 Stories About: climate AND pollution and waste AND United States
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Would You Like to Come Up for a CO2 Cap?
Bipartisan energy-policy panel calls for CO2 caps |
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08 Dec 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| Would You Like to Come Up for a CO2 Cap? Bipartisan energy-policy panel calls for CO2 caps The notion of imposing mandatory restrictions on greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S. continues to gather steam among those with no power to impose them. A privately funded panel of energy experts -- including Republicans, Democrats, academics, environmentalists, and energy-industry representatives -- wrapped up two years ... |
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| Topics: climate, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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And Now for Something Completely Different
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03 Feb 2004 |
Daily Grist |
| And Now for Something Completely Different In sharp contrast to the recently released Bush administration budget, Canada's Liberal Party government on Monday promised to double spending on contaminated-site cleanups, promote green technologies to increase energy efficiency, and go beyond the requirements of the Kyoto Protocol in curtailing emissions. Over 10 years, $4 billion ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Canada, climate, politics, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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CF-Seized
Illegal Trading of CFCs Imperils Ozone Layer |
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11 Nov 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| CF-Seized Illegal Trading of CFCs Imperils Ozone Layer Smuggling of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals is on the rise, interfering with efforts to repair the Earth's protective ozone layer, the London-based Environment Investigation Agency said in a report released yesterday. As deadlines approach for phasing out CFCs, which are used in ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Cambodia, China, climate, Nepal, pollution and waste, Russia, toxics, United States, Vietnam (all these topics) |
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Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire
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16 Jan 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire Fires that rage in thousands of underground coal seams around the world are polluting the air and releasing millions of tons of carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas. Although coal fires occur naturally from spontaneous combustion, scientists say the frequency of such fires has risen as mining has exposed coal deposits to mo ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, climate, energy, mining and drilling, ozone, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure |
Donella H. Meadows |
09 Jan 2001 |
Global Citizen |
| What do you do when you want to move fast but the way ahead is dark, possibly dangerous, and almost entirely unknown? Accelerate? Proceed with moderation? Slow way down? Stop? Don't spray it. That question underlies most environmental regulations. We are not sure what pesticides are doing to soils, waters, other creatures, or ourselves. We have only a vague idea what our rising greenhou ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, GMOs, politics, pollution and waste, United States (all these topics) |
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