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California declares drought emergencyFeb 28, 2009 - Reuters SAN FRANCISCO - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday declared a state emergency due to drought and said he would consider mandatory water rationing in the face of nearly $3 billion in economic losses from below-normal rainfall this year. |
Obama budget includes billions from CO2 tradeFeb 26, 2009 - Reuters WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget includes hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues from a greenhouse gas emissions trading system, an administration official said on Wednesday. |
NASA climate satellite crashes before reaching orbitFeb 24, 2009 - Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL - A NASA rocket carrying a climate satellite failed to successfully launch into orbit and fell into the ocean near Antarctica. |
Can Green Energy Act clean up Ontario's electricity supply?Feb 24, 2009 - The Toronto Star OPINION - Ontario's new Green Energy Act could unlock Ontario's green energy potential and set the province on the path to genuine global leadership. |
Coalition wants stronger climate targets by summerFeb 23, 2009 - NUPGE OTTAWA - Over thirty organizations working on climate change, today released an open letter to federal party leaders calling on them to pass Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, before Parliament’s summer break on June 23. |
Russian General vows action over 'Arctic militarization'Feb 23, 2009 - MINA MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday it was watching the extent of militarization in the Arctic as global warming makes potentially valuable resources in the polar region more accessible and would plan its strategy accordingly. |
Mass migrations and war: Dire climate scenarioFeb 21, 2009 - Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa - If we don't deal with climate change decisively, "what we're talking about then is extended world war," economist Lord Nicholas Stern says. No longer available |
Tar sands expansion stalled by low oil pricesFeb 20, 2009 - Globe and Mail FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALTA. — A massive bitumen upgrading project now lies abandoned. Upgrader Alley would have generated as many greenhouse gas emissions as 10 million vehicles – and consumed 10 times as much water as the City of Edmonton. No longer available |
PM, Obama pledge 'clean energy dialogue'Feb 19, 2009 - CBC News OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama say they are establishing a U.S.-Canada "clean energy dialogue" as the first step toward a North American climate change treaty. |
Chocolate maker to cut cow's greenhouse gas emissionsFeb 17, 2009 - The Guardian WILTSHIRE, UK - Production of Cadbury's famous glass-and-a-half of milk in every bar is responsible for 60% of the chocolate's carbon emissions, according to experts at the Carbon Trust who audited the company's emissions. |
Local, organic food directory publishedFeb 17, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has put together an organic food directory to help consumers, restaurants, retailers, food handlers and processors find local certified organic food sources. |
Geothermal heating not financially feasible for Waverley WestFeb 15, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The saline aquifer that lies below southwest Winnipeg would force builders to pump saltwater back below the surface when they were installing geothermal systems, and that would drive up the cost of green heat. |
US energy chief flags carbon taxFeb 14, 2009 - The Age WASHINGTON - US ENERGY Secretary Steven Chu has floated the idea of a carbon emissions tax to fight global warming. |
So long Viper, hello Volt and PriusFeb 13, 2009 - Globe and Mail TORONTO - The road ahead may be bumpy, but one thing is certain -the auto industry's future lies in eco-friendly cars. No longer available |
Scientists plan emergency summit on climate changeFeb 9, 2009 - The Guardian COPENHAGEN - Scientists are to hold an emergency summit to warn the world's politicians they are being too timid in their response to global warming. |
Lawsuit forces U.S. financing agencies to account for climateFeb 7, 2009 - ENS SAN FRANCISCO - Environmental groups and cities won a settlement Friday in a precedent-setting lawsuit that sought to force two U.S. government agencies to address the global warming effects of their overseas financing activities. |
EPA reconsidering California's car emissions waiverFeb 6 , 2009 - Reuters WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday it would reconsider California's request for the authority to cut greenhouse gas emissions by new cars and trucks to combat global warming. |
Canada's athletes campaign for a green 2010 Winter OlympicsFeb 6, 2009 - Canadian Press VANCOUVER - 74 Canadian athletes have co-signed a letter to the 2010 Olympic Games organizing committee in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., urging chief executive officer John Furlong to do more to make the Winter Games green. |
Canada's bid to cut greenhouse gases flawed: probeFeb 5, 2009 - Reuters OTTAWA - Two of Canada's major strategies for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases have major flaws and cannot achieve the promised results, the country's environmental watchdog said on Thursday. |
U.S. green zeal bad for Alberta oil sandsFeb 4 , 2009 - National Post WASHINGTON - U. S. President Barack Obama's New Energy for America plan probably will lead to significant legislation to combat climate change - a bad dream for Canada's oil sands industry. |
Australian weather watchers issue heatwave warningFeb 4, 2009 - The Daily MELBOURNE - Weather watchers warn Australians will have to get used to more heatwaves after the record-setting temperatures that have scorched the country's southeast so far this year. No longer available |
Joint Canada-US approach needed on climate policy: C.D. Howe Inst.Feb 3, 2009 - CNW TORONTO - A joint Canada-US approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is needed to minimize the negative impact on Canada's competitiveness, says a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. No longer available |
Winnipeg man takes home office off the gridFeb 2, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Some people buy a pack of recycled printer paper to green their office and call it a day. Mike Winiarz bought a solar power set-up and took his home office off the grid. |
OPINION: Scrap carbon tradingFeb 1, 2009 - Guardian.co.uk OPINION - This flawed system has failed to cut emissions. It's time to tackle the broader economic system that led to the climate crisis. |
OPINION: Canada's vast boreal forests must be protectedFeb 1 , 2009 - Times Colonist OPINION - A conservative, responsible approach to climate change demands we take a deliberate accounting of what we know and what we can control. And that scientific accounting points decisively toward the most effective option within our control - increased boreal forest conservation. |
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