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Alberta researchers claim their machine removes CO2 from airSep 29 , 2008 - CanWest News But where will they put the CO2? CALGARY - A team of University of Calgary researchers say they have built a simple machine that can capture carbon dioxide right out of the air, and that could operate anywhere on the planet. |
NASA data show Arctic saw fastest August sea ice retreat on recordSep 28 , 2008 - Physorg.com GREENBELT, Md - Following a record-breaking season of arctic sea ice decline in 2007, NASA scientists have kept a close watch on the 2008 melt season. Although the melt season did not break the record for ice loss, NASA data are showing that for a four-week period in August 2008, sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. |
Europe warms fast: Med drier, north ever wetterSep 28 , 2008 - Reuters OSLO - Europe is warming faster than the world average and governments need to invest to adapt to a changing climate set to turn the Mediterranean region arid and the north ever wetter, a study showed on Monday. |
Global carbon emissions rising rapidly: studySep 25 , 2008 - Reuters SINGAPORE - Global carbon emissions rose rapidly in 2007, an annual study says, with developing nations such as China and India now producing more than half of mankind's output of carbon dioxide, the main gas blamed for global warming. |
Hundreds of methane 'plumes' discovered in ArcticSep 25 , 2008 - The Independent LONDON - British scientists have discovered hundreds of methane "plumes" bubbling up from the Arctic seabed, in an area to the west of the Norwegian island of Svalbard. It is the second time in a week that scientists have reported methane emissions from the Arctic. |
Pedestrian / cyclist span in Winnipeg's Disraeli Bridge planSep 22 , 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - The latest design for the Disraeli Freeway reconstruction calls for a new pedestrian/cyclist bridge to connect Elmwood with North Point Douglas. |
U.S. conservation win – in CanadaSep 22 , 2008 - Christian Science Monitor PHILIDELPHIA - It may be the biggest conservation victory for the US in decades. It ensures that massive amounts of greenhouse gases won't be released to add to global warming. It ensures an abundance of birds for generations of Americans to enjoy. And you may not have heard anything about it. That's because it just happened in Ontario, Canada. |
Canadians' resolve on global warming cools with economySep 21 , 2008 - Calgary Herald CALGARY - This was going to be the green election, a transformative contest with political parties campaigning on competing climate change policies. |
Turning up the HEAT: Saving a buck, SAVING THE EARTHSep 21 , 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Curt Hull's problem should be familiar to almost any Manitoban heading into the winter in an aging home: what to do about the old heating system? For Hull, the decision was also an environmental one. |
Breakthrough in energy storage: a new supercapacitor materialSep 17 , 2008 - Science Daily AUSTIN, Tx - Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power. |
Arctic ice melts to second-lowest level: scientistsSep 17 , 2008 - Reuters WASHINGTON - Arctic sea ice melted to its second-lowest level this summer, rising slightly from 2007's record but still showing a downward trend that is a key symptom of climate change, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday. |
Japan CO2 trial to woo emitters with voluntary curbsSep 17 , 2008 - Reuters TOKYO - Japan's planned CO2 trading scheme should be based on voluntary targets for emission cuts instead of mandatory ones to attract big emitters to join, a government advisory panel said on Wednesday. |
Brazil offered $1 billion to save Amazon forestSep 16 , 2008 - Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil - Norway will give Brazil $1 billion by 2015 to preserve the Amazon rain forest, as long as Latin America's largest nation reduces deforestation, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. |
Quebec premier says U.S. election could force emissions caps in CanadaSep 15 , 2008 - Canadian Press BAR HARBOR, Maine - If the United States adopts a cap-and-trade system to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions, Canada will have no choice but to follow suit, Quebec Premier Jean Charest said Monday. No longer available |
Winnipeg bike lanes were a bit of a washSep 12 , 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - A $100,000 plan to make Winnipeg roads safer for cyclists has literally washed off city streets, forcing officials to search for a more durable brand of paint. |
Sex, drugs, oil and gasSep 11 , 2008 - Globe and Mail WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. bureaucrats who collected billions of dollars in royalties from energy companies operated in a culture so bereft of ethics they regularly consumed cocaine and marijuana at industry gatherings, had sexual relations with oil company representatives and routinely received gifts from energy firms, according to an internal investigation. No longer available |
Study: Old growth forests do soak up CO2Sep 11 , 2008 - Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A group of forest scientists from the United States and Europe reports that a growing body of evidence settles an old question over whether old growth forests store more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they release. |
Reduced dominance is predicted for U.S.Sep 10 , 2008 - Washington Post WASHINGTON - An intelligence forecast being prepared for the next president on future global risks envisions a steady decline in U.S. dominance in the coming decades, as the world is reshaped by globalization, battered by climate change, and destabilized by regional upheavals over shortages of food, water and energy. |
Former PMs join call for climate change actionSep 9 , 2008 - National Post TORONTO - Four former prime ministers - Kim Campbell, Paul Martin, Joe Clark and John Turner - and leaders in academia, science, business and the environment have united to demand the federal government do much more to deal with climate change. No longer available |
Tories will cut excise tax on diesel fuel in half: HarperSep 9 , 2008 - CBC News WINNIPEG - A newly elected Tory government would cut in half the excise tax on diesel fuel, a move that would "benefit consumers who buy virtually anything that moves by truck, train, ship or plane," Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. No longer available |
$138 M announced for Winnipeg rapid transit first phaseSep 8 , 2008 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG - Winnipeg plans to spend $138 million on the first phase of a $327-million southwest bus corridor that will connect downtown with the University of Manitoba, Premier Gary Doer and Mayor Sam Katz announced Monday. |
Thaw of polar regions may need new U.N. lawsSep 7 , 2008 - Reuters OSLO - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate change melts the ice around the North Pole, legal experts said on Sunday. |
Dion announces 'Green Shift' changesSep 3 , 2008 - Canadian Press WINNIPEG - Stephane Dion finetuned his carbon-tax plan to make it more palatable to farmers, loggers, truckers and fishers Wednesday as he snagged Canada's highest-profile farmer as a Liberal election candidate. No longer available |
States make way for low speed vehiclesSep 3 , 2008 - Christian Science Monitor BELMAR, NJ - The hot new way to strut your stuff on the road is gliding in electric near-silence at 25 miles per hour. From Belmar to Lincoln, Calif., the big car buzz is all about down-shifting to the slow lane. |
Major ice-shelf loss for CanadaSep 3 , 2008 - BBC News OTTAWA - The ice shelves in Canada's High Arctic have lost a colossal area this year, scientists report. The floating tongues of ice attached to Ellesmere Island, which have lasted for thousands of years, have seen almost a quarter of their cover break away. |
Transport Canada study sets social cost of transportationSep 1 , 2008 - Canadian Press OTTAWA - A groundbreaking federal study has calculated the "social costs" of operating cars, trucks, planes, trains and boats across Canada at up to $40 billion a year. No longer available |
Republicans break with Bush on ethanolSep 1, 2008 - Reuters ST. PAUL - U.S. Republicans called on Monday for an end to a controversial requirement that gasoline contain a set amount of ethanol, a policy backed by the Bush administration that critics say has helped drive up world food prices. |
Melting permafrost will be major driver of global warmingSep 1, 2008 - Mongabay The thawing of permafrost in northern latitudes will become a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that more than doubles previous estimates of the amount of carbon stored in the frozen soils of Alaska and Siberia. |
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