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Watchdog's verdict on Channel 4 climate film angers scientists.
Channel 4 broke rules on impartiality and misrepresented the views of scientists but did not mislead viewers in a controversial documentary claiming man-made global warming was a fraud, the media watchdog has ruled.
London Guardian.
22 July 2008
A new (and unlikely) tell-all.
Jason K. Burnett, DC’s environmental whistle-blower du jour, is an example of a once rare, now almost common, phenomenon: a political appointee willing to tell much of what he knows of the inner workings of the formerly opaque Bush administration.
New York Times.
22 July 2008
Where research and tourism collide.
Coping with growth, science can find itself at odds with society and must decide whether to study the changes or fight them.
New York Times.
22 July 2008
An oilman's bet against oil.
The 80-year-old T.Boone Pickens has reinvented himself as an energy-wise billionaire speculator, an oil-and-gas champion of wind power, and a lifetime Republican who now travels among environmentally minded Democrats.
Washington Post.
22 July 2008
The race to own the top of the world.
As icecaps melt, and energy prices soar, countries are scrambling for control of the top of the world and the oil and gas beneath the Arctic seabed.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
22 July 2008
Who needs coal when you can mine Earth's deep heat?
After decades of development, heat mining is now at a pivotal point. And much depends on the tiny town of Innamincka, Australia, which sits on the biggest, shallowest, and hottest, non-volcanic rock formation in the world.
New Scientist.
22 July 2008
2.5 degrees warmer – and Kruger is threatened.
A 2.5° C rise in average world temperature from 1990 levels could cause up to two- thirds of all animal species in the Kruger National Park to become extinct, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk warned yesterday.
South African Press Association.
22 July 2008
Smoke from wildfires may block warming of arctic, study says.
Smoke spreading across the sky from intense wildfires in North America could act temporarily to blunt the effect of global warming in the Arctic, climate researchers said.
Bloomberg News.
22 July 2008
Russians hope to show potential of 'arctic bridge'
Later this summer, a black-hulled Russian freighter will again ply ice-free Arctic waters, delivering fertilizer to Churchill, Man. and Canadian wheat to Europe.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
22 July 2008
Rainier glacier melt may boost debris flow risk.
Experts are concerned that the level of flood danger is increasing as sediment builds in glacier-fed waters like the Nisqually River, and scientists suspect that climate change is adding to the risk.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
22 July 2008
Warning: climate change is hazardous to your health...
Global warming is bad for your health, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Scientific American.
22 July 2008
Hundreds of baby penguins found dead in Brazil.
Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday.
Associated Press.
22 July 2008
When jellyfish attack.
Okay, so they don't inspire the same cue-the-menacing-cello-music terror that killer sharks off America's beaches might, but Pelagia noctiluca has vacationers along France's Cote D'Azur wondering whether it's really safe to go back in the water.
Time Magazine.
22 July 2008
Scientists study link of global warming at Mount Rainier.
Scientists suspect that climate change – specifically, shrinking glaciers that leave unstable rock behind – is adding to the risk of debris flows in Mount Rainer National Park that help clog river channels downstream.
McClatchy Newspapers.
22 July 2008
What's in the water?
Dr. Andrew Baker makes the most unusual house calls. He travels hundreds of feet under the sea to check on his ailing patients who happen to be animals in distress. They are corals, the increasingly endangered heart of a global undersea universe.
Miami CBS 4.
22 July 2008
Carbon conundrum is solvable.
Canada has two big hurdles to clear to ensure its nascent carbon-trading market takes off, traders say. It needs harmonized regulations in the provinces and "fungible" emissions credits.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
22 July 2008
Energy challenge said equal to space flight.
Though there are some differences of opinion on some points related to the energy crisis, there seems to be a common train of thought - there's no single cure.
Hope Star.
22 July 2008
Minnesotans need to drive less to exceed 2025 clean-air goal.
Tougher gas mileage standards and a move beyond corn-based ethanol could help Minnesota exceed its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by 2025.
Minneapolis Star Tribune.
22 July 2008
Look Ma, no car!
You can keep paying through the nose and contributing to global warming, or you can actually do something about it: Dust off the two-wheeler and commute by leg power. You won't be alone.
Boston Globe.
22 July 2008
Tree farmers can receive payments for sequestering carbon dioxide.
