Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nobody's Chillaxed About Climate Change Around Here

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:51:51 GMT

Here's a wonderful recount of the rockin' Reenergize the Northwest summit last weekend in Seattle, by one of our shall we say "intergenerational allies," Jeff Bissonnette of the Oregon Citizens' Utility Board.A ...

San Fran to Detroit: Go electric

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:03:45 GMT

It was a day when the shift from the past to the future was almost palpable. It started Thursday morning in Berkeley where Green Wombat was moderating a panel of tech luminaries gathered at the University of ...

Little Love for the Big Three

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:48:17 GMT

Leaders of the ailing auto industry testified at a House hearing this week. Rick Wagoner, chairman and chief executive of General Motors, left; Robert L. Nardelli, chairman and chief executive of Chrysler, ...

Dingell jangle

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:28:29 GMT

Henry Waxman's takeover of the House energy and commerce committee signals a new era for climate policy ) By chance, just a few days before the US election, I picked up a copy of Richard Cohen's Washington at ...

Sask. premier says untried trading plan for gas emissions could hurt economy (Times & Transcript)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:14:12 GMT

Saskatchewan's premier says Ottawa's plan for a North America-wide cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions could damage the economy.

Clean Air Act no place for greenhouse gas regulation (AG Weekly)

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:30:38 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency recently called for public comments on whether and how the agency should regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. This is the first step in a process that could have sweeping negative consequences for America?s farmers and ranchers.

City meeting Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions (Arizona Daily Sun)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:01:55 GMT

The city of Flagstaff is holding a public meeting at City Hall on Thursday at 6 p.m. to solicit public comments on plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions citywide.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:11 GMT

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Un says greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.3 percent (Deutsche Welle)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:34:10 GMT

The United Nations has warned that industrialised countries are failing to rein in their greenhouse gas emissions. In a report, the UN's climate change secretariat said industrialised countries' emissions rose by 2.3 percent between 2000 and 2006, despite the Kyoto agreement to bring them down.

Un says greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.3 percent (Deutsche Welle)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:34:07 GMT

The United Nations has warned that there could be dangerous consequences for the world climate if industrialized nations do not work harder to control emissions of greenhouse gases. In a report, the UN's top climate office said countries were failing to meet targets for reductions.

Un says greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.3 percent (Deutsche Welle)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:36:04 GMT

The United Nations has warned that there could be dangerous consequences for the world climate if industrialized nations didn't work harder to control emissions of greenhouse gases. In a report, the UN's top climate office said countries were failing to meet targets for reductions.

From Bad to Worse: Latest Figures on Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scientific American)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:56:18 GMT

The 38 countries that pledged to restrain their emissions of climate change?inducing greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide (CO2), are failing, according to new figures released today. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the body charged with overseeing global emission reduction efforts, says that, overall, greenhouse emissions--measured in terms of the ...

ENVIRONMENT: Massive Shift to Clean Energy Could Start Tomorrow - Inter Press Service

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:20:00 GMT

Solar power panels generate energy for a newly renovated local administrative building in Liberia. Credit:UN Photo/Christopher Herwig NEW YORK, Oct 28 (IPS) - An aggressive shift towards renewable power generation and energy effiency could save the ...

Roanoke business leaders pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:29:14 GMT

A coalition of Roanoke area business leaders have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by twenty percent in the next five years. The group held a news conference this morning in Roanoke.

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:11 GMT

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Media Advisory - Carbon Emissions Business Forum: Compliance ... - CNW Group

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:09:00 GMT

TORONTO, Nov. 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada's federal greenhouse gas regulations are to be instituted January 1, 2010, and business will shoulder the majority of responsibility and cost in complying with the new regulations. Senior business leaders ...

Roanoke businesses plan to cut greenhouse gases by 20 percent - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Some of Roanoke's leading businesses today announced they plan to cut their greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent over five years. Calling themselves the Clean and Green Business Coalition, representatives of the group gathered at the Orvis store in ...

Pepco Energy Services Generates 5 MW of Electricity at Bethlehem ... - PR Newswire

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:57:00 GMT

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- State and local representatives joined the management of the IESI Bethlehem Landfill and Pepco Energy Services representatives in Bethlehem today for the grand opening of a new 5 megawatt landfill gas powered ...

Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:53:00 GMT

Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. So the race is on to craft environmental legislation for next year. Sen. Barbara Boxer announced her plans to introduce a bill that will put ...

Bordeaux wine industry looks to cut greenhouse gases - Top News India

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Paris? - There is red wine and white wine, and now French wine may be green as well. The Bordeaux wine industry said it intends to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15 per cent over five years and by 75 per cent by 2050, the online trade publication ...

Earth Talk | To fly, or to drive? That is the question - Augusta Free Press

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:56:00 GMT

- Christine Matthews, Washington, D.C. The simple answer is that driving in a relatively fuel efficient car (25-30 miles per gallon) usually generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than flying. In assessing the global warming impact of a trip from ...

Africa agrees on climate change position: minister - New African

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:24:00 GMT

African countries adopted Wednesday a united front on climate change, as efforts get underway to negotiate a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an Algerian official said. "There is a joint African position," said ...

Clean Air Act no place for greenhouse gas regulation (AG Weekly)

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:31:09 GMT

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:04:11 GMT

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Coal industry, utilities ponder future under Obama

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:45:38 GMT

Coal industry, utilities ponder future under Obama November 21, 2008 02:55 PM CST Associated Press ST.

National Digest

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:50 GMT

Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state's safe-haven law.

Climate Change: Talks Could Learn From Indigenous Groups

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:43:31 GMT

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 - As the United Nations readies for a key climate change meeting in Poland next month, a London-based human rights group warns that any new deal on global warming would be seriously ...

Waxman Elected Chairman Of The House Energy And Commerce Committee

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:40:05 GMT

California Rep. Henry A. Waxman, long a critic of the oil and gas industry, has been elected by the U.S. House Democrat Caucus as the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most ...

County gets picky about garbage

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:26:43 GMT

Having already banned tires from Hawaii Island's two landfills, the County Council now wants to eliminate food, paper products and compostable organics from the rubbish dumps.

Servidyne Comments on Current Economic Conditions' Impact on Revenues and Order Activity

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:26:16 GMT

SERVIDYNE, INC. , a building performance efficiency and real estate company, today announced that despite difficult conditions in the overall economy, demand and new business activity improved in the Company's ...

BIO Urges EPA to Complete Sound Scientific Review Before ... - MarketWatch

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:20:46 GMT

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