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Sending waste to China saves carbon - Guardian Unlimited
August 20, 2008
Environment, science technology: Sending waste for recycling in China produces more carbon savings than landfilling in UK, study says
New climate record shows century-long droughts in eastern North America
August 20, 2008
A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on climate cycles in eastern North America over the past 7,000 years. The new study confirms that during periods when Earth received less solar radiation, the Atlantic Ocean cooled, icebergs increased and precipitation fell, creating a series of century-long droughts.
Recycling is doubled in two years - BBC News
August 20, 2008
A Lincolnshire town claims to be one of the top three recyclers in the UK.
Geothermal Energy May Supply 5% of Australian Power, Group Says - Bloomberg.com
August 20, 2008
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Geothermal energy could supply as much as 5 percent of Australia's electricity requirements by 2020 with an investment of about A$12 billion ($10.4 billion), helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, an industry group said.
US election: McCain appears on oil rig to strengthen call for offshore drilli...
August 20, 2008
A July oil-rig appearance had been scuttled after Hurricane Dolly and a major oil spill both struck the Gulf of Mexico region
Global warming threatens small mammal, lawsuit charges - The San Luis Obispo ...
August 20, 2008
Compared to the polar bear, the American pika is downright tiny. Weighing only 4 ounces to 6 ounces, this small, rabbitlike mammal with thick brown hair that lives on boulder-covered slopes near alpine meadows in Western mountain ranges, could represent the latest effort to use the Endangered Species Act to combat global warming. Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. district court ...
Japan to label goods' carbon footprints: official
August 20, 2008
Japan is planning to label consumer goods to show their carbon footprints in a bid to raise public awareness about global warming, an official said Tuesday.
Hedging hog
August 20, 2008
By Joseph RommIn an otherwise fascinating story on the growing "icebreaker gap" in the rapidly defrosting Arctic Ocean, NYT reporter Andy Revkin writes: Even with the increasing summer retreats of sea ice, which many polar scientists say probably are being driven in part by global warming caused by humans, there will always be enough ice in certain parts of the Arctic to require icebreakers. I do not view a quadruple-hedged climate impact attribution as acceptable for a major media outlet: "many" and "polar" and "probably" and "in part"! It isn't just "many polar scientists" who say this, it is pretty much "the overwhelming majority of climate scientists" -- especially because he threw in two more hedges "probably are being driven in part." Heck, with those two hedges, you could probably just drop "many polar" and say "which scientists say probably are being driven in part by global ...
Like water and oil - Grist Magazine
August 20, 2008
Like water and oilGrist Magazine, WA. In theory McCain understands global warming, so he should know that the West is going to get hotter and drier. In the coming decades, the Rockies snow ...
NAFTA Paves US Route to Energy From North - RedOrbit
August 20, 2008
NAFTA Paves US Route to Energy From NorthRedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoThe oil from the sands contains more carbon, which makes it a bigger contributor than traditional sweet crude to global warming. ...
Climate change: US environmentalists claim global warming threatens small mam...
August 20, 2008
Lawsuit claims the American pika should be protected by the US Endangered Species Act
Renewable energy: E.ON looks at £300m investment to build Britain's largest b...
August 20, 2008
Construction of 150 megawatt plant at the port of Bristol sparks fierce protests
Birds can't keep up with climate change: study - TODAYonline
August 20, 2008
A bird flies over the sea after sunset. The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study released Wednesday.
Warming Climate Threatens Alaska's Vast Forests - Planet Ark
August 20, 2008
KENAI NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Alaska - Here in a 13,700-year-old peat bog, ecologist Ed Berg reaches into the moss and pulls out more evidence of the drastic changes afoot due to the Earth's warming climate.
Algae could explain dead whales, seals in St. Lawrence - National Post
August 20, 2008
Algae could explain dead whales, seals in St. LawrenceNational Post, Canada. ... of global warming, Mr. Beland said. "It's not a direct result of human activity, but if climate change is causing more rainfall and higher temperatures, ...
Don't Get Overwhelmed By Your Garden Clippings - RedOrbit
August 20, 2008
Don't Get Overwhelmed By Your Garden ClippingsRedOrbit, TX. If the garden material is burnt, then it immediately releases carbon dioxide into the air, again aggravating global warming. WE have a long and successful ...
