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Climate change report 'irresponsible,' Prentice saysOct 30, 2009 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA -
A landmark report on the economic impact of meeting climate-change targets has run into a storm of opposition, with Western provinces calling it divisive and the federal government saying it would spell economic disaster. |
Canada can meet its climate goals, but the West will write the chequesOct 29, 2009 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA -
Ottawa will have to lead a massive restructuring of the Canadian economy, with wealth flowing from the West to the rest of the country, if it is to meet its climate-change targets, a landmark report has concluded. |
Convince public on climate to save planet-expertsOct 28, 2009 - Reuters LONDON - The public needs to be convinced of the threat of climate change so governments are under pressure to adopt strong policies and extend a U.N. pact to fight climate change in Copenhagen this December, experts say. |
Statisticians reject global coolingOct 26, 2009 - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true. No longer available |
Oil sands and ‘harmonizing’ Canadian and U.S. climate policyOct 26, 2009 - New York Times OTTAWA - Fissures are emerging between Canada and the United States over how to deal with the internationally contentious issue of Alberta’s vast oil sands projects, which have been responsible for a sharp increase in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. |
Canada's tar sands may be just too dirtyOct 26, 2009 - New Scientist EDMONTON - Capturing and storing some of the carbon that would be released in the processing of Canada's tar sands may not clean the industry up. To turn the vast but dirty resource into useable oil, Canada will have to spew vast amounts of greenhouse gases. |
Psychology is the missing link in the climate change debateOct 26, 2009 - The Guardian MANCHESTER - It is now widely accepted that tackling climate change will require tackling behaviour change too. But until now, a key piece has been missing from the puzzle – psychology. The study of human behaviour has been conspicuous by its absence from the climate change debate. |
Winnipeg rally begs leaders to reduce CO2 in atmosphereOct 25, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Colin Crolly hopes, for the sake of his two young children, that governments and people around the world can be persuaded to do a 180 to get to 350 on climate change. |
Australians kick off world climate change ralliesOct 24, 2009 - CBC News SYDNEY - The first of a series of climate change protests planned by activists in countries around the world got underway in Australia on Saturday. The number 350 is at the forefront of more than 200 events across the country. In Sydney, that's how many times the bells of St. Mary's Cathedral rang out. Elsewhere, activists formed a giant 350 with their bodies in front of the Opera House. |
International Day of Climate Action to see locals join worldwide ralliesOct 24, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Winnipeggers join thousands around the world today as part of the International Day of Climate Action. In Winnipeg, a rally takes place in front of the legislature at 1:30 p.m., followed by a number of speakers. The event culminates with a march to the site of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks. |
Climate rally group loads bus for OttawaOct 23, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Dozens of Winnipeggers boarded an Ottawa-bound bus Thursday to join a climate rally on Parliament Hill. They'll join 1,000 others from across the country for Power Shift Canada 2009, the largest ever gathering of environmentally conscious young people in Canada. |
Ottawa dashes hope for climate treaty in CopenhagenOct 23, 2009 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA - Hope is vanishing that a historic deal to address climate change can be concluded in Copenhagen, and Environment Minister Jim Prentice says the best chance is for a political agreement that would pave the way for a treaty to be signed later. |
Climate bill stalled in House of CommonsOct 21, 2009 - Newsledger.com OTTAWA – Liberal and Conservative MPs today joined forces to stall the only legislation addressing climate change before the House of Commons. Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, is MP Bruce Hyer’s private member’s bill that commits Canada to firm science-based greenhouse gas pollution targets. More than 40 Canadian conservation & environmental organizations including Nature Canada, the Jane Goodall Institute, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Council of Canadians sent an open letter yesterday to all MPs urging against delay. |
Climate change: Global issue spurs global protestOct 21, 2009 - AFP PARIS - Could climate change spark the first worldwide grassroots movement? Even as politicians dial down expectations for the December 7-18 UN climate talks in Copenhagen, analysts and activists detect a groundswell of anger demanding action on global warming. |
As hybrid buses get cheaper, cities fill their fleetsOct 20, 2009 - New York Times NEW YORK - If you wonder whether hybrid-electric vehicles will ever catch on, simply ask one of the millions of people who ride in them every day. Hybrid-electric buses, that is. |
Alberta govt threatens tar sands activists with anti-terror lawsOct 20, 2009 - IPS VANCOUVER - The provincial government in Alberta is threatening to unleash its counterterrorism plan if activists continue using civil disobedience to protest the tar sands, Canada's fastest source of greenhouse gas emissions. |
