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Other NewsEditorialsA viable clean-energy bill at last?If Republicans come to their senses on global warming, a clean electricity standard could hold the most political appeal of any big approach to carbon cutting. Washington Post No easy answers to green energy.Claims of new sources of abundant cheap energy should always be greeted with scepticism. Environmentalists are just as capable of unrealistic claims for exciting new energy sources. The Independent Europe's return to coal.Europe's economic misery is having some unlikely consequences for its climate-change bulwark, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). European utilities are returning to coal—the dirty, high-emissions stuff that the cap-and-trade program was supposed to make less economically sensible for power companies. Wall Street Journal OpinionMulcair should drop the oil sands rhetoric.Canada's New Democratic Party Leader Thomas Mulcair is right with one part of his critique of Western Canada’s oil-driven economy, and wrong about all the rest. On balance, it’s a poor batting average for someone who, some day, hopes to become prime minister. Globe and Mail What oceans decline says about future of humankind.Callum Roberts didn't set out just to explain what is going on in the oceans. His even more important goal is to consider what the decline in marine life tells us about the future of humankind. Wall Street Journal City setting an example on GHGs.So while it does seem a little like swimming against a running tide, the City of North Vancouver has actually managed to reduce their community's emission of greenhouse gases — actually drag that trend line down past horizontal to point in the right direction. Vancouver North Shore News |
Owner of solar-powered home fights neighbor's trees, gains little ground.Last summer, Largo homeowner Mike Zwalley put a $65,000 solar energy system on his roof, cutting his monthly electric bill from $400 to $20. Two months later, his neighbor planted three cypress trees, capable of growing 100 feet tall, along his property line. Tampa Bay Times Geoengineering: Implicit promises.Though the environmental effects of geoengineering experiments may be nugatory, their effects on the way people think could be more profound, and much less easily contained. Economist Cargo ship risk to Barrier Reef.Emergency tugs have been sent to rescue a cargo ship that has broken down on the Great Barrier Reef after its engine lost power yesterday. Greens said the breakdown, which could cause "significant environmental damage", should prompt the government to halt plans to increase shipping for fossil fuel exports throughout the Great Barrier Reef. Sydney Morning Herald More people contracting equine disease say Massachusetts officials.The number of people in Massachusetts who have contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus, has grown in recent years. State health officials said nine people have contracted it since 2006. Brockton Enterprise Why our famous Welsh sheep could disappear because of climate change.They have forever been seen as a symbol of Wales – for better or worse. But now, the humble Welsh sheep has been issued a stark warning in the face of climate change: "Adapt or die." Cardiff Western Mail Canny grain growers let nature take its course.In one of the first big agricultural moves encouraged by climate change fears, people started looking at growing rice with just natural rainfall on the lush far north coast of NSW. In 2008, 20 farmers planted trial crops. Sydney Morning Herald Queensland pulls support for coal port expansion.The Queensland government has withdrawn its support for a 9 billion Australian dollar (US$8.86 billion) coal port expansion in the northern part of the state, in a sign the country's resources boom is losing steam. Wall Street Journal NJ looking to rescue ailing solar industry.New Jersey has long been known as the Garden State, but during the last five years, it could have easily been known as the Solar State from all the sunlight-absorbing panels that have cropped up nearly everywhere. Burlington County Times Nick Xenophon backs carbon tax repeal.Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says he will vote to repeal the carbon tax if Tony Abbott is elected as prime minister. The Australian Purdue professor studies chemistry of climate change.Focusing on the changes in atmospheric chemistry, Paul Shepson wants to understand how the reduction in ice could affect not only people and wildlife near the North Pole, but also the atmosphere. Lafayette Journal and Courier |
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End 'polluter welfare.'U.S. taxpayers are set to give $110 billion to the oil, gas and coal industries. We cannot afford it.
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Solar rollover credits.Very quietly, California utilities are threatening to undermine the dream of widespread clean energy in our state.
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Cramming for degrees in hybrids.Automakers, having downsized R&D departments, are eager to work closely with universities.
