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For Carbon Emissions, a Goal of Less Than Zero
Matthew L. Wald for The New York Times reports, "If the world is going to sharply reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere by midcentury, then many businesses will have to go carbon... ...
How government makes things worse
Boston Globe by Jeff Jacoby 03/09/08 What do ethanol and the subprime mortgage meltdown have in common? Each is a good reminder of that most powerful of unwritten decrees, the Law of Unintended Consequences... ...
Can States Cut Carbon? EPA Says No
Brad Knickerbocker, The Christian Science Monitor, writes: "The political tussle over whether carbon dioxide is a pollutant subject to government regulation has gone on for years.... Fast forward to the... ...
True Scale of Shipping Pollution Revealed
According to John Vidal of The Guardian UK, "The true scale of climate change emissions from shipping is almost three times higher than previously believed, according to a leaked UN study seen by the Guardian." http://www.tru thout.org/issues_06/021308 EB.shtml UN... ...
EPA Sued for Denying States' Right to Curb Emissions
Margot Roosevelt of The Los Angeles Times reports: "California and 15 other states filed suit against the federal government today for denying them the right to restrict carbon dioxide emissions from cars... ...
Remember This: 350 Parts Per Million
Bill McKibben for The Washington Post says the most crucial development in the fight against global warming this month was the findings of NASA scientist James Hansen, who has "offered a simple, straightforward... ...
Boxer Says California EPA Waiver May Be Political Casualty
David Whitney of McClatchy Newspapers reports: "The decision hasn't been issued yet, but key Democratic lawmakers are preparing for the Environmental Protection Agency to rule against California's application... ...
Forests, the Great Green Hope?
Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service, reports: "Expanding European forests absorbed 126 million tons of carbon dioxide from 1990 to 2005 - equivalent to 11 percent of European Union emissions from human... ...
Big Food Companies Accused of Risking Climate Catastrophe
http://www.commondreams.or g/archive/2007/11/08/5101/ -------- Palm Oil Warning for Indonesia BBC News: "Land clearances in Indonesia to meet the growing global demand for palm oil pose a serious threat... ...
Global Warming "Is Happening Faster"
Paul Eccleston and Charles Clover, The Telegraph UK, report: "A weakening in the Earth's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere means that global warming is happening faster than we thought,... ...