Archive for ‘climate change’
China asks for more leeway on greenhouse gas
February 5th, 2008
China said on Tuesday it should be given more leeway over its rising greenhouse gas emissions as it was a world manufacturer and exporter, benefiting people at home and internationally.
Popularity: 5%
Is toxic perchlorate in Utah’s food?
February 5th, 2008
Is toxic perchlorate in Utah’s food?
Popularity: 2%
World launches talks on forest payoffs
February 4th, 2008
For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn’t save Indonesia’s rain forests from illegal loggers, land-hungry peasants and the spread of giant plantations. Now the world is looking at a simpler approach: up-front cash.
Popularity: 4%
Calif. Salmon Collapse Roils Fishing Industry
February 4th, 2008
Federal fishery regulators say the number of chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento River and its tributaries last fall was astonishingly low. The figures could trigger economic hardships from Central California to the Canadian border.
Popularity: 3%
No targets reached at climate conference
February 1st, 2008
A meeting of delegates from the nations that emit the most pollutants ended without concrete targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, but participants praised what they saw as a new willingness by the United States to discuss possible solutions.
Popularity: 3%
$50M grant will finance plant research
January 31st, 2008
A collaboration of botanists and computer scientists is being awarded a $50 million federal grant to conduct research into plant biology with an eye toward resolving global problems related to agriculture, environment and energy production.
Popularity: 4%
Latest scientists’ views of sea level rise
January 31st, 2008
Six of the 10 experts contacted by Reuters in the last 10 days stuck to projections by the U.N. Climate Panel that sea levels will rise by between about 20 and 80 cms by 2100. Four said gains could be higher because of likely bigger thawing of Antarctica and Greenland. None thought the IPCC was exaggerating the risks.
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Senators fault delay in bear protection
January 30th, 2008
A decision on whether to protect Alaska’s polar bears under the Endangered Species Act might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, although staff recommendations are completed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday.
Popularity: 3%
Patio heaters spark EU climate row
January 30th, 2008
However, green campaigners back the plans arguing the heaters make a significant contribution to global warming.
Popularity: 4%
Canadian provinces eye carbon-trading plan
January 30th, 2008
Many of Canada provinces are pursuing a carbon-trading plan to fight climate change, saying on Tuesday it was inevitable the country would adopt a such system, even if the current federal government is cool to the idea.
Popularity: 3%
Environmental Captial
January 30th, 2008
WSJ’s Jeffrey Ball and Keith Johnson discuss their new blog, Environmental Capital, which takes a look at the business of the environment.
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First Antarctic marine census launched
January 29th, 2008
U.S., New Zealand and Italian marine scientists began a two-month voyage to Antarctica’s northern coast Tuesday as part of the first-ever census of Antarctic marine biodiversity, Prime Minister Helen Clark said.
Popularity: 4%
Killer Avalanches
January 29th, 2008
More than two dozen Americans died in avalanches in December and January, with three in one weekend in California.
Popularity: 3%
US climate talks must focus on emissions curbs-UN
January 29th, 2008
U.S.-hosted climate talks in Hawaii this week need to focus more on agreeing curbs to greenhouse gas emissions by major polluters, the U.N.’s top climate change official said on Tuesday.
Popularity: 4%
