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Clean-air rule targets existing diesel-truck fleet (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 12:01:15
| Christian Science Monitor: A new air cleanup rule approved Sept. 27 promises faster replacement or retrofitting of the dirtiest trucks on the road: the diesel-powered big rigs that ply southern California's highways by the tens of thousands on their way to and from the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest. Although California and its network of air-pollution control districts have battled for decades to clean up the skies – and have more measures on the drawing board – this regulation targeting trucking ... |
French face tough choices to help save the planet (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 12:01:15
| Independent (UK): In a huge consultation exercise starting this week, the people of France will be asked whether they want to save the planet. The answer is likely to be "oui". They will, however, also be asked harder questions: Are French drivers willing to accept lower speed limits on motorways and ordinary roads to reduce carbon emissions? Are French consumers prepared to pay more for their food, to allow "bio", or organic, farming to take over one fifth of all ... |
Australia: Climate change may increase weed threat (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 12:01:15
| Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Scientists are warning farmers the effects of climate change could create a rapid spread of weeds in Queensland's north. The Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management says increases in carbon dioxide emissions allows plants, and in particular weeds, to grow faster. The centre's chief executive officer, Dr Rachel McFadyen, says rising temperatures will also change the movement of weed growth. "Farmers will find that some weeds that have not been a ... |
Indonesia: Climate change, gender and poverty linked (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:00:28
| Jakarta Post: Climate change is a poverty issue. No one argues against this. However, debates will immediately occur when one argues that climate change is a gender issue as well. Discussion on the natural aspects of climate change may be a gender-neutral issue, but this is not the case for the human causes and impacts of climate change, especially when 70 percent of the world's poor are women. Sadly, this is what has occurred for more than 15 years of debate on climate change. This is apparent in ... |
United Kingdom: Zero-carbon homes get tax relief (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:00:29
| BBC: Buyers of new zero carbon homes now qualify for tax relief on stamp duty. The government hopes the tax relief - offered during the next five years - will encourage the construction of environmentally friendly homes. Home buyers can save up to £15,000, but the building industry warns that not many are likely to benefit soon. A spokesman for the Homebuilders' Federation said he could not think of a single development right now that would qualify for the relief on stamp ... |
Endangered coral becomes climate warning system (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:00:30
| Reuters: The future is looking grim for coral reefs, home to bright tropical fish and a lure for tourists worldwide but also an early warning system for climate shift, leading coral scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg says. Warming seas and increased ocean acidity will devastate more than 90 percent of the world's corals over the coming century unless urgent action is taken, Hoegh-Guldberg told Reuters. "You'll get tougher corals surviving, but most of them are not tough enough to survive ... |
EU approves zero set-aside rate for 2007/08 (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:00:41
| Farmers Weekly Interactive: European Union ministers have today approved the Commission's proposal to set the obligatory set-aside rate at 0% for autumn 2007 and spring 2008 sowings. The unanimous decision was in response to increasingly tight cereals supplies and it is predicted to lead to a 10m tonne increase in next year's cereals harvest. Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, welcomed the announcement: "I'm delighted that the European Parliament and EU farm ... |
Seeds of a solution (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 03:00:41
| Boston Globe: It reads more like science fiction than any real solution to global warming: Fertilizing the sea to create plankton blooms that suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the air. Yet two US companies are moving toward doing just that by sprinkling particles of iron over vast swaths of the ocean. As few viable solutions emerge to slow global warming, some scientists say such measures may become increasingly necessary, although they warn that far more research needs to be done to ... |
Fair shares in climate burden (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:24
| Canberra Times: There is a consensus that, in order to avoid the problems caused by climate change, the economic costs of carbon emissions need to be internalised by establishing a carbon price. But for all the discussion about the challenge of addressing climate change, there has been little consideration about the equity impacts of policy responses to climate change. There are two ways to establish a carbon price: by setting a carbon tax or by having a cap and trade system. A carbon ... |
China to switch to energy-efficient lightbulbs (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:24
| Reuters: China, which makes 70 percent of the world's lightbulbs, has agreed to phase out incandescent bulbs in favor of more energy-efficient ones, part of a push by a leading world environmental funding agency. The transition could be made in the next 10 years, said Monique Barbut, chief executive officer of the Global Environment Facility. "We are starting a world campaign to ban all inefficient lightbulbs," Barbut said at the Reuters Environmental Summit in Washington. ... |
Scientists see dramatic drop in Arctic sea ice (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:25
| Reuters: Arctic sea ice declined this year to the lowest levels registered since satellite assessments started in the 1970s, extending a trend fueled by human-caused global warming, scientists said on Monday. Sea ice declined by so much this year that the typically ice-clogged Northwest Passage, allowing vessels to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific, completely opened for the first time anyone can recall, the researchers said. Scientists at the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center, ... |
Big emission cuts may reduce US refining capacity (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:25
| Reuters: U.S. oil companies may scale back expanding their refineries, or shut some facilities altogether, if they face high costs to meet future mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, an industry official warned on Monday. Several bills in the U.S. Congress would require specific reductions in emissions linked to global warming that are spewed by oil refineries, power plants, other industrial facilities and passenger cars and trucks. Speaking at the Reuters Environment Summit, ... |
Dow Chemical seeks global framework (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:25
| Reuters: Dow Chemical (DOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the largest U.S. chemical maker, is calling for a global framework with regional or national variations to help tackle climate change, said Chief Sustainability Officer Dave Kepler on Monday. "I think what we need to have is an international framework; I don't think we are going to have one big carbon market here in the world," Kepler told the Reuters Global Environment Summit, in a telephone interview. "I think the ... |
Fiji: Rise in sea-level cannot be ignored (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:25
| Fiji Broadcasting Corporation: The Nadi Meteorological Department is closely monitoring the sea level rise now that the issue has become very sensitive for the region. Director of Meteorology Rajendra Prasad said the debate about the rise in the sea level has taken centre stage for some years now and can no longer be ignored. He said recent observations show nights are getting hotter and while this may be part of a cycle the heat in the atmosphere does have effect on weather systems. "They are more ... |
Study: Climate change may hike heat deaths (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 10-01-2007 at 09:01:26
| United Press International: U.S. scientists have determined global warming might cause a sharp increase in heat-related deaths by the 2050s, up by as much as 95 percent in some areas. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health noted annual average temperatures for the New York City region during the 2050s are projected to rise by as much as 6.5 degrees Fahrenheit, with summer temperatures increasing by as much as 7.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The study, led by Associate Professor ... |
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