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Is New Green Law Creating More Green for Logging Companies?California's new Cap and Trade program has been hailed as the gold standard in environmental law for the entire world.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:33
Manmade pollutants 'may be behind Earth's expanding tropical belt'
London, May 17 : Black carbon aerosols and tropospheric ozone, both manmade pollutants emitted predominantly in the Northern Hemisphere's low-to mid-latitudes, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward in that hemisphere, a new study has revealed.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 09:28
Dust in the wind?
All six proposed coal export projects would sent coal through the Columbia River Gorge, five by train and one by barge.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 05:19
Global warming: A controversial topic
The term "global warming" is credited to a science article in 1975 called "Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?" It was hypothesized that Earth's atmosphere is warming because of the release of "greenhouse gases" such as carbon dioxide.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 03:09
Canada responds to international climate criticism, pledges oil and gas regulations by 2013
Canada's climate change ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques discusses strategy with U.S. negotiator Jonathan Pershing and Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent, during United Nations climate change summit in December 2011 in Durban, South Africa.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 23:59
Global warming not to blame for beetles
Neil Godbout's contention that there are two irrefutable facts is wrong. We are much cooler than 10,000 years ago so it could be said that we're cooling.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:59
Australia's Warming Is Confirmed Using 1,000...
Scientists in Australia have used 27 natural climate records to create the first large-scale temperature reconstruction for the region over the last 1000 years.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 19:59
Global warming losing alarmists
Ever heard of James Lovelock? Probably not, unless you're a hardcore believer in global warming.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 15:55
Study suggests Southwest fires driven by year-to-year weather cycles ...
The Central American country is a growing focus of American efforts aimed at drug cartels that have sought to use its ungoverned spaces.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 11:40
The big chill
As ironic as it may sound, carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, can be captured and used to cool offices, reducing the country's carbon footprint.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 07:31
Global warming presentation coming to San Jacinto
San Jacinto High School's intrepid Physics Phans , under physics teacher Mark Bonnard, will offer the last in their Spirit of Enlightenment series.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 03:21
Fossil fuel industry 'blocks' efforts to stop global warming
Dr. Charles David Keeling was the Paul Revere of his time, warning the planet of its fate with rising carbon dioxide levels leading to global warming - and the fossil fuel industry has been the primary reason why there has been little change, author Bill McKibben said at the Scripps Institution for Oceanography's Keeling Memorial Lecture on Monday.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 01:16
Environment minister faces four-hour grilling from opposition MPs
Environment Canada scientists are allowed to give interviews when journalists make "reasonable" requests, the department's minister, Peter Kent, said Wednesday morning near the end of a four-hour session in the House of Commons.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 23:06
UN soil carbon survey aims to help Tanzania reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is helping Tanzania determine how much carbon is stored in forests and forest soils, in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 21:02
Can Paint Protect from Global Warming?
If reducing carbon emissions can't stop global warming-and so far, it isn't-why not throw paint at the problem? That's the provocative-and totally serious-proposition being floated by UK researchers, who are studying whether using balloons "to lift and disperse stratospheric aerosols" could "scatter the sun's light back into space" and "work as a ... (more)
topix.net | 16-May-2012 20:02
Astronauts Question Global Warming
To the long list of right-wing, knuckle-dragging know nothings who dare question so-called "global warming," environmentalists now can add six Apollo astronauts, two rocket men who flew aboard Skylab, and a pair of former directors of the Johnson Space Center .
topix.net | 16-May-2012 17:57
UK climate experiment cancelled on patent c...
British scientists have abandoned an experiment to test the possibility of spraying particles into the upper atmosphere to stem global warming, largely due to concerns over a patent for some of the technology, the project's leader said.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 15:52
Wave power to be harnessed in Maine for electricity production
Today with increasing global warming and increasing awareness of other environmental hazards, more and more people across the world are focusing on harnessing natural sources of energy like wind energy.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 11:47
Reporting: ScienceEINSTEIN, Newton, and the Nature of the Universe: a Boomerang Bounce
Reporting: Science EINSTEIN, NEWTON, AND THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE: A BOOMERANG BOUNCE by Eric J. Wallace American Reporter Correspondent Kill Devil Hills, N.C. December 12, 2009 BRADENTON, Fla., Dec.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 07:37
The Great DebateREP. Ryan, at Ralph Reed Confab, Turns Down a Bible
The Great Debate REP. RYAN, AT RALPH REED CONFAB, TURNS DOWN A BIBLE by James Salt AR Correspondent Washington, D.C. June 7, 2011 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 7, 2011 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech on May 23 in Washington, D.C., in which he said, "I envision an Israel that can dedicate even more of its creative and ... (more)
topix.net | 16-May-2012 07:37
Opinionator: Less Meat, Less Global Warming
A few weeks ago, in "The Ethicist," Ariel Kaminer asked readers of this paper's Magazine to explain why it's ethical to eat meat .
