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California Bill Calls for Cuts in Emissions (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| New York Times: California may become the first state to impose limits on the emissions of all greenhouse gases, under legislation introduced yesterday in the State Assembly. The bill requires that emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming be reduced by 145 million tons, or 25 percent less than the current forecast, by 2020. That would bring the emissions back to the 1990 level. The gases in question are produced when fossil fuels are burned, whether in motor ... |
Climate of hope (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Salon: Earlier this year in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to sit it on Al Gore's slide show on global warming. It's the most brilliant articulation of climate science I've ever seen. With time-lapse photography, excellent graphs and charts, snippets from cartoon shows, and vivid examples, the former vice president makes it easy to grasp the scale and the urgency of the climate crisis. His delivery is perfect -- he roams the stage, sometimes whispering and sometimes shouting. It's enthralling. ... |
United Kingdom: Government to offset carbon emissions for ministers' flights (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Independent: Every flight by a minister or civil servant on government business will be offset by payments into funds that help developing countries cut their carbon emissions, under a new scheme. The announcement yesterday is designed to end criticism that ministers have been preaching the importance of tackling climate change while adding to the problem with their frequent flights abroad. Environmentalists welcomed the move, but warned that it will have only a minimal effect on the ... |
The man who bought a forest (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Guardian: It's not easy being the 145th richest man in Britain. Should you buy a chunk of rainforest to help save the planet, or loan a couple of million to the Tories? Johan Eliasch did both. Aida Edemariam meets him Johan Eliasch is finding himself in the news a lot these days. Just over a week ago it emerged that this Swedish-born tycoon, who owns the sports equipment company Head and is valued at £355m by the Sunday Times "rich list" (he's number 145), had bought 400,000 ... |
Antarctic ice core reveals new data on climate change (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Economic Times: An ice core bored to a depth of 3 km in the Antarctic is providing new information on climate change in the past. An European research team, including members from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the German city of Bremerhaven, has conducted tests on the ice, which is up to 740,000 years old and is considered the world's longest ice core. The core, which was drilled in December '04 during the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA), reveals ... |
German Utilities Plan to Invest EU30 Billion in Power Plants (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Bloomber: E.ON AG, RWE AG and other German utilities plan to spend 30 billion euros ($36.4 billion) on new power plants as Chancellor Angela Merkel seeks to ensure secure and cheaper electricity supplies for Europe's biggest economy. Utilities plan to invest the money into power stations and power grids by 2012, she told reporters yesterday. Renewable energy suppliers plan to invest as much as 40 billion euros in the period, she said. ``We think that the future of our country depends ... |
Bold steps urged on global warming (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Associated Press: Many scientists say the world is moving closer to the point at which it will not be able to avert global warming disasters such as drastic climate upheavals and severe rises in sea levels. There is still time, but stopping or delaying them will require bold changes by both individuals and the government, according to several climate scientists. Either way, temperatures will rise for decades to come because the chief gas that causes global warming lingers in the atmosphere for ... |
California aims to limit emissions of gases (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Reuters: California on Monday stepped up efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. State assembly members introduced a bill that would make California the first state to set a limit on emissions of heat-trapping gases. The bill, which aims to cut emissions by 25 percent, or 145 million tons to 1990 levels by 2020, was drafted by Democrat Speaker Fabian Nunez and Democrat Assemblywoman Fran Pavley. Pavley also wrote a state law ordering the reduction of ... |
California bill would enforce limits on greenhouse gas pollution (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Knight Ridder: California is poised to become the first state in the nation to enforce a comprehensive limit on the air pollution that causes global warming, under legislation announced Monday. The bill, which mirrors the goal set by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last summer, would limit greenhouse gas pollution to 1990 levels by the year 2020, and require the state's Air Resources Board to establish a mandatory reporting system to track and monitor emission levels. If it becomes law, the limit ... |
Deep-sea corals in danger (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Even the coldest, darkest depths of the world's oceans can't escape the harmful effects of global warming -- and that includes deep-sea corals, local researchers have found. The scientists are connecting the ocean's increasing absorption of carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels -- with changes in the chemistry of seawater. More carbon dioxide leads to a reduced supply of calcium compounds used by corals and other marine creatures to build their shells. ... |
