Tiempo Climate Newswatch

October 2007

October 31 2007: Noel leaves at least 61 dead - TROPICAL Storm Noel strengthened as it began to head toward Florida and the Bahamas today after drenching Cuba and killing at least 61 people. - The Mercury

October 31 2007: 43 dead as storm rages across Caribbean - The Mercury

October 31 2007: Turnbull, Garrett play down policy gaffes - MALCOLM Turnbull and Peter Garrett today played down embarrassing policy slip-ups this week which have diverted attention from their parties' environment policies. - The Australian

October 31 2007: PM 'told of renewable energy in 2005' - The Age

October 31 2007: Drizabone a climate change casualty - The Age

October 31 2007: Western Canada's Glaciers Hit 7000-Year Low - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Time Spent In Car Drives Up Air Pollution Exposure - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Drought slashes Australian wheat crop - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Sydney (AFP) Oct 30, 2007 - Australia's wheat, barley and canola winter crops were again revised lower Tuesday due to the severity of the long-running drought, the country's official forecaster said. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said the winter wheat crop for 2007/08 would drop from the September estimate of 15.5 million tonnes to 12.1 tonnes due to a lack of drenching rains. Barley ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: East Falmouth MA (SPX) Oct 31, 2007 - WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is calling for a total ban on Dolphin Assisted Therapy (DAT), stating that the therapy provided is ineffective and potentially harmful to both people and animals. DAT is a controversial therapy that involves close interaction with dolphins, usually through swimming with these animals in captivity or in their natural environment, and is promoted a ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2007 - Birth defects in heavily polluted China have increased by nearly 40 percent since 2001, with a deformed baby born every 30 seconds, state media reported on Tuesday. The rate of defects appeared to increase near the country's countless coal mines, which produce the bulk of China's energy but are also responsible for serious air and water pollution, the China Daily newspaper said, quoting gove ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Coalition walks both sides of renewable energy fence - Sydney Morning Herald

October 31 2007: First Fully-functional Radio From A Single Carbon Nanotube Created - Science Daily

October 31 2007: October 31, 2007 - - Wielding a single carbon nanotube 10,000 times smaller than a human hair, physicists have constructed the smallest radio yet. The nanotube vibrates at radio frequencies to receive the signal, then ... > - Science Daily

October 31 2007: Volcanic Eruptions, Not Meteor, May Have Killed The Dinosaurs - Science Daily

October 31 2007: Land Clearing Triggers Hotter Droughts, Australian Research Shows - Science Daily

October 31 2007: October 31, 2007 - - The clearing of native vegetation has made recent Australian droughts hotter. Scientists applied the CSIRO Mark 3 climate model, satellite data and a supercomputer, and showed that 150 years of land ... > - Science Daily

October 31 2007: Using Satellites to Pinpoint and Predict Pollution - Scientific American

October 31 2007: Carbon Trading Market Launched - Sci-Tech Today

October 31 2007: A panel urged Bush to abandon an ambitious plan to resume nuclear waste reprocessing that is the heart of the administration's push to expand the civilian use of nuclear power. - Senior officials from the EU, three U.S. states, Canada, Norway, and New Zealand launched an international effort to fight climate change by building a global carbon trading market. - Sci-Tech Today

October 31 2007: UPDATE: Tropical Storm Noel Nears Florida - Rigzone

October 31 2007: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - - As Noel travels between Cuba and the Bahamas today, experts say the storm will be able to gather strength –- just how much is up in the air. - Rigzone

October 31 2007: Protocol, which sets binding cuts in carbon pollution on developed countries.... - Reuters

October 31 2007: Japan greenhouse emissions fell 1.3pct last yr-paper - Reuters

October 31 2007: The Yomiuri newspaper said the recent rise would make it hard for Japan to meet its target under the - Protocol to combat climate change.... - Reuters

October 31 2007: Stop the War to reduce carbon emission - OneWorld

October 31 2007: Powerful Earthquake Hits Pacific Islands - Newsday (AP update)

October 31 2007: Air pollution during commute take a toll - Science Daily

October 31 2007: Africa looks for common ground on climate change - Mail & Guardian Online

October 31 2007: Make way for the real nanopod and make room in the Guinness World Records. A team of researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have created the first fully-functional radio from a single carbon nanotube, which makes it by several orders of magnitude the smallest radio ever made. - EurekAlert!

October 31 2007: SOUTHERN AFRICA: - HIV-induced famine's impact on agriculture - IRIN

October 31 2007: Reservoir Level Key to Drought Meeting -AP - Guardian Unlimited

October 31 2007: UK transport policy: Urgent action needed to cut emissions - "If the Government is serious about tackling transport and climate change, its policy must be coherent, not contradictory", says transport campaigner Tony Bosworth. - OneWorld

October 31 2007: World's smallest radio uses single nanotube to pick up good vibrations - Wielding a single carbon nanotube 10,000 times smaller than a human hair, UC-Berkeley and LBNL physicists have constructed the smallest radio yet. The nanotube vibrates at radio frequencies to receive the signal, then acts as both amplifier and demodulator. With only a battery and sensitive earphones, it can pick up AM or FM. With such a small receiver or transmitter, you could put a tracking collar on a bacterium. - EurekAlert!

October 31 2007: Katrina victims increasingly depressed, traumatized, and suicidal as relief efforts drag on - According to the most comprehensive survey of people affected by Hurricane Katrina, results of which are being presented today to the US Senate, the percentage of pre-hurricane residents of the affected areas who have mental disorders has increased significantly compared to the situation five to eight months after the hurricane. These findings counter a more typical pattern from previous disasters where prevalence of mental disorders decreases as time passes. - EurekAlert!

