarming new figures showing worsening deforestation in the Amazon have embarrassed Brazil's government, which is accused of making concessions to the powerful food producer lobby.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
Who'll pay for the poorest to adapt to life after global warming?
Poorer countries say they're going to need money for things like building flood barriers, helping farmers plant different crops, and boosting health services to combat malaria in places where it's not been a problem before.
Reuters.
04 June 2008
Auto buyers go small in May.
The three Detroit automakers were outsold for the first time ever by their Asian rivals in May, and a sedan was the top-selling vehicle in the United States for the first time in 16 years.
New York Times.
04 June 2008
Puffin numbers plummet on main breeding site.
A dramatic drop in the population of puffins at their main North Sea breeding site has alarmed scientists.
London Daily Telegraph.
04 June 2008
Scientists probe dead turtle mystery.
There have been an unprecedented number of loggerhead turtle strandings this year; 18 have been recorded so far on the UK coast, explained Rod Penrose.
BBC.
04 June 2008
China to import grain as economy grows.
China could be forced to become a major grain importer to feed its increasingly wealthy population at a time of record global food prices, a leading environmentalist said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
Puffins suffer as warming sea hits food supply for nesting isle.
Puffin numbers on one of Scotland's strongholds have dropped by 30% in five years. It is believed the seabird could be suffering because of a lack of food supply caused by warming seas as a result of climate change.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
04 June 2008
Warmer seas blamed for rapid decline of Scottish puffin colony.
Atlantic puffins, until recently one of the North Sea's rare wildlife success stories, are joining the ranks of dwindling birdlife after new data revealed their numbers on a crucial island colony are in sharp decline.
London Independent.
04 June 2008
Dutch face growing pressures on rural land.
The Netherlands will face conflicting pressures on rural land in coming years as population growth and climate change create new demands for use, according to an OECD report released on Tuesday.
Reuters.
04 June 2008
NATO chief warns of security threat posed by climate change.
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer warned Tuesday of the security threat posed by climate change, as the military alliance ponders its future role ahead of its 60th anniversary next year.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
B.C. aims to cut water use.
British Columbians at all levels are being asked to get serious about water use in the face of population growth and climate change, and to help meet a provincial target of improving water efficiency by one-third by 2020.
Vancouver Sun.
04 June 2008
Budget airlines reject European emissions trading.
Low-cost airlines on Tuesday called on the European Union to reject a plan that would force air carriers to trade pollution allowances, saying it risks turning potential environmental benefits into punitive fees for air carriers and passengers.
Associated Press.
04 June 2008
Shanghai takes hard line to clear air and water.
It's a blueprint for green as Shanghai will reduce the city's major pollutants in air and water by about 5 percent this year, city officials said Tuesday.
Shanghai Daily.
04 June 2008
Utah's energy efficiency measures starting to pay off.
A new report says a two-year effort to make Utah state government cleaner, greener and leaner is paying off.
Associated Press.
04 June 2008
UN decision puts brakes on ocean fertilization.
Ocean-fertilization advocates suffered another setback last week as 191 nations agreed to a moratorium on large-scale commercial schemes to mitigate climate change.
Nature.
04 June 2008
Calls for ban on 'polluting' patio heaters.
People who feel cold when sat outside this summer were yesterday told by the Government to wear a jumper rather than switch on a patio heater.
London Daily Telegraph.
04 June 2008
Green revolution could spin off new jobs in Nebraska.
Nearly 86,000 jobs in Nebraska fall into groups that could see job growth or wage increases by putting global warming solutions to work, according to a report by researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Omaha World-Herald.
04 June 2008
Tough 2020 climate goals are unachievable for the US.
The US will tell a July meeting of the Group of Eight rich nations that it cannot meet big cuts in emissions of planet-warming gases by 2020, according to chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson: "It's frankly not do-able for us."
Reuters.
04 June 2008
Join provinces' climate strategy, Ottawa urged.
Amid fears a patchwork of climate-change strategies would do more harm than good, Premier Dalton McGuinty is urging Ottawa to join with Ontario and Quebec to tackle global warming.
Toronto Star.
04 June 2008
UN food summit battles it out on biofuels.
Leaders gathered at a summit on the world's food crisis quickly laid out their disagreements on a key issue: how much the rush for environmentally friendly biofuels is contributing to soaring prices that are causing hunger and unrest worldwide.
Associated Press.
04 June 2008
Biofuel battle highlights U.N. food summit.
How much is the rush for environmentally friendly biofuels is contributing to the rocketing prices that are causing hunger and unrest around the globe?
60 Minutes II CBS News.
04 June 2008
World leaders get down to nitty-gritty on food price crisis.
World leaders meeting in Rome were to focus Wednesday on the roles of biofuels, trade practices and global warming in the food price crisis that is threatening more hunger, poverty and conflict worldwide.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
NATO chief warns of climate change developments.
NATO must prepare for a new era of global insecurity threatened by climate change and energy shortages, the alliance's secretary general said.
London Daily Telegraph.
04 June 2008
UN climate chief says all three US candidates are strong on global warming.
UN climate chief Yvo de Boer said on Tuesday the profiles of all three US presidential candidates pointed to a major change in US policies on global warming after George W. Bush leaves the White House next January.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
Climate-change science was `compromised' at NASA, audit finds.
Political appointees in NASA's public affairs office ``compromised'' information on climate-change science for political advantage over a two-year period, an audit by the agency's inspector general found.
Bloomberg News.
04 June 2008
NASA 'played down' global warming to protect Bush.
