March 2010

These are news articles that we have featured on our home page from the month of March 2010:

Who funds contrariness on climate change?

Mar 31, 2010 - Scientific American

WASHINGTON - A new Greenpeace report accuses one of the nation's largest conglomerates of sowing confusion around scientific assertions behind climate change, a broadside that comes amid waning public engagement on human-caused emissions.

Avatar director Cameron returns fire on climate deniers

Mar 25, 2010 - TreeHugger

NEW YORK - Perhaps agitated by the slew of conservatives who have criticized his action/fantasy movie Avatar as being anti-American eco propaganda, director James Cameron has returned fire. During a press conference, Cameron took on his detractors. And then some.

China takes lead in clean-power investment

Mar 25, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON - China overtook the United States for the first time last year in the race to invest in wind, solar and other sources of clean energy, according to a comprehensive new report that raises questions about American competitiveness in a booming global market.

EU yields to Canada over oil trade "barriers": Sources

Mar 24, 2010 - Reuters

BRUSSELS - The European Union has yielded to Canadian demands it remove possible trade barriers to polluting oil sands to avoid further damage to ties, according to sources and leaked documents.

Study: Greenland ice loss accelerating

Mar 24, 2010 - USA Today

IRVINE, CA - Ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet, the world's second-largest, is now spreading up along the northwest coast, with this acceleration likely starting in late 2005.

'Smart growth' taking hold in U.S. cities, study says

Mar 24, 2010 - New York Times

WASHINGTON - Redevelopment of urban centers has continued to outpace construction in the outskirts of suburbia, according to a recent U.S. EPA study, suggesting a "fundamental shift" has begun in the real estate market as the Obama administration pushes denser development through its "livability" initiative.

U.S. Sen. Graham peeved on health care but will stick with climate bill

Mar 23, 2010 - New York Times

WASHINGTON - Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he is not abandoning negotiations on a comprehensive energy and climate bill even as he warns of partisan gridlock following the Democrats' push this week to pass health care reform.

New light shed on North Pole ice trends

Mar 22, 2010 - New York Times

WASHINGTON state - The latest research shows that while a decades-long trend toward thinner and sparser ice looks to continue, with warming from greenhouse gases and soot contributing to the change, expect a lot of variability along the way to a projected open-water summertime Arctic.

Canada isn't cleaning up on green technology exports

Mar 22, 2010 - Globe and Mail

COMMENTARY - Around the world, trade and investment in technologies that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions – such as solar power, energy efficient appliances and hybrid cars – is growing rapidly. Unfortunately, Canadian businesses are largely failing to take advantage of these global opportunities.

Spin, science and climate change

Mar 18, 2010 - The Economist

COMMENTARY - Action on climate is justified, not because the science is certain, but precisely because it is not.

Jim Prentice reaches out amid climate backlash

Mar 16, 2010 - Canadian Press

OPINION - Environment Minister Jim Prentice wants to know what Canadians think about a proposed new strategy to ensure the environment is taken into consideration when the federal government develops policies and programs.

Demise of Canadian climate research would impact global initiatives: scientists

Mar 14, 2010 - Canadian Press

MONTREAL - When government funding for a foundation dedicated to climate research dries up at the end of the year, scientists say the aftershocks of its departure will be felt not only in Canada but by researchers around the globe.

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British Columbia OKs 19 projects in clean power push

Mar 12, 2010 - Reuters

OTTAWA - British Columbia has given the green light to 19 private-sector clean energy projects that will generate enough power to supply nearly 218,000 homes in Canada's Pacific Coast province.

Tropicana: Trying to make a greener orange juice

Mar 11, 2010 - Time.com

BRADENTON, FL - PepsiCo has determined the carbon footprint of Tropican orange juice. The single biggest contributor isn't the transport of the juice to stores or the energy required to operate a modern citrus farm. Rather, it is the fertilizer used to grow the orange trees.

More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll

Mar 11, 2010 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated, as more people also doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.

EU to exceed 2020 green energy target: forecasts

Mar 11, 2010 - Reuters

BRUSSELS - New forecasts suggest the European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said Thursday.

China says Climate change is a fact

Mar 11, 2010 - Radio Austrailia News

BEIJING - A deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial. Senior Chinese government figures have described the view that climate change is not man-made as an "extreme" stance which is out of step with mainstream thought.

Developers lament loss of federal wind subsidies in Canada

Mar 10, 2010 - The New York Times

OTTAWA - The Canadian Wind Energy Association is expressing disappointment with the federal government’s recent decision not to expand or extend the so-called ecoEnergy program — which delivered subsidies to renewable energy developers — in its new budget.

Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting

Mar 10, 2010 - Reuters

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.

Ontario bolsters green support as Europe backs off

Mar 9, 2010 - Reuters

VANCOUVER - Ontario is becoming a magnet for global heavy hitters in the green energy sector, drawn by alluring subsidies at a time when incentives are being scaled back elsewhere.

China and India join Copenhagen accord

Mar 9, 2010 - Guardian

UN - China and India wrote to the UN's climate secretariat today agreeing to be "listed" as a parties to the Copenhagen accord, the last-minute agreement that emerged from the chaos of the UN's summit in Copenhagen.

Will South Dakota schools teach kids climate change isn't real?

Mar 3, 2010 - The New York Times

PIERRE, SD - In a stunning move, South Dakota is on the verge of passing legislation to teach climate change denialism in its public schools.

Ontario to launch energy efficiency program for industry

Mar 3, 2010 - The Toronto Star

TORONTO - Later this month, Ontario will launch an ambitious provincial program that will help that province's biggest industrial players become more efficient users of electricity and stronger competitors on the world stage.

Ducks struggled in oilsands goo after landing on waste pond: court

Mar 2, 2010 - The Canadian Press

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - Videos of dead and dying waterfowl covered with oil are being shown at the trial of Syncrude Canada on federal and provincial environmental charges. On April 28, 2008 1,600 ducks landed on the massive Syncrude tailings pond.

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In India, a clear victor on the climate action front

Mar 1, 2010 - Yale Environment 360

DELHI - India has previously hung back on climate change action, adamant that its prime responsibility was to give its citizens a better life, climate impacts notwithstanding. Today Delhi accepts that it is in India’s best interests to be constructively engaged in low-carbon policies both at home and internationally. And in the public battles that have been fought over India’s future responsibilities in climate change diplomacy, it is Jairam Ramesh who has triumphed.

Alberta works quietly to improve image of oilsands

Mar 1, 2010 - The New York Times

WASHINGTON - Canadian officials are campaigning to ensure that local leaders around the U.S.A. know that tampering with the economic umbilical cord between places like Milwaukee and the Alberta oil sands could make a difference when local lawmakers consider restricting refined Canadian crude from being hosed into Dairyland gas tanks.

Climate scientist admits sending 'awful emails' but denies perverting peer review

Mar 1, 2010 - Guardian

LONDON - The scientist at the centre of a media storm over global warming research admitted today he had sent "awful emails" but said he expected to be cleared of accusations that he tried to pervert the scientific process.

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