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The 'pope' of hope.
Can religion help prevent eco-catastrophe? The leader of the Orthodox Church thinks so - and as the spiritual guide for 300 million people, he has more influence than most politicians.
London Guardian.
18 June 2008
New study suggests changes in sea level caused mass extinctions.
Mass extinctions that wiped out up to 90 percent of Earth's flora and fauna were driven in large part by shifting ocean levels, according to a study published in Nature.
Agence France-Presse.
18 June 2008
UN warns of growth in climate change refugees.
Climate change is forcing growing numbers of people in the developing world to flee their homes and seek refuge abroad, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warned today.
London Times.
18 June 2008
Carbon clincher: US weighs emissions trading.
Devoid of American participation, the international market in carbon dioxide emissions is a partly formed creature whose health remains uncertain.
London Financial Times.
18 June 2008
Its back against the wall, airline industry looks to come clean.
These are tough times for an industry that burns a lot of fossil fuel or emits a lot of CO2, and the air travel business does both. So in the industry's largest gathering ever to talk about the environment, it plans to plot a new course.
Wired News.
18 June 2008
Congressional stalemate over renewable energy.
Even as lawmakers of both parties talk about the need to shift the country toward clean, renewable energy, Congress is in danger of letting key tax credits that have fueled the growth of wind and solar power expire at the end of the year.
San Francisco Chronicle.
18 June 2008
S.F. debating artificial turf on playgrounds.
The debate over artificial versus grass turf has been waging on a national scale after two East Coast high schools reported high lead levels in turf fibers. The debate pivots on water and energy use, cost and environmental health.
San Francisco Chronicle.
18 June 2008
Fund to save Congo Basin rainforest launched.
A multi-million pound fund to save one of the world's biggest rainforests from destruction has been launched in London.
London Telegraph.
18 June 2008
Residents in danger of flooding from global warming should be forcibly relocated: gov't report.
Residents in areas that are in danger of flooding due to global warming should be relocated to safer places, the Ministry of the Environment said in a report released on Wednesday.
Mainichi Daily News.
18 June 2008
As beaches creep in, ownership disputes erupt.
Global warming is raising the ocean level and moving shorelines landward. With seaside communities at risk of inundation, some scientists say America needs to plan an orderly retreat from the coast.
All Things Considered.
18 June 2008
WWF urges Portugal to expand cork forests .
Portugal is the world's largest producer of cork used in wine bottles but the density of trees in cork forests has fallen in recent years, threatening increased desertification as the dry, hot climate of the south moves north.
Reuters.
18 June 2008
Marine life on 'junk food' diet -- and we're to blame.
Overfishing and changes in the climate could be putting marine birds and mammals on a "junk food" diet. But unlike humans, marine animals eating junk food diet are losing weight.
New Scientist.
18 June 2008
Develop drought-, flood-resistant crops to face climate change.
Global warming will lead to increasing frequency of drought, which sometimes has greater negative impacts on crops than other natural calamities do, speakers at a seminar said yesterday.
Dhaka Daily Star.
18 June 2008
Invisible killer threatens oyster farming in US Pacific.
Vibrio tubiashii is a bacterium that kills shellfish at the larval stage. While it has come and gone sporadically since the 1960s, it took up residence on the US Pacific shoreline two years ago and has not gone away.
London Guardian.
18 June 2008
EU Commission discusses soil degradation and climate change.
The European Commission last week hosted a high-level conference on the relationship between soil and climate change, and the role of soil management in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Jerusalem Post.
18 June 2008
The global food crisis deepens.
The list of countries on the brink of disaster because of the global food crisis is growing by the week.
Tehran Times.
18 June 2008
State initiative gets climate change discussion rolling.
Given that most scientists agree the climate is changing, experts and officials are trying to get ready for possible effects -- in order to avoid harm to people, places and things.
Madison Capital Times.
18 June 2008
Mass extinctions due to sea level changes, study says.
The rise and fall of the seas may have a more lethal toll on Earth's life than asteroids and supervolacanoes, according to a new study.
National Geographic News.
18 June 2008
Beetles being drawn to Nebraska by warming climate.
In a little over a decade, odd-looking, oddly named scarab beetles have become another indication in Nebraska of climate change.
Omaha World-Herald.
18 June 2008
General Motors recharges on future of electric car.
General Motors, often called the company that killed the electric car, is spearheading a new generation of electric automobiles.
Seattle Times.
18 June 2008
Kulongoski calls on state to cut carbon emissions.
Biodiesel, wind power, solar cells -- those hold out hope for an "energy-secure" future as well as thousands of jobs for Oregonians, Gov. Ted Kulongoski said Tuesday.
Portland Oregonian.
18 June 2008
Building on the principles of green.
What do Abu Dhabi and Greensburg, Kansas have in common? They're both spearheading green development projects and will report their progress.
MarketPlace.
18 June 2008
Riding new wave of answers.
As the push to reduce our collective carbon footprint gains momentum, it's no surprise our attention is increasingly turning to renewable alternatives as a panacea for our energy ills.