The doomed fate of climate change legislation
August 20, 2008
By Jason D ScorseJust months ago there was a palpable sense of optimism that no matter who is elected president this November that the U.S. would soon embark on serious climate change legislation. I think recent events have shown that the chances of that happening are slim to none. Let's start with if McCain is elected. Today the senator from Arizona is going to do a photo-op on an oil rig because he has become the biggest champion of increased drilling this side of the Middle East. He wants to extend major tax breaks for oil companies and open up virtually all of America to more drilling.
Maasai 'can fight climate change' - BBC News
August 19, 2008
Africa should use its nomads' skills to help combat climate change, an aid agency says.
Climate change protesters face trial for obstructing train at Drax power stat...
August 19, 2008
Twenty-nine climate change protesters will face trial at crown court for demonstrating at the coal-fired powerhouse
Planet Prophet - Northern Express
August 19, 2008
The name of Bill McKibben isn't well known outside environmental circles, but he's considered a planet prophet – one of the very first to alert the public to climate change.
Current climate models 'ignoring brown carbon' - Environmental News Network
August 19, 2008
Scientists have found that air pollution from East Asia contains an abundance of 'brown carbon' particles and say that atmospheric models need updating to incorporate their effect. Current climate models take into account two types of aerosol carbon - organic carbon and black carbon - that arise from the burning of fossil fuels or biomass.
Contra Manzi
August 19, 2008
By David RobertsJim Manzi summarizes his case against action on global warming on the Cato website. Cato also published responses from Joe Romm and Indur Goklany; a response is pending from Shellenberger Nordhaus. On American Prospect, Ryan Avent also weighs in, saying that Manzi's argument is the "most sophisticated argument against comprehensive carbon regulation that you'll ever see" (though Avent disagrees with it obviously). Manzi's work on this subject is certainly clever. In another world I'd have quite a few things to say about it, but I'm leaving Monday (er, today) for Las Vegas -- and the following Monday for Denver, and the Monday after that for St.
Climate: Winners and Losers - Newsweek
August 19, 2008
Climate: Winners and LosersNewsweek - 2 hours agoSchwarzenegger: you are right to make California a leader in the fight to control global warming. If a new study is right, your state is going to get ...
Soils Limited in Storing Carbon and Mitigating Global Warming, Studies Find
August 19, 2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soils, long known to be potential natural "sinks" or storehouses for carbon, are limited in just how much carbon they can stash away, according to two recent studies by researchers at UC Davis; University of Kentucky; University of Bonn, Germany; and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Coal's toxic legacy to the Arctic - BBC News
August 19, 2008
Data from a Greenland ice core indicates that coal burning is the prime source of heavy metal pollution in the Arctic.
Future impact of global warming is worse when grazing animals are considered,...
August 19, 2008
The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models of the region, according to a pair of Penn State biologists. The team -- which includes Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology, and Christian Pederson, a Penn State graduate student -- has shown that grazing animals will play a key role in reducing the anticipated expansion of shrub growth in the region, thus limiting their predicted and beneficial carbon-absorbing effect. The team's results will be published in the online Early Edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sometime between 18 and 22 August 2008.
Extreme Heat Threatens In Climate Forecast - NPR
August 19, 2008
Within the century, afternoon highs may reach temperatures that today are found only in the world's hottest deserts, says a new study. Those least able to deal with the increase in extreme heat waves - the world's poor - will be hit the hardest.
Flooding Hits Ireland After Record August Rainfall - Planet Ark
August 19, 2008
DUBLIN - Ireland faced further flooding on Monday after a second successive weekend of torrential summer rain drove people from their homes, blocked road and rail links and threatened to destroy farmers' crops.
Rich Urged to Set Deep Climate Cuts, Without US - Planet Ark
August 19, 2008
OSLO - Rich nations should not wait for the election of a new US president before making progress on agreeing ambitious 2020 greenhouse gas cuts, the chair of a UN committee said on Monday ahead of climate talks in Ghana.
Living a Green Dream on Danish Island - Planet Ark
August 19, 2008
SAMSO, Denmark - Concerns about energy security may run high elsewhere in Europe, but on the windswept Danish island of Samso the inhabitants have achieved a decade-long target of self-sufficiency in renewable power.
Climate forecast: Hot and then even hotter
August 19, 2008
By Joseph RommI know we're supposed to be going into a period of cooling, at least according to people who don't believe in the scientific method. For those who do however, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center reports in its "Climate of 2008 July in Historical Perspective": Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the fifth warmest on record for July and the ninth warmest for the January-July year-to-date period. It is worth noting that El Niño-Southern Oscillation conditions remained in a neutral phase during July. And we're still at a solar minimum.
