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UN climate deal said "daunting" as Bonn talks end.
The world faces a daunting task to agree a new deal by the end of 2009 to slow climate change, the United Nations said on Friday as 170-country talks ended with recriminations about scant progress.
Reuters.
16 June 2008
California Republicans see opportunity amid crisis.
GOP lawmakers hope to use their leverage over the state budget to roll back landmark policies implemented by Democrats and their own governor, including curbs on greenhouse gas emissions.
Los Angeles Times.
16 June 2008
Impact of climate change on three Masai families.
Climate change is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people in Kenya. One of the hardest hit communities is the Masai.
UN IRIN.
16 June 2008
Quest for oil: where to look is the question.
The oil industry is turning up the heat on Congress to open more federal land. But the opposition is firing back with a new challenge: Drill what you already have.
Wall Street Journal.
16 June 2008
Climate model warns of a megadrought in the US.
Scientists have built a climate model which has suggested that ocean changes may bring about a megadrought in the US that would span a period of 500 years.
Asian News International.
16 June 2008
East Africa’s birds in danger.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, global warming and habitat destruction could shoot some of East Africa’s birds out of the sky.
Nairobi East African.
16 June 2008
Weather extremes mark Spring 2008.
The world endured the seventh warmest spring season on record, nearly one degree warmer than the 20th century average, according to the National Climatic Data Center's monthly synopsis of world climate.
The Daily Green.
16 June 2008
Trouble's warming up.
As New York state's average temperature rises, outbreaks of the West Nile virus and other diseases could also become more commonplace.
Albany Times Union.
16 June 2008
Climate change threatening coral reef fish.
Climate change threatens to devastate coral reef fish populations and increase the likelihood of fishery collapses, Australian researchers warned Monday.
Agence France-Presse.
16 June 2008
Climate change 'to affect coral fish.'
Scientists say coral fish could suffer from climate change just as much as the reefs they live in.
Australian Associated Press.
16 June 2008
Stars test the waters with hydrogen cars.
Fancy cars have long been integral to the one-upmanship among L.A.'s glitterati. But instead of Bentleys and Bugattis, Hollywood's must-have vehicles of the moment are green. And nothing conveys extreme exclusivity and earth-friendliness like a hydrogen car.
Los Angeles Times.
16 June 2008
Stern to launch carbon rating agency.
Nicholas Stern, the British economist and author of a 2006 review that put the cost of inaction on global warming at 20% of global GDP by 2050, is set to launch a rating service for carbon credits in an attempt to boost investment in the nascent market.
Dow Jones.
16 June 2008
Canal boat charts way to greener ships.
Meandering along the Birmingham to Worcester canal, the narrowboat Ross Barlow seems an unlikely weapon in the battle against global warming.
London Guardian.
16 June 2008
‘Cap and trade’ offers businesses profits if it reduces its emissions.
“Green” can be the color of the environment and of money, according to an economist at Lynchburg College.
Lynchburg News and Advance.
16 June 2008
Segway glides as gasoline jumps.
With gasoline prices and global warming on their minds, more Americans are getting out of their cars and riding to work on the once-maligned Segway.
Wall Street Journal.
16 June 2008
Honda rolls out new zero-emission car.
Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is headed to southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.
Associated Press.
16 June 2008
Steam engine built for clean, green power.
The engine can run on almost any gaseous or liquid fuel, including ethanol, biodiesel and propane, and it is lubricated with water rather than motor oil, which also makes it cleaner and cheaper.
Miami Herald.
16 June 2008
Neil Young has a bad case of the greens.
More than 60 teams around the globe - three so far from Canada - have registered to participate in the Progressive Automotive X Prize, a $10 million contest that aims to break our addiction to oil and reduce the effects of climate change.
Toronto Star.
16 June 2008
Single day of free transit rides set for Thursday.
Bay Area residents will be able to ride public transit for free Thursday — likely the last day of a free ride program that is running out of money and political support after four years.
Contra Costa Times.
16 June 2008
Motorbike owners taken for ride.
They are smaller and lighter than cars, and produce fewer emissions, but their riders pay the same road tolls as the drivers of heavier gas-guzzlers. Now motorcyclists want a reward for having less impact on roads and the environment.
Sydney Sun-Herald.
16 June 2008
Greenpeace declares war on coal.
Greenpeace has called for all coal-fired power stations to be shut down by 2030 as part of a radical energy plan.
Sydney Morning Herald.
16 June 2008
China increases world emissions 2%.
China's status as the new king of carbon - having pumped more of the heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere annually than the United States - had been disputed. New analysis from the Netherlands confirms China's rise.
The Daily Green.
16 June 2008
Big stink over flatulent sheep.
