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Wal-Mart to cut emissions from supply chainFeb 25, 2010 - Reuters SAN FRANCISCO - Wal-Mart plans to massively cut greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain within five years - an effort the retailer said is equivalent to taking more than 3.8 million cars off the road for a year. The move is part of broader goals Wal-Mart has outlined to one day use only renewable energy and create zero waste. |
Hummer: China isn't buying it eitherFeb 25, 2010 - New York Times EDITORIAL - This week, the Chinese company Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery withdrew its bid to buy the Hummer brand from General Motors after the Chinese government refused to approve the deal. For a vehicle whose status as a symbol long ago overtook its value as a product, this represents more than a failed business transaction. |
Conservative MP decries climate-change 'alarmism'Feb 24, 2010 - The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Stephen Harper’s sincerity in tackling climate change was challenged Wednesday after his former foreign affairs minister assailed what he described as alarmism over global warming. |
Methane levels may see 'runaway' rise, scientists warnFeb 22, 2010 - Independent LONDON - Atmospheric levels of methane, a greenhouse gas which is much more powerful than carbon dioxide have risen significantly for the last three years running, scientists will disclose today – leading to fears that a major global-warming "feedback" is beginning to kick in. |
Lessons from a green Zamboni's failureFeb 22, 2010 - Calgary Herald COMMENTARY - The breakdown of an electric Zamboni at Vancouver’s “green” Olympics required carbon-spewing ice machines be brought in from Calgary. Yet those in the oil and gas business, or indeed in any energy-related enterprise, should be careful about too much conceit these days. No longer available |
Mayor wants Winnipeg to have a light-rail system 'just like Calgary'Feb 22, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Mayor Sam Katz wants Winnipeg to have a network of light-rail lines, but the provincial and federal governments would prefer to see the city focus on its existing bus rapid-transit plan. |
U.N. climate chief de Boer to quit in JulyFeb 18, 2010 - Reuters LONDON/OSLO - U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said Thursday he will step down in July to join a consultancy group, saying a new era of diplomacy was starting after the Copenhagen summit fell short of agreeing a new treaty. |
The doubters do disservice to climate factsFeb 18, 2010 - The Globe and Mail COMMENTARY - If the vast bulk of evidence says climate change is real and that humans are almost certainly to blame, why is the science being dismissed as exaggerated, unreliable or even fraudulent by the climate change doubters? |
Energy, environment top agenda for Canadian premiers in D.C.Feb 17, 2010 - The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - Seven Canadian premiers descend upon the U.S. capital this week for the winter meeting of the influential National Governors Association. The premiers will get their moment in the spotlight with two roundtables being held on Saturday focused on energy and the environment. No longer available |
Fresh start on carbon battleFeb 16, 2010 - The Denver Post EDITORIAL - The political climate in Congress for a cap-and-trade bill seems pretty hostile these days. However, the idea of putting a price on carbon has been resurrected in a far simpler, bipartisan proposal called cap-and-dividend. |
'Carbon fast' an option for observers of LentFeb 16, 2010 - The Hartford Courant HARTFORD, CT - Some people may be tired of giving up chocolate, vodka, fried chicken or poker for the 40 days of Lent. As many of the Christian faith begin Lent on Wednesday, one option — the "carbon fast" — could be as basic as unplugging your cellphone charger when not in use. |
Scientists seek better way to do climate reportFeb 10, 2010 - Associated Press WASHINGTON - No errors have surfaced in the first and most well-known of the IPCC reports, which said the physics of a warming atmosphere and rising seas is man-made and incontrovertible. So far, four mistakes have been discovered in the second report, which attempts to translate what global warming might mean to daily lives around the world. |
Climate science emails cannot destroy argument that world is warming, humans responsibleFeb 9, 2010 - Guardian ANALYSIS - Is the science of climate change fatally flawed by the climategate revelations? Absolutely not. Nothing uncovered in the emails destroys the argument that humans are warming the planet. |
City looking at adding bike lane on PembinaFeb 9, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The City of Winnipeg will try to find a way to build bike lanes on a stretch of Pembina Highway that's slated to be resurfaced this summer. |
Portland promotes urban cycling, but costs will be highFeb 5, 2010 - Christian Science Monitor PORTLAND, Ore - The 2030 Portland Bicycle Plan, envisioning a future when 25 percent of trips are made by bike, is expected to coast to approval when it goes before the City Council today. The eco-conscious city plans to build more than 680 miles of new bikeways in the coming two decades at a cost of $613 million. |
Arctic ice melt alarms scientistsFeb 5, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Sea ice in Canada's fragile Arctic is melting more quickly than anyone expected, the lead investigator in the largest climate change study done in Canada said Friday. |
Senators working on a compromise U.S. climate billFeb 4, 2010 - Reuters WASHINGTON - Three U.S. senators are trying to broker a deal on a domestic energy and environment bill requiring reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed for global warming. |
Anatomy of IPCC’s mistake on Himalayan glaciers and the year 2035Feb 4, 2010 - Yale Climate Forum ANALYSIS - The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report’s malformed paragraph on Himalayan glacier melt has prompted intense, and warranted, criticism of the IPCC review process. A careful look shows a complex set of conflations and misquotations begun by some science journalists more than a decade ago, transmitted and compounded by members of the IPCC Working Group II writing team, and hopelessly muddled by hasty, confused press coverage. |
How to fight the climate change backlashFeb 2, 2010 - BusinessGreen OPINION - The so-called climategate scandal has reignited opposition to the low-carbon economy, and it is time business leaders fought back. |
Obama: cap-and-trade may be separate in Senate billFeb 2, 2010 - Reuters NASHUA, New Hampshire - U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that a controversial "cap-and-trade" mechanism to fight climate change could be separated from other aspects of an energy bill before the U.S. Senate. |
How the 'climategate' scandal is bogus and based on climate sceptics' liesFeb 1, 2010 - Guardian OPINION - Almost all the media and political discussion about the hacked climate emails has been based on brief soundbites publicised by professional sceptics and their blogs. In many cases, these have been taken out of context and twisted to mean something they were never intended to. |
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