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Report says severe weather to increase as earth warms.
As humans emit more greenhouse gases, North America is likely to experience more droughts and excessive heat even as intense downpours and hurricanes increase, according to a new report.
Washington Post.
20 June 2008
Burst levees force a town to consider its future.
In Missouri and Illinois cities and towns, weary residents watch the river and think of the future. While no single flood can be ascribed to growing global influence on climate, the odds are tipping toward more intense extremes.
New York Times.
20 June 2008
Biggest firms call for huge cuts in emissions to start green industrial revolution.
Heads of 100 of the world's biggest companies will today call on political leaders to agree huge cuts in greenhouse gases to stimulate a "green industrial revolution".
London Guardian.
20 June 2008
Global warming changes Arctic way of life.
Life in Greenland has changed a lot already and over the next 100 years, but global warming is likely to bring further ecological and social impact.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Bangladesh set to disappear under the waves by the end of the century.
Bangladesh, the most crowded nation on earth, is set to disappear under the waves by the end of this century – and we will be to blame.
Belfast Telegraph.
20 June 2008
The smaller the better, automakers are finding.
The demand for fuel-efficient small cars and hybrids is so fierce that automakers cannot produce them fast enough.
New York Times.
20 June 2008
U.K. ponders world's biggest tidal power scheme.
Harnessing nature's energy to produce up to 5% of the United Kingdom's electricity without any carbon emissions is too good to be true according to a report last week from 10 environmental groups opposing plans to build the world's largest tidal power scheme.
Science.
20 June 2008
Dig deep.
Even in the most alternative-friendly future imaginable, coal is unlikely to go away. It is cheap, abundant and often local. So what can be done to make coal’s use more acceptable?
Economist.
20 June 2008
EPA to study Oyster River watershed.
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to use the Seacoast's Oyster River watershed to study how to deal with the impending effects of global warming, officials announced yesterday.
Manchester Union Leader.
20 June 2008
Climate change woes.
Climate change can affect health directly via weather extremes, various forms of environmental changes, ecological disruptions and through the displacement of people.
Bridgetown Barbados Advocate.
20 June 2008
Retreating Antarctic sea ice threatens southern whales.
The retreat of Antarctic sea ice because of global warming will threaten already endangered migratory whales by reducing their feeding areas, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) said on Thursday.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Warming threat to krill, whales.
Antarctic whales are threatened by shrinking foraging zones and the need to swim hundreds of kilometres further to find food because of climate change, a WWF report says.
Australian Associated Press.
20 June 2008
Human activity fueling weird weather, U.S. says.
U.S. Climate Change Science Program report said there is strong evidence the increasing frequency of extreme rain, heat, drought and tropical storms is caused by global climate change.
Gannett News Service.
20 June 2008
Federal report: warming = more harmful climate extremes.
The first thorough federal review of research on how global warming may affect extreme climate events in North America forecasts more drenching rains, parching droughts (especially in the Southwest), intense heat waves and stronger hurricanes.
New York Times.
20 June 2008
Droughts, floods...It's getting worse, report says.
If you think the weather is getting more extreme, you’re right — and global warming caused by human activity probably is the reason, according to a report released Thursday by a panel of government scientists.
Gannett News Service.
20 June 2008
More extreme weather expected for U.S.
As President Bush tours Midwest flood zones today, a new administration report on extreme weather warns that human-induced climate change is making heavy downpours more intense, with storms that used to occur every 20 years projected to occur every six by the end of the century.
ABC News.
20 June 2008
Iowa-like floods to increase with global warming.
The chances for extreme weather in the U.S. such as the record rainfall and flooding in Iowa this month are increasing as worldwide temperatures rise, a government agency that researches climate change said.
Bloomberg News.
20 June 2008
Studies reveal climate change acts quickly, forcefully.
Extensive spruce forests used to cover the southern half of Greenland, according to a Canadian study that gives a remarkable glimpse of the icy island's green past and possible future.
Ottawa Citizen.
20 June 2008
Greenland's leafy cover obliterated by climate change.
Extensive spruce forests used to cover the southern half of Greenland, according to a Canadian study that gives a remarkable glimpse of the icy island's green past and possible future.
CanWest News.
20 June 2008
Greenland ice shows rapid climate flips, study says.
Violent swings in weather patterns occurred after Earth's climate crossed "tipping points" thousands of years ago, a new study argues.
National Geographic.
20 June 2008
Greenland ice cores show clues to climate change.
An analysis of Greenland ice cores shows how atmospheric changes during the last ice age probably spurred wild temperature swings, a finding researchers said on Thursday could help predict future climate change.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Greenland's climate changed abruptly during ice age, study says .
Greenland's temperatures rose abruptly twice during the last ice age, said University of Copenhagen-led researchers who studied the phenomenon to learn how the world's climate can change violently.
