Climate Change Action

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT

The Climate Change Action Center, 237 Main St. Bathurst, is holding an information session presented by the NB Environmental Law Society -- Topic: Environmental Investigations Wednesday, Nov.

'New Chapter' On Climate Change, Obama Says

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:56:27 GMT

Calling climate change an urgent challenge, President-elect Barack Obama promised Tuesday that Washington would take a leading role in combating it in the United States and throughout the world.

Cabinet news

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:24:06 GMT

Sala retains shipping's top job Cabinet has approved the re-appointment of Sala Theodore Sialau Toalepai as the General Manager for the Samoa Shipping Services for the next three years.

Governor Blagojevich to Sign International Agreement to Reduce...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:43:56 GMT

Governor Blagojevich to Sign International Agreement to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Deforestation World leaders will pledge to collaborate to reduce deforestation and improve land management CHICAGO - ...

Future Cars More Recyclable

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:30:23 GMT

At the Automotive News Green Car Conference, aluminum was deemed a cost-effective solution to future automotive development , especially in key areas such as fuel economy, reduced emissions, high recyclability ...

Obama Signals Climate Action

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:15:47 GMT

See what the Pew Center is saying about the Obama transition. Statement of Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change on President-Elect Barack Obama's RemarksA to the Bi-Partisan ...

Urban Action: 11/19-11/26

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:23:45 GMT

This week's calls to action include the following events and activities. A picture of peace in the Middle East Faith to Faith, a group of Rochester-area Muslims, Christians, and Jews working for peace between ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:30:12 GMT

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CA Climate Summit Looks Beyond Borders to Fight Global Warming - Common Dreams

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:20:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - November 19 - Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger concludes the two-day Global Climate Summit, an event designed to engage national and international leaders in global warming solution discussions and raise awareness about the upcoming ...

Seeing the Forest through the Trees - Bay Weekly

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:58:00 GMT

Seeing the Forest through the Trees Ezarthwatchers train at Edgewater for global action An expanding girth may not be a good thing ? unless a flourishing tree is doing the expansion. Armed with tape measures and tags, two teams of volunteers each ...

Changing the Climate: Looking Toward a More Cost Effective, Energy Efficient Future

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:35:41 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy are helping states lead the way in an effort to promote low cost energy efficiency.

UN climate official urges action on emission cuts - San Francisco Examiner

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:15:00 GMT

17 hrs ago: Schwarzenegger opens climate summit with Obama 1 day ago: Schwarzenegger opens climate change summit 1 day ago: Global climate summit to open in Los Angeles Related Topics: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ( Map , News ) - A ...

UN climate official urges action on emission cuts - Riverside Press Enterprise

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:15:00 GMT

A top United Nations climate official said Wednesday that regional government leaders must step up their efforts to combat global warming and press their national governments to follow their lead. Addressing an international climate summit, the U.N ...

Column : Taxing carbon - Financial Express

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:54:00 GMT

Does India?s corporate sector have an interest in a carbon tax, now? There are major issues of international equity around this contentious topic. Rich countries should indeed pay for action to deal with climate change in line with their ...

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:30:12 GMT

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Nike, Starbucks calling for new U.S. climate policy - Reuters

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:35:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nike Inc, Starbucks Corp and investor coalition Ceres are among the founding members of a new coalition calling for strong U.S. climate and energy legislation in early 2009. The group, named Business for Innovative Climate and ...

Government raises 54m by auctioning extra carbonemmission permits

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:05:26 GMT

The Treasury has raised 64.6m at its first auction of carbon emissions permits, pushing up the price of the credits by 23 cents per tonne on the European markets yesterday.

Climate change report deserves attention - La Jolla

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:31:00 GMT

Even if you're not a believer in the concept of "climate change," the Focus 2050 Study issued this week by the San Diego Foundation gives cause for concern and should serve as a wake-up call for all of us. The likelihood of a population that's ...

UPDATE 1-Nike, Starbucks calling for new US climate policy - FXStreet.com

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:16:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Nike Inc, Starbucks Corp and investor coalition Ceres are among the founding members of a new coalition calling for strong U.S. climate and energy legislation in early 2009. The group, named Business for Innovative ...

Five Major U.S. Companies Call for Congressional Action on Climate ... - CSR Wire

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:58:00 GMT

Nike, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, Sun Microsystems and Timberland Challenge Lawmakers to Raise the Bar for U.S. Climate and Energy Policy; 8 Principles Seek CO2 Emission Cuts, Clean Energy Investments, Coal Plant Limits (CSRwire) BOSTON, Mass ...

Obama promises leadership on climate change - USA Today

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:59:00 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama, seen here in Chicago on Monday, promises that his administration will play a leading role in addressing climate change. WASHINGTON (AP) ? Calling climate change an urgent challenge, President-elect Barack Obama ...

