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Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony.
Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA official maintains.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
G8 urged to do more for climate.
Mexico, Brazil, China, India and South Africa challenged the Group of Eight countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% by 2050.
BBC.
09 July 2008
Europeans reconsider biofuel goal.
European officials proposed scaling back drastically on their goal of increasing Europe’s use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue.
New York Times.
09 July 2008
Designing cars for low-carbon chic.
As governments seek to cut carbon emissions through regulation and consumers react to rising fuel prices, automakers and designers are mapping out a new generation of lighter, sleeker vehicles that could give a radical new look to urban streets.
New York Times.
09 July 2008
Greenland to open seven mines in five years.
Greenland will open seven mines in the next five years, boosting the traditional hunting and fishing sectors, which are threatened by global warming.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
Climate change: disease spread fears.
Climate change, according to recent research, is leading to an increase in the spread of parasitic diseases.
Durban Daily News.
09 July 2008
Town workers in drought-hit areas largely unaffected.
Rural towns are proving resilient to the drought, despite the struggles of those actually working the land.
Sydney Australian.
09 July 2008
Mount Shasta glaciers growing, despite warming.
Global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world, but the seven tongues of ice creeping down Mount Shasta's flanks are a rare exception.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Monsoon weather could mean a total washout this summer.
Northern Ireland remains in the grip of a 'European monsoon' — but it looks like it could lift for the Twelfth, albeit temporarily.
Belfast Telegraph.
09 July 2008
As summer washout worsens, we'll be lashed by a month's worth of rain today.
Our soaking summer comes amid warnings that Britain is in the soggy grip of a European monsoon season.
London Daily Mail.
09 July 2008
Here's a new spin on hurricanes.
The past several years have seen more hurricanes than usual reaching North America, including killers such as Katrina and Rita in 2005.
CanWest News Service.
09 July 2008
Global warming will push Russia to destruction - WWF.
Global warming will sow destruction across Russia and ex-Soviet states, a report said on Tuesday after the world's richest countries issued targets on harmful emissions that environmentalists criticised as too soft.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
Lake Victoria drying up, says UN report.
Lake Victoria is among the African water bodies drying up due to environmental degradation and climatic changes, according to a report released by the UN Environment Programme.
Kampala New Vision.
09 July 2008
Climate change posing challenges to human lives.
During the process of rapid global industrialization, human beings have been using such fossil fuels as coal and oil, which, despite bringing huge wealth, produce tremendous pollution and greenhouse gas and lead to the climate change problem.
People's Daily.
09 July 2008
Caribbean coral reefs only 25 percent healthy: report.
Global warming and pollution are decimating coral reefs around the world, with only 25 percent in good health in the Caribbean Sea, US experts warned Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse.
09 July 2008
Snorkelers' lament: U.S. corals endangered.
A new government assessment of coral reefs in the United States has grim news: About half of the remaining coral reefs are at best "fair" and at worst near death.
The Daily Green.
09 July 2008
New model predicts global warming will intensify storms.
A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.
Asian News International.
09 July 2008
Arctic ice may yield low-emission fossil fuel.
A form of gas-rich ice trapped beneath the Arctic permafrost and underlying Canada's coasts could become a major source of low-emission fossil fuel over the next two decades, experts say, but only if Ottawa makes a long-term commitment to its development.
Toronto Star.
09 July 2008
A recession could be just what we need to restore sanity, say experts.
Rocketing fuel prices, falling house values, the rising euro and the crippling credit crunch might not seem like obvious reasons to be cheerful.
Cardiff Western Mail.
09 July 2008
Is it safe to add iron to the seabed to generate growth of microscopic plants?
John Martin's hypotheses, put forward in early 1990s, suggested seeding plankton-low areas of ocean to hotwire the so-called biological pump - a naturally occurring phenomenon that sequesters CO2 on the seabed.
London Guardian.
09 July 2008
Cow burps help Argentines study climate change.
Argentine scientists are taking a novel approach to studying global warming -- strapping plastic tanks to the backs of cows to collect their burps.
Reuters UK.
09 July 2008
Advances in CO2 capture technology.
The CSIRO has achieved a major breakthrough for Australia by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from power station flue gases.