October 31 2007: Climate Change - - Water scarcity and droughts: EU ministers ask for deadlines - EurActiv

October 31 2007: Interview: Biotech sector awaits further GMO approvals - EurActiv

October 31 2007: BioTech - - EU considers 'pause for thought' on GMOs - EurActiv

October 31 2007: Sustainable development a huge failure in Canada: audit - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Ottawa (AFP) Oct 30, 2007 - A decade-old plan to introduce sustainable development strategies and green thinking into the Canadian government's daily work has failed miserably, the environment commissioner said Tuesday. The 1997 plan "to encourage government departments to green their policies and programs" has become a "major disappointment," said environment commissioner Ron Thompson, releasing his annual audit. ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Shanghai (AFP) Oct 30, 2007 - PetroChina said Tuesday it had raised nearly nine billion dollars in the nation's largest initial public offering amid a continuing boom in China's stock market. Asia's biggest oil and gas producer said it had raised 66.8 billion yuan (8.9 billion dollars) in China's largest ever initial public offering (IPO). The figure eclipses the record of China's top coal company, Shenhua Energy, wh ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Russia-EU energy relations saw a sudden warming last week, as both Russia and the EU made clear that they were ready to make mutual concessions. The previous excessive politicization of the energy issue has given way to pragmatism. The last bone of contention was a package of bills published by the European Commission on Sept. 19, requiring European companies to "unbundle" thei ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Rome (AFP) Oct 30, 2007 - The Sicilian town of Castelbuono has replaced garbage trucks with donkeys and claims to be saving money as well as helping to beat global warming. Since last February, six donkeys have replaced the four rubbish trucks in the town of 10,000 people. By replacing garbage trucks with donkeys "we are making savings and making the world a better place" with less pollution, Castlebuono's mayor ... - Terra Daily

October 31 2007: Man killed in fight over watering lawn during drought - Earth Times

October 31 2007: On the Horizon: news from the frontiers of science - A distant comet brightens the night sky, scientists experiment with the world's hottest chili pepper, and how soil effects autumn leaves - Christian Science Monitor

October 31 2007: Climate change means people must prepare for more fire danger, including - surprise - US East. - Christian Science Monitor

October 31 2007: California fires: blame game - Experts are mixed as to whether climate change is responsible for the recent fires. - Christian Science Monitor

October 31 2007: Low-maintenance sedum cuts energy costs as well as greenhouse gases. Roofs are costly, though. - Christian Science Monitor

October 31 2007: Tropical Storm Noel Kills 48 In Caribbean - CBS

October 31 2007: and Iceland also urged all governments to agree before the end of 2009 a broader UN plan to curb greenhouse gases in succession to the - Reuters

October 31 2007: Malaria train - Lake pollution - BBC (Africa)

October 31 2007: Eurozone inflation hits two-year high - Financial Times

October 31 2007: Caribbean storm death toll rises - BBC (World)

October 31 2007: UK on track for EU flood funding - BBC (World)

October 31 2007: Mosul Dam - Iraqis in areas at risk of flooding talk of local ignorance of danger - BBC (World)

October 31 2007: Comet Holmes' bright retreat - BBC (Sci/Tech)

October 31 2007: Tropical Storm Noel to regain strength - CNN

October 31 2007: Building the future - As climate change debate rages, smart businesses study its effects on our future lifestyle - CNN

October 31 2007: US To Study Wildlife Vs. Wind Turbines - Environmental News Network

October 31 2007: Paul Schaefer, ENN - Washington - A special wind turbine advisory committee will study and advise the Secretary and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on ways to avoid or minimize the impact f wind turbines on wildlife and their habitats. The study only concerns land-based wind energy facilities.Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today named 22 individuals to serve on the panal. "By some estimates, wind power could provide clean and renewable electricity to meet up to 20 percent of the nation's energy needs," said Secretary Kempthorne. "This committee will help examine issues, such as site selection and turbine design, so we can develop wind resources while protecting wildlife." - Environmental News Network

October 31 2007: Caribbean deaths mount in wake of Tropical Storm Noel - Environmental News Network

October 31 2007: La Nina seen persisting into 2008 - Environmental News Network

October 31 2007: October 31, 2007 02:18 PM - - Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent - Environmental News Network

October 31 2007: Polluting exporters to face embargoes - China will improve the supervision of Chinese exporters and ban exporting that causes pollution, said Zhang Lijun, vice director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, yesterday. - China Internet information Centre

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October 31 2007: Eco futures - A look at low-carbon living in 2022 - Guardian Unlimited

October 31 2007: Global Environment Has Radically Changed, Report - The fourth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4) produced by the United Nations Environment Programme was launched on 25 October 2007, with the key message that the world has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. - All Africa News

October 31 2007: Torrential Rains Overwhelm Two Capitals - Flash floods that followed the heaviest rains in 50 years have claimed the lives of at least 32 people in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and wreaked havoc in nearby Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said. - All Africa News

October 31 2007: Hunger and HIV/AIDS are reinforcing each other in Southern Africa, "leading to a potentially tragic new level of famine", says a book published by a regional agricultural think-tank. - All Africa News

October 31 2007: EPA criticises Carbon's decision to approve Kalgoorlie superpit - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: November 1, 2007 09:52:00 - The Conservation Council has criticised the outgoing head of the Environmental Protection Authority, Barry Carbon, over his decision to approve the extension of Kalgoorlie's superpit goldmine because he previously worked for the mine's owner. - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: November 1, 2007 08:39:00 - The fate of the proposed channel deepening project in Port Phillip Bay will be decided by the Federal Environment Minister after the election. - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: Rudd moves to differentiate Labor's climate change policy - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: October 31, 2007 20:04:00 - Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has denied Labor and the Coalition have essentially the same stance on a new international climate change agreement. - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: Natural gas industry 'ignored' in climate change debate - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: October 31, 2007 16:30:00 - The natural gas industry says both Labor and the Coalition are ignoring the benefits of their product in the climate change debate. - ABC News Online

October 31 2007: Federal Labor is attacking the Coalition's stance on water issues amid reports Cabinet rejected an urban water plan put forward by Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Noel stops Anna Nicole's son's inquest - THE long-awaited inquest into the mysterious death of tabloid star Anna Nicole Smith's son convened briefly in the Bahamas today but was adjourned because Tropical Storm Noel threatened the islands. - The Australian

October 30 2007: Tropical Storm Noel drenches Cuba - The Age

October 30 2007: No jobs lost in renewable energy: Rudd - The Age

October 30 2007: Labor in climate fantasy land: Turnbull - Labor's humiliating backdown on climate change talks shows it had been living in a fantasy land, Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says. - The Age

