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Natural lab shows sea's acid path.
Natural carbon dioxide vents on the sea floor are showing scientists how carbon emissions will affect marine life.
BBC.
09 June 2008
How coal got a dirty name.
When developers raised the idea of building a new coal-fired power plant in Will County five years ago, the Midwest was leading a resurgence of interest in the dirty-but-plentiful fossil fuel.
Chicago Tribune.
09 June 2008
World's major economies see new nuclear dawn.
Top economic powers have declared that the world is entering a new era of nuclear energy amid rising concerns over high oil prices and global warming, but Germany stood firmly as an exception.
Agence France-Presse.
09 June 2008
Utility ponders state law as it looks to add a nuke plant.
When Union Electric Co. pulled the plug on a second nuclear reactor in Callaway County in 1982, few could have guessed that a new generation of executives would be back 25 years later with plans for another plant.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
09 June 2008
Rail's use of energy subject of debate.
Honolulu's planned commuter rail system will consume enough electricity each day to power about 9,250 homes, or a community the size of Hawai'i Kai.
Honolulu Advertiser.
09 June 2008
"Too late" to save Pacific island nation from submersion.
Rising sea levels caused by climate change will force the inhabitants of a group of Pacific coral islands to abandon their homes by the end of the century.
Nature.
09 June 2008
Climate change blamed as mango harvest goes sour in India.
The news will send a shiver through fruit aficionados the world over: India's mangoes, revered for millennia for their succulence, are becoming fewer and less sweet as changes in weather patterns affect harvests.
London Times.
09 June 2008
Researchers scramble to deal with dying oysters.
An invisible microbe that thrives in warm ocean water has undermined the Northwest's prized oyster supply, killing billions of young larvae that mature into the succulent shellfish known across the world.
Portland Oregonian.
09 June 2008
Water woes: public urged to conserve.
B.C.'s population is expected to increase by 1.4 million people over the next 25 years, putting added pressure on water resources already stressed by global warming.
Vancouver Sun.
09 June 2008
Acidic 'champagne sea' nothing to celebrate for corals.
An exploration of natural "bubble streams" of carbon dioxide in shallow Mediterranean waters off the coast of Italy is the first to document the effects of ocean acidification in a real ocean setting.
New Scientist.
09 June 2008
Global warming turning sea into acid bath.
Increasing carbon dioxide emissions could leave species such as coral and sea urchins struggling to survive by the end of the century because they are making the oceans more acidic, research led by British scientists suggests.
London Times.
09 June 2008
Bleak future for acid oceans.
If climate change continues apace, the oceans of the future may be empty of corals, sea urchins and other organisms that are vital to the marine ecosystem.
Nature.
09 June 2008
G8 supports launching 20 carbon-burying projects by 2010.
The Group of Eight industrial powers said Sunday they hoped to launch 20 large projects to bury greenhouse gas by 2010 and aimed to broadly deploy the technology a decade later.
Agence France-Presse.
09 June 2008
Reformed carbon scheme could drive global change, says report.
Hopes of a global deal on climate change would be raised by early adoption of the European commission's tough reforms of the region's carbon trading regime, according to a report out today.
London Guardian.
09 June 2008
China eyes domestic emissions trading scheme.
China's central bank has drawn up a tentative outline for a domestic emissions trading scheme that could cover everything from greenhouse gases to water pollutants, and speed the country's push for greener growth.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
A greener glow for computers.
Computers may not be the first thing that comes to mind for those trying to minimize their environmental footprint. But greening your technology is cheaper and easier than in the past.
San Francisco Chronicle.
09 June 2008
Switch to fluorescent lamps: DOE.
Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes on Friday announced the launching of a campaign to switch from incandescent bulbs to fluorescent lamps as part of the country's energy-saving efforts.
Visayan Daily Star.
09 June 2008
Group of eight countries to fight oil prices with efficiency, technology.
Faced with record-high oil prices, the world's leading economies and oil consumers Sunday pledged greater investment in energy efficiency and green technologies to control their spiralling thirst for petroleum.
Canadian Press.
09 June 2008
Ottawa restores Imperial Oil's oil sands approvals.
The federal department gave Imperial, Canada's biggest oil producer and refiner, a new permit Friday to disturb fish habitat at the proposed northern Alberta mining site, DFO spokesman Phil Jenkins said.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
A smaller carbon footprint?
The Environmental Protection Agency next year will order at least some agencies to start measuring and reducing their carbon footprint.
Federal Times.
09 June 2008
Deforestation taking Pakistan’s temperature up: expert.
Deforestation is the main reason for the expansion of the heat-zone, reduction in the flow of the Indus and shrinkage of the Indus Delta, said Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research former director general.
Lahore Daily Times.
09 June 2008
In energy policy, McCain, Obama differ on role of government.
John McCain and Barack Obama say a lot of the same things about energy and environmental policy. So does that mean that America will get the same energy strategy no matter which candidate wins? Not by a long shot.
Wall Street Journal.
09 June 2008
Interfaith global warming task force hoping to make a difference.
What was once a well defined line between religion and science is now blurred.
Chattanooga WDEF TV.
09 June 2008
China issue to live on after US carbon bill death.
The US climate bill may be dead but one thorny element of it -- possible tariffs on energy-intensive imports from rapidly developing countries like China -- will fester as lawmakers form new greenhouse legislation.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
Finnish PM urges rich nations to take lead on climate change.
Finland`s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen on Monday urged developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while helping emerging economies with clean energy technologies.