Bloomberg News.
20 June 2008
Some see human link in severity of U.S. floods.
Natural disasters like floods are normally blamed on nature, but some experts believe humans are at least partly responsible for this month's massive flooding in Iowa and elsewhere in the U.S. farm belt.
CanWest News.
20 June 2008
Climate change killing off the coral reefs.
Silently and steadily, a tragedy is unfolding beneath the ocean's waves: Coral reefs around the world are disappearing. According to some projections, there could be few, if any, left by the end of the century.
Concord Monitor.
20 June 2008
Ocean warming understated, scientists say.
Scientific detective work has uncovered a decades-old glitch in ocean temperature measurements and revealed that the world's seas are warming and rising faster than previously reported.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Seas rising and warming faster than realized.
A new study found that the rate at which seas warmed and rose between 1961 and 2003 was about 50 percent greater than previous estimates.
New York Times.
20 June 2008
Big thaw could leave the Arctic ice-free by 2013.
Sea ice is melting at a faster rate than last year, despite a cold winter, according to new data released yesterday by the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC).
Edinburgh Scotsman.
20 June 2008
Satellite for tracking sea levels set for launch.
The French-US satellite Jason 2, slated for pre-dawn lift-off Friday from California, will provide precise monitoring of rising sea levels and currents and track the effects of climate change.
Agence France-Presse.
20 June 2008
Nasa, Air Resources Board to examine California air quality.
NASA and scientists from the California Air Resources Board are conducting a series of research flights this month that are examining the atmosphere over the state to better understand the chemical dynamics of smog and greenhouse gases.
US Newswire.
20 June 2008
Why a jellyfish surge is worrying.
The dramatic proliferation of jellyfish in oceans around the world, driven by overfishing and climate change, is a sure sign of ecosystems out of kilter, warn experts.
South African Press Association.
20 June 2008
Severe weather events to multiply.
Severe weather events such as the flooding in the Midwest likely will happen four times more often by the end of the century, a panel of climate scientists said today.
Rocky Mountain News.
20 June 2008
Extreme weather to increase with climate change.
Droughts will get dryer, storms will get stormier and floods will get deeper with changing climate, a government research report said Thursday.
Associated Press.
20 June 2008
Another Silicon Valley?
Wind power is only an interim stop on the way to a world where electricity no longer relies on fossil fuels. The ultimate goal is to harvest the sun’s energy directly by intercepting sunlight.
Economist.
20 June 2008
Interest in solar power shining bright in New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
The nation and the region are seeing a burst in solar-power projects, especially in New Jersey, now the nation's second-largest solar market after California.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
20 June 2008
Emissions suspicions.
Are countries that regulate greenhouse gases exposing their industries to unfair competition from those that do not?
Economist.
20 June 2008
Prices curtail U.S. gasoline use.
Lofty energy prices and a weak economy have combined in the past year to rein in U.S. gasoline consumption in what many experts believe will be an enduring shift in the way our nation burns fuel.
Wall Street Journal.
20 June 2008
The end of the petrolhead.
Tomorrow’s cars may just plug in. In a plug-in, the electricity comes from the mains, via an ordinary electrical socket. Some intermediate designs retain the idea of two sorts of engine, but the goal is that the car should be powered by electric motors alone. If the batteries run down, a petrol-powered generator will take over.
Economist.
20 June 2008
Key ocean mission goes into orbit.
A space mission that will be critical to our understanding of climate change has launched from California.
Astana Kazinform.
20 June 2008
NASA lab plies Southern California skies for pollution answers.
A NASA mission to explore the mysteries of the foul air we breathe took to the skies this week.
Riverside Press-Enterprise.
20 June 2008
Big oil's hydrogen future.
How's this for irony: The clean fuel of the future could end up being developed by the oil titans of today.
Forbes.
20 June 2008
Alcoa, Shell, Duke want climate plan, global limits on carbon .
Alcoa Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and 97 other companies are urging world leaders to devise a plan for fighting global warming by setting greenhouse-gas targets for all nations and creating an international carbon market.
Bloomberg News.
20 June 2008
Computing sustainability.
In a pre-emptive strike, a group of technology firms calling itself the Global eSustainability Initiative has joined the Climate Group, a non-profit environmental club, to examine how information and communications technologies affect climate change.
Economist.
20 June 2008
Advocates say you can live "green" and have a lush lawn.
A number of eco-conscious organizations are trying to educate homeowners about ways to battle weeds and nourish grass without polluting the environment with pesticides, fertilizers and gas fumes from the lawn mower.
Bergen County Record.
20 June 2008
Critics of nuclear power's costs miss the point.
Carbon-capping legislation and recent studies that conclude that a massive build-up of nuclear power is needed to minimize the negative economic impact of CO2 caps have spurred several high-profile articles on the costs of nuclear energy.