CEOs want $500B stimulus package from Obama - The Washington Times

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:31:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of business executives on Tuesday urged President-elect Barack Obama to "quickly implement" a large stimulus package soon after taking office. The stimulus should be in the range of $500 billion, said Roger Ferguson, chief ...

London may move off national grid

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:12:54 GMT

Building Services Journal reports that Lobby group London First saying that decentralised energy generation could reduce the capital's carbon emissions by 3.5 million tonnes a year.

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:30:12 GMT

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Greenpeace Shut Down EON Coal Plant Construction in the Netherlands

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:10:33 GMT

Supported by the Rainbow Warrior, a hundred of our volunteer activists occupied the construction site of the new E.ON coal fired power plant in Rotterdam. They halted construction for 10 hours before they were all arrested by police. Special police cut their chains and neck locks and removed everyone from the site by the end of the day. More details on the story here.

Action Against Agrofuels

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:21:10 GMT

On Thursday 16th October, activists frorm Action Against Agrofuel disrupted the European Biofuels Expo and Conference 2008, the largest agrofuels expo in Europe. A group of activists disguised as delegates entered the expo hall, climbed the wall and dropped banners on the main entrance, The aim of the protest was to highlight the link between agrofuels expansion and deforestation and world hunger

Online Coal Battle

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:15:15 GMT

So quite a few website seem to have joined the online coal battle against eon, all attempting to get nonewcoal.org.uk well up the google search rankings for the term 'eon'. The list includes: Coal Action Network Climate Change Action Green Ladywell Stuarts Big Green Spot Punk Science Eon CSR Blog Suitably Desparing Head Herritage If Just Today Where to Be My Entire Life Wikipedia Rising Tide

Five Major U.S. Companies Call for Congressional Action on Climate Change, Clean Energy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:33:10 GMT

Carbon Capture and Storage: Hype or Hope? (video)

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:50:59 GMT

I`ve just about finished my reading on ccs. Complex stuff, this video bellow is part of googles Tech Talks and explains the basics well.

Friendly fire?

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:25:38 GMT

Frank has been thinking about coal.

OXFAM run EON campaign

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:35:27 GMT

If you have a spare minute then please go over to Oxfam's website and send a quick email to EON's CEO. It's great to see yet another group getting in on the action against eon. I have said a bit about the anti-coal movement in the UK during previous posts including a recent press release from the climate camp who forced eon to cancel the last of there recruitment fair attendences due to regular

Exploiting vested interests.

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:23:58 GMT

I just found a fascinating article in the WSJ about the fact that electricity companies are considering a big buy of electric cars for there staff. Apparently electricity companies who stand to profit from growing electricity demand and greater stability--are considering giving the nascent industry a boost. Utilities would take possession of vehicles when they debut, likely in 2010 or 2011 if

Google Bomb EON

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:23:03 GMT

Power company E-On is hoping to build the first new coal-fired power station in the UK for a generation on the site of its present station at Kingsnorth in Kent. At a time of climate crisis, it's an obscenity. They've been the targets of all kinds of action, from last summer's Camp for Climate Action, to a series of smaller action on April 1st ('Fossil Fools Day'). One easy, comfy action can

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:30:12 GMT

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EON GIVES UP ON GRADUATE RECRUITMENT

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:43:35 GMT

National wave of student protest forces energy giant to abandon recruitment tour. Anti-coal protests at graduate careers fairs around the UK have forced E.ON to cancel the remainder of its recruitment tour. The energy company, which is planning to build a new coal power station at Kingsnorth, Kent [1], has seen at least seventeen of its careers events disrupted over the last few weeks [2]. This

EON (EOA.DE) Plans New Coal In UK: We Plan To Stop Them

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:39:16 GMT

EON is going around trying to recruit students with the message: "tackling climate change isnt something tacked onto our agenda it's at the heart of our business" They are being met by a concerted campaign (Imperial College--video, Kings College, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Nottingham, and others have had careers fairs crashed) I recently wrote about what eon are up against on '

Mori Poll on UK Attitudes to Energy: March 2007

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:44:38 GMT

MORI carried out a poll on UK attitudes to energy in March 2007. Although some things have changed in the interim i`m sure there are still some important insights for those of us concerned with energy policy.

CSR at EON

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:39:59 GMT

Just found an interesting blog on EON's CSR...possibly useful for when the PR wars start. EON CSR

48Hrs of Action Against EON and New Coal

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:04:55 GMT

FRIDAY 28TH AND SATURDAY 29TH OF NOVEMBER 2008 The UK Government is calling for an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050, we are calling for 48 hours of action against EON and new coal NOW. It?s easy enough to set a target that?s 42 years away, but we don?t stand a rapidly melting snowball?s chance of achieving it if the government give the green light to new coal fired power stations (7