Archive for ‘US’
White House tree gets “green” lights
December 22nd, 2007
The lagging climate change policies of US President George W Bush may have taken a lot of heat at the climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.
Popularity: 3%
California will not get US waiver on emissions
December 20th, 2007
The Bush administration Wednesday said it will deny California’s request to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles, a setback for environmentalists and a victory for automakers.
Popularity: 3%
Bush: Law ‘major Step’ to End Energy Dependence
December 19th, 2007
President Bush signed new legislation that will force car-makers to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, and requires wider use of ethanol.
Popularity: 3%
Congress set to boost fuel economy limit
December 18th, 2007
Congress is set to increase fuel mileage requirements for automobiles and SUVs for the first time in 32 years and President Bush has signaled he will accept the new mandates on the auto industry.
Popularity: 4%
US presidential candidates on climate change
December 16th, 2007
Here’s what leading U.S. presidential candidates have said about climate change, and what they want to do about it.
Popularity: 3%
US faces new demands at Bali talks
December 12th, 2007
As the U.N. climate conference entered its last days, the United States encountered — and rejected — fresh demands Wednesday that it accept ambitious guidelines for negotiating future cuts in emissions of global-warming gases.
Popularity: 3%
White House censors testimonies on global warming
December 12th, 2007
The White House censored climate scientists and edited their testimony on global warming before Congress
Popularity: 3%
Climate missing from U.S. election-Gore
December 10th, 2007
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore said on Monday the U.S. presidential election campaign had paid insufficient attention to the environment and climate change.
Popularity: 5%
US says no to greenhouse gas cuts at climate talks
December 10th, 2007
The United States on Monday rejected a proposal to include 25 to 40 per cent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 in a UN draft agreement at a climate change conference.
Popularity: 5%
Global Warming Study: ‘When It Rains It Pours’
December 4th, 2007
An environmental group released its findings Tuesday on the effects of global warming at the State Capitol.
Popularity: 3%
Nobel laureate Gore set for White House return
November 26th, 2007
Former US vice president Al Gore, now a celebrity environmentalist, finally found a way to return to the White House - at least briefly, to honour his Nobel Peace Prize.
Popularity: 2%
Gore, Schwarzenegger push climate forum
November 15th, 2007
Former Vice President Al Gore and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will take part in a bipartisan presidential forum on energy and climate change next month in New Hampshire, shortly ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation primary.
Popularity: 3%
Governor Suspends Bay Fishing After Oil Spill
November 14th, 2007
Governor Schwarzenegger has suspended fishing in ares contaminated by last week’s oil spill.
Popularity: 5%
Pelosi Visits Spill Damage in San Francisco
November 12th, 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi toured Crissy Field in San Francisco Monday, as she saw for herself the damage caused by the oil spill in the San Francisco Bay.
Popularity: 3%
Clinton sees opportunity in climate woes
November 6th, 2007
The battle against global warming means big economic opportunities as well as challenges for the U.S., Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday, touting her energy proposals as she campaigned in Iowa. “For this generation, climate change is our space race,” said Clinton, speaking in a cavernous factory with giant wind turbines in the background.
Popularity: 3%