Agence France-Presse.
09 June 2008
EU climate policy will miss temperature targets and damage economy.
Dangerous levels of global warming are all but inevitable if the world continues to follow current EU and UN climate change policies, according to a new study from pan-European think tank the Stockholm Network.
BusinessGreen.com.
09 June 2008
UN climate talks chairman seeks concrete proposals.
The chairman of United Nations climate talks urged governments on Friday to boost efforts to secure a new deal to tackle global warming by making specific proposals as soon as possible.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
G8 nations agree to create international energy-saving framework.
Energy ministers agreed on the establishment of a new international framework aimed at facilitating energy-saving measures to temper climate change and soaring fuel costs.
Kyodo News.
09 June 2008
G8 Summit - Japan to champion continent's cause.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who will chair the G8 Summit, is keen to devote equal attention to climate change and the development of Africa.
Inter Press Service.
09 June 2008
NASA engaged in spin.
Political appointees in NASA's public affairs office "reduced, marginalized, or mischaracterized" the agency's climate-change data, according to a report from the agency's inspector general.
Chemical & Engineering News.
09 June 2008
US climate bill dies; hope for 2009.
A US carbon-capping bill aimed at curbing climate change died on Friday in the Senate but its supporters looked to the next president to enact a global warming law as early as 2009.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
Japan's Fukuda set to unveil action on climate.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is set to to unveil a plan to force industry to cut carbon emissions in a bid to step up the fight against global warming despite resistance from the business community.
Agence France-Presse.
09 June 2008
Japan PM under pressure to set interim CO2 goal.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was expected to unveil on Monday a target to cut Japan's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but also faces pressure to set an interim goal to show leadership as host of a G8 summit next month.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
RI a 'major emitter'? No matter.
The government will remain steadfast in its efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions despite an international claim that Indonesia is part of a "major emitter group" along with India, China, Brazil, South Africa.
Jakarta Post.
09 June 2008
Lagdameo urges gov't to develop renewable energy sources.
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo on Thursday called on the government to focus on developing renewable sources of energy amid soaring prices of oil products and other other fossilized fuel.
Iloilo City News Today.
09 June 2008
Japan to launch trial carbon trade in autumn.
Japan will start in the autumn a trial system for carbon trade, prime minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Monday, unveiling a new climate change policy that set a goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions for 2050 - but not for 2020.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
Japan PM targets cutting carbon emissions by 60-80 per cent by 2050.
Japan will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 60-80 per cent by 2050 and can match or better European reduction levels over the next 12 years, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced Monday.
Canadian Press.
09 June 2008
Tories target Dion with aggressive attack ads.
The federal Conservative Party is launching an aggressive new advertising campaign that includes audiovisual ads that will run at fuel pumps equipped with small screens.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 June 2008
Tories drive home anti-Liberal point at pumps.
Stephen Harper's Conservative party has released a series of sneering radio and gas-pump ads that portray the Liberal environmental plan as a massive tax grab even though they haven't seen the blueprint.
Canadian Press.
09 June 2008
Dion's carbon tax is under attack.
The Tories launched a glossy, aggressive, multimedia campaign yesterday attacking Liberal leader Stéphane Dion's proposed carbon tax.
CanWest News.
09 June 2008
UK's climate change plans incoherent, says scientist.
The UK will fall behind the rest of the world in developing one of the key technologies in the fight against climate change because of "incoherence and timidity" by the government, according to a leading expert.
London Guardian.
09 June 2008
Marine power lags wind by only 5 years.
Technology to make electricity from wave and tidal power lags maturer wind power schemes by just five years and will catch up rapidly, according to Triodos, one of the first banks to invest in wind in the 1980s.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
Biofuel standards sought to weather critics storm.
Once hailed for providing an alternative to fossil fuels, makers of crop-based biofuels must now fight criticism for pushing up food prices and rainforest depletion by proving they are still a sustainable energy source.
Reuters.
09 June 2008
Wind-power project thrives in Kansas schools.
While Kansas may be slow to embrace its wind as an energy source, an unlikely group is pushing ahead — public schools.
Kansas City Star.
09 June 2008
Japanese firm buys up wind project.
The much-delayed Bald Hills wind farm in Victoria, notorious for being rejected due to a perceived threat to the orange-bellied parrot, has been sold to Japanese interests.
Sydney Australian.
09 June 2008
Renewable energy expert eyes investing in wind power.
A Filipino-American renewable energy expert is looking into investing in the development of a wind farm in Negros Occidental, which has some of the highest wind resources in the Philippines.
Visayan Daily Star.
09 June 2008
Silicon makers ramp up.
A huge increase in raw material will benefit the solar industry.
Chemical & Engineering News.
09 June 2008
Demand for hybrids outpaces supply.
Soaring gas prices heading into the summer driving season are sparking record demand for fuel-efficient hybrid cars, resulting in a short supply of the gas-electric vehicles at Boston-area dealerships.
Boston Globe.
09 June 2008
Toyota develops zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle.
Toyota Motor Corp. said it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can operate in freezing temperatures.
Agence France-Presse.
09 June 2008
China's food crisis will exacerbate global shortage.
China has only seven percent of the world's total farmable land at its disposal, yet the country has to feed about one-fifth of the earth's population.
Indo-Asian News Service.
09 June 2008
Students add pedal power to green movement.
The Bike to School program was officially launched in Jakarta on Saturday with a target to provide one million bicycles to elementary to junior high-school students across the country.
Jakarta Post.
09 June 2008
