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Decisions shut door on Bush clean-air steps.
A court ruling and an E.P.A. decision deferred to the next president any significant new effort to fight air pollution or reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases.
New York Times.
12 July 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases.
The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy.
Associated Press.
12 July 2008
The Texan oil baron and the winds of change.
T Boone Pickens was the ultimate Texan oil tycoon; now he's at the forefront of a revolution that has turned the Lone Star state into the US's biggest producer of wind power.
London Independent.
12 July 2008
A green mood sweeps Scotland.
Thousands of Scots have stepped up to the challenge of fighting climate change and are helping our country set a shining example to the rest of the world.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
12 July 2008
Living in a world without waste.
The Mayor of Kamikatsu, a small community in the hills of eastern Japan, has urged politicians around the world to follow his lead and make their towns "Zero Waste".
BBC.
12 July 2008
Energy potential of Alberta's oil sands place Canada in a dilemma.
Canada, famed for wilderness and clean living, now finds itself caught between fuelling the world's oil-hungry economy and the ecological devastation and soaring greenhouse gas emissions that exploiting tar sands produces.
London Guardian.
12 July 2008
McCain and Obama take on environmental concerns.
Now that there is consensus that global climate change is happening, the real debate is how the next president will address it. Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain have heeded the mounting concerns with a flurry of ambitious proposals and promises in recent weeks.
US News & World Report.
12 July 2008
Heat wave adds to West Nile danger.
California's heat wave this week has created ideal conditions for the spread of West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that killed 21 state residents last year and is emerging once again as a public health threat this summer.
San Francisco Chronicle.
12 July 2008
Green architecture’s new goal: stylish sustainability.
If you’re one of many who identify “green” buildings as an ecological necessity but as an aesthetic blight, you’re hardly alone.
Christian Science Monitor.
12 July 2008
Southeast's cheap access to water at risk.
A new study says global warming and population growth threaten the Southeast's already precarious water supplies by fueling more extreme weather and degrading water quality.
Associated Press.
12 July 2008
Old Faithful may not be so faithful anymore.
A long-term study of Yellowstone National Park's iconic geysers suggests that dry spells caused by climate change are slowing—and may even stop—the geysers' clockwork-regular eruptions.
National Geographic News.
12 July 2008
Vanishing zooplankton spells disaster for fishing.
The Scottish fishing industry could be facing disaster as a result of a dramatic collapse in zooplankton, “the tiny organisms at the bottom of the marine food chain“, according to a conservation charity.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
12 July 2008
Fall in tiny animals a 'disaster'.
Experts on invertebrates have expressed "profound shock" over a government report showing a decline in zooplankton of more than 70% since the 1960s.
BBC.
12 July 2008
Russian ice camp in rapid shrink.
Twenty Russian scientists are to be evacuated from their camp on a drifting ice-floe in the Arctic after it started disintegrating sooner than expected.
BBC.
12 July 2008
A third of reef-building corals at risk of extinction.
Because coral reefs are home to more than a quarter of all marine species, their loss could be devastating for biodiversity in the world's oceans.
National Geographic News.
12 July 2008
Coral decline hits rich and poor.
The gradual disintegration of the world's coral reefs under climate change will have significant impacts on food supplies, international tourism, water quality, and the safety of coastal communities.
Seoul Korea Times.
12 July 2008
Not-ok coral.
A full review of status finds a quarter of reef-building species in peril.
Science News.
12 July 2008
Climate expert says new homes should be built to withstand prairie weather.
One of Canada's top climate experts wants new homes to be built to better to withstand what he believes is a growing risk of tornadoes on the Prairies.
Canadian Press.
12 July 2008
Climate expert calls for tornado-tough homes.
One of Canada's top climate experts wants new homes to be built to better to withstand what he believes is a growing risk of tornadoes on the Prairies.
Canadian Press.
12 July 2008
Argentine glacier sheds ice in rare winter breakup.
Part of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier collapsed on Wednesday, the first time large chunks of ice have broken off during the southern hemisphere winter.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
To reduce greenhouse gases, start by shrinking buildings.
New Mexico architect Edward Mazria has a proposal to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. His target: buildings.
Washington Post.
12 July 2008
SunPower turns sunshine into dollars.
Gyrating energy prices, fears that the climate is changing, and the public's growing interest in energy independence are good news for solar companies like San Jose-based SunPower.
US News & World Report.
12 July 2008
Life under the lid.
When the public had its first chance to comment on what life is going to be like under California's carbon limit, several people said put more emphasis on driving less.
Living On Earth.
12 July 2008
Hungary links to Kyoto emissions trading scheme.
Hungary successfully linked to a carbon trading scheme under the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, allowing the country to sell government-level emissions permits.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
Enhance plans Alberta carbon dioxide pipeline.
Privately held Enhance Energy Inc said Thursday it plans to build Alberta's first major carbon dioxide pipeline system to ship the greenhouse gas to old oil fields, where it can boost output.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
Road tax to double for one million car owners.