TVNZ.
09 July 2008
Duckweed has tremendous potential for fighting pollution and global warming.
Three US biologists determined that duckweed, a tiny aquatic plant found in ponds, has tremendous potential for cleaning up pollution, combating global warming and feeding the world.
Asian News International.
09 July 2008
Korea unprepared for advent of global carbon market.
Korea lags far behind key competitors in preparations for a ``low-carbon'' era.
Korea Times.
09 July 2008
India's climate plan 'right step'.
India's national action plan to confront climate change can help reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels, a leading environmentalist says.
BBC.
09 July 2008
Nissan charged up on electric cars.
Nissan is rapidly forging deals with cities and governments on electric vehicles as soaring gas prices and worries about global warming make the green technology surprisingly appealing, a senior executive said Wednesday.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Nature stifling wind power in Japan.
Wind power is drawing increased attention as carbon dioxide emissions accelerate global warming. Japan, however, is far behind Europe and the United States in generating wind energy because of geographical and meteorological factors, experts said.
Japan Times.
09 July 2008
UK to slow expansion of biofuels.
The UK is to slow its adoption of biofuels amid fears they raise food prices and harm the environment, the transport secretary has said.
BBC.
09 July 2008
Japan's Denso studying using algae to absorb emissions.
Major Japanese auto parts maker Denso Corp. has begun investigating if it can use algae to absorb carbon dioxide emissions from its factories, a company spokesman said Wednesday.
Agence France-Presse.
09 July 2008
Shell launches carbon-capture project.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC has embarked on a major carbon-capture project to clean up its oil sands output on the same day the Alberta government created a $2-billion fund to promote just such solutions to the problem of its so-called dirty oil.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 July 2008
Avoiding a guilt trip.
Not only is most air travel decidedly unglamorous, today airlines and frequent fliers regularly stand accused by the environmental movement of making unnecessary contributions to global warming.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 July 2008
Leaders to Utah: 2 wheels trump 4.
The governor and the state's two most powerful mayors agreed Tuesday to launch a P.R. blitz this fall to get more Utahns out of their cars and onto trains, buses and bicycles. The reasons are ample: climate change, traffic jams, air pollution and skyrocketing energy costs, to name a few.
Salt Lake Tribune.
09 July 2008
Man with a plan.
Winning our energy independence: An energy insider shows how.
San Francisco Bay Guardian.
09 July 2008
Top govt official defends nation's biofuel thrust.
China's support to biofuel development has not caused the global food price surge, a Chinese official reiterated Tuesday while world leaders gathered in Japan to find solutions to rising energy and food prices.
China Daily.
09 July 2008
California to shame the owners of gas-guzzlers.
The state of California has announced plans for all new vehicles to carry "global warming" stickers next to their number plate, giving car owners – and their fellow motorists – an instant assessment of their carbon footprint.
London Independent.
09 July 2008
Alberta spending $4-billion to reduce emissions.
Alberta will spend $4-billion over the next decade on green projects, including public transit and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 July 2008
EU parliament approves deal on airline emissions.
All flights starting and landing in Europe will be included in an European Union Emissions Trade System from 2012.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
09 July 2008
Alberta to capture CO2 with oil sands revenue.
Alberta is to set aside C$4bn ($3.9bn) of its burgeoning oil and gas revenues for projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
London Financial Times.
09 July 2008
Alberta announces $4B climate plan.
Premier Ed Stelmach announced $2 billion today for public transit and another $2 billion for capturing industrial greenhouse-gas emissions and storing them underground.
Edmonton Journal.
09 July 2008
Alberta spending $4B to reduce emissions with public transit, CO2 storage.
Alberta will spend $4 billion over the next decade on green projects, including public transit and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
Canadian Press.
09 July 2008
Carbon capture plan lauded.
Alberta's oil and gas and electricity generation industries are welcoming the provincial government's announcement Tuesday it's earmarking $2 billion over five years to launch large-scale carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects with industry.
Calgary Herald.
09 July 2008
Alberta spending $4b to reduce emissions with public transit, CO2 storage.
Alberta will spend $4 billion over the next decade on green projects, including public transit and storage of carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming.