The Hard Green Revolution (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| AlterNet: It seems that being an astronaut can bring out the protective in you. "The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone: our home, which must be defended like a holy relic."That was how Alexei Leonov described his feelings on seeing our planet from space. He wasn't the only one to experience a sense of anxiety. For the American James Irwin, "that beautiful, warm, living object looked so fragile, so delicate, that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart."At the ... |
A timid attempt to boost fuel economy standards (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Mercury News: In his State of the Union, President Bush vowed to break America's addiction to oil. But two months later, his administration is acting more like a junkie in search of a fix than one ready to head for rehab. Missing an opportunity to take a bold step against the dual threats of global warming and the nation's dependence on Mideast oil, the federal government announced new fuel-economy standards Wednesday that are only a marginal improvement over current requirements. Worse, by ... |
California Bill Seeks to Limit Global-Warming Gases (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Bloomberg: California would become the first state in the U.S. to require power plants, oil refineries and other businesses to cut their emissions of gases that contribute to global warming under a bill introduced by Democrats today. The legislation would require California, the most-populous U.S. state, to cap the emissions of so-called greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020. The rules are meant to provide an incentive for investments in new technologies and spur similar moves in other ... |
California Considers Bill to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| New York Times: California may become the first state to impose limits on the emissions of all greenhouse gases, under legislation introduced today in the State Assembly. The bill would require that emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming be reduced by 145 million tons, or 25 percent less than the current forecast, by 2020. That would bring the emissions back to the 1990 level. The gases in question are produced when fossil fuels are burned, whether in motor ... |
German renewable energy firms want priority status (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Reuters: German firms that harness renewable energy sources like the sun and wind to generate power said on Monday they planned massive investments in the coming years and demanded Berlin give them preferential treatment. They said the notion of delaying Germany's planned phase-out of nuclear energy, an idea that has divided the "grand coalition" government and is expected to be a key issue at an energy summit starting on Monday, was not even worth discussing. In a statement ... |
GM slow to react to nasty ads (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| ZDNet: General Motors did little in the way of damage control on Monday after a do-it-yourself ad campaign for a GM SUV was hijacked by critics of the company and thousands of negative ads flooded the Web. As part of a partnership with the TV show "The Apprentice," GM launched a contest last month to promote the Chevy Tahoe SUV. The contest challenges viewers to create their own digital commercial about the SUV at Chevyapprentice.com. Entrants must choose from a range of video ... |
United States: Governor Is Urged to Push for Monitoring of Emissions (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| LA Times: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's top environmental advisors, in a report on how to combat global warming, are recommending that the state require power plant operators and other heavy industries to report the amount of greenhouse gas they emit. The report, which is expected to be released by the Schwarzenegger administration today, is the first step in fulfilling the governor's pledge last year to enact firm targets for reducing carbon dioxide pollution beginning as early as ... |
Heat relief: What the average consumer might do (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Boston Globe: Carbon dioxide, the biggest contributor to global warming, is emitted when energy is used at home or while traveling. Here are some ways to cut back: Replace traditional light bulbs with more compact fluorescent bulbs. Use microwave ovens more. Microwaves use one-third the energy of conventional ovens. Check for air leaks around the house and seal them. Insulate attics and water heaters. Recycle more. If more goods are recycled, less energy is used to make new ... |
Judges notice impact of climate change on wine quality (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The quality of wines world-wide is being affected by climate change and critics and judges are already noticing the changes. That is the consensus from a world conference on climate change and wine in Europe. An Australian speaker at the conference, Dr Richard Smart, says industry leaders are already planning for big shifts in varieties grown in established wine regions. "You've got a situation where a region that's developed a reputation, let's say Coonawarra, over ... |
Obama rips Bush policies on environment (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Chicago Tribune: Sen. Barack Obama delivered a blistering attack on President Bush's environmental policies Monday, saying the president's recent plan to end the nation's reliance on oil was "not a serious effort" and that the world faces potential devastation if it doesn't address worsening climate changes. Speaking at the annual luncheon of The Associated Press in Chicago, the Illinois Democrat said the U.S. government must invest more in renewable fuels, encourage advancements in the coal ... |
Obama Strikes Out at Bush's Energy Policy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Associated Press: Sen. Barack Obama accused the Bush administration Monday of a "stubborn refusal" to attack the causes of climate change, and said tougher fuel standards, stricter curbs on oil imports and more investment in cleaner energy are essential to avert global catastrophe. "Saying that America is addicted to oil without following a real plan for energy independence is like admitting alcoholism and then skipping out on the 12-step program," the Illinois Democrat said. He ... |