October 30 2007: Help arrives for Qld storm victims - The Age

October 30 2007: Grain imports pondered as drought bites - The Age

October 30 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Tropical Storm Noel kills 11 - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: At least eleven people were killed and 13 were missing as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Caribbean island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, officials said on Monday. As Noel made its way across Haiti, drenching the vulnerable country and stirring fears of dangerous floods and landslides, authorities in the Dominican Republic blamed at least eleven deaths on the storm' ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Santo Domingo (AFP) Oct 29, 2007 - At least eleven people were killed and 13 were missing as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Caribbean island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, officials said on Monday. As Noel made its way across Haiti, drenching the vulnerable country and stirring fears of dangerous floods and landslides, authorities in the Dominican Republic blamed at least eleven deaths on the storm' ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Ohio State University geologists and their colleagues have uncovered evidence of when Earth may have first supported an oxygen-rich atmosphere similar to the one we breathe today. The study suggests that upheavals in the earth's crust initiated a kind of reverse-greenhouse effect 500 million years ago that cooled the world's oceans, spawned giant plankton blooms, and sent a burst of oxygen into ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Urbana IL (SPX) Oct 30, 2007 - The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow Plots that date back to before the current practice began. The research, also drawing upon data from other long-term trials throughout the world, was conducted by U o ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Human-Generated Ozone Will Damage Crops - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Cambridge MA (SPX) Oct 30, 2007 - A novel MIT study concludes that increasing levels of ozone due to the growing use of fossil fuels will damage global vegetation, resulting in serious costs to the world's economy. The analysis, reported in the November issue of Energy Policy, focused on how three environmental changes (increases in temperature, carbon dioxide and ozone) associated with human activity will affect crops, pastures ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Brussels (AFP) Oct 29, 2007 - European steelmakers called on Monday for EU anti-dumping action against imports from China, Taiwan and South Korea, which they claim are flooding the European market at unfair prices. The European steel and iron confederation Eurofer said it had filed two dumping complaints with the European Commission targetting cold-rolled, stainless flat steel from China, South Korea and Taiwan and galva ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 30, 2007 - A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption t ... - Terra Daily

October 30 2007: Letters: Brazilian taxi driver provides a lesson in clean, renewable energy - Sydney Morning Herald

October 30 2007: Nitrogen Fertilizers Deplete Soil Organic Carbon - Science Daily

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 - - The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow ... > - Science Daily

October 30 2007: Volcanic Eruptions, Not Meteor, May Have Killed The Dinosaurs - A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan ... > - Science Daily

October 30 2007: The birth secret of buckyballs -- hollow spheres of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA -- has been caught on tape. An electron microscope video and computer simulations show that "shrink-wrapping" ... > - Science Daily

October 30 2007: Deep Inside Planet Earth, Interplay Of Temperature, Pressure, Chemistry - Seismologists in recent years have recast their understanding of the inner workings of Earth from a relatively benign homogeneous environment to one that is highly dynamic and chemically diverse. ... > - Science Daily

October 30 2007: Carbon Trading Market Launched - Sci-Tech Today

October 30 2007: IBM's Green Way for Reusing Silicon - Spacewalking astronauts bolted a solar power tower to the space station, completing an ambitious process and setting the stage for the beam's giant solar panels to be unfurled. - Sci-Tech Today

October 30 2007: A panel urged Bush to abandon an ambitious plan to resume nuclear waste reprocessing that is the heart of the administration's push to expand the civilian use of nuclear power. - Senior officials from the EU, three U.S. states, Canada, Norway, and New Zealand launched an international effort to fight climate change by building a global carbon trading market. - Sci-Tech Today

October 30 2007: Astronauts Install Solar Power Beam - Sci-Tech Today

October 30 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 30 2007: Australia, No Island - Pests, diseases and climate change know no boundaries. - On Line Opinion

October 30 2007: Aquarium Conserves Water During Drought - Newsday (AP update)

October 30 2007: Astronauts on spacewalk install solar power beam that is key to next mission - Astronauts bolted a solar power beam to the international space station on Tuesday, completing an ambitious three-day moving process. - International Herald Tribune

October 30 2007: Malaria moves in behind the loggers - Deforestation and climate change are returning the mosquito-borne disease to parts of Peru after 40 years. - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

October 30 2007: Dinosaur deaths outsourced to India? - A series of monumental volcanic eruptions in India may have killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, not a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico. The eruptions, which created the gigantic Deccan Traps lava beds of India, are now the prime suspect in the most famous and persistent paleontological murder mystery, say scientists who have conducted a slew of new investigations honing down eruption timing. - EurekAlert!

October 30 2007: Time spent in car drives up air pollution exposure - EurekAlert!

October 30 2007: Natural gas nanotech - Nanotechnology could revolutionize the natural gas industry across the whole lifecycle from extraction to pollution reduction or be an enormous missed opportunity, claim two industry experts writing in Inderscience's International Journal of Nanotechnology. They suggest that nanotechnology could help us extract more fuel and feedstock hydrocarbons from dwindling resources. However, industry inertia and a lack of awareness of the benefits could mean a missed opportunity. - EurekAlert!

October 30 2007: Climate Change - - EU states join global carbon market embryo - EurActiv

October 30 2007: BioTech - - Interview: Biotech sector awaits further GMO approvals - EurActiv

October 30 2007: GMOs: 'We shouldn't mix the precautionary principle and public perception' - EurActiv

October 30 2007: Green roofs begin to sprout atop city homes - Low-maintenance sedum cuts energy costs as well as greenhouse gases. Roofs are costly, though. - Christian Science Monitor

October 30 2007: U.S. States Join Int'l. Climate Change Forum - GreenBiz

October 30 2007: Monday, October 29, 2007 9:52 PM ET - "Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the generation of electricity is one of the central challenges in tackling - Reuters

October 30 2007: Britain says may propose deeper carbon cuts - Reuters

October 30 2007: Tougher targets needed to combat climate change - Christian Aid welcomes the government’s climate change bill but fears that a vital opportunity has been missed. - OneWorld

October 30 2007: Waste wafers give solar power a silicon boost - New Scientist

October 30 2007: 'Shrink-wrapped' buckyballs caught on film - The formation of the carbon nanospheres was videoed by a team demonstrating a new method for their construction - New Scientist

October 30 2007: Space station solar panel rips while unfurling - A solar power panel tears while being unfurled from a newly installed girder on the orbital outpost, throwing the station's expansion plans into doubt - New Scientist