Boulder: Climate research center faces more money woes - Vail Daily News
August 19, 2008
Boulder: Climate research center faces more money woesVail Daily News, CO. The center, which announced last week that budget woes forced it to close an office that studies climate change, has already laid off some employees and ...
Herbivores eat away at climate-change predictions - New Scientist - subscription
August 19, 2008
Herbivores eat away at climate-change predictionsNew Scientist (subscription), UK. In addition, it's currently not clear how the populations of grazing animals will change with global warming. But as a conservative guess he suggests ...
Are geologists different?
August 19, 2008
The International Geological Congress (IGC) is sometimes referred to as the geologists' equivalent of the Olympic Games and is an extremely large gathering of geologists from all over the world, taking place at 4-year intervals. This time, the IGC took place in Lillestrom, a small place just outside Oslo, Norway (August 6-14). The congress was opened by the Norwegian King (before he continued to the real games in Beijing), and was attended by some 6,000 scientists from 113 countries. Even the Danish Minister of Energy & Climate participated in a panel discussion on climate change.
Say no to biofuels
August 19, 2008
Biofuels can never be used sustainably on a large scale to power transport. The only solution is to shift rapidly to electricity.
Flat-panel fridge set for debut - BBC News
August 19, 2008
A new approach to refrigeration using thin polymer films could make fridges quieter and more energy efficient.
Jeremy Jacquot: Our Oceans' Long Goodbye - HuffingtonPost
August 19, 2008
Let's face it: Our pristine oceans, as we've come to know them, aren't coming back. Besieged on all sides by overfishing, climate change, pollution and...
How Wind Farms May Really Replace Coal Mining
August 19, 2008
One community is attempting to prove that clean energy can beat dirty power -- even in the heart of coal country.
Increased Rainfall Affecting Bees - CCND
August 19, 2008
UK: Torrential summer rains in SW England have destroyed flowers, forcing bees to consume their vital winter food supplies.
Study: People Rank Global Warming Lower Than Local Environmental ... - RedOrbit
August 19, 2008
Study: People Rank Global Warming Lower Than Local Environmental ...RedOrbit, TX. ... given the media attention that global warming has recently received and reflects the division of opinion about the severity of climate change. ...
Australian expert says sea levels to rise four metres - Radio Australia
August 19, 2008
Australian expert says sea levels to rise four metresRadio Australia, Australia. Rising sea levels from global warming are predicted to make some Pacific islands unlivable within the next decade, with Tuvalu expected to be underwater by ...
Harperites' fear-mongering ignores the real threat By ELIZABETH MAY - TheChro...
August 19, 2008
Harperites' fear-mongering ignores the real threat By ELIZABETH MAYTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada. Harperites do not want to discuss the threat of global warming and the warnings of scientists. Nor do they want to discuss the advice of most economists who ...
Record number of cruise ships in Canadian Arctic this summer - CNews
August 18, 2008
Polar bears and glaciers may be icons of northern climate change but they are also swelling the sails of Nunavut's tourism industry.
Ontario launching three offset pilot projects - CNews
August 18, 2008
TORONTO - Ontario farmers are being recruited for carbon offset testing as the province prepares to participate in a cap-and-trade system, which officials say is the best way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
Climate change investigation begins - NEWS.com.au
August 18, 2008
Climate change investigation beginsNEWS.com.au, Australia. ... is considering strategies to deal with climate change adaptation, especially in response to projected sea level rise caused by global warming.
To achieve maximum technologically feasible GHG reductions, or not to, that i...
August 18, 2008
By David RobertsEarthJustice is challenging the legality of the draft release of California's climate change program, A.B. 32. They say it fails to follow all of the statutory requirements. Specifically: This letter focuses on three primary deficiencies in the Draft Scoping Plan: first, the Draft Scoping Plan uses the 2020 greenhouse gas emission limit as a ceiling on the amount of greenhouse gas emission reductions required, when in reality the emissions limit is the minimum amount of reductions to be achieved by 2020; second, the Draft Scoping Plan ignores that AB32 requires "maximum technologically feasible" emission reductions; and third, it proposes to link to the Western Climate Initiative's cap and trade system, a system that in its current form is inconsistent with AB32.