Ozone hole closing but greenhouse gases worse, scientists say (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Scientists have discovered the hole in the ozone layer is closing, but greenhouse gases are increasing. International experts on the atmosphere are meeting in Hobart this week to discuss the findings of a global experiment. Dr Paul Fraser from Atmospheric Research at the CSIRO says he expects the ozone hole to close by 2050 but the news on greenhouse gases is not so good. "We've solved if you like, or well on the way to solving, the ozone problem but we've kind of ... |
Germany: Solar firm Solar2 gains 73 percent in debut (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Reuters: German solar energy firm Solar2 (S2RG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) made a successful market debut in Frankfurt, rising 73 percent on the first day of trading on Monday in the latest deal from the renewable energy sector. Shares in the firm, which designs and builds solar energy sites, opened at 3.90 euros, well above the issue price of 2.25 euros, before falling back to 3.22 by 1108 GMT. The firm, based in the northern city of Cuxhaven, near Hanover, sold 1.21 million existing ... |
United States: Speaker, governor's team propose limits on greenhouse gases (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Associated Press: Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez introduced legislation Monday to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, oil refineries and other industrial sources, a step he said would lead the nation in combating global warming while spurring the state's economy. "(The bill) sends a loud and clear message to ... innovators and entrepreneurs here and abroad to develop and bring clean technologies into the California marketplace," the Los Angeles Democrat said. ... |
Expert says it was hotter 247M years ago (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Associated Press: John Roth shined his flashlight on a black streak flowing through the cream-colored marble forming the walls of the Oregon Caves. The graphite line is graphic evidence of dramatic global warming that consumed so much oxygen that it nearly wiped out all life on the planet 247 million years ago, said the natural resources specialist for the Oregon Caves National Monument. "It was the biggest extinction by far of all time," he said. "Geologists and paleontologists ... |
Global warming, a major disaster, preventable: Study (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Xinhua: The advocacy group Environmental Defense is spending about 1.5 million dollars over three years on the public service ads, warning that global warming is on a dangerous track and that individuals can and should cut back on it. The ads campaign, launched in late March, is being run for free throughout U.S., said Fred Krupp, Environmental Defense's executive director. "The best we can hope for is to prevent the worst, such as catastrophic climate change and a drastic rise ... |
New SUV standards not what they seem (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Denver Post: There's less than meets the eye to the Bush administration's new fuel economy rules for light trucks and SUVs. Better mileage for those bigger vehicles is a plus, but the new rules also undercut efforts by 10 states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Such state efforts could, as a side effect, improve the average gas mileage in the nation's automobile and light truck fleets. So, rather than being a step forward, the federal rules represent some backsliding. The Bush administration ... |
Nuclear Power Debate Heats up before German Summit (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 03:00:10
| Reuters: German politicians and industry leaders hold an energy summit on Monday to tackle one of the country's most sensitive issues -- the future of nuclear power in the world's third biggest economy. Chancellor Angela Merkel, Economy Minister Michael Glos and Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel will meet with top managers from German utilities and other major firms to begin work on a new long-term energy policy. There is agreement among Merkel's conservatives (CDU/CSU) and their ... |
United States: Breakthrough plan to cut greenhouse gases (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| San Francisco Chronicle: A landmark plan for reducing greenhouse gases in California beginning in five years moved forward Monday with the backing of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders. The plan, drawn by administration advisers, would put in place a series of groundbreaking programs including a requirement that companies keep track of their greenhouse emissions and report them to the state. Even before the ink was dry, key legislative leaders announced their embrace of the plan's ... |
United States: Cataclysmic changes approach northern forests (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Timberjay: If the global climate change doesn't transform the northern forests into something we don't recognize, the invasive species will. That was the simple but dramatic message delivered by Dr. Lee Frelich to about 100 guests at the 2006 Sigurd Olson Lecture at Vermilion Community College late last week. Frelich is director of the University of Minnesota Center for Hardwood Ecology, and last Thursday he delved into the changes confronting the northern Minnesota forest from global warming ... |
Conservationists Sue to Keep Motors out of Grand Canyon (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Arizona Daily Sun: Four environmental and river rafting groups are suing the National Park Service in an attempt to stop helicopter flights and motorized rafting in the Grand Canyon. They want the park designated as wilderness and a recent decision that doubled river use for private boaters overhauled. It's the first lawsuit since the early 1980s to attack motorized rafting in the Grand Canyon, something the Park Service itself had recommended ending in the 1970s and '80s. Motorized rafts ... |
