April 2009

These are news articles that we have featured on our home page from the month of April 2009:

Winnipeg unveils three bike-friendly initiatives

Apr 29, 2009 - - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG — The city has announced three bike-friendly initiatives for this spring: a new cycling map for Winnipeg, the upcoming Bike to Work Day in June, and a GPS project that will let hundreds of cyclists track their routes around the city.

Winnipeg city councillor pushes trolley buses

Apr 28, 2009 - - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg could save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by embracing electric trolley buses, Transcona Coun. Russ Wyatt says.

Washington forum draws worst greenhouse polluter

Apr 27, 2009 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - Diplomats from the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters including the United States, China and India are set to take part in a forum on Monday at the U.S. State Department aimed at getting a U.N. agreement to curb global warming.

Katz symposium on sustainable development stirs optimism

Apr 26, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Speaker after speaker said they arrived skeptical at The Mayor's Symposium on Sustainable Development on Saturday and left feeling hope and optimism.

New California fuel rule may violate NAFTA: lawyer

Apr 24, 2009 - Reuters

CALGARY - California's new low-carbon fuel rules may be a violation of NAFTA and World Trade Organization provisions because they would unfairly limit exports of crude from Canada's oil sands to the state, a prominent Canadian trade lawyer said on Friday.

Debunking myths about the B.C. carbon tax

Apr 24, 2009 - Vancouver Sun

OPINION - The BC NDP promise to “axe the tax,” should they win the provincial election, while accomplishing all the same goals with no cost to BC taxpayers, is nothing short of intellectual dishonesty.

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U.S. brings "message of hope" to climate change talks

Apr 23, 2009 - Reuters

SYRACUSE, Italy - The top U.S. climate change official brought a "message of hope" to a summit of environment ministers from rich and poor nations on Wednesday, saying Washington was committed to curbing greenhouse gases.

U.S., California push ahead in climate politics

Apr 23, 2009 - Reuters

LOS ANGELES - Democrats in Congress worked on Thursday to win over U.S. lawmakers skeptical of climate change legislation, while climate leader California took another major step with low-carbon rules on fuels that could be copied nationwide.

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Apr 23, 2009 - British Antarctic Survey

ANTARCTICA - Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).

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Greenhouse emissions mounting

Apr 21, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse emissions are back on a "significant" growth trajectory despite bold promises from federal and provincial leaders to get serious about cutting discharges.

1970s lifestyle 'protects planet'

Apr 20, 2009 - BBC News

LONDON - Getting back to the relatively slim, trim days of the 1970s would help to tackle climate change, researchers say. The rising numbers of people who are overweight and obese in the UK means the nation uses 19% more food than 40 years ago, a study suggests.

Suzuki decries NDP over plan to axe carbon tax

Apr 18, 2009 - Globe and Mail

VANCOUVER - Canada's most prominent environmentalist is calling on British Columbia New Democrats to rewrite their election platform to drop their plan to axe the carbon tax introduced by the rival Liberals, suggesting an NDP victory could render politically "toxic" a needed environmental reform.

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Campbell defends carbon tax in wake of national report

Apr 17, 2009 - CBC News

VICTORIA - B.C. Liberal Leader Gordon Campbell was forced to defend his government's carbon tax on the campaign trail Thursday after a national government advisory panel issued a report saying the tax isn't the way to go.

U.S. clears way to regulate greenhouse gases

Apr 17, 2009 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration opened the way to regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare, in a sharp policy shift from the Bush administration.

GoCycle: The electric assist bike we have been waiting for?

Apr 16, 2009 - Tree Hugger

LONDON - Richard Thorpe was frustrated riding a regular bike. So he quit his job designing race cars at McLaren and developed "a new class of powered two wheeler".

New Zealand expected to exceed Kyoto target

Apr 15, 2009 - Reuters

WELLINGTON - New Zealand will better its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol because of drought and reassessment of its forests, a government report said on Wednesday.