Interview with Chris Smith: Climate controls - Guardian Unlimited
August 18, 2008
Maggie Brown interviews Chris Smith the chairman of the ASA about the problems of greenwash, why Andy Burnham shouldn't rule out product placement, and why Channel 4 deserves licence fee money more than BBC3
Slower Economy Saps Climate Action; Oil a Prop - Planet Ark
August 18, 2008
OSLO - An economic slowdown is sapping enthusiasm for a costly drive to fight climate change but persistently high oil prices are a lifeline for a "green revolution" of renewable energy technology, experts say.
Ancient tree helps birds survive - BBC News
August 18, 2008
An ancient species of tree is helping Britain's birds survive the effects of climate change, scientists find.
Fay batters Cuba coast, en route to Florida
August 18, 2008
HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Fay raked Cuba's southern coast with gusty winds and heavy rains on Sunday and was expected to move ashore overnight before heading to Florida as a likely hurricane.
Oxfam sees climate change role for E.Africa nomads - Reuters Kenya
August 18, 2008
Oxfam sees climate change role for E.Africa nomadsReuters Kenya, Kenya. Scientists warn that Africa will be hit hard by global warming, with the UN climate panel predicting a temperature rise of up to 2-4 Celsius by the 2080s. ...
Greens fight to keep renewable energy targets - Australian Broadcasting Corpo...
August 18, 2008
The Greens are urging the Federal Government to resist growing calls for it to dump its renewable energy target.
With energy, capitalism trumps public policy - BizJournals
August 18, 2008
Perhaps more than any other state, Hawaii has embraced the urgency of creating renewable energy and conserving what we have.
Glacier Park: The next century - Disappearing namesake may make pristine wild...
August 18, 2008
A young mountain goat perches on a rock near the popular pullout below Mount Oberlin on Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Some biologists are concerned about a lack of baseline data that would indicate if warmer weather associated with climate change is forcing animals like goats and pikas upward into ever-higher and ever-shrinking habitat.
Cockroach King reigns as pest-killers discuss climate change
August 17, 2008
More than 100 of Southeast Asia's hardiest bugs measured up this week in Bangkok, where experts met to discuss new ways of controlling the pests, which they say are a major contributor to global warming.
Canada seeks historic shipwrecks - BBC
August 17, 2008
A Canadian team is to search for two ships lost in an 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage. Retreating Arctic ice has made the Northwest Passage much more accessible and Canada is also using the search as a way of asserting its sovereignty over the region.
Girl starts climate organization - Contra Costa Times
August 17, 2008
Girl starts climate organizationContra Costa Times, CA. By Will Oremus A 17-year-old Palo Alto girl has launched what she hopes will become a nationwide youth movement focused on global warming. ...
Canada to search for Arctic explorer's ships
August 17, 2008
(AP) -- For more than 160 years, the fate of British explorer Sir John Franklin and his men has remained locked in the frozen Arctic, but warming temperatures are threatening to change that.
Military agencies practice for maritime disasters - CNews
August 17, 2008
In a summer of record marine traffic in the Arctic, the Canadian military is about to begin a series of elaborate rehearsals in case something went wrong on any of the increasing number of cruise ships, pleasure craft, research or commercial vessels plying the unpredictable waters of the North.
Credo: Charlie Young - Independent
August 17, 2008
I believe... Climate change is the biggest challenge facing society and it is going to be my generation that has to deal with it because we are failing disastrously at the moment.
Polly Toynbee: Carbon credits tick all the boxes. What's the delay? - Guardia...
August 17, 2008
Polly Toynbee: Energy use has to be cut soon, so it's odd that this techno-savvy cabinet still shies away from a simple credit system
A Push to Increase Icebreakers in the Arctic - New York Times
August 17, 2008
A growing array of military leaders, Arctic experts and lawmakers say the United States is losing its ability to patrol and safeguard Arctic waters.
Deep thought - Aug 17
August 17, 2008
David Holmgren interview (part 2)Holmgren: Relevance of mainstream sustainability to energy descentDelusion Revolution: on the road to extinction and in denialJimmy Carter's speech is remembered for something he never said - we should recall what he did say read more
VOICES | Something spectacular is going to happen - Twin Cities Planet
August 17, 2008
VOICES | Something spectacular is going to happenTwin Cities Planet, Minnesota. It is intensifying global warming, creating runaway global demand for oil and gas, weakening our currency by shifting huge amounts of dollars abroad to pay ...