topix.net | 16-May-2012 06:38
Stephen Harper retreats from John Baird's criticism of federal research group
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, seen in this undated file photo, sparked controversy this week with his criticism of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, claiming it tabled 10 reports calling for a carbon tax.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 02:28
Mitt Romney: On whether humans contribute to global warming
Mitt Romney's comments at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh have become a point of contention in judging the Republican candidate's views on humans and global warming.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 23:29
Delays in carbon rules mean Canada is locking in emissions, new research finds
Delays in regulating greenhouse gas emissions mean Canada is quickly locking in old-fashioned infrastructure that will fill the air with carbon for decades to come, new research shows.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 21:19
Japan trades nuclear power for fossil fuels
In this Feb. 20, 2012 file photo, an oil tanker is moored at an oil loading platform adjacent to an oil refinery in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, as Japan posted a record high trade deficit in January after its nuclear crisis shut down nearly all the nation's reactors for tougher checks, sending fuel imports surging.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 21:19
Viewpoint: Canada's green image tarnished by new policies
To those outside environmental circles, the move seemed puzzlingly out of character.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 18:09
May 15 News: Wind Is A Massive Success Story In Iowa, Governor Branstad Reminds The Anti-Wind WSJ
Letter to the Editor: Your recent editorials on the federal wind-energy Production Tax Credit and renewable portfolio standard are off the mark.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 17:09
Airlines report emissions to EU
The vast majority of airlines have conformed with EU rules on reporting carbon dioxide emissions, the European Commission has said.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 16:10
California and Quebec Will Link Cap-and-Trade Programs
It's good news for proponents of cap-and-trade programs. The California Air Resources Board announced last week that California's cap-and-trade program will be linked to QuA©bec's cap-and-trade program.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 11:59
U.N. meets to discuss global climate treaty
Long-running arguments over who needs to do what to stop the planet from overheating are back in focus this week as rich and poor countries meet in Bonn, Germany, to resume talks on a new global climate treaty.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 09:01
Pacific Island Strategy Targets Fastest Growing Greenhouse Gas...
Pacific Island Strategy Targets Fastest Growing Greenhouse Gas Reducing factory-made HFCs best strategy for slowing sea level rise, other near-term impacts Washington, DC, May 14, 2012 With prospects for a comprehensive climate treaty now delayed until 2020, the Federated States of Micronesia is calling on the 197 Parties to the Montreal Protocol ... (more)
topix.net | 15-May-2012 04:46
Measuring CO2 to Fight Global Warming, Enforce Future Treaty
Newswise - SALT LAKE CITY, May 14, 2012 - If the world's nations ever sign a treaty to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, there may be a way to help verify compliance: a new method developed by scientists from the University of Utah and Harvard.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:33
Trees absorb less CO2 than believed- Global warming - Climate change
On the first day of summer - the longest day of the year - tree leaves are lush and green, luminous in the June sunlight.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:33
Sunscreen in the Sky to Curb Climate Change?
Why Didn't Anyone Mention That at the Supreme Court? 5. Top JPMorgan Exec Out Over $2B Blunder as CEO Dimon Faces Heat 1. Let nipples roam free 2. Arizona's immigration law 3. Tyler Clementi died for your sins 4. Dead And Well-Read 5. Hidden in plain sight 1. Landowners Call for Rejection of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline 2. Top JPMorgan Exec Out ... (more)
topix.net | 15-May-2012 00:33
Around world, Obama's presidency a disappointment
In Europe, where more than 200,000 people thronged a Berlin rally in 2008 to hear Barack Obama speak, there's disappointment that he hasn't kept his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, and perceptions that he's shunting blame for the financial crisis across the Atlantic.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 11:18
Reporting: Copenhagen SummitBIG Insurers Feel the Heat Over Climate Change
Reporting: Copenhagen Summit BIG INSURERS FEEL THE HEAT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE by Joe Shea American Reporter Correspondent Bradenton, Fla.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 07:09
On Native GroundCARBON-Free Electricity by 2018? We Can do this
On Native Ground CARBON-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2018? WE CAN DO THIS by Randolph T. Holhut American Reporter Correspondent Dummerston, Vt.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 02:54
Forecast the Facts Urges Pfizer to Drop Heartland Institute
Pfizer Claims to "Recognize the Risks Posed by Global Climate Change;" Heartland Calls Those who Believe in Climate Change "the Radical Fringe of Society." The ongoing Forecast the Facts campaign that has successfully led to 9 companies pulling their support for the climate change denying Heartland Institute has shifted its focus to pharmaceutical ... (more)
topix.net | 12-May-2012 22:35
Whatever happened to carbon capture?
The process was patented back in the 1930s, and it is reckoned to be one of the most important technologies we have for tackling greenhouse gas emissions.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 18:21
Deroy Murdock: Astronauts cool to global warming
To the long list of right-wing, knuckle-dragging know-nothings who dare question so-called "global warming," environmentalists now can add six Apollo astronauts, two rocket men who flew aboard Skylab, and a pair of former directors of the Johnson Space Center .
topix.net | 12-May-2012 14:16
Green Reboot: Microsoft all set to go carbon neutral with its direct operations starting this July
For those who have been following the 'green news' for a while you will remember how Greenpeace made a big deal out of the fact that all the major companies like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and ones similar to that did not really go eco-friendly with their energy needs and were responsible for what they called as 'dirty clouds'. Now we agree that ... (more)
topix.net | 12-May-2012 10:02
Judge Deliberates on Whether to Save Earth's Atmosphere
U.S. District Court Judge Robert Wilkins heard the arguments on Friday in Washington, D.C., and is deliberating now on the question of whether young people can sue to compel their government to take serious measures to stop global warming.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 05:57
NASA Discovers a Brand New Terrifying Global Warming Feedback Loop
As if the melting methane-packed permafrost and shrinking Arctic ice sheets weren't enough, NASA scientists have gone and uncovered a brand new feedback loop that could hasten climate catastrophe.
topix.net | 12-May-2012 01:42
I'm With Stupid
Years ago, when I was about 4 years old and dinosaurs were my favorite thing in the world, I desperately wanted to change my name to Pachycephalosaurus Hartley.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 21:28
Dot Earth Blog: Varied Views on Extreme Weather in a Warming Climate
Through decades of work, James E. Hansen of NASA has earned his plaudits as a climate scientist.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 17:08
SUZUKI: The fundamental failure of environmentalism
Over the past 50 years, environmentalists have succeeded in raising awareness, changing logging practices, stopping mega-dams and offshore drilling, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
topix.net | 11-May-2012 13:04