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U.N. warming program draws fire.
A United Nations program designed to combat global warming has started doing something no one expected: It is subsidizing fossil-fuel power plants that spew millions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere annually.
Wall Street Journal.
11 July 2008
EPA won't act on emissions this year.
The Bush administration has decided not to take any new steps to regulate greenhouse gas emissions before the president leaves office, despite pressure from the Supreme Court and broad accord among senior federal officials.
Washington Post.
11 July 2008
A quarter of the world's corals face extinction.
The first comprehensive review of tropical coral species reveals that over one-quarter reef-building coral species already face extinction. Corals join frogs and toads as the most threatened group of animal species on the planet.
New Scientist.
11 July 2008
Warming spells trouble for fish.
Global warming of the oceans will likely cause the extinction by 2050 of dozens of fish species that cannot migrate to colder waters.
Science.
11 July 2008
A time to sow? GM food could curb cost of staples.
As world food prices surge and shortages loom, genetically modified crops look increasingly tempting as a way to raise agricultural yields without using more energy or chemicals.
London Financial Times.
11 July 2008
Antarctic ice shelf 'hanging by thread': European scientists.
New evidence has emerged that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica is breaking up, in a troubling sign of global warming, the European Space Agency said on Thursday.
Agence France-Presse.
11 July 2008
Study links global warming to more smog.
U.S. environmental regulators quietly published a draft study on Thursday that linked global warming to higher levels of smog that could harm human health, a report green groups said stood in contrast to the Bush Administration's slow movement on climate change.
Reuters UK.
11 July 2008
Australia faces food crisis as rivers reach new low.
The drought in Australia's main food bowl, the Murray-Darling Basin, has worsened, with record low inflows into the river system. The dire assessment follows a warning that Australia – the world's driest populated continent – could expect the frequency of heatwaves to increase tenfold.
London Independent.
11 July 2008
China to urgently boost GM crop development.
China has said it must urgently step up the development of genetically modified crops as it faces mounting challenges to feed its 1.3 billion people due to shrinking arable land and climate change.
Agence France-Presse.
11 July 2008
Small research center provides a global window.
The biological secrets being studied at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are more than just thesis fodder; scientists say some provide clear warnings of a planet in peril and could provide clues to ways to save it.
Los Angeles Times.
11 July 2008
EPA: smog could get worse with global warming.
Global warming could worsen smog and stretch what typically is a summer pollution problem into the spring and fall, government scientists predicted Thursday.
Associated Press.
11 July 2008
Swan song for corals?
The first comprehensive survey of reef-building coral species suggests that one-third of them are in danger of extinction, a sevenfold increase in the past decade. If current trends continue, the authors predict a mass die-off of the engineers of some of the world's most important and diverse ecosystems.
Science.
11 July 2008
About 33% of coral species threatened with extinction, study says.
One culprit is higher ocean temperatures brought on by global warming, scientists say, but destructive fishing practices and polluted runoff also are to blame.
Los Angeles Times.
11 July 2008
Acidifying oceans pose severe danger to coral reefs.
Like a tooth dipped in a glass of Coca-Cola, coral reefs, lobsters and other marine creatures that build calcified shells around themselves could soon dissolve as climate change turns the oceans increasingly acidic.
Reuters.
11 July 2008
Cool weather a tragedy to moths.
The early bird may get the worm, but the late army cutworm, a.k.a. the miller moth, will not get the flower.
Denver Post.
11 July 2008
Study: Global coral crisis is in full bloom.
A new research paper in the journal Science says as much as a third of the world's coral species may now be headed toward extinction, thanks to problems ranging from destructive fishing boats to ocean waters warmed by global climate change.
Morning Edition.
11 July 2008
'Alarming' plight of coral reefs.
Writing in the journal Science, researchers say climate change, coastal development, overfishing, and pollution are the major threats.
BBC.
11 July 2008
One third of coral species face extinction.
One third of the major reef-building coral species are vulnerable to extinction, and the pace of destruction is increasing so it is conceivable that the "rainforests of the ocean" could be wiped out this century.
London Daily Telegraph.
11 July 2008
A third of reef-building corals threatened with extinction: scientists.
A third of reef-building corals worldwide are threatened with extinction due to climate change and water pollution, according to the first global assessment on the marine creature by 39 scientists.
Agence France-Presse.
11 July 2008
One third of reef-building corals face extinction, study shows.
Almost one third of all the coral species that build reefs could be heading for extinction, according to a new comprehensive study published today.
London Guardian.
11 July 2008
Coral grief: Warming climate threatens reef destruction.
