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The Gulf oil spill in context: US oil consumptionMay 31, 2010 - Mongabay.com BACKGROUND - The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is perhaps the United States' worst environmental disaster. The fact that the US is drilling over a mile below the surface in one of its most important marine ecosystems is related to US consumption of oil: the highest in the world. |
U-Va. to fight subpoena of climate professor's documentsMay 28, 2010 - Washington Post RICHMOND - Virginia's flagship university went to court Thursday to fight an effort by Virginia Attorney Gen. Ken Cuccinelli II (R) to get documents from a former climate scientist at the school, an unusual confrontation that will test the bounds of academic freedom and result in the college facing down its own lawyer in court. |
US climate agency warns of worst hurricane season since 2005May 27, 2010 - Reuters WASHINGTON - The Atlantic storm season may be the most intense since 2005, the U.S. government's top climate agency predicted on Thursday. In addition to the risk that major hurricanes can pose to about one-quarter of U.S. oil production and more than a 10th of natural gas output offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, this year's storms could threaten to complicate efforts to combat the environmental disaster of BP's gushing oil well. |
Countries agree to spend big to save world's forestsMay 27, 2010 - Reuters OSLO - Rich and poor countries today agreed on guidelines for releasing aid to save forests, in the first concrete sign of global action on climate change since Copenhagen. |
Going green is good business, say CEOsMay 26, 2010 - Canwest News OTTAWA - A growing realization that there's money to be made from going green has helped take environmental initiatives from the grassroots to the executive suite. |
Cost, benefits of Ottawa's new vehicle emission standardsMay 24, 2010 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA - Ottawa believes new greenhouse gas emission standards will add about 5% to the cost of a new car. However, Environment Canada calculates that motorists will recover their added upfront costs in a year and a half. |
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World's water steadily warming upMay 20, 2010 - Reuters LONDON - The top layer of the world's ocean has warmed steadily since 1993, a strong sign of global warming and a key driver of sea level rise, according to a study by an international team of scientists. |
Experts: Raise fuel cost to ease tempsMay 19, 2010 - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Ditching its past cautious tone, America's top scientists urged the US government Wednesday to take drastic action to raise the cost of using coal and oil to slow global warming. |
Three years without oilMay 18, 2010 - CNN ORLANDO - The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has triggered heated debate about where the United States gets its energy supplies. Some say domestic drilling is necessary to avoid U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Others say the country needs to look to other fuel sources. But one man has found his own solution. |
Manitoba hub for Arctic ice studyMay 18, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Manitoba and Greenland teamed up Monday to explore why Arctic sea and glacier ice is melting so quickly. And the two main researchers heading up the $35-million project say one of their first tasks is to deal with those who claim man-made climate change is a bunch of hooey. |
April, first four months of 2010 warmest on recordMay 17, 2010 - MSNBC WASHINGTON - The planet's average land and sea temperature for April was 14.5 degrees Celsius, the hottest for any April since recordkeeping began in 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. |
U.N. to pick Costa Rican as new climate chief: sourcesMay 17, 2010 - Reuters OSLO - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has chosen Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres as the new U.N. climate chief to head stalled, international talks, sources close to the matter said on Monday. |
Stern urges Harper to talk climate change finance at G20May 13, 2010 - Globe & Mail OTTAWA - British economist Nicholas Stern says the G20 has a role in achieving the “political agreement” that he believes is necessary to advance on the commitments made at the United Nations’ climate change conference in Copenhagen in December. |
Solar power could produce 25% of global electricity by 2050: studiesMay 12, 2010 - Los Angeles Times VALENCIA, Spain - By 2050, the world could be getting a quarter of its electricity from solar power, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. |
US Senate gets climate, energy bill, modified by growing gulf spillMay 12, 2010 - New York Times WASHINGTON — The long delayed and much amended Senate plan to deal with global warming and energy was unveiled on Wednesday to considerable fanfare but uncertain prospects. |
'Climate dice' now dangerously loaded: leading scientistMay 12, 2010 - AFP PARIS — Evidence for global warming has mounted but public awareness of the threat has shrunk, due to a cold northern winter and finger-pointing at the UN's climate experts, a top scientist warned Wednesday. |
US cities, car companies work to prepare for electric vehicle arrivalMay 10, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal NEW YORK - With the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt due to launch late this year, the car companies are making deals with local officials around the USA to set up public charging stations and make it easier for customers to power up at home. |
TD says bets on environment should beat marketMay 10, 2010 - Reuters TORONTO - Canadian fund manager Thomas George says environmentally responsible companies should beat the broader market, given growing renewable energy demand and tighter regulations, particularly after the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Secret Copenhagen recording reveals China, India resistanceMay 7, 2010 - The Guardian BERLIN - A leaked recording of behind-the-scenes negotiations between world leaders at the Copenhagen climate summit in December has revealed bad-tempered exchanges and clear frustrations from Europeans at what they saw as intransigence by the Chinese. |
Four energy technologies that could replace oilMay 7, 2010 - Yahoo News SOLUTIONS - Every time there's an energy-related disaster, it boosts the prospects for clean alternatives. |
Canadian Climate Change Accountability Act passes final voteMay 6, 2010 - The Tyee OTTAWA - The federal NDP's Climate Change Accountability Act passed its final vote in the House of Commons today. Bill C-311 sets greenhouse gas emissions targets consistent with the Kyoto protocol and those of other developed countries and is more stringent than Prime Minister Stephen Harper's goals. |
EU leader publicly twists Canada's arm on climate change, bank leviesMay 5, 2010 - Canadian Press BRUSSELS - The president of the European Council is engaging in some public arm-twisting of the Harper government in advance of this summer's G8 and G20 summits in Canada. No longer available |
Google invests $38.8 million in two North Dakota wind farmsMay 3, 2010 - Treehugger OTTAWA - The Internet search giant Google has decided to invest its pocket change into two wind farms in North Dakota with a combined capacity of 169.5 Megawatts. |
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