October 30 2007: The Seattle Times - New ORLEANS [#8212] The view from Kinh Nguyen's front door these days is nothing like the "abandoned cemetery" she saw upon returning to her New Orleans neighborhood two months after Hurricane... - VietnamNews.Net

October 30 2007: Presidential candidates dodge silver tsunami - Financial Times

October 30 2007: Torrential rains lash east Cuba - Torrential rains lash Cuba, felling trees and forcing evacuations as Tropical Storm Noel heads for the Bahamas. - BBC (Americas)

October 30 2007: Comet Holmes brightens in retreat - An explosion on a distant comet, Holmes, is studied by UK astronomers using the Isaac Newton Telescope. - BBC (Sci/Tech)

October 30 2007: How sailors must have yearned for one effect of global warming - BBC (Sci/Tech)

October 30 2007: Tropical storm drenches Haiti - CNN

October 30 2007: Waste not - Evidence suggests we should be looking a little closer to home when seeking out villains of global warming - CNN

October 30 2007: How the 'Yellowstone plume' saves US states - The upwelling of hot rock lubricates the Pacific plate as it slides under Oregon and Washington, stopping earthquakes that would otherwise occur - New Scientist

October 30 2007: A US science committee is scrutinising the oil company's motives for funding research into the impact of climate change on polar bears - New Scientist

October 30 2007: A Partnership To Raise Children's Health Awareness With 'Creating Healthy Environments For Children' DVD - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: Tropical Storm Noel drenches Cuba, Bahamas - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved across northeastern Cuba on Tuesday and the storm that killed more than a dozen people in the Dominican Republic was not expected to become a hurricane as it neared the Bahamas. - Torrential rains drenched eastern Cuba, where double the average rainfall in October had reservoirs already filled to the brim and authorities worried about flooding. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages. - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: By Anthony Boadle, reuters - HAVANA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Noel weakened as it moved across northeastern Cuba on Tuesday and the storm that killed more than a dozen people in the Dominican Republic was not expected to become a hurricane as it neared the Bahamas. - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: "There's lots of rain but no really strong winds like a hurricane," said Chantal Rivas, owner of a bed and breakfast in the port of Gibara, 470 miles east of Havana. - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: Merkel asks India to do more on climate change - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: Southeast drought leads to spat over lake - Environmental News Network

October 30 2007: Spacewalkers Bolt Down Solar Power Tower - Discovery Online

October 30 2007: Hami, in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is enveloped by a sandstorm on October 29. The sandstorm hit the city on Monday, and resulted in low visibility of less than 100 meters and a sharp decrease in temperature. - China Internet information Centre

October 30 2007: There's less water than there used to be, because of global warming, so to make up the shortfall we build desalination plants, which are the most energy intensive way of harvesting water, leading to more greenhouse gases, leading to less... - On Line Opinion

October 30 2007: Floods Leave Thousands On Verge of Starvation - All Africa News

October 30 2007: October 31, 2007 10:00:00 - The Federal Government says Labor has slapped the coal industry in the face by setting a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020, but the mining union has voiced its support for the move. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Farmers push for bigger role in climate change debate - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 31, 2007 07:38:00 - The New South Wales Farmers Association says the agricultural sector should be at the forefront of attempts to address the issue of climate change. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: The election focus on climate change is shifting to the impact on the economy of the policies from both Labor and the Coalition. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Rudd denies rushing out renewable energy policy - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has denied Labor rushed out its renewable energy target policy announcement to divert attention from its confusion over a new international climate change agreement. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 21:39:00 - Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has denied Labor rushed out its renewable energy target policy announcement to divert attention from its confusion over a new international climate change agreement. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 19:28:00 - Federal Labor is attacking the Coalition's stance on water issues amid reports Cabinet rejected an urban water plan put forward by Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Prime Minister John Howard is making the most of Labor's fumbling over climate change, saying Labor has backflipped over a new international agreement on greenhouse gas cuts. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Rudd announces mandatory renewable energy target - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 19:51:00 - Federal Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd has announced a Labor government would set a mandatory 20 per cent renewable energy target to be reached by 2020. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: Land clearing contributing to climate change: research - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 11:50:00 - A Queensland-based researcher says land clearing and native vegetation management are as crucial as greenhouse gases when considering climate change policy. - ABC News Online

October 30 2007: October 30, 2007 11:37:00 - Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd has moved to clarify the Opposition's stance on a new international climate change agreement. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: 'Strong position needed' for Kyoto talks - AUSTRALIA needs to adopt a strong negotiating position for fresh Kyoto talks which balance carbon emission reductions while protecting jobs and economic growth, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said. - The Australian

October 29 2007: Storms lash central Queensland - THE central Queensland centres of Gayndah and Emerald have received widespread property damage after fierce storms swept through the region late yesterday. - The Australian

October 29 2007: Tropical Storm Noel kills nine - AT least nine people were killed as Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Caribbean island of Hispaniola shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, officials said today. - The Australian

October 29 2007: Countries to ink deal on global warming - The Age

October 29 2007: ABARE cuts 2007-08 winter crop forecasts - The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has revised down its forecasts for 2007-08 winter crops due to the continuation of the drought. - The Age

October 29 2007: Aussie storms towards greenback parity - The Age

October 29 2007: Jakarta (AFP) Oct 26, 2007 - The multi-billion dollar reconstruction of Indonesia's Aceh province after the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is nearing completion but survivors still face challenges, officials said Friday. The agency overseeing reconstruction of the province at the northern tip of Sumatra island said just over 100,000 houses have been rebuilt, still short of a 120,000 target, set following the trag ... - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Drought in southeast US fuels battle over water resources - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Cumming, Georgia (AFP) Oct 28, 2007 - An extreme drought in the southeastern United States has fueled a bitter tri-state battle over dwindling water resources that pits man against mussels. Millions of people in the state of Georgia fear their taps could run dry, while environmentalists in Florida say freshwater mollusks protected under the US Endangered Species Act risk dying off. Hoping to guarantee no one will go thirsty, ... - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: The first-ever attempt at a climate neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, where winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe, who has four chateaux in the region, is working in conjunction with German based climate protection group, ClimatePartner, to measure his own emissions and fin ... - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2007 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard was defiant Sunday in the face of reports his environment minister urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Kyoto Protocol ahead of upcoming polls. The prime minister is battling for his political life in the November 24 election against a Labor Party leader who has vowed to immediately sign onto the UN-backed Kyoto process if he wins. How ... - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Australian town cleaning up after freak tornado - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Sydney (AFP) Oct 27, 2007 - An Australian town was cleaning up Saturday after a freak tornado tore roofs off homes and destroyed a power station, emergency services said. The twister hit the town of Dunoon in northern New South Wales Friday, part of a storm front that also brought hail and torrential rain. NSW State Emergency Services worker Scott Hankel said the tornado smashed into a power station, effectively cu ... - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: More than dozen dead as storm drenches Hispaniola - Stuff