A survey of 704 species of coral has found that nearly 33 percent of them face a greater threat of becoming extinct as the globe warms. If the reefs go, it won't just be corals that disappear from the world's oceans.
Scientific American.
11 July 2008
Forest fires, drought, disease.
More forest fires, unreliable water supplies, volatile farming conditions and the emergence of unfamiliar diseases -- these are among the impacts Albertans can expect from a warming climate, a new report to the provincial government says.
Edmonton Journal.
11 July 2008
Why global warming is bad for bread.
The G8 summit may have agreed to try to cut greenhouse gas emissions - but don't count on that saving your favourite crusty French bread.
New Scientist.
11 July 2008
Russia and the climate.
Climate change - alongside traditional threats such as air pollution, contaminated drinking water, smoking or drug use - now ranks as one of the leading risk factors that can harm the health of the population.
Moscow News.
11 July 2008
Antarctic Peninsula is changing fast, thanks to global warming.
Scientists have determined that the ecosystem of the Antarctic Peninsula is changing fast, driven by warming waters and a loss of sea ice.
Asian News International.
11 July 2008
In Namibian desert, the heat is on to address climate change.
Signs that climate change may be worsening the already harsh conditions in this patch of desert have led to novel experiments and skillful improvisation under some of the world's hottest weather.
Agence France-Presse.
11 July 2008
Climate change will have “major impact” on fishing industry.
Climate change is already impacting the world’s oceans and will have serious consequences for the hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to the UN.
Montevideo MercoPress.
11 July 2008
Calgary firm plans province's first carbon-dioxide pipeline.
A small Calgary company unveiled plans on Thursday for Alberta's first carbon dioxide pipeline to increase oil production from old oilfields. When it's operational in 2011, the system will remove 5,000 tonnes of CO2 gas per day that would have been vented into the atmosphere.
Calgary Herald.
11 July 2008
Minn. plant to utilize corncob power through gasification.
Chippewa Valley and other small Minnesota cooperatives are leading the nation in innovations they expect ultimately will eliminate the use of fossil fuels at the ethanol plant and replace them with renewable energy such as wind and corncobs.
McClatchy Newspapers.
11 July 2008
Energy official frowns on cutting back ethanol.
Any reduction in the renewable fuel standard would sap investment in biofuel technology and undermine efforts to wean the nation off oil and reduce greenhouse gases, Deputy Assistant Energy Secretary Steven Chalk said Thursday.
Associated Press.
11 July 2008
Natives help green the Democratic National Convention.
Planners of the Democratic National Convention are limiting the party's carbon footprint through a unique partnership with an Indian-focused environmental business.
Indian Country Today.
11 July 2008
Calls for petrol excise scrapping.
The Australian Automobile Association has called for petrol excise to be scrapped and replaced with a road user charge as part of the wider emissions trading scheme.
Australian Associated Press.
11 July 2008
What a concept: no gas needed for this car.
A one-person electric car with wheels on top, too, lets the vehicle be self-guided - a $145 billion economic benefit to the nation by allowing people to work while they commute.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
11 July 2008
Rell wants to include rebates in emissions plan.
Connecticut is just weeks away from implementing a sweeping plan to cut power plant emissions, and most agree that effort will mean higher energy costs to consumers.
Hartford Courant.
11 July 2008
To conserve and protect.
Bergen County officials today unveiled their latest effort to save money on gas costs – a propane-fueled police car.
Bergen County Record.
11 July 2008
BART paying more in bet on solar power.
BART plans to power two maintenance facilities and a passenger station in the East Bay with solar energy - at almost double the cost of electricity purchased today off the grid.
San Francisco Chronicle.
11 July 2008
Wise County power plant permit process leads to lower emission standards.
While a new coal-fired power plant under construction in Wise County will add another local pollution source, the permitting process for it has spurred emissions reductions at an existing power plant nearby.
Bristol Herald Courier.
11 July 2008
Big plans for small coal plant.
With a small plant fitted to the Loy Yang power station, the long-term viability of diverting its carbon dioxide emissions and capturing it to achieve "near-zero-emissions coal" is being tested.
Melbourne Age.
11 July 2008
Climate campaigners threaten to invade and shut down power plant.
Green activists are vowing to force their way into one of Britain's biggest power stations next month in what will be the most serious clash yet between the burgeoning climate change protest movement and the authorities.
London Independent.
11 July 2008
Scientists slam climate change deniers.
New Zealand's national science academy, the Royal Society, has challenged climate change "deniers", issuing a statement declaring unequivocally that the globe is warming and that humans are to blame.
New Zealand Press Association.
11 July 2008
LCD chemical has 17,000 times the climate impact of CO2.
