April 2008

These are news articles that we have featured on our home page in the month of April 2008:

Two-thirds of Americans want next president to act on climate change, new poll shows

Apr 30, 2008 - Earth Times

LOS ANGELES - A new poll released today shows that two-thirds of all U.S. adults believe it is important that the next president of the United States have a policy which addresses climate change.

Winnipeg spending $3M on bike paths

Apr 26, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg will spend more than $3 million this year to create 70 kilometres of new bike-and-pedestrian paths and bike lanes in an effort to make the city easier to navigate for commuters who don't use cars.

Polar bear seen in trouble, not endangered

Apr 25, 2008 - Reuters

OTTAWA - The polar bear, a symbol of Canada's far north as well as the effects of climate change on the sensitive Arctic environment, is in trouble, but it is not endangered or threatened with extinction, a Canadian advisory panel said on Friday.

CO2, methane up sharply in 2007

Apr 23, 2008 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - The amount of two key greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere rose sharply in 2007, and carbon dioxide levels this year are literally off the chart, the U.S. government reported on Wednesday.

Manitoba releases Kyoto plan

Apr 21, 2008 - MB News Release

WINNIPEG - Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau today released Beyond Kyoto, Manitoba’s detailed action plan to reach its proposed legislated Kyoto target by 2012.

US Governors unite to cut emissions

Apr 20, 2008 - IPS

NEW HAVEN - U.S. state governors say they are fed up with the George W. Bush administration's foot-dragging on climate change and will go ahead - and around - the White House to reduce greenhouse gases.

Manitoba Hydro reaches $2B power agreement with Wisconsin

Apr 17, 2008 - CBC News

WINNIPEG - Deal allows the province to maintain low energy rates for Manitobans for years to come, while at the same time reducing the production of greenhouse gases by reducing the need for thermal generation in the United States.

Climate expert Stern says he underestimated threat

Apr 16, 2008 - Reuters

LONDON - Climate change expert Nicholas Stern says he underestimated the threat from global warming in a major report 18 months ago when he compared the economic risk to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Forecast for big sea level rise

Apr 16, 2008 - BBC News

VIENNA - Sea levels could rise by up to one-and-a-half metres by the end of this century, according to a new scientific analysis.

Ultracapacitors: the future of electric cars?

Apr 16, 2008 - Christian Science Monitor

TORONTO - ZENN Motors says its electric car will cruise for 250 miles on a single five-minute charge. Skeptics cry shenanigans.

Bush urges halt of CO2 emission growth by 2025

Apr 16, 2008 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - George W. Bush on Wednesday called for halting the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, but offered few ideas on how to do so before his term ends next year and drew quick criticism.

Manitoba's Kyoto bill will be a first in Canada

Apr 12, 2008 - Globe & Mail

WINNIPEG - Manitoba will be the first province to legislate its commitment to reaching Kyoto targets for greenhouse-gas emissions by 2012, Premier Gary Doer announced yesterday.

Doer's got Kyoto on his mind

Apr 12, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - The Doer government will crack down on old beaters, leaky attics and pig poop to meet its climate change targets and, if that fails, Premier Gary Doer says he expects his government will get punted from office.

Earth Hour should happen more often: poll

Apr 10, 2008 - Canadian Press

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests most Canadians think Earth Hour should happen more often.

Congress should take lead on CO2 rules: lawmakers

Apr 10, 2008 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - The task of writing first-ever rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions should fall to Congress and not federal regulators, key lawmakers in the House of Representatives said on Thursday.

U.S. health official: Warming a serious concern

Apr 9, 2008 - AP

WASHINGTON - A top government health official said Wednesday that climate change is expected to have a significant impact on health in the next few decades, with certain regions of the country — and the elderly and children — most vulnerable to increased health problems.

Scientist turns up the heat with new alert on warming

Apr 8, 2008 - The Age

NEW YORK - A leading climate scientist says the European Union and its international partners must urgently rethink targets for cutting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because of fears they have grossly underestimated the scale of the problem.

Car makers try to copy green halo of Prius

Apr 7, 2008 - Reuters

DETROIT - When Tom Weatherbee swapped his minivan for a Toyota Prius hybrid two years ago, he was mostly hoping to save money at the gas pump.

U.S. droughts endanger Canada's water: study

Apr 4, 2008 - Reuters

OTTAWA - Increasing droughts in the United States and American unhappiness over NAFTA mean Canada could one day be forced to allow bulk shipments of water to its giant neighbor, a left-leaning think tank said on Thursday.

World Bank accused of climate change "hijack"

Apr 4, 2008 - Reuters

BANGKOK - Developing countries and environmental groups accused the World Bank on Friday of trying to seize control of the billions of dollars of aid that will be used to tackle climate change in the next four decades.

B.C. introduces carbon cap-and-trade legislation

Apr 4, 2008 - CBC News

VICTORIA — The B.C. government is aiming to reduce air pollution with new legislation capping some greenhouse gas emissions, but the opposition says the plan is full of holes.

US States sue EPA to move on global warming

Apr 2, 2008 - MSNBC

BOSTON - A coalition of states on Wednesday sued the Bush administration, saying it has failed to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for regulating the greenhouse gases tied to global warming.

Bush official fails to show for polar bear hearing

Apr 2, 2008 - MSNBC

WASHINGTON - Sen. Barbara Boxer held a hearing Wednesday to find out why the Bush administration has put off deciding whether to list Alaska's polar bears as a threatened species. But her star witness, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, didn't show.

Installed US wind power rose 45 percent last year

Apr 2, 2008 - Reuters

NEW YORK - Installed U.S. wind energy capacity grew nearly 45 percent last year to 16,800 megawatts, or about enough to serve 4.5 million homes, as interest in low-carbon power grew, an industry group said on Wednesday.

Obama: I'd hire Al Gore

Apr 2, 2008 - Reuters

WALLINGFORD, Pa. - Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he would give Al Gore, a Nobel prize winner, a major role in an Obama administration to address the problem of global warming.

Gore unveils $300 million warming campaign

Apr 1, 2008 - MSNBC

NASHVILLE - Nobel prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore launched a three-year, $300 million advocacy campaign calling for the United States to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

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