Archive for ‘united states’
Oil Prices Climbing Across Country
March 3rd, 2008
Gas prices are creeping up, and Marylanders are feeling the pain as they pay an extra 19 cents per gallon on average.
Popularity: 8%
US formally blocks California emissions waiver
February 29th, 2008
The Bush administration Friday formally rejected California’s bid for a waiver from U.S. law to set its own tailpipe emissions standard to reduce global warming.
Popularity: 3%
Perfect Conditions Combined For Deadly Tornadoes
February 6th, 2008
Tuesday saw the deadliest outbreak of tornadoes in this country in 20 years. Meteorologist Dave Aguilera has details on the storm system that spawned all of the twisters.
Popularity: 3%
Deadly US winter tornadoes not rare
February 6th, 2008
Winter tornadoes that ripped across parts of the American South this week were unusually lethal but not particularly rare, a U.S. government meteorologist said Wednesday as the death toll mounted.
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: 2%
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: 3%
World’s big polluters meet in Hawaii over climate
January 27th, 2008
The world’s biggest greenhouse gas-polluting countries are sending delegates to Hawaii this week for a U.S.-hosted meeting aimed at curbing climate change without stalling economic growth.
Popularity: 3%
US’s big trucks under scrutiny
January 15th, 2008
The latest big trucks are being showcased at the Detroit motor show, but they are now under scrutiny.
Popularity: 3%
Wash. state governor to launch greenhouse gas bill
January 15th, 2008
Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire said Monday she plans to introduce legislation to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent in 2050 from 1990 levels.
Popularity: 3%
President Bush Asks OPEC To Keep Oil Prices Low
January 15th, 2008
President Bush has traveled to Saudi Arabia to meet with OPEC to plea the United States’ case for keeping oil prices low.
Popularity: 3%
Japan, U.S., EU eye new energy-saving body -report
January 6th, 2008
Japan, the United States and the European Union will jointly propose the creation of a new body to act as an international command centre in efforts to counter global warming, a leading Japanese daily said on Sunday.
Popularity: 2%
Calif. sues EPA over tailpipe rules
January 3rd, 2008
California sued the federal government in its struggle to set the country’s first greenhouse gas limits on cars, trucks and SUVs, asking the Environmental Protection Agency to review its decision to deny the state a waiver that would allow it and 16 other states to regulate emissions.
Popularity: 3%
US drought spans coast to coast; dancing for rain
December 30th, 2007
Surveying some of the 3,240 hectares he farms in a semi-rural area outside Washington, Chris Tranchitella looks out on empty fields that produced a harvest much lower than he had hoped.
Popularity: 4%
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%
U.N. sees no climate change solution without U.S.
December 21st, 2007
The United States will suffer from global warming along with other nations if there is no broader agreement on cutting carbon emissions, the United Nations environment chief Achim Steiner said.
Popularity: 3%