Whether they believe in it or not, Mississippi farmers can make some money off global warming.
Greenwood Commonwealth.
22 July 2008
Wind farms: now we've got the biggest in Europe.
Alex Salmond declared Scotland on the brink of a renewables revolution yesterday as he gave the go-ahead for the largest wind farm in Europe.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
22 July 2008
Solar program exceeds goals.
As global warming awareness continues to spread, Santa Clara County's green business program has doubled the number of certifications it gives out each year, with a stricter checklist.
Palo Alto Daily News.
22 July 2008
Humanity only has 100 months save the planet from global warming.
The Green New Deal Group has warned that humanity only has 100 more months to prevent dangerous global warming and save the planet.
Bombay Economic Times.
22 July 2008
Fairfax to consider four-day workweek.
Fairfax County officials are weighing the merits of a four-day workweek for county employees, a move some said could reduce pollution and save money for workers as well as the government.
Washington Post.
22 July 2008
Coal-fired power stations will entail a high-emissions future, say MPs.
The government will come under increased pressure today to ban new coal-fired power stations unless they are equipped to trap and store carbon pollution underground, as a committee of MPs publishes a critical report.
London Guardian.
22 July 2008
Greens firm on cash for coal.
Greens leader Bob Brown has rejected the use of taxpayers' money to fund research into reducing carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations, insisting "mega-rich" coal companies should pay their own way or make way for alternative power sources.
Sydney Australian.
22 July 2008
Plankton turn tropical Atlantic into a huge carbon sink.
A seasonal bloom of ocean plankton fertilised by the Amazon river pulls much more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than researchers had previously supposed.
New Scientist.
22 July 2008
Why the oil crunch may grow worse.
With gasoline and oil costing once-unthinkable barrels of cash, the notion that things in our petroleum-addicted world soon will get worse -- maybe much, much worse -- is spreading fast.
Los Angeles Times.
22 July 2008
Climate change: wetlands loss fuelling CO2 feedback loop.
Wetlands are dangerous, scientists say, in the sense that they are ticking carbon bombs best left alone.
Inter Press Service.
22 July 2008
Feds to propose rules for squeezing oil from rock.
The Bush administration wants to set the stage before leaving office for developing oil shale, rocky deposits in the western U.S. that could eventually yield 800 billion barrels of oil, according to government estimates.
Associated Press.
22 July 2008
Britain must set deadline to close dirty power plants.
The government must set a deadline for closing all coal-fired power stations whose smokestack emissions have not been slashed by carbon capture technology, a parliamentary report said on Tuesday.
Reuters.
22 July 2008
Clean deadline call on coal power.
The government should set a deadline for coal-fired power stations to adopt "clean" technologies or close, according to a parliamentary committee.
BBC.
22 July 2008
Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction.
Moves around the world to drain marshes and other wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing.
Agence France-Presse.
22 July 2008
Amazon powers Atlantic Ocean's carbon sink: study.
Nutrients carried by the Amazon River help create a carbon sink deep in the Atlantic Ocean, a study released Monday has found.
Agence France-Presse.
22 July 2008
Firms urge more relief on carbon.
Kevin Rudd is being urged to move even closer to the Howard government's climate change model by relaxing emissions restrictions to avert losing billions of dollars in new investment in major export industries.
Sydney Australian.
22 July 2008
Coal debate will return.
Chances are good that the Legislature will have the same debate next year about two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas that it had this year.
Associated Press.
22 July 2008
Gephardt says must learn energy facts.
In a speech, former U.S. House majority leader Richard Gephardt suggested that Americans need to grasp a few fundamentals before the fuel and environmental crises can be controlled.
Hope Star.
22 July 2008
Greenhouse gas reductions by dairies may be thwarted.
John Fiscalini knows how to make cheese. He’s still learning how to deal with government agencies that seem at odds with each other.
Central Valley Business Times.
22 July 2008
Ritter's arctic tour gives glacier goods.
Gov. Bill Ritter said Monday that his trip to the Norwegian arctic last week improved his knowledge of climate change and reinforced his belief that his environmental policies at home are the right ones.
Denver Post.
22 July 2008
Jacksonville may call for offshore drilling.
Former Jacksonville City Council President Daniel Davis is on a crusade to lower prices at the pump.
Jacksonville Times-Union.