Climate myths: Global warming stopped in 1998
August 16, 2008
Even if the atmospheric temperature near the earth's surface has become cooler recently, that doesn't mean the planet as a whole isn't heating up
Stone Age mass graves reveal green Sahara - New Scientist - subscription
August 16, 2008
Stone Age mass graves reveal green SaharaNew Scientist (subscription), UK. (Photo: Mike Hettwer, courtesy Project Exploration) Many claim that global warming stopped in 1998, and the world is now cooling. Is it true? ...
Compost bug offers hope for biofuel industry - Guardian Unlimited
August 16, 2008
A detritus-loving bug that can be found in nearly every garden compost heap in the land could be about to transform the way the world makes biofuels. By James Randerson
Preparing the Way - National Review Online
August 16, 2008
Preparing the WayNational Review Online, NY. For example, subsidies for ethanol, meant to reduce America's oil insecurity and fight global warming, triggered artificial shortages and higher prices for ...
Grande Prairie struggles with drought disaster - CBC Edmonton
August 16, 2008
The worst drought in decades has prompted local officials in northwest Alberta to declare an agricultural disaster as hot weather and a lack of rain have left dry, cracked fields and shriveled crops.
Greenhouse cops needed on planetary beat - The Australian
August 16, 2008
CLIMATE change and the responses to it will open new areas of criminality and will need resourceful security policing.
Indonesia to push renewable energy: president
August 16, 2008
Stung by high oil prices, Indonesia plans to tap more into renewable energies and change course from a "nation that splurges" to one that saves, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday.
Farmers get money for capturing carbon
August 16, 2008
(AP) -- Everett Dobrinski recently got a $4,000 check for storing carbon dioxide in his soil. Dobrinski, who farms near Makoti in northwestern North Dakota, said protecting the planet from global warming is not the primary reason he enrolled in National Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. It's about money.
A Future of Less - Miller-McCune.com
August 16, 2008
A Future of LessMiller-McCune.com, CA. As demand for meat rises, for instance, tropical rainforests give way to farmland for raising (and feeding) cattle; and pollution, climate change and ...
State begins slow squeeze on emitters - Sydney Morning Herald
August 16, 2008
THE state's top 232 greenhouse polluters, ranging from Bluescope Steel to the Sydney Opera House, will be forced to cut their emissions from this year under new energy-efficiency laws.
Mexican border states join California in fighting climate change - Trading Ma...
August 16, 2008
Mexican border states join California in fighting climate changeTrading Markets (press release), CA. "This first-of- its-kind public private partnership highlights Mexico's proven commitment to reduce global warming pollutants while providing an avenue for ...
Web servers produce 632kg of CO2 per year - PC Advisor
August 15, 2008
Amen study makes a case for 'green' servers Hosting firm Amenworld says web servers are needlessly wasting energy and contributing to excessive CO2 emissions.
Truckers ask other drivers to take go-slower approach - Minneapolis Star Tribune
August 15, 2008
Truckers ask other drivers to take go-slower approachMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN. ... miles per gallon (and driving, period) is one of the key strategies in reducing the output of carbon dioxide, one of the major causes of global warming. ...
The campaign for reporting on climate change starts in the newsroom - ABS-CBN...
August 15, 2008
Ros Sothea is racing against time. The 24-year old producer of "Climate Change Talk," the first show to bring climate-change issues to rural folk in Cambodia, has to secure additional funds in the soonest time or the network would pull the plug on her show.
Climate cropland changes 'raising temperatures' in East - Wavah Broadcasting ...
August 15, 2008
Climate cropland changes 'raising temperatures' in EastWavah Broadcasting Company, Uganda, Uganda. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, most climate models predict East Africa to be the only tropical region in the world that will ...
Climate & environment - August 14
August 15, 2008
Exports account for one-third of China's emissionsAmazon rainforest threatened by new wave of oil and gas explorationMike Davis: Living on the ice shelf - humanity's meltdownCosta Rica bids to go carbon neutral read more
Norway agrees $60 mln carbon capture research - Reuters
August 15, 2008
Norway agrees $60 mln carbon capture researchReuters. Many countries are trying to develop technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and entomb them in porous rocks below ground to slow climate change. ...
African firms start to take action on climate change - Reuters
August 15, 2008
African firms start to take action on climate changeReuters. ... With global warming expected to hit Africa hard, some companies in the "forgotten continent" are taking action themselves to fight climate change. ...
DEVELOPMENT-KENYA: People, Not Electricity, Make Growth Possible
August 15, 2008
NAIROBI, Aug 14 (IPS) - Conventional wisdom holds that a shortage of affordable and reliable energy is a key factor in perpetuating low levels of development in countries like Kenya. But the country's chief energy regulator argues that Kenya has all the power it needs, and growth in generation need not precede growth in demand.