October 29 2007: NZ part of global carbon trading push - Stuff

October 29 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

October 29 2007: Global warming threats underestimated: scientist - Sydney Morning Herald

October 29 2007: Landlords and low-income tenants to benefit - 29 October 2007 1:32pm | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority - Scoop

October 29 2007: Human-generated Ozone Will Damage Crops, Reduce Production - Increasing levels of ozone due to the growing use of fossil fuels will damage global vegetation, resulting in serious costs to the world's economy. The analysis focused on how three environmental ... > - Science Daily

October 29 2007: Methane Bubbling From Arctic Lakes, Now And At End Of Last Ice Age - Science Daily

October 29 2007: Understanding Endangered Frog's Diet And Environment May Save It - Science Daily

October 29 2007: October 29, 2007 - - A brightly-colored tropical frog under threat of extinction is the focus of a new research project hoping to better understand how environment and diet influence its development and behavior. Loss of ... > - Science Daily

October 29 2007: October 28, 2007 - - Forest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority of species while enhancing the prospects of a few. A new study shows that parasites can play a ... > - Science Daily

October 29 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 29 2007: Tropical Storm Noel May Reach Hurricane Strength - Rigzone

October 29 2007: Monday, October 29, 2007 - - The 14th named storm in the Atlantic this hurricane season, Tropical Storm Noel has already claimed eight lives. - Rigzone

October 29 2007: Australia and the United States have refused to ratify the - Protocol, which sets binding cuts in carbon pollution on developed countries.... - Reuters

October 29 2007: Ozone set to harm world vegetation, economy: study - Reuters

October 29 2007: A mix of economic, - and agricultural computer models shows that ozone levels tend to be highest in regions where crops are grown, said John Reilly,... - Reuters

October 29 2007: Moderate Earthquake in Turkey - Newsday (AP update)

October 29 2007: Odd protein interaction guides development of olfactory system - Scientists have discovered a strange mechanism for the development of the fruit fly antennal lobe, an intricate structure that converts the chaotic stew of odors in the environment into discrete signals in the brain. - EurekAlert!

October 29 2007: Africa looks for common ground on climate change - Environment ministers from 38 African countries met in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday to discuss climate change and prepare for the United Nations global climate conference to be held on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in December. The Bali meeting is expected to produce a new global climate deal to curb carbon emissions. - Mail & Guardian Online

October 29 2007: It's too late for greenhouse gas cuts, says scientist - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

October 29 2007: Q&A: Climate change bill - Guardian Unlimited

October 29 2007: Visual field loss (specifically peripheral visual fields) is the primary vision component that increases the risk of falls, according to a study published this month in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science, a peer-reviewed monthly publication of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. The authors say that people with visual field loss may benefit from mobility training to navigate the environment more safely. - EurekAlert!

October 29 2007: Food industry rejects 'carbon label' idea - EurActiv

October 29 2007: Europe must 'clean up' its business environment - EurActiv

October 29 2007: Innovation & Growth - - Europe must 'clean up' its business environment - EurActiv

October 29 2007: Climate Change - - Commission tightens screw on carbon market - EurActiv

October 29 2007: Hispaniola braces for Noel's rains - Tropical Storm Noel was predicted to bring rains, mudslides and flooding to Hispaniola as it churned toward Cuba and the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Noel was expected to produce between 10 and 20 inches of rain over Hispaniola, where a tropical storm ... - Earth Times

October 29 2007: Virgin Money Launches Climate Change Fund - GreenBiz

October 29 2007: Storm Leaves 20 Dead In Dominican Republic - CBS

October 29 2007: Global Warming: A Threat To Kids' Health - CBS

October 29 2007: Study reveals that nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil organic carbon - The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow Plots that date back to before the current practice began. - EurekAlert!

October 29 2007: BURKINA FASO: UN needs $6 million for urgent post-flood recovery - IRIN

October 29 2007: MIT: Human-generated ozone will damage crops - An MIT study concludes that increasing levels of ozone due to the growing use of fossil fuels will damage global vegetation, resulting in serious costs to the world's economy. - EurekAlert!

October 29 2007: Britain says may propose deeper carbon cuts - Reuters

October 29 2007: A recent - found that residents of Canadian communities who were exposed to emissions from polluting industries such as oil refineries, metal smelters, and pulp mills gave birth to more females than males, a reversal of the normal sex ratio. This is likely due to high levels of common air pollutants called dioxins and is not a surprising finding, according to James Argo, a medical geographer with the IntrAmericas Centre for Environment and Health, who conducted the study. [ldquo]There is a very strong association [in the scientific literature] between chronic exposure to dioxins and an inverted sex ratio,[rdquo] he said. - Environmental News Network

October 29 2007: Stronger climate change bill unveiled - Guardian Unlimited

October 29 2007: 1999: Cyclone havoc in India - BBC

October 29 2007: Boat diary - BBC launches voyage to chart climate change in Bangladesh - BBC (World)

October 29 2007: Caribbean storm kills 13 people - BBC

October 29 2007: Breaking the ice - How sailors must have yearned for one effect of global warming - BBC (Sci/Tech)

October 29 2007: Tropical Storm Noel prompts flood warning - CNN

October 29 2007: Tropical Storm Noel kills 20 - CNN

October 29 2007: Experts predict that tropical forests will mop up carbon emissions with more sprightly growth – new research indicates that the opposite may be coming true - New Scientist

October 29 2007: The congress was one of the highest profile green initiatives ever launched in France and fulfilled an election campaign promise by Sarkozy, who has said his government will emphasize sustainable development. - Environmental News Network

October 29 2007: Solar Power for New Moroccan Rail Line. - Environmental News Network

October 29 2007: A Partnershop To Raise Children's Health Awareness With 'Creating Healthy Environments For Children' DVD - Environmental News Network