NASA officials censored and suppressed scientific data on global warming in order to protect the Bush administration from controversy close to the 2004 presidential election, an internal investigation has found.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
04 June 2008
NASA climate reports 'swayed by politics.'
Bush administration appointees into senior positions in NASA's media headquarters acted to play down and distort accounts given to the public of the research findings of its scientists on global warming, an official investigation has concluded.
London Guardian.
04 June 2008
Coal states in climate-bill fight.
The direction Congress takes on proposals to cap greenhouse gases could depend on coal-rich states such as West Virginia, which has some of the nation's poorest households, but is rich in both coal and political clout.
Wall Street Journal.
04 June 2008
Cardin, others rally for climate change.
Several organizations and political figures called the rally to support the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act.
Montgomery County Sentinel.
04 June 2008
Alexander, Corker deliver remarks on climate security act .
Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker today delivered remarks on the Climate Security Act (S. 3036) being debated this week in the Senate.
Chattanooga Chattanoogan.
04 June 2008
US experts, activists slam Bush opposition to climate change bill.
US experts and environmental activists on Tuesday slammed President George W. Bush for threatening to veto a far-reaching climate change bill which is before the Senate for debate.
Agence France-Presse.
04 June 2008
Japan PM policy to mention carbon trade-Nikkei.
Japan's prime minister will call for a study on how to introduce an emissions trading scheme in a statement ahead of a July G8 summit at which global warming will be a key topic, a Japanese newspaper said on Wednesday.
Reuters.
04 June 2008
Federal report slams Tory green plan as inefficient, expensive, ineffective.
The Harper government's plan to boost public transit ridership with tax rebates will cost Canadian taxpayers an average of about $36,000 for every car removed from the road.
Edmonton Journal.
04 June 2008
China builds plant to turn coal into barrels of oil.
With oil prices at historic highs, China is moving full steam ahead with a controversial process to turn its vast coal reserves into barrels of oil.
Reuters.
04 June 2008
A.C. may become nation's first wind farm.
At least two groups want to build wind turbines off the Atlantic City coast to provide an alternative source of energy and become the first offshore wind farm in the United States.
Associated Press.
04 June 2008
Louis Palmer’s solar taxi arrives in Seoul.
Adventurer and environmentalist Louis Palmer of Switzerland is undertaking his global tour in a Solar-powered vehicle called "Solar Taxi" to raise public awareness about the global warming and environmental pollution.
Seoul Korea Times.
04 June 2008
If it's 'green,' odds are it will sell.
Perhaps surprisingly, the idea of using the environment to sell stuff doesn't disturb many tried-and-true environmentalists.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
04 June 2008
Pamper yourself and the Earth.
If you think the only way to green your beauty routine is to go 100-per-cent natural, think again.
Edmonton Journal.
04 June 2008
World at 'alarming juncture' as leaders gather for FAO summit.
World leaders gathered in Rome on Monday for a UN summit on food security, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warning that the world had come to an "alarming juncture."
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04 June 2008
State legislators rail against big oil.
With the price of gasoline soaring over $4 a gallon, members of a state Senate committee complained yesterday that that oil industry isn’t doing enough to cushion the blow to consumers.
Ottaway News Service.
04 June 2008
Water and food scarcity slow Africa's development.
Analysts say that food and fresh water security, climate change, economic shocks and geopolitical stability will be at the core of the discussions at this year's World Economic Forum on Africa meet.
Nairobi Business Daily.
04 June 2008
China builds plant to turn coal into barrels of oil.
With oil prices at historic highs, China is moving full steam ahead with a controversial process to turn its vast coal reserves into barrels of oil.
Reuters.
04 June 2008
Sand an unlikely energy source.
Free electricity could be generated from sand and sunshine.
Auckland New Zealand Herald.
04 June 2008
NZers doubt business concerns for the environment.
Most New Zealanders are dubious of claims by business to care about the environment, a new survey indicates.
Hamilton TV 3.
04 June 2008
Saving the world - one street at a time.
A project launched in a Melbourne suburb seven years ago has expanded to about 150 communities in NSW and Victoria, acquainting neighbours while saving the planet, one street at a time.
Sydney Morning Herald.
04 June 2008
A greener revolution might lower food prices.
Americans are bracing themselves for the inevitability that the price of food will keep pace with the price of gasoline, but at least Americans have food in the market.
Beaufort Gazette.
04 June 2008
Planned FPL solar facility will be second-largest of its kind in U.S.
Florida Power & Light Co. plans to start generating electricity with solar energy in 2009 from a facility that they expect to be the second largest of its kind in the nation, an FPL representative said Tuesday.
TC Palm.
04 June 2008
Sebelius outlines wind energy gains, needs,
A recent poll by the Land Institute showed that three out of four Kansans want the state to increase its commitment to wind-powered energy.
Kansas City Star.
04 June 2008
Governor to issue drought decree, press for more conservation .
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will formally declare today that the state has plunged into a drought, putting Californians on notice that rationing could be next if conservation efforts are not stepped up.
San Diego Union-Tribune.
04 June 2008
No more free public transit on smoggy days in Bay Area.
The Bay Area program that offered a free pass to everyone who rode buses, ferries and trains during smoggy summer days has been canceled, the result of dwindling federal funds, its high cost and record gas prices.
San Jose Mercury News.
04 June 2008
Climate bill's dress rehearsal.
The climate change legislation on the floor of the Senate this week would be the most important piece of energy legislation ever – if it had a chance of becoming law.
Washington Post.
04 June 2008
