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Dear Prime Minister, Dear Chancellor
A letter from James Hansen pleads for action on coal-fired power plants |
Guest author |
09 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen (all these topics) |
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The Bali is in our court
US reps to present unfinished energy bill to UNFCCC |
Youth Movement |
09 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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On Track
California declares emissions-reduction target, requires industry to track emissions |
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07 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 12:20 PM on 07 Dec 2007 As California's landmark global-warming law requires the state to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, the state Air Resources Board has determined just what that goal will be: 427 million metric tons of greenhouse gases. The number was devised from some 13,000 separate calculations, from the impact of the aviation industry to the number of cows and h ... |
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| Topics: business, California, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, Los Angeles, news, progress (all these topics) |
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Hey, Look Over There!
U.S., avoiding action at current climate meeting, announces new climate meeting |
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06 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:38 PM on 06 Dec 2007 President Bush has announced a climate-change meeting in Hawaii next month for 17 of the world's major greenhouse-gas emitters to talk about setting goals for curbing emissions. The meeting is a follow-up to an anticlimactic summit that Bush hosted in late September. Oddly enough, during the pivotal climate-change meeting going on in Bali right this red-hot minu ... |
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| Topics: climate, George Bush, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The youth are back and badder than ever
The real story at Bali |
Youth Movement |
06 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, grassroots activism, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, politics (all these topics) |
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Keep it simple, stupid!
How to structure a cap-and-trade program |
Clark Williams-Derry |
05 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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Air Pressure
States petition U.S. EPA to regulate airline emissions |
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05 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 12:48 PM on 05 Dec 2007 The U.S. EPA should regulate greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft going in and out of U.S. airports, say five states that filed a petition today. "The EPA has abdicated its responsibility in this area for years, and it won't do its job until it's legally required to do so," says California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who joined with Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania ... |
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| Topics: air travel, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Lieberman-Warner action already underway
Clinton and Sanders introduce amendments to strengthen the bill |
David Roberts |
04 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, Hillary Clinton, James Inhofe, legislation, politics (all these topics) |
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The tropical global warming solution
Bali conference could end deforestation overnight |
Glenn Hurowitz |
03 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, air pollution, Bali 07, climate, climate change mitigation, deforestation, greenhouse-gas emissions, Indonesia (all these topics) |
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It Looks Good on Paper
Xerox substantially reduces emissions, pledges to do more |
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03 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 11:13 AM on 03 Dec 2007 In 2002, Xerox Corp. pledged to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions 10 percent by 2012. With four years to go, the company has in fact reduced emissions by 18 percent, and has boosted its goal to 25 percent by 2012. Xerox says it saved $18 million last year through practices like increasing manufacturing efficiency and reducing employees' job-related driving. Seems like a plan worth ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, greenish companies, news, progress (all these topics) |
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Notable quotable
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David Roberts |
02 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, quotables (all these topics) |
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On a Rolls
Businesses urge policy for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions |
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30 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 4:01 PM on 30 Nov 2007 More than 150 international companies have signed on to a petition begging diplomats meeting in Bali next week to come up with policy aimed at cutting global greenhouse-gas emissions at least in half by 2050. The companies -- Shell, Coca-Cola, Dupont, British Airways, Rolls Royce, and many, many, more -- "urge world leaders to seize this opportunity" with "strong, early action ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, greenish companies, news (all these topics) |
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In Efficiency
U.S. could slash emissions at little cost through boosted efficiency, says report |
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30 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 10:16 AM on 30 Nov 2007 The U.S. could significantly slash its greenhouse-gas emissions "at manageable costs to the economy," says a new study from consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Assuming no significant change in consumer lifestyle, researchers did an in-depth cost-benefit analysis of various options for reducing GHG emissions. Their conclusions: "clean coal" is ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, scientific research, United States (all these topics) |
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It can be done
McKinsey & Co. on how to reduce greenhouse gases |
David Roberts |
30 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: United States, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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New version of Lieberman-Warner circulating
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David Roberts |
29 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, natural gas, politics (all these topics) |
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Problem solved?
U.S. emissions go down! |
Andrew Dessler |
29 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Report from the World Meteorological Organization
CO2 levels hit new record in 2006 |
Joseph Romm |
28 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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The inaugural California Green Innovation Index
New report summarizes clean tech in California |
Joseph Romm |
20 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: California, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, tech (all these topics) |
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CCX marks the spot
House buys carbon credits through Chicago Climate Exchange |
Joseph Romm |
20 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: carbon offsets, climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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Hear No Yvo
Industrialized countries' GHG emissions near all-time high |
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20 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:07 PM on 20 Nov 2007 Take it away, Yvo de Boer of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: "Industrialized countries' overall greenhouse-gas emissions rose to a near all-time high in 2005. Greenhouse-gas emissions between 1990 and 2000 went down, but then between 2000 and 2005 they increased again, by 2.6 percent." Oy. Bali can't come soon enough. source: Agence France-Presse < Previous | Ne ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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The salty, oily flavor of progress
80% by 2050? Try 2010. |
Adam Stein |
20 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: renewable energy, energy, climate, business, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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I'm Just a Bill, and I'm Sitting Here On ... Uh, Never Mind
British government publishes climate change bill |
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16 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:50 PM on 16 Nov 2007 The British government has published its climate change bill, which would set a target of reducing carbon emissions 60 percent by 2050. The bill will now go through a parliamentary process; if made law, Britain would be the first country to adopt a legally binding commitment to carbon reductions. sources: Reuters, Daily Mail Fro ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, news, politics, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Made for the USA?
On who is accountable for Chinese greenhouse-gas emissions |
Kit Stolz |
15 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, China, United States, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions (all these topics) |
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Goooaaalll!
What will it take to reduce Washington state GHG emissions 10 million tons by 2020? |
Clark Williams-Derry |
15 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, Washington (all these topics) |
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Learn more about what's killing us
Three new sites track individual power plants and your connection to them |
David Roberts |
15 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: greenhouse-gas emissions, climate, energy, coal (all these topics) |
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