Feb 9, 2008

G7 calls for investment to fight climate change

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TOKYO (AFP) - Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven rich nations called Saturday for investment in developing countries to help them fight climate change and ...
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Wishful thinking....Polar Bears attack and eat Republicans.

American Chronicle, CA 
... in support of protecting the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act, including letters from eminent polar bear experts, climate scientists, ...
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Obama says stronger than McCain on climate change

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"I know that my climate change plan is stronger than John McCain's," Obama said, citing his intention to make industrial polluters pay for the right to emit ...
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Feb 8, 2008

Ethical funds fail to tackle climate change

Guardian Unlimited, UK 
Ethical funds stand accused of ignoring climate change concerns - with many socially responsible vehicles offering little more than mainstream stocks with ...
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Northern oil drilling will hurt polar bears: WWF

CTV.ca, Canada 
Conservation Minister Stan Struthers said Manitoba's government would protect polar bear habitat in the province and continue combat climate change.
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Canadian province adds protection for polar bears

Reuters UK, UK 
... which is clearly being affected by climate change," Stan Struthers, the province's conservation minister, said in a release. Polar bears hunt seals on ...
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China's Climate Change Challenge Is Also the World's

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In addition, references in the paper can help readers to better understand the Chinese perspectives on climate change," says Zeng.
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Greenhouse gas prices rise on Chicago exchange

Reuters UK, UK 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chicago Climate Exchange credits for greenhouse gas emissions reductions have risen about 80 percent since mid-January, according to ...
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New Study: Global Warming Not The Only Factor In Arctic Ice Shelf ...

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London, England (AHN) - Global warming was not the only factor leading to the 2002 collapse of a 500 billion tonne major Antarctic ice shelf, ...
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The climate may be right for a global warming bill

Los Angeles Times, CA 
But despite the dramatic shift in the Capitol in favor of doing something to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global warming legislation remains a long shot ...
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Global climate change and local perspective

The Daily Star, Bangladesh 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. have been jointly declared for the Nobel Peace Prize-2007 for their ...
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Feb 7, 2008

Lights out, America?

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John McCain declared, "I applaud [efforts] to try to eliminate the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change. Now, suppose that [I am] wrong, ...
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DeLay: ‘Man Is Not Causing Climate Change’

Think Progress, DC 
Matthews asked what the "conservative" position is on climate change. DeLay replied flatly, "Man is not causing climate change." He added that it would be ...
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Taft announces greenhouse-gas plan

Canada.com, Canada 
EDMONTON - The Liberals would cap Alberta's greenhouse-gas emissions in five years by controlling oilsands expansions, offering subsidies for carbon ...
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Studies Suggest Biofuels Can Worsen Warming

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A study published in the latest issue of Science finds that corn-based ethanol, instead of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by a hoped-for 20%, ...
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The polar-bear plot

Thought Leader, South Africa 
If the polar bear is under threat, the reason is climate change, which in turn is caused by evil humans, who dare pursue industrial development, ...
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The 1000-year-old castle fighting climate change

Guardian Unlimited, UK 
Soaring from a wooded hill and commanding sweeping views of the Bristol Channel, Dunster Castle was, naturally enough, built with defence rather than the ...
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G7 to consider climate change fund

Forbes, NY 
As well as the issue of climate change, G7 powers are expected to discuss the worsening global economic outlook and recent financial market turmoil...
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Feb 6, 2008

WMO plans conference on improving climate predictions

AFP 
It will also help communities adapt to the adverse affects of climate change such as rising sea levels, water and food shortages, and desertification.
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Wal-Mart to use four Westport LNG trucks at distribution

Canoe.ca, Canada 
"Our experience shows that by using natural gas, Westport's LNG fuel system can help Wal-Mart reduce their fleet vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by some ...
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Israeli find could help plants adapt to climate change

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It could also have global implications, as climate change is expected to lead to significant drops in the production of key crops in both Asia and Africa, ...
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US moves to cut energy use by televisions

Reuters UK, UK 
The new specifications are expected to lower greenhouse gas emissions and save Americans money. If all televisions sold in the United States were to meet ...
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UN's Climate Chief Wants India to Clarify Policy on Greenhouse ...

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Most industrialized nations are not expected to meet the pledge made in Kyoto to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by five percent in 2012 compared to 1990 ...
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Native and Conservation Groups Voice Opposition to Lease Sale 193 ...

Business Wire (press release), CA 
"The Chukchi Sea must be protected as critical habitat for the polar bear, not auctioned off to the highest oil company bidder," said Kassie Siegel, Climate ...
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Feb 5, 2008

What to look for when purchasing carbon credits

ScienceAlert, Australia 
By Mike Smith and Karlson Hargroves After the Kyoto Protocol sanctioned greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets as a way for governments and private companies to earn ...
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London pledges to be 'greenest' place to film

Xinhua, China 
Everyone needs to play their part to reduce carbon emissions and tackle climate change, but people working in film and broadcasting are in a unique position ...
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Philippines phasing out incandescent bulbs to cut greenhouse gas ...