Sydney Morning Herald.
18 June 2008
New eco-nightclub where the dancers generate electricity.
Britain's first eco-nightclub is to open in King's Cross. The venue will sell organic spirits served in polycarbon cups and will be powered with renewable energy - from clubbers' feet.
Daily Mail.
18 June 2008
Planning a sustainable future.
State Rep. Brad Witt began a discussion on how to train workers for jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency, to manage local forests to store carbon and to make existing jobs economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.
Daily Astorian.
18 June 2008
Claims vary as firms tap green market.
From cleaning fluids to clothing, food to fuels, the challenge to be "green" is becoming all consuming.
Bridgeport Connecticut Post.
18 June 2008
Whitman promotes nuclear power.
Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman today promoted nuclear energy as a means to cut pollution, minimize global warming and create thousands of new jobs.
Gannett News Service.
18 June 2008
Spy satellite will monitor illegal logging across six African countries.
A spy satellite is to be trained on the vast rainforests of central Africa as part of a British project designed to protect them from illegal logging under plans to be unveiled today.
London Independent.
18 June 2008
£108m scheme to save rainforest to be policed by satellite.
Britain and Norway created a £108m fund yesterday to help save the world's second largest rainforest, central Africa's Congo basin, with the help of satellite imaging technology.
London Guardian.
18 June 2008
$150m plan to slash energy use.
Households and businesses must make deep cuts in their energy use under a State Government plan that mirrors the way water consumption was cut during the drought, with the ambitious aim of slashing the growth in energy consumption to zero.
Sydney Morning Herald.
18 June 2008
Space cameras to monitor forests.
Plans to use a state-of-the-art camera onboard a satellite to monitor deforestation levels in Africa's Congo Basin have been unveiled.
BBC.
18 June 2008
Brazil's Petrobras to start biofuel sales in Japan: report.
Brazil's state-controlled energy company Petrobras will begin sales of biofuel for motor vehicles in Japan as early as this year, a report said on Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse.
18 June 2008
Alberta is stepping up as a leader in clean coal technologies.
Burning coal produces everything we don't want polluting our air - toxic oxides of sulphur and nitrogen, mercury and fine particulates as well as carbon dioxide.
Edmonton Journal.
18 June 2008
Western European CO2 emissions fall slightly but below target.
Western European nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions only slightly in 2006, with many far below a global target to curb climate change, according to EU statistics released Wednesday.
Associated Press.
18 June 2008
Man fuming over drive-through pollution.
Dave De Sylva hates drive-through queues so much that he decided to calculate the gas burned and tonnes of carbon dioxide spewed at Markham's drive-through establishments.
Toronto Star.
18 June 2008
Lawmakers struggle with energy goals.
Minnesota lawmakers are wondering if the state can fulfill the historic energy legislation that policymakers put in place just a year ago.
Alexandria Echo Press.
18 June 2008
Voters furious over surging energy prices.
Natural gas prices are expected to rise by 40 percent in Germany. A battle of the populists has begun as politicians promise to put more money into citizens' pockets. But any financial relief will likely be eaten up before long by rising energy costs.
Der Spiegel.
18 June 2008
Dion bets big on carbon tax.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is betting heavily --with his political career as the possible stakes--that Canadians are open to his $14 billion "green shift" in taxes, to be formally unveiled tomorrow.
Toronto Star.
18 June 2008
Blumenauer offers climate legislation.
Undaunted by the Senate's failure with climate change, Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer outlined a proposal that would aggressively attack global warming while also providing billions of dollars in health insurance for the uninsured.
Portland Oregonian.
18 June 2008
Indonesia urges wealthy nations to stick to Bali road map.
Indonesia has called on rich nations to meet promises they made during last year's climate change conference in Bali to take the lead in emissions cuts to tackle global warming, local press said Wednesday.
Xinhua News Agency.
18 June 2008
As G8 summit nears, environment tax on fuels eyed.
The government is set to consider a so-called environment tax on oil, coal and other greenhouse gas-producing fuels as part of an overall tax reform plan later this year, according to an economic policy draft paper released Tuesday.
Japan Times.
18 June 2008
Washington pledges emissions role.
The US would take a lead role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in a successor to the Kyoto protocol, the head of the US delegation to climate change talks said on Tuesday.
London Financial Times.
18 June 2008
US, China commence high-stakes business conference.
The United States and China must increase their cooperation on energy issues in the face of increased demand and record high oil prices, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday as he opened a meeting of high-level economic officials from the two countries.
Associated Press.
18 June 2008
In Houston, McCain's energy plan garners praise.
The oil industry generally approved Tuesday as Republican presidential candidate John McCain charted his policies on energy with a speech in Houston that jabbed the Bush administration, Democratic foe Barack Obama, Wall Street and oil-rich foreign regimes.
Houston Chronicle.
18 June 2008
McCain calls for clean break with Bush energy policies.