More than one million owners of older cars will see their road tax double over the next two years under the Government's controversial "green" car tax reforms.
London Daily Telegraph.
12 July 2008
A new home for C02 beneath your feet.
A Canadian company plans to build a pipeline underground that can pump millions of tons of C02 a year, which would capture and store the carbon dioxide emissions. Will it work?
MarketPlace.
12 July 2008
Beans vs. trees in the Amazon.
European consumer demand for ethically grown food has forced a moratorium in Brazil that will drastically reduce new deforestation for growing soy beans.
Living On Earth.
12 July 2008
Household energy use still soaring.
A rise in the amount of wind energy used in Australia was not enough to "green" overall energy consumption, which is still growing despite efforts to increase efficiency and lower use.
Sydney Morning Herald.
12 July 2008
Rising gas prices stir talk of oil exploration.
More oil production suddenly has become the mantra for Republican and Democratic politicians alike as voters seethe over $4-plus gasoline — and the most powerful people in Washington can't find any way to provide relief.
Associated Press.
12 July 2008
Carmakers can claim victory -- for now.
Automakers scored a major victory Friday after the White House and several Cabinet agencies denounced the recommendations of career staff experts at the Environmental Protection Agency for limiting vehicle tailpipe emissions.
Detroit News.
12 July 2008
EPA seeks comment on emissions rules, then discredits effort.
The Bush administration yesterday unveiled but immediately disparaged a proposal to seek public comment on whether the government should regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
Washington Post.
12 July 2008
Climate deal still remote after US rebuffed.
The prospect of an international agreement on climate change appears as remote as ever after a week of frantic negotiations in which a US concession met a rebuff from developing countries.
London Financial Times.
12 July 2008
G8 fails climate test: PM.
Emerging industrial giants India and China have refused to fall into line with the richest nations on cutting greenhouse emissions, as Kevin Rudd urged the world's most powerful leaders to build a "grand new consensus" on climate change.
Sydney Australian.
12 July 2008
Too little, too late.
By next year's G-8 summit, the U.S. will have a new and more environmental President, but we won't get back eight lost years of White House indifference and interference on climate.
Time Magazine.
12 July 2008
G8 vents more hot air.
Leaders of the G8 came in a clatter of helicopters to the Windsor Hotel Resort; they scoffed a seven-course banquet while ruminating on African poverty; and their travels pumped another 8300 tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere.
Sydney Australian.
12 July 2008
Climate and the economic summit.
The leaders of the developed world are moving towards an agreement to cut global greenhouse gases in half by 2050. However, they haven’t agreed on what level they’ll be cutting in half – current, or 1990 levels of emissions. Was it all a lot of hot air?
Living On Earth.
12 July 2008
A green let-down at the G-8 Summit.
Meeting for a second day in the Japanese resort town of Toyako, the leaders of the G-8 nations released a declaration on climate change, endorsing the idea of cutting global greenhouse-gas emissions in half by 2050.
Time Magazine.
12 July 2008
Lack of details in G8 agreement on climate change brings criticism.
The leaders agreed on a goal of at least a fifty percent reduction in worldwide carbon emissions by two thousand fifty. But many environmentalists criticized the lack of any detailed plans for working toward that goal.
Voice of America.
12 July 2008
Word from the West.
Western governors and Canadian premiers say they hope to lead on energy policy in the new US administration, and their proposal will include participation from China.
Living On Earth.
12 July 2008
Where McCain and Obama stand on environmental issues.
The candidates have contrasting views on issues from alternative energy to global warming.
US News & World Report.
12 July 2008
Administration rejects regulating greenhouse gases.
The Bush administration today rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would damage the U.S. economy and cause too many job losses.
Associated Press.
12 July 2008
US government delays regulation of greenhouse gases.
The administration of President George W. Bush has made clear it is postponing any regulatory action on greenhouse gas emissions believed to be responsible for global warning, citing "the complexity and magnitude" of the issue.
Agence France-Presse.
12 July 2008
EPA stalls on emission controls.
The Supreme Court has told the Environmental Protection Agency it has the authority to impose regulations on emissions with the Clean Air Act. But, under White House pressure, the agency announced a different plan.
MarketPlace.
12 July 2008
Bush attacks EPA on CO2.
The White House on Friday took dramatic steps to head off a massive expansion in the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gases, which the agency had considered in response to a Supreme Court ruling this year.
Washington Times.
12 July 2008
Lawmakers say EPA to delay action on climate.
U.S. lawmakers said the Bush administration will reveal it will not take measures to tackle greenhouse gas emissions while the president is in office in a proposal by environmental regulators to be announced on Friday.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
EPA woeful on water and warming.
The EPA says it needs more time to decide on its global warming policy – after suffering two embarrassing disclosures about its shortcomings on this issue and water pollution.
Living On Earth.
12 July 2008
US court slaps down pollution law.
A US appeals court struck down landmark air-pollution regulations on Friday, shocking both environmental and industry groups with a decision that could severely hamper efforts to curb smog and acid rain.