CKWS.
09 July 2008
Reducing barbecue-grilling carbon footprint.
Here are some ways to reduce your carbon footprint when cooking or eating outside.
San Francisco Chronicle.
09 July 2008
Rising powers take issue on climate change.
Leaders of five emerging economic powers took Group of Eight nations to task Tuesday on the issue of global warming, saying it is wrong to apportion so much blame to developing nations for the crisis.
Asahi Shimbun.
09 July 2008
Without tax breaks, solar future looks cloudy.
The country needs to use more renewable energy, and companies like solar-panel maker Ausra need tax credits to lure more investment.
Politico.
09 July 2008
Desert oasis: oil sheiks plan 'green' city, look to alternative energy.
The United Arab Emirates won't run out of oil for about a century, but it's already committing billions to help wean the world off the very product that made it rich.
Fox News.
09 July 2008
A deal on climate change - but then the backlash.
A new global deal on climate change heralded by G8 leaders as a significant step forward yesterday ran into trouble as developing nations including China and India rejected it because they believe the commitments are not strong enough.
London Guardian.
09 July 2008
No solutions to be found in Japan..
The G-8 Summit in Japan this year seemed more interested in harmony than in making progress on a number of pressing issues.
Der Spiegel.
09 July 2008
Bush joins offer by G-8 to cut emissions.
For the first time, the Bush administration on Tuesday joined other wealthy nations in an offer to halve their global warming emissions by mid-century.
Los Angeles Times.
09 July 2008
Emerging nations join G-8 on climate.
The world’s richest nations and emerging powers joined for the first time to commit themselves to long-range cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions.
New York Times.
09 July 2008
G-8 sets goal to halve emissions by 2050.
The Group of Eight leading nations formally endorsed a goal of halving global greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. It also promised "ambitious" cuts in emissions over the next two decades and large investments in clean-energy technology.
Wall Street Journal.
09 July 2008
Why G8 climate pledge doesn't go far enough.
The world's leading economic powers agreed that global emissions should to be reduced 50% by 2050. But the G8 nations failed to say whether they would halve current or past emissions levels, rendering the agreement "pathetic," say campaigners.
New Scientist.
09 July 2008
More nuclear power OK'd.
The Group of Eight leaders gave the green light Tuesday to expanded development of nuclear power, saying it is a vital energy source in the fight against global warming.
Japan Times.
09 July 2008
G8 offers halving of emissions by 2050.
The Group of Eight powers agreed Tuesday to "seek to share" with both developing and developed states the goal of at least halving global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, showing only scant progress from last year's summit in fighting global warming.
Japan Times.
09 July 2008
Don't expect climate shift at G8: Rudd.
Kevin Rudd insists that the world is "moving" on climate change but played down hopes of a breakthrough at the G8 talks in Japan.
Sydney Australian.
09 July 2008
G8 set for showdown with poorer states over climate.
Big emerging economies will come under pressure on Wednesday to respond in kind to an initiative by rich countries to work towards a target of at least halving their global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
Summit approves climate 'vision'.
Leaders from the world's developed nations and rising economic powers have agreed on a "shared vision" on climate change at the G8 summit in Japan.
BBC.
09 July 2008
G8 accused of 'failing the world' on carbon cuts.
Leaders of the world's richest nations have kept alive hope of a global agreement to combat climate change by agreeing to cut their carbon emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050.
London Independent.
09 July 2008
G8 wants broad UN deal to halve emissions.
The G8 rich countries said on Tuesday they want to work with the nearly 200 states involved in UN climate change talks to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
G8 reaches deals to cut emissions.
The world's top economic powers Tuesday agreed to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
China Daily.
09 July 2008
G-8 failure to set course on emissions threatens climate fight .
The Group of Eight's climate-change strategy may fail to contain rising temperatures that threaten to cause more floods, droughts and storms.
Bloomberg News.
09 July 2008
Rich, developing nation leaders tussle on climate.
The leaders of 16 of the world's biggest rich and developing nations agreed Wednesday to work together to fight global warming but failed to bridge deep differences on how to do it.
Agence France-Presse.
09 July 2008
US, allies want global pollution slashed--by 2050.