October 29 2007: Mars Caves Forged by Volcanoes and Meteors - Caves made by volcanoes or meteors could offer shelter for Martian life. - Discovery Online

October 29 2007: Carbon partnership hopes to go global - Reuters

October 29 2007: Pollution causing rise in China birth defects: report - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: October 30, 2007 09:48:00 - A sharp rise in birth defects amongst Chinese children is being attributed to environmental pollution. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: Rudd forced to clear up climate change stance - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: October 30, 2007 10:09:00 - Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd has moved to clarify the Opposition's stance on a new international climate change agreement. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: Greens want clarification on climate change agreement - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: October 29, 2007 22:01:00 - Prime Minister John Howard is continuing to fend off suggestions that the Coalition is divided over the issue of climate change and the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: Vaile questions climate change - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: October 29, 2007 19:42:00 - Climate change has dominated the start of the third week of the federal election campaign, but federal Nationals leader Mark Vaile says there is still doubt as to whether the phenomenon is actually occurring. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: Greens leader Bob Brown has accused Federal Labor of hypocrisy for trying to protect the ailing Great Barrier Reef without moving to drastically curb Australia's carbon emissions. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF0 has thrown its support behind federal Labor's stance on international greenhouse reduction targets. - ABC News Online

October 29 2007: October 29, 2007 09:30:00 - The Federal Opposition says it is willing to commit to a new international greenhouse gas emissions target, even if big polluters like China and the United States do not sign up. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: Turnbull 'more modern thinking than PM' - THE views of federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull are far more modern than those of the prime minister, Australian Greens leader Bob Brown said. - The Australian

October 28 2007: LABOR'S plan to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol is not in Australia's interests, Prime Minister John Howard said. - The Australian

October 28 2007: Labor climate plan 'not in our interests' - LABOR'S plan to sign up to the Kyoto Protocol is not in Australia's interests, Prime Minister John Howard said. - The Australian

October 28 2007: OPPOSITION environment spokesman Peter Garrett denies Labor is trying to fiddle the books by proposing its emissions reduction targets be based on 2000 levels. - The Australian

October 28 2007: Rudd pledges $200m to protect reef - A LABOR Government will implement a $200 million environmental plan designed to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change and declining water quality. - The Australian

October 28 2007: Global warming 'causes health risks' - The Australian

October 28 2007: Storms lash SE Queensland - A HOUSE has been struck by lightning and more than 1700 homes are without power after a night of severe storms in south-east Queensland. - The Australian

October 28 2007: THE Environment Minister is quickly undermining his credibility within federal cabinet. - The Australian

October 28 2007: Storms cause widespread damage in Qld - The Age

October 28 2007: Rudd pledges $200m to protect Reef - A Labor government will implement a $200 million environmental plan designed to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change and declining water quality. - The Age

October 28 2007: Climate change 'causes big health risks' - As global warming continues there will be more Australians dying from heart attacks and strokes, and more cases of asthma and food poisoning, a report shows. - The Age

October 28 2007: Iraqi offer to buy foiled by drought - Sydney Morning Herald

October 28 2007: Oceanlinx riding high on wave power - Sydney Morning Herald

October 28 2007: Greenland finds growing evidence of global warming benefits - Sydney Morning Herald

October 28 2007: Marine Bioblitz uncovers biodiversity bonanza - Scoop

October 28 2007: 29 October 2007 12:11pm | Royal Forest And Bird Protection Society - Wellington’s Marine Bioblitz has uncovered a biodiversity bonanza, identifying 551 species – including at least four new species during the month-long search. - Scoop

October 28 2007: 29 October 2007 10:09am | Symantec - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced services to help businesses deploy, integrate, operate and maintain Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0 within their unique IT environments. Through services offered ... - Scoop

October 28 2007: Like It Or Not, Uncertainty And Climate Change Go Hand-in-hand - Science Daily

October 28 2007: October 27, 2007 - - Despite decades of research, it appears the more likely it is that conditions will cause climate to warm the more uncertainty exists about how much warming will actually take place. Despite decades ... > - Science Daily

October 28 2007: Colorful View For First Land Animals - When prehistoric fish made their first forays onto land, what did they see? According to a new article, it's likely that creatures venturing out of the depths viewed their new environment in full color. ... > - Science Daily

October 28 2007: Parasites A Key To The Decline Of Red Colobus Monkeys In Forest Fragments - Forest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority of species while enhancing the prospects of a few. A new study shows that parasites can play a ... > - Science Daily

October 28 2007: Approach To Climate Change 'Needs Radical Rethink' - The international approach to tackling climate change is a misguided failure that needs to be radically re-thought by the United Nations conference in Indonesia in December, say the authors of an article in science magazine - OneWorld

October 28 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 28 2007: Fine state of affairs when only top end put on spot - In a law and order environment that has produced high levels of imprisonment, on-the-spot fines will bring back some balance and provide revenue for an ailing court system. - On Line Opinion

October 28 2007: Coal Use Grows Despite Warming Worries - Newsday (AP update)

October 28 2007: Tread lightly and make a difference - The Guardian launches a unique website to help readers to reduce their carbon footprint. - Guardian Unlimited

October 28 2007: NHL: Colorado 3, Minnesota 1 - Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist Sunday afternoon, as the Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota, 3-1, to stay unbeaten at home. Smyth's fifth goal of the season began the scoring at 8:29 of the first period. Colorado later got Marek Svatos' fifth goal in t... - Earth Times

October 28 2007: Letters to the Editor - Readers write about the subprime mess and lender accountability, the result of a carbon tax, and how to fix the Internet. - Christian Science Monitor

October 28 2007: Tropical Storm Noel Forms In The Caribbean - CBS

October 28 2007: Typhoon leaves one injured, two missing - The Japan Times

October 28 2007: In the storm of the eye - Guardian Unlimited

October 28 2007: UK seeks lower green energy targets - Britain will lobby for a lower national target for renewable energy, John Hutton has indicated. - Guardian Unlimited

October 28 2007: Traders stunned by Bovespa debut - The flood of international capital into emerging market assets reached a new height on Friday during the first day of trading in shares of the São Paulo Stock Exchange, after the biggest IPO in Brazilian history - Financial Times

October 28 2007: Pollution warning over US fires - BBC (World)

