Archive for ‘pollution’
20 key emitters to begin G-8 process with focus on post-Kyoto method
March 1st, 2008
The world’s 20 biggest greenhouse gas emitters will gather near Tokyo later this month for the first meeting related to July’s Group of Eight summit, with host Japan eager to promote its ”bottom-up” sectoral approach to fighting climate change.
Biofuels Suck!
February 28th, 2008
Biofuels took a beating when several new studies came out and we survey to stupidest resort ideas ever.
UN says warming threatens fish stocks
February 23rd, 2008
Major world commercial fish stocks could collapse within decades as global warming compounds damage from pollution and overfishing, U.N. officials said Friday.
$10 billion to be invested in measures to counter global warming
February 23rd, 2008
Some 50 institutional investors in Europe and the United States have agreed to invest $10 billion, or some 1,070 billion yen, over the next two years in order to develop and spread technologies that will help to curb global warming, informed sources said Saturday.
Olympics-Six China provinces ordered to cut pollution
February 22nd, 2008
China has ordered Beijing and five surrounding provinces to cut industrial pollution for two months from late July to ensure clean air for the Olympics and Paralympics, an official said on Friday.
Greenhouse report makes Australia sweat
February 22nd, 2008
The Australian government’s top climate change adviser said the “awful arithmetic” of rising greenhouse gas emissions meant the 21 million people living on the world’s driest continent would be among the biggest losers from global warming.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Swedish climate commission disagrees on joint policy
February 18th, 2008
Disagreements on the future role of nuclear energy and different calculations of how to cut greenhouse gas emissions stymied efforts Monday to reach a broad political agreement on Sweden’s future energy and climate goals.
Judgment call : Should you choose a bottle or can when you need to quench your thirst?
February 17th, 2008
Judgment call : Should you choose a bottle or can when you need to quench your thirst?
