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Kyoto Climate Treaty Negotiations Open in Morocco
World WIldlife Fund YesterdayWorld Wildlife Fund today called on governments gathering here for two weeks of global climate negotiations to finalize the Kyoto climate treaty so that it can become international law by next September's World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. Add A Comment »
Beetlemania
GristmillYesterdayBy Joseph Romm The so-called paper of record ran a major story Tuesday on the country's most infamous climate-driven pest, " Bark Beetles Kill Millions of Acres of Trees in West ." Great story, other than neglecting to mention climate change. It'd be like an article on an outbreak of avian Add A Comment »
Bad meat, bad air, bad health: Why do we still have CAFOs?
GristmillYesterdayBy Meredith Niles Thanks to Proposition 2 , Californians will soon phase out some of the most egregious confining animal conditions. However the rest of the country continues to utilize concentrated animal feeding operations for the production of meat, poultry and dairy products. CAFOs are industrial Add A Comment »
Cars or Wind Turbines? Choose One.
The Oil Drum4 Hours AgoWith the recent financial turmoil, many companies and industries are finding themselves in deteriorating financial straits. Yesterday the CEOs of the 'Big Three' auto makers testified before Congress on why they should be the latest recipients of taxpayer funds, specifically a $25 billion injection Add A Comment »
Boxer briefs
GristmillYesterdayBy Kate Sheppard David posted on Barbara Boxer's big global warming announcement yesterday, in which the California senator promised to introduce two climate bills in January. The first would authorize a $15 billion clean-energy grant program, and the second would the EPA to develop a carbon cap Add A Comment »
Senior moment
Gristmill5 Hours AgoBy Kate Sheppard As the new chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has the authority to reorganize the panel's subcommittees, which could have further implications for climate and energy policy in the 111th Congress. The position many enviro observers are Add A Comment »
Can the promise of a new political landscape include a U.S. carbon tax?
GristmillYesterdayBy Charles Komanoff What do the defeat of the Lieberman-Warner cap-and-trade bill, the burst of the oil-price bubble, the Wall Street meltdown, the promise of a new political landscape in the wake of the fall elections, and the exigencies of the climate crisis have in common? To the Carbon Tax Center Add A Comment »
When Less is More: Max Green Alchemy
GreenOptions1 Hour AgoWhen it comes to natural and organic beauty and personal care products, you usually get what you pay for. Yes, you heard that about commercial products, too, only to find out the face cleanser that took an entire weekend of tip money worked no better than the Clean & Add A Comment »
Pardon?
How to Save the World4 Hours AgoImage from Cute Overload . It's a baby 'roo. Cute Overload is campaigning against puppy mills. Please adopt a shelter cat/dog instead of buying from pet stores or breeders. Can someone explain to me why US presidents have the right to pardon anyone they want for any crime, without limit? This Add A Comment »
'It is my intention to put forth a renewal of that committee'
GristmillYesterdayBy David Roberts Yesterday, I posted on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plans for the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming , which is scheduled to dissolve at the end of the year. Signs pointed to her intent to keep the committee going for another session. In a press conference Add A Comment »
Bringing Wolves Back to Washington
Sightline's Daily ScoreYesterdayNow that the Olympic Peninsula is teeming with vampires , it hardly seems unreasonable to reintroduce wolves back to the region. I guess I'm not the only one who feels that way. The Peninsula Daily News reports that a public meeting last year was packed with wolf supporters: SEQUIM Add A Comment »
Is everything off?
TerraPass5 Hours Agoby Erik Blachford There’s a lot written these days about the coming boom in home energy monitoring devices and systems. Eventually, we hope to see smart meters that dynamically adjust home energy use to conditions within the home and on the grid. Nobody in the room? Turn off the lights. Too Add A Comment »
Governments Recognize Stunning Scale of Climate Impacts
World WIldlife Fund YesterdayNew scientific findings that global warming is already having a "discernible" and serious impact on species and their habitats underscore the urgent need to implement the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and adopt real measures to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, World Add A Comment »
Coal-Focused Strategy in Bush Energy Plan Would Increase Global Warming
World WIldlife Fund YesterdayOver the next 20 years, the carbon dioxide emissions that cause global warming will increase by at least 40% in the electricity sector alone under President Bush's energy plan, according to a new study released today by World Wildlife Fund. Add A Comment »
WWF launches Gold Standard for Kyoto Protocol Projects
World WIldlife Fund YesterdayWorld Wildlife Fund today unveiled a set of draft "gold" standards designed to ensure that two key provisions of the Kyoto Protocol more effectively reduce the carbon emissions that cause global warming. Add A Comment »
Has Palin Been Pallin' Around With PETA?
EATING LIBERALLYYesterdayLooks like plucky Sarah Palin is expanding her fan club from evangelicals to vegangelicals. Seriously, how could any animal rights activist not love the sight of Palin blathering to the press while a worker in blood-spattered overalls blithely slaughters turkeys a few feet away? The media deemed it Add A Comment »
World Wildlife Fund Study Indicates Potential for 1.3 Million Jobs Nationwide from Clean Energy
World WIldlife Fund YesterdayA new World Wildlife Fund study released today indicates that energy efficiency policies and development of renewable energy resources could result in 750,000 new jobs nationwide over the next nine years and 1.3 million new jobs by 2020. Add A Comment »
UK Auctions First Carbon Permits; Government Hoarding Revenue
The Breakthrough Institute YesterdayThe UK Government auctioned the first four million allowances to emit greenhouse gases under their portion of the European Union's Emissions Trading System this week, raising £54m ($80.9m). However, the government is drawing fire for failing to earmark the auction revenues to investments in Add A Comment »
Score A Free Green Digital Magazine Subscription
RiverWired 5 Hours AgoI just got word of this great new digital magazine service from Zinio. Right now they're offering free subscriptions (no strings attached that I can see) to an online magazine of your choice. Thus, I’m spreading this around today at various blogs today. (Heads up in case you see this at another Add A Comment »
Do We Need Renewable Energy Solutions?
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