Toyota launches new hybrid, Honda warms to electricOct 20, 2009 - Reuters TOKYO/SEOUL - Toyota Motor Corp is ramping up its push on gasoline-electric hybrids, launching a new model in Japan and taking on up-and-coming rival Hyundai Motor Co in its Korean home market with its flagship Prius. |
A Yes Man talks about the US Chamber of Commerce prankOct 19, 2009 - Mother Jones WASHINGTON - Andy Bichlbaum talks about the Yes Men's latest feat and why it took a sham Chamber of Commerce to reveal that the real Chamber's climate policy is "a big hoax on the American public." |
Electric cars don't deserve halo yet: studyOct 19, 2009 - Reuters NEW YORK - Electric cars will not be dramatically cleaner than autos powered by fossil fuels until they rely less on electricity produced from conventional coal-fired power plants, scientists said on Monday. |
Climate treaty now 'more do-able'Oct 19, 2009 - BBC News LONDON - Agreeing to a new global climate treaty looks more "do-able" after London talks between the big-emitting nations, UK Climate Secretary Ed Miliband has said. |
Fossil fuels’ hidden cost is in billions, study saysOct 19, 2009 - New York Times WASHINGTON — Burning fossil fuels costs the United States about $120 billion a year in health costs, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution, the National Academy of Sciences reported in a study issued Monday. |
Conflicting reviews on Canada's emissionsOct 15, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press EDMONTON - The Alberta and federal governments have announced they will spend $779 million over 15 years to help kick-start a carbon-dioxide-capture project west of Edmonton -- the kind of effort that's been offered as the answer to international concerns over emissions from the province's energy sector. |
Climate change, hydro power destroying Canada's riversOct 15, 2009 - CTV News TORONTO — Canada's rivers are at risk and some are even close to drying up because of climate change and growing demand for water, warns a new report. |
Canadian environment minister contradicts climate-change envoyOct 14, 2009 - Canadian Press OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jim Prentice appears to be contradicting his top climate-change envoy, denying that some countries walked out of recent talks in Thailand because of Canada's position. |
U.S. Congress to investigate forged letters from coal lobbyOct 14, 2009 - DailyProgress WASHINGTON — A congressional panel will hold an investigative hearing this week into the forged letters sent to U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, and two other congressmen urging them to vote against a landmark clean energy bill. |
Author Flannery criticizes Canada on climate changeOct 13, 2009 - CanWest News OTTAWA — The Harper government has played an unhelpful role in international climate-change negotiations that could lead to global conflict if the talks fail, said Australian author Tim Flannery at a news conference on Wednesday. |
Obama's climate-change hopes get a boostOct 12, 2009 - Reuters UNITED NATIONS - Official Washington sounded more upbeat on Monday than it has for weeks in sizing up U.S. President Barack Obama's chances of progress on a climate-change bill in Congress this year. |
Smart grid good for big solar, wind: U.S. regulatorOct 8, 2009 - Reuters SACRAMENTO - The long-awaited "smart grid" for U.S. power could play a major role in rolling out renewable energy like wind and solar, the top U.S. power regulator said on Wednesday. |
Saudi Arabia says it will need aid if world cuts oil dependence to stop climate changeOct 8, 2009 - Associated Press BANGKOK - There are plenty of needy countries at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok that make the case they need financial assistance to adapt to the impacts of global warming. Then there are the Saudis. No longer available |
Daimler invests in Hambach to build electric Smart carOct 8, 2009 - Reuters FRANKFURT - Daimler aims to invest tens of millions of euros in its Hambach plant in the French region of Lorraine to manufacture an electric version of the Smart ForTwo car, powered by a lithium-ion battery. |
US threatens to derail climate talks by not including Kyoto targetsOct 7, 2009 - Guardian BANGKOK - The US threatened to derail a deal on global climate change today in a public showdown with China by expressing deep opposition to the existing Kyoto protocol. The US team also urged other rich countries to join it in setting up a new legal agreement which would force all countries to reduce emissions. |
Apple leaves U.S. chamber over its climate positionOct 6, 2009 - Washington Post WASHINGTON - Apple is pulling out of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of the organization's strident criticism of plans to reduce U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, the computer giant said Monday. |
Rich nations trying to kill Kyoto pact, says ChinaOct 5, 2009 - Reuters BANGKOK - China and a top G77 official accused rich nations on Monday of trying to kill off the Kyoto Protocol, the U.N.'s main weapon in the fight against global warming, as nations try to craft a broader climate pact. No longer available |
E85 ethanol no cure for gas emissions: reportOct 3, 2009 - Canwest News OTTAWA - Ottawa's push to use high-level ethanol fuel in cars is doing little or nothing to cut Canada's greenhouse gas emissions nor will it, says a government briefing note prepared for Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt and obtained by Canwest News Service. |
Oilsands greenhouse gas emissions underestimated: reportOct 1, 2009 - Canadian Press EDMONTON - Greenhouse gas emissions from the oilsands are being underestimated by at least a quarter by government and industry, a new report claims. No longer available |
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