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Greening the Workhorses of American Fleets
March 9, 2010
Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a framework for reducing emissions from the vehicles.
eBay Sells 'Green' Used Goods with Rainforest Reward
March 9, 2010
eBay made a big push Monday to get consumers to commit to using products over new ones with the launch of a new green shopping website. The company will reward the first 250,000 people who make the reuse pledge with a donation toward the protection of an acre of rainforest.
'Outsourcing' Emissions Hides Countries' True Carbon Footprints
March 9, 2010
Around a third of industrialized countries carbon emissions are exported to developing nations.
Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets
March 9, 2010
This white paper from Environmental Defense Fund and fleet management company PHH Arval lays out strategies for reducing emissions from medium-duty trucks, which are responsible for more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Increased solar radiation requires additional CO2 reduction of 50 million ton...
March 9, 2010
The recently observed reduction in air pollution implies that more solar radiation reaches Earth's surface. This could lead to a far more rapid increase in Earth?s temperature in the coming decades than has previously been expected. In order to successfully combat global warming, it is crucial that
Porritt - is there the public appetite to tackle climate change?
March 9, 2010
With the traditional bad guys of the piece - government and big business - now showing signs of embracing the climate change agenda, we have to ask why there is not a surge of support from the Great British public.
Welsh farmers given advice on cutting emissions
March 9, 2010
The Welsh Assembly has published a report looking at how the country's farmers can help cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin demands end of peat compost
March 9, 2010
A phase out of all peat in compost has been put forward by the Government in an effort to cut down emissions of CO2.
Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill
March 8, 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
EU faces court challenge over biofuels reports
March 8, 2010
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Four environmental groups have sued the European Union's executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food prices.
EU to tackle CO2 loopholes
March 8, 2010
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Loopholes in the United Nations climate treaties could actually amount to an increase in global climate-warming emissions and the chance to rein in temperatures may be slipping away, a draft European Union report showed.
Businesses Want Clarity in Face of Climate-Law Uncertainty
March 8, 2010
With the chorus of business leaders calling for comprehensive climate rules appearing to grow louder, the face of potential legislation continues to shift as Congressional leaders work to build bipartisan support.
US still responsible for most CO2 emissions
March 8, 2010
Europeans import nearly twice as much carbon dioxide per head as US citizens – but the US is still the world's largest emitter
High-carbon ice age mystery solved
March 8, 2010
It turns out carbon dioxide levels at the time of the Ordovician ice age were not that high after all
Ever-changing Earth: How the atmosphere can affect planet's shape, rotation, ...
March 8, 2010
Researchers in Austria are investigating the effects of the Earth's atmosphere on our planet's shape, its rotation and its gravitational field. The researchers' aim is to develop a better understanding of the Earth's system and to support the development of the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS).
Carbon emissions 'outsourced' to developing countries
March 8, 2010
Scientists report that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually emitted outside their borders. The study finds that, per person, about 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide are consumed in the US but produced somewhere else. For Europeans, the figure can exceed four tons per person. Most of these emissions are outsourced to developing countries, especially China.
Africa: From Crisis to Opportunity Through Clean Technology
March 8, 2010
Calestous Juma is professor of the Practice of International Development and director of the Science, Technology and Globalization Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. He also directs the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Juma currently
Uganda: Museveni Orders Army to Assist in Landslide Rescue
March 8, 2010
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed the army not to leave Namashate parish in Bududa district until all bodies buried by a landslide one week ago have been recovered.
Chad: UN Boosts Efforts to Tackle Food Insecurity
March 8, 2010
United Nations agencies are ramping up efforts to assist around 2 million Chadians who will require food aid this year because of poor rainfall and lean harvests, the world body said today.
West Africa: Women Seek Role in Climate Change Campaign
March 8, 2010
Women in West Africa have called for integration of women in the global effort to arrest the adverse effect of climate change on humanity.