EPA Plan Could Let Many Plants Skirt Strictest Cuts in Air Pollutants (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency is considering ways to allow many industrial facilities that emit at least one of 188 hazardous air pollutants to avoid having to comply with the most stringent technology controls to limit pollution. The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group, released the draft proposal on Monday, two days before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee meets to consider President Bush's nominee, Bill Wehrum, to serve as head ... |
Canada: Report warns of looming water crisis on Prairies (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| CanWest News Service: Alberta may be swimming in oil, but a new study says the province is in grave danger of running out of water. There is an "impending water crisis" on the western Prairies with "far-reaching" implications, says the study released Monday by the U.S. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It says Alberta, with its booming and thirsty economy, is most vulnerable. Lead author David Schindler, a celebrated environmental scientist at the University of ... |
Russia to Have Key Kyoto Trade Rules Ready by July (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Reuters: Russia will have key rules ready by July that will allow foreign firms to invest in the country under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, a top Russian official promised on Monday, reassuring potential investors. Foreign companies will be able to invest in projects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Russia and can use the credits to trade in markets such as the European Union's CO2 trading scheme, which was launched last year. Russia could make vast sums -- as much as US$11 ... |
Food Industry Calls for Biodiesel Alternatives (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Reuters: European policy makers must stimulate alternatives to fuels derived from edible oils to resolve a growing conflict between the food sector and biodiesel producers, an industry association said on Monday. Big European food makers sucha as Anglo-Dutch Unilever face fierce competition for rapeseed oil supplies from biodiesel makers as tax incentives and high crude oil prices stimulate fuel production. "Policy makers have to recognise the problem. We brought it to their ... |
Solar cell manufacturing process examined with a view to increasing cell efficiency (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Innovations Report: As the world becomes increasingly aware of global warming and climate change, the need for alternative energy sources is generating greater demand. Electricity generated from solar cells is often quoted as being the solution to our climate problems. Unfortunately, this method of energy generation is quite inefficient. Overcoming this inefficiency is key to the widespread commercial acceptance of solar energy. Recent years have seen Indium doped Cadmium Sulfide thin films gain ... |
UK offshore wind industry calls for government help (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Reuters: Britain's fledgling offshore wind power industry, offering itself as a key player in fighting global warming, appealed on Tuesday for more government money. In a report to its annual meeting, the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) said that with extra cash, offshore wind could be producing enough electricity to power five million homes by 2015 -- more than eight times current output. "There is a cost gap of 300 pounds per kilowatt that is stopping us achieving our ... |
US EPA Proposal Seeks to Ease Pollution Rules - Draft (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Reuters: The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to ease toxic air pollution standards to allow US oil refineries, chemical plants and other industries to boost emissions, according to a leaked draft circulated by an environmental group Monday. The EPA's draft rules would amend the Clean Air Act to allow refineries, hazardous waste incinerators, chemical plants and steel mills to emit more toxic air emissions without triggering expensive pollution-reduction rules, according to documents ... |
EU takes legal action vs member states over renewable energy, biofuels, oil laws (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| AFX: The European Commission said it is taking legal action against eight member states for failing to transpose EU laws on renewable energy technologies into domestic legislation. The commission said that it has sent a letter of formal notice, the first stage in a full infringement procedure, to four countries -- Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom -- for failing to report progress on the use of electricity from renewable energy sources. It added that a ... |
India and U.S. Sign Deal to Cooperate in Experimental Energy Project (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Associated Press: India signed a deal Monday to take part in a U.S. effort to build what officials are touting as a largely pollution-free power plant that turns coal into gas to produce electricity, a top U.S. energy official said Monday. India is the first country to sign on to the United States' FutureGen Project, which aims to build the clean power plant by 2012, said Jeff Jarrett, an assistant U.S. secretary of energy. The FutureGen plant will be built at a still undetermined location in ... |
Asia Increasingly Turning to Renewable Energy (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-04-2006 at 12:00:10
| Voice of America: Rising energy demands due to rapid industrialization, combined with soaring oil prices and worrying levels of pollution leave many Asian countries but one choice: diversify their energy sources.The region is increasingly turning to renewable energy. Government cars in Malaysia run on bio fuel made from palm oil. The Philippines uses sugar cane waste to produce power. More than 30 million Chinese get their hot water from solar heaters. And India is Asia's leading user of wind energy. ... |
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