October 28 2007: Leona Lewis storms singles chart - BBC

October 28 2007: Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:00 AM ET - of a key meeting in Bali in December aimed at hammering out a new global climate deal to curb carbon emissions after the - Reuters

October 28 2007: Tropical Storm Noel edges closer to Haiti - CNN

October 28 2007: Tropical storm forms near Haiti - CNN

October 28 2007: Exxon's funding of polar bear research questioned - A US science committee is scrutinising the oil company's motives for funding research into the impact of climate change on polar bears - New Scientist

October 28 2007: Climate models, no matter how powerful, can never give a precise forecast of how greenhouse gases will warm the Earth, say researchers - New Scientist

October 28 2007: Country More Dangerous Than Ever for Journalists - The environment in war-ravaged Somalia has become more hostile than ever for both local and international journalists. Amnesty International has condemned the recurrent killing of journalists and harassment of the media in the lawless Horn of Africa nation. - All Africa News

October 28 2007: Confusion Surrounds Peace Process - After a difficult 16 months of going back and forth, the Juba peace process is now faced with yet another storm. Garamba, where the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leadership is holed up, is dead silent and the news trickling out is deeply worrying: The two topmost rebel commanders, Joseph Kony and his deputy, Vincent Otti, have disagreed and a major split is feared. - All Africa News

October 28 2007: Labor commits to new global warming deal - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: October 29, 2007 09:19:00 - The Federal Opposition says it is willing to commit to a new international greenhouse gas emissions target, even if big polluters like China and the United States do not sign up. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: Aussies face ailing health from warming planet - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: October 29, 2007 07:02:00 - A new report examining the health risks of climate change warns Australians face a greater chance of getting sick from illnesses including dengue fever, obesity, diabetes and mental health. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: Prime Minister John Howard has thrown his support behind federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull, but has refused to say whether he believes Mr Turnbull leaked a story about urging federal Cabinet to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: October 28, 2007 14:57:00 - Prime Minister John Howard has thrown his support behind federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull, but has refused to say whether he believes Mr Turnbull leaked a story about urging federal Cabinet to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: Greens leader Senator Bob Brown has continued to criticise the Howard Government for its opposition to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 28 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to say whether he has ever been a supporter of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: Blaze storms home over 36ers 98-94 - The Age

October 27 2007: Air pollution report takes breath away - Swiss Info

October 27 2007: Environment Minister Leuenberger is hopeful about new parliament. - Swiss Info

October 27 2007: Mystery Comet Explodes Into Brightness - Science Daily

October 27 2007: First Known Belt Of Moonlets In Saturn's Rings Detected - A narrow belt harboring moonlets as large as football stadiums discovered in Saturn's outermost ring probably resulted when a larger moon was shattered by a wayward asteroid or comet eons ago, ... > - Science Daily

October 27 2007: Approach to climate change 'needs radical rethink' - The Kyoto Protocol has failed to tackle climate change and needs a radical rethink, argue - SciDev.Net

October 27 2007: Low yields 'due to wary farmers, not climate change' - Lack of investment in rain-fed agriculture, not climate change, may be to blame for poor crop production in Africa, says a scientist. - SciDev.Net

October 27 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 27 2007: Thousands stranded after Vietnam floods - VietnamNews.Net

October 27 2007: Protocol on global warming, notably Spain, Portugal and... - Reuters

October 27 2007: EU cuts industrial carbon emissions quota - Reuters

October 27 2007: Friday, October 26, 2007 2:09 PM ET - Many EU states are well behind their binding, 2012 greenhouse gas emissions targets under the - Reuters

October 27 2007: "We have assured a robust market with real emission reductions which will constitute an important contribution to meeting our - target," EU Environment... - Reuters

October 27 2007: By Huw Jones STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Average carbon dioxide emissions from cars sold in the European Union from 2015 should not exceed 125 grams per... - Reuters

October 27 2007: Monsanto regrets Sarkozy stance on GMOs - Reuters

October 27 2007: UPDATE 1-France suspends planting of GMO crops - Reuters

October 27 2007: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:02 AM ET - By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he would suspend the planting of genetically modified... - Reuters

October 27 2007: Torrential rain kills 30 in DRC - Torrential overnight rain killed 30 people and left a hundred injured in Kinshasa, according to a new toll from the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs. Many homes also collapsed in the flash floods caused by the heavy rain on Thursday night and Friday morning. - Mail & Guardian Online

October 27 2007: Tread lightly and make a difference - The Guardian launches a unique website to help readers to reduce carbon footprint. - Guardian Unlimited

October 27 2007: By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The world should abandon the - Reuters

October 27 2007: Public debate needed on climate change after Kyoto - The UK Government must act on UNEP Global Environment Outlook, says 'climate change' MP. - OneWorld

October 27 2007: Pollution warning over US fires - Residents hit by deadly California wildfires are warned of pollution levels three times higher than normal. - BBC

October 27 2007: Dozens killed in DR Congo floods - BBC (World)

October 27 2007: China sets up pollution blacklist - BBC (Asia/Pacific)

October 27 2007: PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy promised a green revolution on Thursday, unveiling a mix of tax measures and investment pledges that he said would put France in the vanguard of the war against global warming. - Environmental News Network

October 27 2007: Jim Wolf, Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's most powerful air force is seeking to wean itself from foreign oil and nearly zero out its carbon dioxide output as part of a sweeping alternative energy drive, a senior Pentagon official said on Friday. - Environmental News Network

October 27 2007: "We can get ourselves very close to a zero carbon footprint," said Anderson ahead of talks on the issue with counterparts in Britain and France next month. - Environmental News Network

October 27 2007: Warnings issued over California fire pollution - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: October 28, 2007 06:43:00 - Greens leader Senator Bob Brown has continued to criticise the Howard Government for its opposition to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to say whether he has ever been a supporter of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: October 27, 2007 20:41:00 - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to say whether he has ever been a supporter of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: The Federal Opposition has criticised the Government over reports that Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull unsuccessfully tried to convince Prime Minister John Howard to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. - ABC News Online

October 27 2007: Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the United Nations warned in its most comprehensive survey of the environment. - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: Humanity at Risk, Says UN Environment Agency - Climate change, rapid extinction of animals and plants, the challenge of feeding a growing population are among unresolved problems that are putting humanity at risk, says the UN Environment Programme's last report. - OneWorld