Republican John McCain called for a clean break from Bush administration energy policies Tuesday, then accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of supporting recycled measures that failed in the past.
Associated Press.
18 June 2008
McCain touts energy conservation, oil exploration.
US Republican presidential candidate John McCain will call on Tuesday for energy conservation and the lifting of a ban on oil and natural gas exploration as two ways to help address the nation's "dangerous" dependence on foreign oil.
Reuters.
18 June 2008
Offshore oil drilling 'is a national security issue', claims McCain.
John McCain has outraged environmentalists by demanding a return to offshore oil drilling in Florida and California, where it has been banned for the past 27 years.
London Independent.
18 June 2008
McCain calls for lifting ban on offshore drilling.
Senator John McCain called yesterday for conservation, renewable energy, and more aggressive exploration. But by saying he would lift the federal ban on offshore drilling, he dismayed many environmental groups, which had praised him as an ally on global warming.
Boston Globe.
18 June 2008
ND utility to unveil plans to capture C02.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is unveiling a project to capture carbon dioxide at its coal-fired power plant in central North Dakota, then pipe the gas to Canada where it will be pumped underground to force oil to the surface.
Associated Press.
18 June 2008
City Council has plans for climate.
Cincinnati City Council will vote today on the ultimate in thinking globally and acting locally - a 212-page "Climate Protection Plan."
Cincinnati Enquirer.
18 June 2008
New Zealand phases out old light bulbs to save energy, greenhouse gas output.
New Zealand will ban traditional light bulb sales from October 2009 to cut greenhouse gas emissions and save up to half a billion dollars in energy costs over 12 years, the government said Tuesday.
Associated Press.
18 June 2008
State to fight against national green targets.
Renewable energy could be the "silent assassin" that kills off Australian export industries, the state Development Minister, Ian Macdonald, told a powerful coalition of business groups at a carbon emissions summit in Sydney yesterday.
Sydney Morning Herald.
18 June 2008
As fuel costs soar, NDP steps up campaign against carbon tax.
New Democratic Party leader Carole James will launch a final push today to try to convince the B.C. government to cancel its carbon tax.
Vancouver Sun.
18 June 2008
Most oppose carbon tax.
A majority of British Columbians oppose the B.C. Liberal government's carbon tax, a new poll reveals.
Vancouver Sun.
18 June 2008
Dion touts 'green shift' in Winnipeg speech.
Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion took his "green shift" environmental plan on the road Tuesday, telling a Winnipeg audience the plan would change Canada's tax system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Winnipeg Free Press.
18 June 2008
As consumers go green, firms out to exploit new opportunities.
Japanese companies are taking advantage of the public's growing concerns about climate change to hunt for new business opportunities.
Kyodo News.
18 June 2008
Ontario aiming to lead 'nuclear renaissance.'
The Ontario government wants the two new reactors being built at Darlington to help transform the province into a hotbed of nuclear expertise.
Toronto Star.
18 June 2008
With two proposed reactors, Saskatchewan joins nuclear renaissance.
Saskatchewan has joined the nuclear boom.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
18 June 2008
Hit by fuel price, which way will motorists turn?
With oil prices near $140 a barrel, motorists are starting to look seriously at both alternative fuels and electric vehicles as a way to be able to keep driving their cars.
Reuters.
18 June 2008
University team makes biofuel breakthrough.
A team of Gauhati University researchers has developed a process to extract biofuel as good as diesel and petrol from algae available in the region's ponds and fields.
Guwahati Assam Tribune.
18 June 2008
Solar energy cost may rival other forms soon, study says.
Solar energy will cost the same as power produced by coal, natural gas and nuclear plants in about a decade, a report released Tuesday suggests. Such price parity could propel solar to 10 percent of U.S. electricity generation by 2025.
San Jose Mercury News.
18 June 2008
Carbon tax won't raise gas prices, sources say.
Stéphane Dion will make a "solid promise" tomorrow that his new carbon-tax plan will not include an increase at the pumps, a source says.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
18 June 2008
McCain seeks to break with Bush on environment.
In a speech, John McCain stressed that he would not pursue the environmental policies of the Bush administration.
New York Times.
18 June 2008
McCain showcases his environmental side.
A new television commercial does a good job promoting a major policy difference between Senator John McCain and President Bush.
New York Times.
18 June 2008
McCain hits Obama on windfall profits tax.
Sen. John McCain criticized Barack Obama's call for a windfall profits tax on the oil industry on Tuesday, despite seeming to leave the door open to the same suggestion last month.
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
18 June 2008
Offshore oil drilling opponents are rethinking.
The environmental movement, only recently poised for major advances on global warming and other issues, has suddenly found itself on the defensive as high gasoline prices shift the political climate nationwide.
Los Angeles Times.
18 June 2008
Adjudication judges reflect at water conference.
The Snake River Basin Adjudication, a 20-year, $80 million judicial process, has worked to reset the baseline for water distribution throughout the Snake River Basin.
Idaho Mountain Express.
18 June 2008