Nature.
12 July 2008
EPA won't regulate greenhouse gases now, calls for more debate.
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday said it couldn't propose any regulation of greenhouse gases because the issue was too complex, and there were too many objections from other federal agencies.
McClatchy Newspapers.
12 July 2008
E.P.A. refuses to regulate greenhouse gases.
Stephen Johnson, the E.P.A. administrator, reinforced a the message that the Bush administration does not intend to impose any mandatory controls on emissions.
New York Times.
12 July 2008
EPA slams door on climate change.
Arguing that it's the wrong tool for the job, the Bush Administration today said that it will not use the nation's leading clean air law to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Science.
12 July 2008
EPA says climate rules are the job of U.S. Congress.
The top U.S. environmental regulator on Friday declined to make rules to regulate planet-warming emissions under existing pollution laws despite a Supreme Court decision that has pressured his agency to act.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
Administration releases EPA report, then repudiates it.
The Bush administration published a government blueprint to reduce the U.S. output of global-warming gases, but at the same time rejected the document out of hand.
Wall Street Journal.
12 July 2008
City unveils climate action plan.
If you are not all that familiar with the terms "greenhouse gases" and "carbon footprint", you probably will be by this time next year.
Chattanooga WDEF TV.
12 July 2008
Conservationists, economists clash on hybrid model.
Australian National University professor Warwick McKibbin has been tirelessly espousing his hybrid market model to bring down greenhouse emissions for more than a decade.
Sydney Australian.
12 July 2008
Colder for Nelson after climate change.
Brendan Nelson's leadership was being called into question internally yesterday after it took him a week to comply with party policy on climate change.
Sydney Morning Herald.
12 July 2008
Australian climate activists climb chimney in protest.
Australian climate activists scaled a smokestack at a coal-fired power plant in Queensland, while a separate demonstration tomorrow will seek to block a rail line to Newcastle port in mounting protests against the use of coal.
Bloomberg News.
12 July 2008
Policy tour a hit with the public.
Until this week's whirlwind national lecture tour by climate change adviser Ross Garnaut, few people other than politicians and rock stars had attracted sell-out audiences at town hall meetings around the country.
Sydney Australian.
12 July 2008
Brendan Nelson backflip on emissions trading.
Brendan Nelson yesterday appeared to fall into line with his front bench on emissions trading after dismaying senior colleagues by running a tougher and more sceptical line all week.
Sydney Australian.
12 July 2008
Tax cuts key to `green shift' sell.
Oil-rich Alberta was the first stop for Liberal leader Stéphane Dion on his summer tour to sell his controversial carbon tax proposal.
Toronto Star.
12 July 2008
Soil plays important role in earth's health.
Soil may be good for growing things in; it's also an important player in climate change.
Talk of the Nation.
12 July 2008
Pope expresses worry about climate change.
Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday he wants to wake up consciences on climate change during his pilgrimage in Australia.
Associated Press.
12 July 2008
Steinmeier slams wholesale export of nuclear plants: report.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that it could prove dangerous to give nations around the world nuclear power plants in an interview published here Friday.
Agence France-Presse.
12 July 2008
UK govt is cautious on biofuels: Envoy.
The British Government is taking a cautious approach on biofuel as the answer to soaring world oil prices, said British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Boyd McCleary.
Daily Express, Malaysia.
12 July 2008
Indonesia, Brazil say to cooperate on biofuel.
The leaders of Indonesia and Brazil agreed on Saturday that their developing nations, home to much of the world's remaining tropical forest, would cooperate on biofuels after talks covering climate change and food.
Reuters.
12 July 2008
Waging the water-bottle battle.
Many consumers know that the mass marketing of water in single-use bottles has environmental consequences, and that some reusable water bottles may pose health risks.
Seattle Times.
12 July 2008
Court rejects air pollution rule.
In a serious blow to efforts aimed at curbing acid rain in the Adirondacks, a federal appeals court Friday struck down clean air rules affecting 28 states.
Syracuse Post-Standard.
12 July 2008
N.C., Duke win ruling on air pollution.
A federal appeals court – ruling Friday on a challenge from North Carolina and electric utilities including Duke Energy – struck down a high-profile Bush administration rule on interstate air pollution.
Charlotte Observer.
12 July 2008
N.C.'s challenge guts air rule.
A federal appeals court Friday upheld a challenge by North Carolina and struck down the regulatory cornerstone of the Bush administration's efforts to control air pollution.
Raleigh News & Observer.
12 July 2008
Court rejects Clean Air rules.
A federal appeals court struck down the regulatory cornerstone of the Bush administration’s efforts at controlling air pollution on Friday, agreeing with the utility industry
New York Times.
12 July 2008
Emitters protection agency.
Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change are a danger to public health and welfare.
Washington Post.
12 July 2008
The G8 is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
The sooner other global players, such as China and India, are given more than walk-on roles, the better for all.
London Guardian.
12 July 2008