Honolulu Hawaii Reporter.
20 June 2008
Carbon pollution regulation in US moving ahead with EPA rules.
The EPA, after seven years of declining to regulate carbon- dioxide emissions under President George W. Bush, is taking its first steps to control the main gas blamed for global warming.
Bloomberg.
20 June 2008
Technology can help reduce emissions.
Wider use of information and telecom technologies could help cut 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gases a year and save billion of dollars, a joint report by the World Wildlife Fund-Canada and Bell Canada urged.
Montreal Gazette.
20 June 2008
Technology 'may cut gas emissions'.
The use of technology in industry and homes could cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2020, a report has said.
Press Association.
20 June 2008
Biotech crops seen helping to feed hungry world.
Biotechnology in agricultural will be key to feeding a growing world population and overcoming climate challenges like crop-killing droughts, according to a group of leading industry players.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
China steps up bio-gas pools.
China and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have decided to step up construction of bio-gas pools in Asia's rural communities to deal with energy crunch in villages amid rising prices of oil and grains.
China Daily.
20 June 2008
Can telecommuting save the environment?
Wider use of information and telecom technologies could help cut 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gases a year and save billions of dollars, a joint report by the World Wildlife Fund Canada and Bell Canada urged.
CanWest News.
20 June 2008
Eco-friendly pets: Fido reduces his carbon paw print.
Enlightened animal lovers across the United States face a quandary: how to pamper beloved pets without adding to global warming or creating an outsized carbon paw print?
Agence France-Presse.
20 June 2008
How high tech could deal with global warming.
The high-tech industry over the next dozen years could be a big contributor to global warming, according to a report released today - or, it could play a major role in cutting emissions.
San Francisco Chronicle.
20 June 2008
Computers, phones can reduce CO2 by 15%, study says (Update1) .
Telecommunications and computers can be used to help cut carbon-dioxide emissions and save more than $1 trillion worldwide by reducing electricity and fuel use, the Climate Group said.
Bloomberg News.
20 June 2008
EPA asked to consider proposed coal plant's technology.
Gov. Bill Richardson and Attorney General Gary King want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that a proposed coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico has the best technology to deal with hazardous pollutants before construction on the plant can begin.
Associated Press.
20 June 2008
Out of thin air.
Although carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, grabs many of the global warming headlines, its oxygen-deprived cousin, carbon monoxide, plays a role as well.
Science.
20 June 2008
Groups talks effects of coal-powered plants.
Dr. Timothy O'Neil used to think that smog was someone else's problem, somewhere else.
Portage Daily Register.
20 June 2008
Economists praise carbon tax.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's new "green shift" would make winners and losers across the country, top economists and fiscal experts predicted on Thursday.
CanWest News.
20 June 2008
Ambassador touts biofuel as climate change cure.
Criticism that Brazil has prioritized the manufacture of biofuel at the expense of food production is preposterous and flies in the face of a superb solution for global warming, according to the Brazilian ambassador to Japan.
Japan Times.
20 June 2008
Air plan falls 1 vote short of approval.
It only took one dissenting vote Thursday to stop California's San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District from launching a program to analyze and reduce area greenhouse gases.
Fresno Bee.
20 June 2008
Business leaders call for global warming action.
The world's developed countries should take the lead in the battle against global warming and push for halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, a group of business leaders said Friday.
Associated Press.
20 June 2008
Consensus elusive ahead of climate meet.
A meeting of major green house gas emitting countries will start Friday, the last major session before the G8 summit in Hokkaido, where climate change from global warming will be the key issue among participants.
Japan Times.
20 June 2008
NGOs press Fukuda for midterm gas emissions goals.
Urgency regarding climate change must be communicated to the G8 leaders and more than a long-term goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions is called for, representatives of nongovernmental organizations said Thursday.
Japan Times.
20 June 2008
Business chiefs call for G8 climate leadership.
Chief executives from 99 of the world's largest corporations called on Friday for Group of Eight nations to take the lead on climate change and agree a successor pact to the Kyoto Protocol.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Business leaders call for global warming action.
The world's developed countries should take the lead in the battle against global warming and push for halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, a group of business leaders said Friday.
Associated Press.
20 June 2008
US to press G-8 to include India, China in climate change combat regime.
US President George Bush would push the G-8 nations for a new climate change combat regime that includes China and India working together with Europe and the US for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Indo-Asian News Service.
20 June 2008
Kiribati looks for climate help from Australia.
With climate change threatening his tiny Pacific nation, Kiribati President Anote Tong on Friday asked Australia for help in the battle against rising seas that threaten to erase his atoll home.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Nation's mayors gathering in Miami.