A recent study has found nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), a chemical which is found in the LCD panels of several electronic devices, to have a global climate impact 17,000 times greater than carbon dioxide (CO2).
Indo-Asian News Service.
11 July 2008
G8 climate deal is empty promise, says UK government economist.
The government's own carbon reduction agency has attacked the climate plan agreed at the G8 summit as not doing "a single thing" to reduce emissions, and accused leaders - including the UK prime minister, Gordon Brown - of "an abrogation of responsibility".
London Guardian.
11 July 2008
China 'committed to fighting' climate change.
The world has to fight climate change together but the responsibilities of the developed and developing countries in this battle has to be different, President Hu Jintao reiterated Wednesday.
Xinhua News Agency.
11 July 2008
Japan waits on US for CO2 targets.
Japan says that it will not negotiate new targets on CO2 emissions until it sees what the new US President has to offer on climate change.
BBC.
11 July 2008
Still, so much more work to be done.
On climate change, the summit made little progress propelling U.N.-led negotiations on a new international pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, whose key provisions expire in 2012.
Asahi Shimbun.
11 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.
Associated Press.
11 July 2008
India, China concerned about climate, Harper says.
Big developing countries such as China and India appreciate the need to deal with climate change but want to protect their rapid economic growth, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday after an international summit dominated by the topic.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
11 July 2008
Wealthy nations conclude mega-summit, stress need for 'global solutions.'
Leaders of the world's wealthy nations ended a mega-summit Wednesday united in condemning Zimbabwe's recent elections, vowing to fight a food crisis and supporting a plan to slash by half the global emission of greenhouse gases by the middle of the century.
Associated Press.
11 July 2008
Japan seeks biofuel deal with industry leader Brazil.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda played a delicate balancing act here Wednesday during talks with the leader of Brazil, committing Japan to greater biofuel production against a backdrop of criticism of the industry.
Asahi Shimbun.
11 July 2008
N.J.'s proposed energy master plan not green enough, critics say.
Environmentalists are continuing to express dissatisfaction with the state's grand plan for meeting energy needs in the next decade, a blueprint that envisions the prospect of building New Jersey's first new nuclear power plant in 35 years.
Bergen County Record.
11 July 2008
Climate awareness increases with wealth.
The richer they are, the more South Africans are aware of and concerned about climate change. This was one of the findings of a poll released on Thursday by TNS Research Surveys.
South African Press Association.
11 July 2008
Brendan Nelson shifts on emissions.
Brendan Nelson is considering major changes to the Coalition's stance on emissions trading, paving the way for a showdown with his leadership rival Malcolm Turnbull later this month and a sharpened attack on the Rudd Government.
Sydney Australian.
11 July 2008
Mcguinty rethinking ethanol pledge.
A long-standing promise to boost the ethanol content in gasoline sold at Ontario pumps may never come to pass, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday, just a few months after he reassured farmers he'd stick to the plan.
Canadian Press.
11 July 2008
Cameron tells PM to apologise after car tax revelation.
David Cameron yesterday demanded that Gordon Brown apologise to the House of Commons for allegedly misleading MPs when the prime minister said that a majority of drivers would benefit from a new green car tax.
London Guardian.
11 July 2008
Garnaut's 'diabolical' predictions for Queensland.
More than 1200 people packed Brisbane's City Hall today to hear first-hand the "diabolical" health, environmental and economic challenges climate change posed to the Queensland economy.
Brisbane Times.
11 July 2008
Toyota plans to go green with the sun.
Toyota’s ecological Prius gas-electric hybrid will become even greener next year with solar-powered air conditioning on some high-end models.
Associated Press.
11 July 2008
Bangladeshi CA calls for austerity in power, energy use.
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday appealed for austerity in electricity and energy consumption by using energy-saving light bulbs and applying newer technologies for an optimum utilisation of the nation's scarce natural resources.
Dhaka Daily Star.
11 July 2008
Ailing Murray-Darling river system 'now critical.'
The Murray-Darling crisis has worsened, 18 months after John Howard promised $10 billion for the struggling river system and despite two COAG meetings under Kevin Rudd at which the ailing state of the river was debated at length.
Sydney Australian.
11 July 2008
Toyota: State will be at technology's cutting edge.
The announcement by Toyota that it will produce its state-of-the-art hybrid vehicle Prius at the planned manufacturing plant in northeast Mississippi is tremendous news for the state.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
11 July 2008
Federal EPA sees lapses in I-5 bridge study.
In a challenge to Oregon highway planners, the federal government cites as inadequate the study of air and water pollution that could come from a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.
Portland Oregonian.
11 July 2008
