Archive for ‘pollution’
Feds nip state efforts to slash mercury
February 16th, 2008
While arguing in court that states are free to enact tougher mercury controls from power plants, the Bush administration pressured dozens of states to accept a scheme that would let some plants evade cleaning up their pollution, government documents show.
Popularity: 4%
Japan business lobby rejects carbon cap pressure
February 15th, 2008
Compulsory caps on carbon emissions by big firms are not a proven tool to fight climate change, despite their mounting popularity among other rich nations, an official at Japan’s top business lobby said on Friday.
Popularity: 4%
UN debate keys on rich nation emissions
February 13th, 2008
Envoys from India, China and other developing nations offered Wednesday to hold the line on their greenhouse gas emissions, but only as measured against the per-capita pollution produced by the United States and other richer nations.
Popularity: 4%
Raw Sewage Spilling Into Arcade Creek
February 13th, 2008
A broken sewer line is causing a stink at Arcade Creek in Sacramento County.
Popularity: 4%
Gas Field Unlocked After Decades
February 11th, 2008
Exxon has developed a technology that will enable drillers to tap into one of the largest natural gas fields in the country
Popularity: 4%
Oppose state greenhouse gas laws
February 10th, 2008
General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Popularity: 5%
EU, industry launch cleaner planes project
February 5th, 2008
Planes made in the European Union from 2015 may be quieter and less polluting thanks to a 1.6 billion euro ($2.4 billion) research project launched by the EU Commission and the aeronautics industry on Tuesday.
Popularity: 3%
Nature giving way to virtual reality
February 5th, 2008
As people spend more time communing with their televisions and computers, the impact is not just on their health, researchers say. Less time spent outdoors means less contact with nature and, eventually, less interest in conservation and parks.
Popularity: 4%
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%
Mud Flow in Java
January 30th, 2008
Mud… some people drive four-wheelers through it, some people use it to displace fifteen thousand people… it’s a versatile substance. In East Java a possibly man-made mud flow is creating an inland mud sea; at the University of Washington scientists spliced rabbit genes into a tree; and Enterprise Rent-A-Car tries to go green.
Popularity: 7%
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%
Humans join hunt for Antarctica’s “pink gold”
January 29th, 2008
They only grow up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) yet are perhaps the most abundant creatures on the planet in terms of weight. Snow petrels nesting in Antarctica fly for up to eight hours to catch a meal of them.
Popularity: 4%
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.
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