They govern 85 percent of the U.S. population, but the nation's mayors will only hear from one presidential candidate during their annual gathering that begins today in Miami.
South Florida Sun Sentinel.
20 June 2008
Local agencies get look at new emissions rules.
California's cities, counties and public agencies got an early preview of the ways they'll be asked to analyze greenhouse gases in new construction projects under the state's first-in-the-nation emission rules.
San Francisco Chronicle.
20 June 2008
New eco-deals protect unique forests.
Madagascar has signed a series of environment agreements to protect unique forests and support local communities as part of a commitment by the government to ramp up environmental protection on the Indian Ocean island.
UN IRIN.
20 June 2008
ADB to finance energy efficiency projects in China.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it has entered a loan agreement with Paris-based Dalkia Group to finance a series of projects in China to improve energy efficiency and reduce air pollution there.
Xinhua News Agency.
20 June 2008
First, fix the climate action plan.
The government's action plans for dealing with climate change need revision, as they fail to motivate stakeholders to help cut emissions and do not adequately allow for public participation, experts say.
Jakarta Post.
20 June 2008
RDC head pushes for W. Visayas as renewable energy model.
Antique Gov. Salvacion Zaldivar-Perez on Wednesday called on other provinces in Western Visayas to make the region a model for renewable energy development and utilization.
Iloilo City News Today.
20 June 2008
Canada opposition Liberals outline carbon tax plan.
Canada's official opposition Liberal Party took a bold political gamble on Thursday by proposing a raft of new carbon taxes at a time when energy prices are at record highs.
Reuters.
20 June 2008
Canada's opposition proposes pollution tax.
Canada's opposition on Thursday unveiled an environmental plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions that would heavily tax polluters, but trim income taxes.
Agence France-Presse.
20 June 2008
Dion sets table for epic policy battle with $15.4 billion carbon tax plan.
Stephane Dion rolled the dice Thursday on his future as Liberal leader, unveiling a complex and politically risky plan to wean Canadians off fossil fuels.
Canadian Press.
20 June 2008
Ottawa challenged to comply with Kyoto.
An environmental group asked a Federal Court judge to order the Conservative government to replace its own climate-change plan with one designed to meet Canada's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
Toronto Star.
20 June 2008
Dion stakes his future on being greenest of them all.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called the idea crazy, and the reaction of big business was mixed, but the votes that matter for Stéphane Dion and his new Green Plan exist on the other end of the political spectrum.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
20 June 2008
Dion carbon plan cuts income tax $11 billion.
Ottawa's Liberal Leader Stephane Dion promised to return $15.5 billion in "carbodollars" annually to Canadians to compensate for his sharply rising "taxes on pollution."
Toronto Star.
20 June 2008
Liberals shift into green.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion promises to shift some federal tax burden to fossil fuel use and reduce income taxes as part of a plan to fight climate change.
Peterborough Examiner.
20 June 2008
Out-of-province transport won't pay B.C.'s carbon tax.
Not everyone will pay the province's new carbon tax when it takes force July 1. Planes travelling from province to province and international cruise and cargo ships will be exempt from paying the tax.
Vancouver Sun.
20 June 2008
Highland Park Ttownship High School district 113 gets green gas.
School board member Harvey Cohen opened the gas tank of a Chevy Suburban on Thursday, flipped the lever on a gleaming new fueling station and dispensed 40 gallons of E85, an alternative fuel praised as cleaner and cheaper than traditional gasoline.
Chicago Tribune.
20 June 2008
China sharply raises energy prices.
Faced with increasingly severe fuel shortages and the prospect of power failures during the summer air-conditioning season, the Chinese government unexpectedly announced sharp increases late Thursday night in regulated prices for gasoline, diesel and electricity.
New York Times.
20 June 2008
It ain't easy being green.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion yesterday unveiled his plan to make Canada's economy greener by shifting taxes to reward those who are green and punish those who pollute.
Ottawa Sun.
20 June 2008
Economists praise carbon tax.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's new "green shift" would make winners and losers across the country, top economists and fiscal experts predicted on Thursday.
CanWest News.
20 June 2008
Shooting the breeze.
A regional environmental group has released a plan for the state’s energy future that includes the promotion of wind power in the mountains.
The Mountain Times.
20 June 2008
Wyden's logging plan could please environmentalists.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Thursday advanced an outline of legislation aimed at permanently protecting old-growth trees while also promoting sustainable logging.
Portland Oregonian.
20 June 2008
Flooding is global warming at work.
While the TV meteorologists document "extreme weather" with their increasingly sophisticated toolbox, the two words rarely uttered are its cause: global warming.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
20 June 2008
How to move closer to a carbon-liberated world.
Never before in history of mankind have we witnessed a threat to environment that we are confronting now.
Bombay Economic Times.
20 June 2008
