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Other NewsEditorialsEnviros play dirty on coal, natural gas.They don't discuss the subject too openly outside their own circles, but environmentalists make crystal clear on their Web sites that they want to stop all coal-based power production in this country. Washington DC Examiner 14 Mar Ex-goalie offside on oilsands.Hardly a day goes by without some misinformed demonization of Alberta's oilsands. The latest comes from former New York Rangers goaltender Mike Richter, who blamed the lack of snow at the Vancouver Olympics on global warming caused by "dirty oil" from Alberta. Calgary Herald 12 Mar Climate of fear.The integrity of climate research has taken a very public battering in recent months. Scientists must now emphasize the science, while acknowledging that they are in a street fight. Nature 11 Mar Compost and climate change: how they are related.Amateur gardeners take note: your choice of compost could be contributing to climate change. Why? It's all to do with peat. London Guardian 09 Mar Climate change is not a matter of faith.The science of global warming has taken a severe hit in terms of the public's credulity. Yet as the latest scientific research makes clear, the evidence is, if anything, stronger than it ever was about the role of humans in the observable increase in global temperatures. London Independent 05 Mar Getting global warming right.Sen. Inhofe and others are waging a calculated misinformation campaign, seizing on every error or gap in scientific knowledge to cast doubt on research findings and portray scientists as villains. Los Angeles Times 03 Mar More errors in temperature data.As the frigid winter days pass and the scandals mount, it becomes clear that claims of man-made global warming aren't based on scientific methods at all. The hysteria is based on fraud. Washington Times 19 Feb A complicated argument.If the Maldives and lower Manhattan are destined to go under water, we won’t be able to avert that outcome with a Copenhagen greenhouse gas policy. When and if such threats become real, we’ll be obliged to take protective action for the particular problems at hand. Columbia Tribune 17 Feb OpinionTaxing the other smoke: Pollution.Lawmakers are currently debating an increase in the tobacco tax. We suggest taxing the other smoke as well: pollution. Georgia lawmakers should consider raising the tax on gasoline. Atlanta Journal-Constitution 17 Mar Greening Ontario can afford to switch off coal power now.Ontario is on the cusp of making a major difference on climate. While other governments dither and delay, Ontario has reduced its dependence on climate destroying coal power to the lowest level in 45 years. Toronto Star 17 Mar Boss UNC coal use Appalachian misery.Carolina must now live up to the excellent standards it has already set for itself by recognizing that the desire for cheap energy cannot outweigh the environmental and social injustices that UNC is linked to because of the impacts of coal mining. Melbourne Herald Sun 17 Mar When tofu haters attack.Only in the combative world of food politics could tofu get charged with killing the planet. However, the research could not have been any clearer about the importance of lowering meat consumption. So how did tofu get shanghaied into murdering the earth? In a word, cynicism. Atlantic Monthly 16 Mar EPA has some explaining to do.The economic downturn brought on by the EPA's regulations would do nothing to reduce CO2 emissions — fast-growing economic competitors such as China and India, not hampered by U.S. energy restrictions, will continue to generate huge growth in their emissions. Waterbury Republican-American 16 Mar It's gettin' hot in here: the big battle over climate science.Two eminent climatologists share much different views: Michael Mann—whose private emails were hacked—points a finger at skeptics. Judith Curry believes humans are warming the planet but criticizes her colleagues for taking shortcuts. Discover 15 Mar Report: The case for global warming stronger than ever.The fact that climate change evidence that was "very likely" a few years ago has now been declared likelier still by the comprehensive Met Office report suggests that the evidence for human-caused climate change is getting better all the time. Time Magazine 13 Mar Stop playing games with green policy.Should China, now already the largest polluter in the world by many standards, play sitting duck and do nothing to go green? China Daily 13 Mar |
Saving carbon by burning forests.By now everyone knows that forests sequester carbon and that forest fires pump enormous amounts of that stored carbon skyward. But researchers are now coming to a somewhat contrary conclusion: Carefully controlled burns can help reduce forest carbon emissions. Daily Climate 17 Mar Ritter urges lawmakers to back coal plant bill.Gov. Bill Ritter urged lawmakers to back a framework for retiring or retrofitting coal-fired power plants along the Front Range, arguing it would likely be cheaper in the long run than reacting to a series of expected new emission rules from the federal government. Associated Press 17 Mar Misgivings over minerals boom.The coal industry in the Hunter is booming again, thanks to higher prices and expanding port capacity. But is it too good to be true? When this minerals boom deflates, what damage will have been caused to the environment and the health of local populations? Sydney Morning Herald 17 Mar Wyoming's crash program to develop 'green' coal.In the summer of 2008, Wyoming's governor, Dave Freudenthal, went to California for meetings with state officials and utility executives. What he brought was, quite literally, a burning question. ClimateWire 17 Mar Arch Coal bids $86 million on Otter Creek.Coal-mining giant Arch Coal Inc. on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $86 million for the right to develop state-owned coal in southeastern Montana’s Otter Creek Valley, the latest development in a decade-old tug-of-war over developing the Otter Creek coal. Helena Independent