Forbes, NY 
The switch to CFLs will result in household lighting costs falling by as much as 80 pct and Philippines' annual greenhouse gas emissions falling to 2 mln ...
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EU launches research program for low-carbon air travel

Xinhua, China 
On another front in the fight against climate change, the EU is considering bringing greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation into its Emissions Trading ...
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Televisions Must Meet New Requirements to Earn Energy Star

U.S. EPA.gov (press release), DC 
The new modifications are expected to prevent greenhouse gas emissions while offering US consumers the very best in terms of feature-rich, high-quality TVs.
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2009 NASA Budget: Moon Missions on Track with Science and Climate ...

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... science and environmental communities with increased dollars for the science directorate and two additional climate change monitoring missions added in.
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Global warming worsens water troubles in US West

Xinhua, China 
3 (Xinhua) -- Global warming has worsened water troubles in the US West, such as steadily shrinking snowpacks along mountain ranges, according to a new ...
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Allegheny Energy Supports Federal Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Plan

RedOrbit, TX 
By Kasey, Pam Allegheny Energy asserted its support for a federal greenhouse gas capand-trade system in its Dec. 12 "Global Climate Change Report 2007.
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China deflects blame over climate change

The Age, Australia 
Developed countries, such as Australia and the United States, need to take the lead on tackling climate change, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi says.
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We Have a Roadmap

Claremont Port Side, CA 
exclaimed Rachmat Witoelar, Indonesian Minister of the Environment, in his closing remarks as president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in ...
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Christians told: Give up carbon for Lent

Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom 
They want to drive home the climate change message to churchgoers by encouraging them to cut their energy use. The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt Rev James ...
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Calls for climate change minister

BBC News, UK 
A cross-governmental approach to climate change was essential, said MP John McFall, the committee's chairman. Mr McFall said: "It needs to be headed up by a ...
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Feb 4, 2008

"Tipping points" seen for Greenland ice, Amazon

Reuters South Africa, South Africa 
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Global warming this century could trigger a runaway thaw of Greenland's ice sheet and ...
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ENVIROMENT: Climate change may cost $20 trillion: UN

Daily Times, Pakistan 
That debate is intended to shape overall UN policy on climate change, including how nations can adapt to a warmer world and ways of supporting the UN-led ...
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Candidates on the Issues

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Backed stringent caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Obama: Ten-year, $150 billion program to produce "climate friendly" energy supplies that he'd pay for ...
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Will Media Expose Global Warming Con Job?

Canada Free Press, Canada 
In the past several months, a new "crisis" has heated up the controversy over man-made global warming. A few major-media writers and TV personalities are ...
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Government minister is key speaker at 'waste' conference

Clitheroe Today, UK 
WASTE and Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock will make the keynote speech to a meeting of 120 North West waste and recycling experts at Old Trafford ...
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Shoppers care more about animals than climate

Guardian Unlimited, UK 
Animal welfare and fair trade are far bigger concerns to UK consumers than climate change, according to a huge new poll of UK shoppers. Only 4% rate climate ...
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Big emitters move closer in Hawaii

Carbon Positive, Netherlands 
The second gathering of the Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change wound up in Honolulu on Thursday without any formally stated ...
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Polar Bear: First Victim of Climate Change?

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By David Biello In a widely anticipated decision, the US Interior Department may decide as soon as this week whether to list polar bears under the ...
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The California Waiver

Washington Post, United States 
Their effort to regulate greenhouse gas emissions has been backed up by decisions from high courts in Vermont and California and the US Supreme Court, ...
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Feb 3, 2008

Gov't mulls carbon capture committment

Canada.com, Canada 
Carbon capture and storage, touted by the panel as key in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, would likely play an important role in any development of ...
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Work together to tackle climate change in West Somerset

Sommerset County Gazette, UK 
The draft Climate Change Strategy, entitled 'Developing a Low Carbon Economy', explains the issues and suggests ways in which people can reduce their ...
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U of C "nanovalve" discovery could be used to cut greenhouse gas ...

The Canadian Press 
That could include carbon capture and storage, a technology touted by the Alberta government as a good way to cut the massive greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Alaska disputes polar bears need special protection

Arizona Daily Star, AZ 
The Center for Biological Diversity and other environmental groups say this is just the result they hope for: using the polar bear to address global climate ...
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Govt gives Pacific $2m to fight climate change

ABC Online, Australia 
The Federal Government says $2 million in funding to help some South Pacific nations fight climate change is just the first allocation of a much larger ...
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US close to decision on polar bears

Los Angeles Times, CA 
It could be the first species to be listed as threatened with extinction primarily because of global warming. By Kenneth R. Weiss, Los Angeles Times Staff ...
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