Is Thinking 'Green' Out Of Your Control? - WFMY News 2
August 15, 2008
Is Thinking 'Green' Out Of Your Control?WFMY News 2, NC. ... American attitudes about climate change. His new experiment, conducted in May, illustrates what he says is a public misperception about global warming. ...
It's not you, it's the sea: heat hurts shellfish relationships - Myall Coast ...
August 15, 2008
It's not you, it's the sea: heat hurts shellfish relationshipsMyall Coast Nota, Australia. OYSTERS, lobsters, mussels, sea urchins and abalone could be wiped off the menu by global warming, an Australian scientist warned yesterday. ...
Alison Benjamin: Why the decline in bee numbers matters - Guardian Unlimited
August 15, 2008
Alison Benjamin: The decline of bees won't just affect honey production – they're as important as the sun and rain in making crops grow
Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol - Nanoscale Catalysts Could Tap Syngas As...
August 15, 2008
Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.
Weatherman warns of catastrophic climate change - Halifax News Net
August 15, 2008
Weatherman warns of catastrophic climate changeHalifax News Net, Canada. Q: Why do you prefer the term "climate change" as opposed to "global warming?" A: Global warming is a very general and inaccurate term. ...
Holding back the rising tides - TheChronicleHerald.ca
August 15, 2008
Holding back the rising tidesTheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada. By TOM McCOAG Amherst Bureau HIGHER TIDES caused by global warming could soon turn Nova Scotia into an island, says local MP Bill Casey. ...
City becomes climate change hub - BBC News
August 15, 2008
A major global research programme looking into the impact of climate change on forests gets under way in a new climate centre in Oxford.
Global warming blamed for increased wildfire risk - Deseret Morning News
August 15, 2008
Global warming and past forest management are making forests in the western United States more susceptible to fire while large wildfires, like two in Utah last year, are blamed with making climate change worse and putting unnatural stress on ecosystems, according to a report released Thursday.
UK Climate Protesters Fail to Stop E.ON Output [ - Planet Ark
August 15, 2008
KINGSNORTH, England - Climate protesters scaled security fences to enter the site of a coal-fired power station in southeast England on Saturday but German firm E.ON, which runs the plant, said output had not been disrupted.
Norway agrees $60 million carbon capture research - Reuters
August 15, 2008
Norway agrees $60 million carbon capture researchReuters. Many countries are trying to develop technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and entomb them in porous rocks below ground to slow climate change. ...
Study Improves Ability to Predict Aerosols' Effect on Cloud Cover
August 15, 2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a novel theoretical approach, researchers from NASA and other institutions have identified the common thread that determines how aerosols from human activity, like the particles from burning of vegetation and forests, influence cloud cover and ultimately affect climate. The study improves researchers` ability to predict whether aerosols will increase or decrease cloud cover.
West bracing for day the wells run dry - The National
August 15, 2008
West bracing for day the wells run dryThe National, United Arab Emirates. “It's like the impact of global warming fell on us overnight.” Colorado, which is highly dependent on tourists visiting its national parks, has been hit by ...
Global warming may be putting garden birds at risk by making them ... - Daily...
August 15, 2008
Global warming may be putting garden birds at risk by making them ...Daily Mail, UK. It is thought the phenomenon is being driven by climate change, with the caterpillars needed to feed their chicks disappearing earlier in the year. ...
Climate Change Is Already Affecting the West's Water - AlterNet
August 15, 2008
Climate Change Is Already Affecting the West's WaterAlterNet, CA. As we get closer to the presidential election, most Americans aren't worried about global warming. Maybe they will be when they turn the tap and no water ...
Global Warming may put seafood off the menu - Brisbane Times
August 15, 2008
Global Warming may put seafood off the menuBrisbane Times, Australia. Jane Williamson, a Macquarie University marine ecologist, made the prediction after discovering that climate change is likely to take a dramatic toll on the ...
African Firms Start to Take Action on Climate Change - Planet Ark
August 15, 2008
NAIROBI - With global warming expected to hit Africa hard, some companies in the "forgotten continent" are taking action themselves to fight climate change.
Global warming brings an early laying season for Britain's birds - Independent
August 15, 2008
Global warming brings an early laying season for Britain's birdsIndependent, UK. By Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor Climate change is causing familiar British birds to lay their eggs earlier, according to a survey of UK bird ...