Positive signs seen on new climate pact

Apr 15, 2009 - Reuters

CANBERRA - There are positive signs a climate summit in December will forge a broader pact between rich and poorer nations to fight global warming, a top Australian official and an influential Chinese expert said on Wednesday.

CO2 a threat under Clean Water Act?

Apr 14, 2009 - MSNBC

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration took another step toward regulating carbon dioxide, issuing a notice Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency will review whether those emissions should fall under the Clean Water Act.

New California homes would have to be energy producers

Apr 12, 2009 - Associated Press

SACRAMENTO - If state Assemblywoman Lori Saldana has her way, buyers of California homes built a little more than a decade from now would not have to worry about paying big electricity bills. The homes would produce power themselves.

Motivating Canada on Climate Change

Apr 10, 2009 - DeSmog Blog

OPINION - Saskatchewan might be picking a fight with Uncle Sam in the latest wierd chapter of Canadian climate policy – or lack thereof.

No cents in recycling as economy kills demand for material

Apr 9, 2009 - CBC News

VANCOUVER - If nobody wants what's in your blue recycling bin, is it just trash — albeit highly reusable trash — by another name? Is there ever a point where it would make more sense to send recyclable materials to a landfill?

What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia

Apr 9, 2009 - Los Angeles Time

GOULBURN VALLEY - With rainfall in the region at lower than 50% of average for more than a decade, Australia is witnessing the collapse of its agricultural sector and the nation's ability to feed itself.

Solar-powered cooker wins $75,000 climate prize

Apr 8, 2009 - Reuters

OSLO - A $6 cardboard box that uses solar power to cook food, sterilize water and could help 3 billion poor people cut greenhouse gases, has won a $75,000 prize for ideas to fight global warming.

City vehicles' idling to be studied

Apr 8, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - THE city will install special black boxes in most of its 1,600 fleet vehicles as part of a million-dollar effort to measure how much time the vehicles spend idling on the road, and how much gas each of them guzzles.

Winnipeggers' top concern? Roads, transit

Apr 8, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - Younger Winnipeg adults are more likely than their older counterparts to consider rapid transit a priority, according to a new Probe Research poll commissioned by the Free Press.

U.N. climate talks threaten our survival: Saudi Arabia

Apr 8, 2009 - Reuters

BONN, Germany - United Nations climate talks threaten Saudi Arabia's economic survival and the kingdom wants support for any shift from fossil fuels to other energy sources such as solar power, its lead climate negotiator said.

Carbon cap deal "very difficult": U.N. climate chief

Apr 6, 2009 - Reuters

BONN, Germany - It will be hard work getting rich nations to agree to cuts in greenhouse gases that are deep enough to satisfy the demands of developing countries at climate talks, U.N.'s climate chief told Reuters on Monday.

Ice shelf about to break away from Antarctic coast

Apr 6, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

PARIS - The European Space Agency is warning that a massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon.

Our green carbon future: Boreal forest a gold mine of conservation opportunities

Apr 6, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - At a recent speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, national Chief Phil Fontaine made the strong case that indigenous peoples, as the current and historic stewards of vast tracts of lands, could be key players in a new green-collar economy based on the protection of Canada's boreal forests. Manitobans would do well to heed his advice.

Province unveils plans to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions

Apr 2, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government plans to launch a number of programs to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions following recommendations from the Vehicle Standards Advisory Board.

Oil not to blame for climate change: OPEC

Apr 2, 2009 - Reuters

PARIS - OPEC said oil was not to blame for climate change and consuming countries should pay to fight the threat, while the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell said drivers could help by not buying Hummer sports utility vehicles.

Can Exxon Mobil survive Barack Obama?

Apr 1, 2009 - Energy Tribune

OPINION - For years, critics have skewered Exxon Mobil for funding skeptics of global warming, claiming that its corporate denial campaign has endangered the planet. The world’s largest private energy corporation now must confront a different sort of climate change—the one in Washington.

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