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Scientists make climate plea to HarperJun 24, 2008 - Canwest News OTTAWA - More than 100 leading climate scientists have launched a new offensive challenging the federal government's climate change plan and urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper along with other Canadian politicians to accelerate efforts to crack down on human activity linked to global warming. |
Put oil firm chiefs on trial, says leading climate change scientistJun 23, 2008 - The Guardian WASHINGTON - James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, will today call for the chief executives of large fossil fuel companies to be put on trial for high crimes against humanity and nature, accusing them of actively spreading doubt about global warming in the same way that tobacco companies blurred the links between smoking and cancer. |
U.S. mayors join call for ban on oilsands-based gasolineJun 23, 2008 - CBC News MIAMI - U.S. mayors are adding their voices to those raising concerns about energy produced from Alberta's vast oilsands. |
Canada braces for wave of 'climate change refugees'Jun 23, 2008 - Toronto Sun TORONTO - Canada and other rich nations should soon expect waves of "climate change refugees" to appear on their shores as a result of being forced out of their homes by environmental disasters. |
Bike-To-Work has commuters out and ridingJun 21, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - IF you drove to work Friday you missed out on a chance to be part of history as part of Winnipeg's first annual Bike-To-Work day. |
Is climate change why new mosquito hit town?Jun 20, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - A bright blue mosquito that carries West Nile virus but doesn't suck human blood is the first new skeeter species discovered in Winnipeg since the 1940s. |
Dion proposes shifting tax burden onto carbon useJun 19, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is proposing a $15.4-billion-a-year tax shift that would hike the cost of burning fossil fuels while lowering income taxes and boosting family support payments. |
Friends of the Earth take Ottawa to court over KyotoJun 18, 2008 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA - The federal government is being challenged in court by Friends of the Earth Canada for filing a plan to reduce greenhouse gases that doesn't meet Canada's obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, the first time any country has faced such a lawsuit. |
Japan PM: G8 not forum for CO2 cut goalsJun 17, 2008 - Reuters TOKYO - G8 rich nations won't set a target for cutting CO2 emissions by 2020 or 2030 when their leaders meet next month, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said on Tuesday, dampening hopes of a step that environmentalists say is key. |
U.S. senator says Canada's oilsands won't be penalized by restrictionsJun 11, 2008 - Canadian Press WASHINGTON - Canada's oilsands won't be penalized by American legislation that prohibits the U.S. government from buying alternative fuels with higher greenhouse gas emissions than conventional sources, Senator Jeff Bingaman said Wednesday. |
Melting Arctic ice could spur inland warming: studyJun 11, 2008 - Reuters WASHINGTON - If Arctic sea ice starts melting fast, polar bears and ring seals wouldn't be the only creatures to feel it: A study released on Tuesday suggests it could spur warmer temperatures hundreds of miles (km) inland. |
Manitoba unveils plan for green awardsJun 10, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is trying to go green and they want to reward you for helping. Awards will be presented for action on climate change, air quality and energy efficiency, education for sustainability, research and innovation for sustainability and outstanding achievement in sustainability, among others. |
Millions of U.S. workers stand to gain from green industries: reportJun 9, 2008 - Alternet.org NEW YORK - A new report shows that the quickest way to put Americans back to work is through investments in solving global warming. |
Tories in bed with big oil, Liberals say of Conservative gas-pump adsJun 8, 2008 - Canadian Press OTTAWA — Stephen Harper's Conservative party has released a series of sneering radio and gas-pump ads that portray the Liberal environmental plan as a massive tax grab - even though they haven't seen the blueprint. No longer available |
U.S. climate bill dies; hope for 2009Jun 6, 2008 - Reuters WASHINGTON - A U.S. carbon-capping bill aimed at curbing climate change died on Friday in the Senate but its supporters looked to the next president to enact a global warming law as early as 2009. |
Canada first in the world to pass climate actJun 6, 2008 - Indiaserver.com OTTAWA - On Wednesday, June 4, 2008, Canada became the first country in the world to pass the climate act. The Climate Change Accountability Bill (C-377) commits the country to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. |
Possible to slash CO2 emissions by 85 percent by 2050: NGOJun 5, 2008 - AFP OSLO - From biomass plants to burying carbon dioxide, Norwegian environmental group Bellona on Thursday listed a slew of methods it said would enable an 85-percent reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. No longer available |
Manitoba using trees to meet KyotoJun 5, 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is hoping five million new trees will remove 13,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year. No longer available |
World Environment Day calls for end to CO2 addictionJun 5, 2008 - Reuters WELLINGTON - The United Nations urged the world on Thursday to kick the habit of producing carbon dioxide, saying everyone must act to fight climate change. |
MPs approve climate-change billJun 4, 2008 - Canadian Press OTTAWA — The House of Commons has given its final approval to a controversial climate-change bill that would require the government to drastically cut greenhouse gases. |
Climate change spurs scrap metal recyclingJun 4, 2008 - Reuters MONTE CARLO - The future looks rosy for scrap metal traders as the world's resources begin to run out and the threat of climate change triggers energy savings, a recycling conference heard this week. |
Tory transit plan carries hefty price estimates for CanadiansJun 3, 2008 - CanWest News OTTAWA - The Harper government's plan to boost public transit ridership with tax rebates will cost Canadian taxpayers an average of about $36,000 for every car removed from the road, estimates in a new federal "climate change plan" have revealed. |
Environment 'more vital than economy'Jun 3, 2008 - BBC News LONDON - Tackling climate change is too crucial to be derailed by a temporary economic downturn, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) head has said. |
White House slams climate billJun 2, 2008 - Reuters WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday slammed legislation the U.S. Senate will consider this week aimed at controlling climate change, arguing it would cut economic growth and lead to soaring gasoline prices. |
Ottawa blasts potential cap-and-trade system dealJun 1, 2008 - Canadian Press QUEBEC - A plan by the governments of Ontario and Quebec to forge their own carbon trading system threatens to undermine Ottawa's approach to fighting climate change, federal Environment Minister John Baird said Sunday. |
Soaring living costs cloud U.N. climate talksJun 1, 2008 - Reuters BONN - U.N.-led climate talks kick off on Monday in Germany with experts trying to forge a global warming pact facing a new challenge from critics who say climate change measures are partly to blame for higher food and energy prices. |
Cost drives Senate debate on global warmingJun 1, 2008 - CBC News WASHINGTON - From higher electric bills to more expensive gasoline, the possible economic cost of tackling global warming is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress. |
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