World leaders embraced for the first time on Tuesday an ambitious but nonbinding goal of slashing greenhouse-gas emissions in half by midcentury to stave off global warming. Unimpressed environmentalists called the effort too slow and too uncertain.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Van schalkwyk: G8 goal is an empty slogan without substance.
The G8 yesterday agreed to “at least halve” global carbon emissions by 2050 and hailed the move as a step forward, but South Africa’s Environment Minister van Schalkwyk described the goal as “an empty slogan without substance”.
South African Press Association.
09 July 2008
U.S. joins G-8 plan to halve emissions.
The United States for the first time joined the major industrialized countries Tuesday in committing to try to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.
Washington Post.
09 July 2008
G8 fails to set climate world alight.
At first sight, the G8 agreement on climate change promises much; the question ever since Rio has been what to do about it.
BBC.
09 July 2008
Brown hails G8 emissions progress.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says "major progress" has been made at the G8 summit after world leaders agreed to halve carbon emissions by 2050.
BBC.
09 July 2008
Harper welcomes U.S. back into the fold.
Mr. Bush has never before signed on to any real target to cut greenhouse gas emissions - even one so far in the future. Mr. Harper and some other G8 leaders hailed that as a milestone.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 July 2008
PM pushed softer deal on climate.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper worked to ensure that the Group of Eight leaders produced a climate change agreement that did not contain overly ambitious goals for cutting greenhouse gases, a senior Canadian government official says.
Toronto Star.
09 July 2008
China, India oppose 2050 emissions cut goal.
China and India are not ready to sign up to a goal set by the Group of Eight industrial nations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 50 percent by 2050, a French presidential aide said on Wednesday.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
Bush hails G-8 summit's work on climate change.
President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad climate-change strategy, saying in a valedictory to summitry that "significant progress" has been made on global warming.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
G8 gives clean coal a boost.
It's almost too easy to say that the main result of the G8 meeting in Japan this week has been a lot of hot air, but in this instance, it happens to be true.
MarketPlace.
09 July 2008
Summit aiming to offset all its CO2 emissions.
Debate on global warming can heat up sometimes, but the Group of Eight summit shouldn't be contributing to climate change. According to the Foreign Ministry, the gathering in Toyako will be the second G8 summit, after the 2005 affair in Gleneagles, Scotland, to offset its carbon emissions.
Japan Times.
09 July 2008
Rudd push for new climate goals.
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, will use Australia's first appearance at a Group of Eight summit to urge all nations, including the big developing economies of China and India, to take urgent action on climate change.
Sydney Morning Herald.
09 July 2008
G-8: All nations must reduce emissions.
The Group of Eight leaders Tuesday failed to agree on a clear commitment on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But they called on other nations, including China and India, to "share" the goal of slashing emissions by 50 percent by 2050.
Asahi Shimbun.
09 July 2008
George Bush falls in line on climate challenge.
The G8 group of industrialised nations has set a goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under a pact that for the first time ties the US to a global target.
Sydney Australian.
09 July 2008
G8 agrees on 'vision' to halve emissions by 2050.
The world's eight major industrialised nations have agreed to adopt a "vision" to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, providing some hope that a global agreement on greenhouse gas reduction can be achieved.
Sydney Morning Herald.
09 July 2008
Cheney’s office said to edit draft testimony on warming.
Vice President Dick Cheney’s office was involved in removing statements on health risks posed by global warming from a draft of a health official’s Senate testimony last year, a former senior government environmental official said on Tuesday.
New York Times.
09 July 2008
Cheney's office tried to alter greenhouse gas testimony, former official says.
In a new accusation, Vice President Dick Cheney's office worked to alter sworn congressional testimony provided by a federal official in order to play down the threat of global warming and head off regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Los Angeles Times.
09 July 2008
Bush lauds summiteers for work on protecting environment, advancing trade, helping the poor.
President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a global climate-change strategy, claiming "significant progress."
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
White House in climate change "cover up"-Sen Boxer.
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat accused the Bush administration on Tuesday of a "cover-up" aimed at stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from tackling greenhouse emissions.
Reuters.
09 July 2008
Bush: 'Significant progress' on climate change.