Record 17 Mar CO2 at new highs despite economic slowdown.Levels of the main greenhouse gas in the atmosphere have risen to new highs in 2010 despite an economic slowdown in many nations that braked industrial output, data showed on Monday. Reuters 16 Mar The sun can't save us from global warming.In a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, even if the sun commenced a very long period of low activity, it cannot put the brakes on the relentless rise of global temperatures caused by greenhouse gases. Discovery Channel 16 Mar A great state of carbon caches.When it comes to storing carbon, no national forest in the United States does more than the Eugene-based Willamette, according to a survey released by an environmental group. Eugene Register Guard 16 Mar MPs accused of funding tar sands.MPs could be funding one of the most environmentally damaging projects in the world through their pension fund, it has been claimed. London Daily Telegraph 16 Mar Deep-sea volcanoes play key climate role: scientists.A vast network of under-sea volcanoes pumping out nutrient-rich water in the Southern Ocean plays a key role in soaking up large amounts of carbon dioxide, acting as a brake on climate change, scientists say. Reuters 15 Mar Coal plant draws new interest.A new player with coal reserves in southern Wyoming has joined an effort to bring a sometimes controversial “clean coal” plant to the Abilene area. Arch Coal has acquired a 35 percent stake in the Trailblazer Energy Center proposed for near Sweetwater by Tenaska. Scripps Howard News Service 15 Mar Green palm oil output may double as prices rise.Palm oil output that does not cut down forests and harm wildlife may double to 3 million tonnes by the end of this year as benchmark Malaysian prices steadily rise, an industry official said on Monday. Reuters 15 Mar Runaway transport threatens targets on emissions.Greenhouse gas emissions from road traffic, air travel, ships and railways have risen to account for more than a quarter of Scotland's total. Edinburgh Scotsman 14 Mar It’s China’s world, we just live it.
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The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate - you name it. Newsweek 14 Mar Anger as coal power plant bid goes ahead.Plans for a new £3 billion coal-fired power station in Scotland will be lodged tomorrow, prompting warnings of mass protests by green groups. Edinburgh Scotsman 14 Mar Clean Water Act deal opens path to acidification abatement.
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U.S. EPA settled a lawsuit yesterday by agreeing to use the Clean Water Act to address ocean acidification – a move that some see as opening a side door to federal curbs on greenhouse gases that scientists link to problems in the marine environment. Greenwire 13 Mar £3bn coal power plant will test strength of Ed Miliband's environment rules.A new plant in Scotland will have to prove that carbon capture technology works. London Guardian 13 Mar Getting to the bottom of methane.Scientists have discovered the permafrost beneath the East Siberian Arctic Shelf is melting, releasing large amounts methane into the atmosphere. Some say it could mean serious climate consequences, others say C02 is still the bigger problem. Living On Earth 13 Mar Forest carbon counts: Flannery.Prominent climate change scientist Professor Tim Flannery last night sent out a message to Tasmania's three major political parties one week out from a state election: that forest carbon is precious. Launceston Examiner 13 Mar PepsiCo tests fertilizer to cut Tropicana CO2 emissions.How green is your orange juice? An effort to size up the carbon footprint of Tropicana found that the single biggest contributor to its carbon footprint wasn't the transport of the juice to stores. It was the fertilizer being used to grow the orange trees. Time Magazine 12 Mar Energy: A foot on the gas.Policymakers have faced a trilemma: how to make energy supplies secure, affordable and clean. Now an abundance of gas appears to provide the answer to all three problems at once. However, there are two problems that could prevent gas from being the “long-term energy solution.” London Financial Times 12 Mar Natural gas: An unconventional glut.A gasified American economy would have profound effects on both international politics and the battle against climate change. Economist 12 Mar China unsure on warming cause, to stick with CO2 cuts.China's top climate negotiator said on Wednesday that the cause of global warming was still not clear but the problems it was creating were so serious that the world must anyway act to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Reuters 12 Mar Arctic ocean methane.New research indicates the Arctic seabed is releasing methane at a rate higher than all the other oceans of the world combined - raising concerns about the pace of global warming. Environment Report 12 Mar Deforestation conference to turn plans to action.French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. Associated Press 11 Mar Water vapour warming.A loss of water vapour in the Earth's upper atmosphere may have slowed the rate of global warming over the past decade, suggests new research. Although the decade 2000–2009 was the warmest on record, average global temperatures leveled off during this period despite a continued rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Nature 11 Mar Clarity on clouds.
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Clouds are one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate models. That's because global climate models cannot explicitly capture cloud formation. However, new research suggests that clouds should be explicitly represented in climate models for more accurate simulations of the climate. Nature 11 Mar China environment worsening, may miss energy goals.China's environment is "still deteriorating", a senior official said Wednesday, as the booming nation burnt record amounts of coal and lagged behind in meeting its energy-saving goals. Agence France-Presse 11 Mar |