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Top ConsequencesMore people contracting equine disease say Massachusetts officials.The number of people in Massachusetts who have contracted Eastern Equine Encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus, has grown in recent years. State health officials said nine people have contracted it since 2006. Brockton Enterprise Why our famous Welsh sheep could disappear because of climate change.They have forever been seen as a symbol of Wales – for better or worse. But now, the humble Welsh sheep has been issued a stark warning in the face of climate change: "Adapt or die." Cardiff Western Mail Canny grain growers let nature take its course.In one of the first big agricultural moves encouraged by climate change fears, people started looking at growing rice with just natural rainfall on the lush far north coast of NSW. In 2008, 20 farmers planted trial crops. Sydney Morning Herald Top SolutionsOwner of solar-powered home fights neighbor's trees, gains little ground.Last summer, Largo homeowner Mike Zwalley put a $65,000 solar energy system on his roof, cutting his monthly electric bill from $400 to $20. Two months later, his neighbor planted three cypress trees, capable of growing 100 feet tall, along his property line. Tampa Bay Times Geoengineering: Implicit promises.Though the environmental effects of geoengineering experiments may be nugatory, their effects on the way people think could be more profound, and much less easily contained. Economist NJ looking to rescue ailing solar industry.New Jersey has long been known as the Garden State, but during the last five years, it could have easily been known as the Solar State from all the sunlight-absorbing panels that have cropped up nearly everywhere. Burlington County Times Top CausesQueensland pulls support for coal port expansion.The Queensland government has withdrawn its support for a 9 billion Australian dollar (US$8.86 billion) coal port expansion in the northern part of the state, in a sign the country's resources boom is losing steam. Wall Street Journal Black carbon and ozone are driving rapid northward expansion of the tropics in the northern hemisphere.Global warming alone doesn’t account for a startlingly rapid northward expansion expansion of the tropics in the northern hemisphere, according to a new study from the University of California, Riverside. Summit County Citizens Voice Argentina faces dilemma of unconventional oil and gas.Vast reserves of natural gas and oil trapped underground, whose exploitation would signify major environmental impacts, will be the greatest challenge facing YPF, the Argentine oil company that recently returned to state control. Tierramerica Top PoliticsCargo ship risk to Barrier Reef.Emergency tugs have been sent to rescue a cargo ship that has broken down on the Great Barrier Reef after its engine lost power yesterday. Greens said the breakdown, which could cause "significant environmental damage", should prompt the government to halt plans to increase shipping for fossil fuel exports throughout the Great Barrier Reef. Sydney Morning Herald Nick Xenophon backs carbon tax repeal.Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says he will vote to repeal the carbon tax if Tony Abbott is elected as prime minister. The Australian Coming Monday: Science education graduates.The drive to improve climate science education in public schools – and the effort to add 'balance' to those lesson plans – is reshaping how science is taught in America. Starting Monday, a two-part DailyClimate.org series by reporter Lisa Palmer explores the leading edge of this changing landscape of science education. Daily Climate Government urged to develop consensus on Green Economy.Environmental professionals at a conference on Saturday urged the government to facilitate a broad-based consensus among all stakeholders to adopt new initiatives promoting green investments and sustainability in the country. Pakistan Observer |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomComing Monday: Science education graduates.The drive to improve climate science education in public schools – and the effort to add 'balance' to those lesson plans – is reshaping how science is taught in America. Starting Monday, a two-part DailyClimate.org series by reporter Lisa Palmer explores the leading edge of this changing landscape of science education. more Rising coal exports have Montana rail communities braced for worst.With Asia's energy demands pulling more U.S. coal to West Coast ports, rail-line communities across Montana fear the effects: More train traffic, health problems, noise and congestion. more Professor McCarver's 'baseball bat' theory of climate change.A Fox TV commentator, midgame, links global warming to home runs, and fans on all sides of the climate debate call foul. more The Cook: A celebrated chef preaches sustainability.Snakehead with a side of Kudzu? Washington, D.C.'s Barton Seaver is pushing boundaries in the kitchen, urging restaurants to use menu choice to help sustain diversity – and connect the dots – in a changing climate. A Climate Query. more Essay: Lies in the energy debate.The heartbreaking irony is that nothing about the energy debate in Washington or the Keystone XL pipeline fight will bring down gas prices or alter unemployment. It will not free us from foreign oil. These are the WMD equivalents trotted out by politicians and industry. They are lies. more |
