Monthly Archives: August 2009
A sometimes lonely trek for global warming awareness
New York Times: On Route 11 north of Tuscaloosa, Ala., last April, a pickup truck pulled up next to Greta Browne, and a young man began lecturing her about global warming. He had seen Ms. Browne’s T-shirt announcing that she was "Walking for the Climate," and he wanted to set her straight. Humans, he [...]
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Congress hears Alaskan views on Arctic Ocean issues
Alaska Journal: As oil and gas exploration and commercial shipping increases in Arctic regions, the U.S. Coast Guard is working to strengthen its presence in the U.S. Arctic, testing equipment and operating strategies to ensure safety, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Aug. 20. In his presentation to [...]
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Oil seed for bio-fuels gives Oregon farmers a lift
Oregonian: Oregon canola sales have soared from $286,000 in 2006 to $1,176,000 last year. Kent Madison raises canola seed on his Eastern Oregon farm near Echo. Behind him is a truckload of the high-protein canola feed left over after the oil has been extracted. The value of Oregon’s oil seed crops — plants grown [...]
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Looming Election Could Strengthen Japan’s Climate Policy
ClimateWire: Japan’s landmark elections next week could have sweeping implications for the country’s climate change policies. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), projected to win by a landslide, has pledged to slash Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent below 1990 levels in the coming decade, compared to the 15 percent cut promised by the [...]
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Millions in Nepal facing hunger as climate changes
Associated Press: Millions of people in Nepal face severe food shortages because global climate change has disrupted weather patterns and slashed crop yields in the Himalayan nation, an international aid agency warned Friday. Changing weather patterns have dramatically affected crop production in Nepal, leaving farmers unable to properly feed themselves and pushing them into [...]
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Scientists warn UN “drastically under-estimated” climate change costs
Business Green: The global cost of adapting to global warming will be many times greater than the official estimates currently being considered by international negotiators preparing to take part in the UN’s Copenhagen talks. That was the stark warning issued yesterday as part of a major new report on the cost of adapting to [...]
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Activists seek tough UN climate pact in 100 days
Reuters: Activists launched what they called the world’s biggest campaign to combat global warming on Friday, urging governments to agree a tough U.N. climate pact at talks in Copenhagen starting in 100 days’ time. Environmental organizations, trade unions, religious groups, scientists, anti-poverty campaigners and others representing tens of millions of people teamed up to [...]
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Obama Faces Uphill Climate-Change Battle
Forbes: The House of Representatives in June narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, sponsored by Democrats Henry Waxman of California and Edward Markey of Massachusetts. The bill marked the first time that either chamber of Congress had successfully pushed through legislation to limit U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. President Barack Obama wants to [...]
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Fair wind blowing for US renewables as firms open acquisition war chests
Business Green: UK private holdings firm Terra Firma has underlined its confidence in the burgeoning North American wind energy market, shelling out a rumoured $350m (£215m) to acquire US-based wind farm developer EverPower. EverPower has wind farm projects under development in Oregon, New York, Philadelphia, and Ohio. The company’s previous big cash injection was [...]
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Indonesia says 60 per cent cut in carbon emissions possible
window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Business Green: As rich nations continue to debate whether they can cut carbon emissions by even 20 to 30 per cent over the next few decades, Indonesia’s national climate change council yesterday said that the country could slash emissions by up to 60 per cent by 2030, providing it implements major policy [...]
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United States: Scorching heat fuels Los Angeles wildfires
Reuters: Firefighters battling four wildfires around Los Angeles saved hundreds of homes in an affluent coastal community but struggled against a larger fire coming down the mountains toward another exclusive suburb. With temperatures in excess of 100 Fahrenheit (37 Celsius), flames flared above La Canada Flintridge, where nearly 900 homes were under voluntary evacuation, [...]
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Firms in danger of missing emissions targets