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U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions rising |
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20 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:00 PM on 20 May 2008 U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions increased 1.6 percent in 2007, according to the Energy Information Administration. Factors at fault, according to the EIA: wacky weather that increased the need for heating and cooling, and "a higher carbon intensity of electricity supply." (Our electricity supply is carbon-intensive? Who knew?) The agency was quick to point out that GDP grew 2.7 percent in 2007, so " ... |
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| Topics: climate, economy, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, severe weather, United States (all these topics) |
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Putting the Yeehaw in Hubris
U.S. federal agencies, World Bank help developing countries emit more |
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14 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Putting the Yeehaw in Hubris U.S. federal agencies, World Bank help developing countries emit more President Bush has made clear his feelings on global-warming mitigation: "We all can make major strides, and yet there won't be a reduction until China and India are participants." So it seems a wee bit hypocritical that the United States is actually contributing to globa ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, United States, World Bank (all these topics) |
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Must Be All That Hot Air In Crawford
Texas tops list of greenhouse-gas emissions by U.S. states |
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04 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Must Be All That Hot Air In Crawford Texas tops list of greenhouse-gas emissions by U.S. states Know what would make the climate debate even contentiouser? Some sort of ranking of which U.S. states produce the most emissions. Oh look! The Associated Press has analyzed a set of U.S. Department of Energy carbon dioxide data from 2003! Let the finger-pointing begin. It seems that states with a lot of co ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, United States (all these topics) |
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A Little Light Music
U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon |
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14 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| A Little Light Music U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon The world is seeing the energy-efficient light: a U.S. coalition including Philips Lighting and the Natural Resources Defense Council will push to phase out incandescent bulbs by 2016. ... |
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| Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, politics, United Kingdom, United States (all these topics) |
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What Goes Up Must Keep Going Up
Draft of U.S. government report says greenhouse-gas emissions on the rise |
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05 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| What Goes Up Must Keep Going Up Draft of U.S. government report says greenhouse-gas emissions on the rise A leaked draft of a U.S. government report shows that officials expect greenhouse-gas emissions to keep climbing under President Bush's watch. The U.S. Climate Action Report -- which was due to the U.N. over a year ago and comes with its own ironicalicious acronym -- says emissions will be 11 per ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, United States (all these topics) |
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