Archive for ‘climate change’
Lehigh Valley Facing Worst Of The Snow
February 22nd, 2008
Lehigh Valley is expected to see the worst of the snow.
Popularity: 4%
Glow in the Dark Cats
February 21st, 2008
Exxon posts sets a new record for profits in 2007, the Water Cube embraces the idea of bubbles, and scientists clone cats that glow in the dark.
Popularity: 6%
Brown, Barroso push for energy, climate reforms ahead of EU summit
February 21st, 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso joined forces Thursday in pushing for a reform of the European energy market and strong action on climate change ahead of a key European summit.
Popularity: 5%
States seek clean energy many ways
February 21st, 2008
Governors who want clean energy to be a national priority are trying to bring together states with wildly different ways of producing power, like tapping ocean temperature differences off Hawaii and mining coal in West Virginia.
Popularity: 4%
As South American rivers dry up, miners tap ocean
February 21st, 2008
Vast mines in Peru and Chile that supply the world with crucial metals have started to pump water from the Pacific Ocean high into the Andes Mountains because of chronic water shortages exacerbated by climate change.
Popularity: 4%
Obama,Clinton top McCain on environment votes-report
February 21st, 2008
All three top presidential contenders tout their environmental credentials, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more “green” votes in Congress than John McCain, a conservation group reported Thursday.
Popularity: 4%
China factories move inland to avoid green scrutiny
February 20th, 2008
New “green laws” and growing public intolerance for polluters are driving dirty Chinese factories inland from coastal regions to escape higher costs and tighter scrutiny, a think-tank said on Wednesday.
Popularity: 4%
Canadian province plans comprehensive carbon tax
February 19th, 2008
Canada’s westernmost province said on Tuesday it plans to impose a comprehensive carbon tax, dismissing fears voiced by the federal government as well as some business and labor leaders that the fees to fight climate change will hurt the economy.
Popularity: 5%
Fort Worth Residents Angry Over Gas Drilling Sites
February 19th, 2008
The City of Fort Worth got an ear full from angry residents Tuesday who are upset with gas drilling in the city. Gas companies want to drill wells near three public parks and neighbors are not happy about it.
Popularity: 4%
Lawmakers gather in Brazil to discuss climate change
February 19th, 2008
Lawmakers from the world’s major industrial nations and five emerging economies gather in Brazil from Wednesday to discuss a global climate change treaty currently under consideration.
Popularity: 4%
Meteor Sighting
February 19th, 2008
A surveillance camera captured a ball of light streaking through the sky in Boise, Idaho. There were meteor sightings throughout the Pacific Northwest Tuesday morning
Popularity: 2%
Mysterious creatures found in Antarctica
February 19th, 2008
Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said Tuesday they have collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in the murky depths.
Popularity: 4%
World switches on to Earth Hour switch-off
February 19th, 2008
As many as 30 million people are tipped to switch off lights and televisions around the world to help fight climate change with 24 cities joining Earth Hour on March 29, environment group WWF said on Wednesday.
Popularity: 3%
Environmentalists Lobby In Annapolis
February 18th, 2008
The Chesapeake Bay may be in serious trouble but environmentalists think politics is catching up with public concern.
Popularity: 4%
Aussies: Kyoto should have been ratified
February 18th, 2008
Australia should have ratified the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions years ago instead of becoming isolated on the issue along with the United States, two former Cabinet officials said.
Popularity: 4%