President Bush on Wednesday hailed the move by G-8 leaders to coalesce behind a broad climate-change strategy, saying in a valedictory to summitry that "significant progress" has been made on global warming.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Leaders still vague on emissions targets.
World leaders met this week in Toyako on the Japanese island of Hokkaido to discuss climate change — among other global problems. But progress on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions seems increasingly unlikely to emerge from the talks.
Nature.
09 July 2008
Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony.
Some of the government's top scientists were forced by Vice President Cheney's office to downplay the health dangers of global warming when testifying before Congress, a former senior EPA official said Tuesday.
USA Today.
09 July 2008
Cheney sought to alter climate discussion.
A disclosure that Vice President Dick Cheney's office sought to alter a federal official's prepared testimony about the health consequences of global warming intensified an increasingly open conflict between the EPA and the White House over climate change.
Wall Street Journal.
09 July 2008
Cheney's staff cut testimony on warming.
Members of Vice President Cheney's staff censored congressional testimony by a top federal official about health threats posed by global warming, a former Environmental Protection Agency official said yesterday.
Washington Post.
09 July 2008
Cheney wanted testimony cut, ex-EPA official says.
Vice President Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing it might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA official maintains.
Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Whistleblower: Cheney wanted cuts in climate change testimony.
A former Environmental Protection Agency official said staffers at the White House pressured him last year to retract an official finding, which was never made public, that those emissions "may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public welfare."
ABC News.
09 July 2008
Cheney accused of suppressing testimony on climate change's public health risks.
The US vice-president, Dick Cheney, intervened to gag a senior official from testifying last year to the public health problems caused by climate change, according to a Bush administration whistleblower.
London Guardian.
09 July 2008
White House in climate change cover up.
A leading U.S. Senate Democrat accused the Bush administration on Tuesday of a "cover-up" aimed at stopping the Environmental Protection Agency from tackling greenhouse emissions.
Reuters UK.
09 July 2008
Ex-EPA aide tells of White House censorship.
Democrats have long alleged that Vice President Dick Cheney played a key backstage role in thwarting U.S. efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but they have had little evidence. Until now.
San Francisco Chronicle.
09 July 2008
Missoula considers hiring energy-conscious official.
Hire a sustainability coordinator in Missoula to take on global warming - that's the message the city is hearing from a few different fronts.
Missoula Missoulian.
09 July 2008
FCTA commits N1bn to environment.
With an eye towards cutting global warming, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has increased the 2008 budget of its Parks and Recreation Department to N1billion from N100million.
Lagos This Day.
09 July 2008
Garnaut welcomes G8 climate pact.
The Federal Government's chief climate change adviser has welcomed an agreement by the world's industrial powerhouses to set a global target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2050.
Australian Associated Press.
09 July 2008
Professor Ross Garnaut won't back Mobil's Altona refinery.
The nation's climate change chief expert won't back the viability of Mobil's Altona refinery, after warnings carbon trading could force it to close.
Melbourne Herald Sun.
09 July 2008
Garnaut faces questions over Latrobe Valley coal plant.
Ross Garnaut faced questions about the newly announced brown coal electricity plant in the Latrobe Valley and the future of Victoria's petrol refineries at Melbourne Town Hall today.
Melbourne Age.
09 July 2008
Brown blasts Howard over climate speech.
Greens leader Bob Brown has accused former prime minister John Howard of emerging from retirement merely to prevent Australia achieving bipartisanship on the global emergency of climate change.
Australian Associated Press.
09 July 2008
MPs urge Nelson to lead on carbon.
Brendan Nelson is under pressure from Liberal MPs to show "leadership" on an emissions trading scheme as a split emerged over his new policy of conditional support only.
Sydney Australian.
09 July 2008
Liberals unapologetic about linking environment, social programs.
When the Liberals revealed in June that part of their poverty plan would be paid through carbon taxes, critics in the West saw a scheme to scatter their oil riches in more Liberal-friendly territory.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
09 July 2008
Canadians talk tough on climate.
Most Canadians want aggressive government action to fight climate change in spite of skyrocketing fuel costs, a new poll suggests.
Canadian Press.
09 July 2008