There's no other country in the world that's so clean of chimney stacks yet its animals are the biggest polluters in New Zealand, according to farmer Charlie Pedersen.
Los Angeles Times.
16 June 2008
Projected cost for new Alliant coal plant soars past $1 billion.
The cost for Alliant Energy's controversial proposed new coal power plant has soared to a range of $1.1 billion to $1.2 billion, the company stated in a regulatory filing.
Madison Capital Times.
16 June 2008
Protesters stopped near planned coal-fired plant.
Police on Saturday blocked supporters of Greenpeace activists from reaching a protest camp at the site of the proposed coal-fired power plant as the standoff between supporters and opponents its second day in the Phillippines.
Philippine Daily Inquirer.
16 June 2008
Group dumps 'coal' in front of bank funding 'dirty' power plant.
Greenpeace activists concluded their occupation of a coal plant site in Iloilo City by dumping 20 sacks of ‘coal’ in front of Metrobank on Monday.
GMA News.
16 June 2008
Congress urged to keep alternative energy booming.
Congress' decision not to put a price on carbon emissions this year probably won't slow the growth of wind and solar power, but failure to extend tax breaks for these renewable energy sources could.
Washington Business Journal.
16 June 2008
US eyes deal on slashing clean technology tariffs.
The United States hopes the world's major economies will agree to remove trade barriers on clean energy technologies when they meet alongside the Group of Eight rich nations next month, a senior official said on Friday.
Reuters.
16 June 2008
Climate-change laws may add jobs in North Carolina.
As ideas for preventing global warming become law, will the government action help or hurt the economy?
Asheville Citizen-Times.
16 June 2008
US envoy says no 'G8 solution' to climate change.
The US ambassador to Japan voiced doubt on Monday on whether the upcoming Group of Eight summit would take action on climate change, saying that any solution must also involve developing nations.
Agence France-Presse.
16 June 2008
China vice premier urges green partnership with US.
China's pointman on US trade ties on Monday urged Washington to work closely with Beijing to develop energy-efficient and pollution-reducing technologies.
Agence France-Presse.
16 June 2008
G-8 raises alarm over rising oil prices.
Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations urged oil producers to boost output to help stabilize record-high oil and food prices, calling the situation a serious threat to global economic growth.
Associated Press.
16 June 2008
UN climate talks seek clearer ideas.
A UN climate conference urged governments on Thursday to come up with clearer ideas for a new treaty to slow global warming after criticism from delegates that progress was too slow.
Reuters.
16 June 2008
McCain renews support for Brazil on UN Security Council: report.
US presidential hopeful John McCain backs Brazil's inclusion on the UN Security Council and in an expanded G8, and would bump Russia from the exclusive club of leading world economies, a Brazilian newspaper reported Sunday.
Agence France-Presse.
16 June 2008
Lawmakers not helping wind power industry.
While lawmakers offer numerous proposals to lower energy prices and slow global warming, Congress still hasn't taken a small step to help a clean source of power -- wind generators.
Lafayette Journal and Courier.
16 June 2008
Dion plan would see auditor general monitor impact of carbon tax.
Stephane Dion will deploy Canada's auditor general to backstop his claim that a Liberal carbon tax will be revenue neutral, not the massive tax grab depicted by the Tories.
Canadian Press.
16 June 2008
Nuclear's changing fortunes.
A long-promised, never-quite-delivered revival of nuclear energy may finally be underway in Canada and one of the key reasons is, at first glance, counterintuitive -- the environment.
National Post.
16 June 2008
Dion plan would see Canada's auditor general monitoring impact of carbon tax.
Stephane Dion will deploy Canada's auditor general to backstop his claim that a Liberal carbon tax will be revenue neutral, not the massive tax grab depicted by the Tories.
Canadian Press.
16 June 2008
French presidency heads for knotty EU climate deal.
France has no option but to try to push through ambitious measures to fight climate change during its European Union presidency from July ahead of thorny global talks for a post-Kyoto deal at the end of 2009.
Reuters.
16 June 2008
Toyota hybrid battery outpaced by demand.
Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for hybrid vehicles because it's unable to make enough batteries that are key parts in the hit "green" cars, a senior executive said Monday.
Associated Press.
16 June 2008
Environmentalists decry legislative attempts to lift incineration ban.
The reported talk among some lawmakers to revisit the incineration ban under the Clean Air Act in light of the country’s growing energy requirements was met with strong disapproval from public health, environmental justice and climate action groups.
GMA News.
16 June 2008
Study calls for moratorium on oilsands upgraders.
Alberta should not approve more oilsands upgraders near Edmonton until the province has a solid plan to limit the huge volume of fresh water they will use and to better manage the pollution they will produce, a new study says.
Canadian Press.
16 June 2008