22 July 2008
Australia's wong open to further carbon talks with LNG industry.
Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said the government is willing to hold further talks with the liquefied natural gas industry to discuss concern that a planned carbon-trading system will halt growth.
Bloomberg News.
22 July 2008
Hot on Garnaut's heels, the hard sell begins.
A second series of talks on the Government's emissions trading scheme kicked off with a briefing in Canberra yesterday, but with none of the revivalist-rally fervour that greeted Ross Garnaut on his town hall tour earlier this month.
Sydney Australian.
22 July 2008
Rudd carbon cost 'could be billions.'
Dr Nelson said Australia risks losing billions of dollars in new investment and seeing the flight of some industries offshore under the Labor Government's plan.
Adelaide Advertiser.
22 July 2008
Campbell won't pressure Ottawa to join climate initiative.
B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell is playing down any divide between Ottawa and the provinces on climate change initiatives championed by the westernmost province.
Canadian Press.
22 July 2008
Climate film draws a rebuke.
A controversial British documentary called “The Great Global Warming Swindle” unfairly portrays several scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Britain’s television watchdog agency ruled on Monday.
New York Times.
22 July 2008
Climate documentary 'broke rules.'
The Great Global Warming Swindle, a controversial Channel 4 film, broke Ofcom rules, the media regulator says. In a long-awaited judgement, Ofcom says Channel 4 did not fulfil obligations to be impartial and to reflect a range of views on controversial issues.
BBC.
22 July 2008
Climate program swindled viewers.
The controversial documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle misrepresented several leading climate scientists to try to convince people that human-induced climate change is a fraud, Britain's broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, has found.
Sydney Morning Herald.
22 July 2008
C4's climate change documentary 'was unfair but not misleading.'
A Channel 4 documentary which claimed that the idea of man-made climate change was a fraud and a conspiracy has been censured by the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom.
London Independent.
22 July 2008
The even greater global warming swindle.
The controversial documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle misrepresented several leading climate scientists to try to convince people that human-induced climate change is a fraud, Britain's broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, has found.
Brisbane Times.
22 July 2008
Geothermal power on trial.
Australia's leading "hot rock" outfit, Brisbane-based Geodynamics, will this week begin final "proof of concept" trials ahead of construction of the nation's first electricity generator powered entirely by heat "mined" from deep in the earth's crust.
Sydney Australian.
22 July 2008
Ford to make broader bet on small cars.
After two decades focused on trucks, the company is about to drastically shift focus to building smaller cars.
New York Times.
22 July 2008
Who covets the electric car? Sales surge in Ottawa.
Ottawa motorists are being driven like never before toward technology that allows them to run a car without gas, say those who help convert cars to electric power.
CBC Canada.
22 July 2008
Straw-bale construction ready for indian country.
The construction of houses from straw bales is poised for widespread deployment in Indian country, especially among Plains and Northeastern tribes.
Indian Country Today.
22 July 2008
'Green' office aims to inspire others.
The parking lot at the new Keep Indianapolis Beautiful office may look like any other, but when it rains, you won't step in any puddles.
Indianapolis Star.
22 July 2008
AKP deputy proposes arsenic water map to keep drinking waters clean.
A government deputy has suggested that the state waterworks authority create a map showing the levels of arsenic in groundwater in order to prevent further pollution of drinking water.
Turkish Daily News.
22 July 2008
Chemical storage near homes in KZN.
Plans are afoot for a massive expansion of the petrol and chemical storage facilities in Durban Harbour, close to the Bluff residential areas of Fynnlands and Marlborough Park.
Sunday Tribune.
22 July 2008
Ban or tax?.
Plastic bags are becoming a concern for at least one resident of Labrador City and she has the attention of the town.
Labrador City Aurora.
22 July 2008
League of Conservation Voters to endorse Obama.
In an election all about change, environmental groups are doing the usual _ endorsing the Democratic presidential candidate.
Associated Press.
22 July 2008
Coalition is battling plans for coal plant.
A coalition of advocacy groups and area residents wants to smother plans to build a new coal power plant in the Lansing area.
Lansing State Journal.
22 July 2008
Does saving rainwater violate state law?.
Technically, rain that falls on your roof isn't yours for the taking. It's a resource of the state, which regulates the use of public waters through an allocation process that can take years to navigate.
Associated Press.
22 July 2008
