Politics
The waste-pickers of Delhi.
The original Delhi recyclers have turned garbage into cash for decades. Now, a carbon-credit-generating incinerator may put them out of business.
Mother Jones.
07 August 2008
Climate-change program to aid poor nations is shut.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research, focused on the causes and consequences of climate change, has shut down a program that strengthened poor countries’ ability to forecast and withstand droughts, floods and other climate-related hazards.
New York Times.
07 August 2008
Candidates say utility regulators must OK pollution cap.
Three of the four Democrats running for Arizona Corporation Commission, the state's utility regulator, said they believe Gov. Janet Napolitano cannot enter into a regional agreement to cap "greenhouse gases" on her own.
Scottsdale East Valley Tribune.
07 August 2008
Paris Hilton looks better than John McCain in a swimsuit.
Paris Hilton may not be running for president, but she proved she has plenty of media savvy and advertising dollars at her disposal when she released her own political ad.
The Daily Green.
07 August 2008
Alton to host town hall meeting on global warming.
The first Metro East city to sign a climate protection agreement is second on the list in a series of Illinois town hall meetings about climate change.
Alton Telegraph.
07 August 2008
Group seeks fair use of global warming measure.
A business advocacy group fears California's historic law to address global warming is nothing more than a blank check for state government.
Redding Record Searchlight.
07 August 2008
Doyle: I'm open to more nuclear power in state.
Gov. Jim Doyle, a longtime opponent of building new nuclear power plants in Wisconsin, said today he was open to studying that possibility.
Associated Press.
07 August 2008
Dion 'ready to go' on PM's dare.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has told his MPs he wants to hear what their constituents are saying about his carbon tax--or Green Shift plan--which he plans to make the centrepiece of the Liberal election platform.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
07 August 2008
Climate Camp targets biofuel site.
Environment demonstrators have targeted a biofuel depot in Essex as part of a week-long Climate Camp being held across the River Thames in Kent.
BBC.
07 August 2008
At the Mostly Mozart festival.
The grief that runs through Mozart’s Requiem is most often associated with human life, but two of the works in this year’s Mostly Mozart Festival explore a different kind of loss: environmental.
New York Times.
07 August 2008
UK climate protesters await coal showdown with E.ON.
Armed with compost toilets, solar panels and vegan food, around 700 activists are preparing to disrupt a coal-fired power station in England on Saturday in a protest against plans for two new units.
Reuters.
07 August 2008
Gasoline costs, energy rivet candidates' attention.
To understand why Barack Obama and John McCain are emphasizing solutions to the country's energy woes and have scrambled to change their positions, look no further than the voters' distress over $4-a-gallon gasoline and its wide ripple effect.
Associated Press.
07 August 2008
Trucking industry finds fault with state's air pollution plan.
Proposed state regulations that would reduce harmful pollutants are drawing criticism from Southern California's trucking and logistics industries and other business interests.
Riverside Press-Enterprise.
07 August 2008
Texas test case for candidates' energy plans.
Nationally, the energy challenge for the candidates is Texas-size. Every day, the US consumes 20.6 million barrels of oil, burning through $125 million an hour. Emissions of CO2 are up 19.3 percent from 1990 to 2006.
Christian Science Monitor.
06 August 2008
Climate change protesters deny they are armed.
Climate change protesters today accused police of conducting a smear campaign after officers said they had recovered knives and makeshift weapons during searches of the protest camp at Kingsnorth power station in Kent.
London Guardian.
06 August 2008
Climate change hits Africa hard.
Educating the masses in Africa on the causes and effects of climate change is imperative if the continent is to survive this global phenomenon, according to the director of the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy for Africa.
Pretoria News.
06 August 2008
Ban hopes 'Cool UN' will lead by example in battle against global warming.
The world's top diplomat, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, appeared at work Friday wearing a short sleeved shirt without a suit jacket or a tie.
Mainichi Daily News.
06 August 2008
Alaska seeks to reverse U.S. polar bear decision.
The state of Alaska has sued the U.S. government, arguing that listing polar bears as a threatened species will hurt Alaskan oil and gas exploration, fisheries and tourism.
Reuters.
06 August 2008
Climate change messages propelled by jet fuel.
John McCain and Barack Obama call climate change one of the biggest challenges facing the world, and both pledge major reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide, if elected.
Media General News Service.
06 August 2008
Competing groups jointly rework Harper green plan.
A committee of seemingly competing interests is reworking part of the Harper government's green plan after conflicting complaints from industry and environmentalists.
Canadian Press.
06 August 2008