October 26 2007: Two outstanding projects against climate change will receive the 2007 UNEP Sasakawa Prize in New York - UNEP

October 26 2007: UN Environment Programme - Image: GEO-4, UNEP's Global Environment Outlook: environment for development - OneWorld

October 26 2007: Federal Election: Environment - The Mercury

October 26 2007: Hawks storm home to upset Wildcats - The Age

October 26 2007: Wind farms in, nuclear out: survey - Most Australians trust wind farms and the CSIRO, but are not keen on nuclear power stations or genetically modified crops, according to a new survey. - The Age

October 26 2007: White House defends 'health benefits' of climate change - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Washington (AFP) Oct 25, 2007 - The White House on Thursday defended its prediction that climate change would bring some "health benefits" to humans, a forecast unlikely to endear it to critics of the US environmental record. But a document cited to buttress the claim also warned that the advantages would be "outweighed by the negative health effects of rising temperatures worldwide, especially in developing countries." ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Study Reveals Lakes A Major Source Of Prehistoric Methane - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Fairbanks AL (SPX) Oct 26, 2007 - A team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has identified a new likely source of a spike in atmospheric methane coming out of the North during the end of the last ice age. Methane bubbling from arctic lakes could have been responsible for up to 87 percent of that methane spike, said UAF researcher Katey Walter, lead author of a report printed in the Oct. 26 is ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Jakarta (AFP) Oct 24, 2007 - A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, briefly triggering panic and a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said. The quake struck in the Indian Ocean about 135 kilometres (84 miles) off the town of Bengkulu at 4:02 am (2102 GMT Wednesday), at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), the agency said. The US Geological S ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Tempe AZ (SPX) Oct 26, 2007 - Seismologists in recent years have recast their understanding of the inner workings of Earth from a relatively benign homogeneous environment to one that is highly dynamic and chemically diverse. This new view of Earth's inner workings depicts the planet as a living organism where events that happen deep inside can affect what happens at its surface, like the rub and slip of tectonic plates and ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the UN warned Thursday in its most comprehensive survey of the environment. The fourth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4), published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is compiled by 390 experts from observations, studies a ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Meteor No Longer Prime Suspect In Great Extinction - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Like It Or Not, Uncertainty And Climate Change Go Hand-In-Hand - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Indonesian volcano erupts on North Sulawesi - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Jakarta (AFP) Oct 25, 2007 - A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island erupted Thursday, sending ash raining down on at least one village and spewing smoke about 1,500 metres into the air, an official said. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province erupted at around 9:15 am (0115 GMT) but people living in the sparsely-populated area have not been evacuated, said Sandy, a scientist at the volcano's monitoring post. "Th ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Agricultural Soil Erosion Not Contributing To Global Warming - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Exeter, UK (SPX) Oct 26, 2007 - Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research published online today (25 October) in Science. The study was carried out by an international team led by researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, the University of Exeter, UK, and the University of California, Davis. The researchers developed a new method to establish the net ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: After deadly floods, Burkina Faso faces 'wet' drought - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Ouagadougou (AFP) Oct 25, 2007 - After deadly floods that hit Burkina Faso weeks ago, the impoverished west African country faces a drought caused by an early and abrupt end to the rainy season, experts said on Thursday. Fears run high that the weak rains will have a knock-on effect on food prices and would inevitably affect the next cotton harvests in this Africa's top lint producer. The meteorological services bureau ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Air pollution - Swiss Info

October 26 2007: Howard pledges $75m wave of renewable energy - Sydney Morning Herald

October 26 2007: Our right-minded friends storm the exits - Sydney Morning Herald

October 26 2007: Methane Bubbling From Arctic Lakes - Science Daily

October 26 2007: Agricultural Soil Erosion Not Contributing To Global Warming, Study Shows - Science Daily

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 - - Agricultural soil erosion is not a source of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to research in Science. Erosion actually leads to more carbon being removed from the atmosphere than is ... > - Science Daily

October 26 2007: First Known Belt Of Moonlets In Saturn's Rings Detected - A narrow belt harboring moonlets as large as football stadiums discovered in Saturn's outermost ring probably resulted when a larger moon was shattered by a wayward asteroid or comet eons ago, according to a new study. The ... > - Science Daily

October 26 2007: Biodiversity Of Southernmost Forests And Tundra Ecosystems - Science Daily

October 26 2007: The Sensitive Side Of Carbon Nanotubes: Creating Powerful Pressure Sensors - Science Daily

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 - - Blocks of carbon nanotubes can be used to create effective and powerful pressure sensors, according to a new study. Taking advantage of the material's unique electrical and mechanical properties, ... > - Science Daily

October 26 2007: Shipping shortcut poses environmental risks - Dredging India's Sethusamundram ship channel poses environmental risks, and could even magnify future tsunami damage, says - SciDev.Net

October 26 2007: Approach to climate change 'needs radical rethink' - The Kyoto Protocol has failed to tackle climate change and needs a radical rethink, argue - SciDev.Net

October 26 2007: Low yields 'due to wary farmers, not climate change' - Lack of investment in rain-fed agriculture, not climate change, may be to blame for poor crop production in Africa, says a scientist. - SciDev.Net

October 26 2007: were made to restrain greenhouse gas emissions. But the panel of scientists and other experts was wrong: By 2001, the group estimated that average temperatures would increase by 2.7 to 8.1 degrees F (1.5 to 4.5 degrees C) in the 21st century, and they raised the lower end to 3.6 ... - Scientific American

October 26 2007: Climate Change's Uncertainty Principle - Scientific American

October 26 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 26 2007: binds 36 rich nations to cap emissions of greenhouse gases until 2012 and a new global deal would seek to engage outsiders such as the United States... - Reuters

October 26 2007: target," EU Environment... - Reuters

October 26 2007: EU sets cap on industry carbon emissions 2008-12 - Reuters

October 26 2007: Protocol on global warming.... - Reuters

October 26 2007: Nuclear power and water scarcity - Drought stricken Australia can ill-afford to replace a water-thirsty coal industry with an even thirstier one: nuclear power. - On Line Opinion

October 26 2007: Image: Liberia: giant carbon store? (C) - OneWorld

October 26 2007: California wildlifes: Climate change or not? - New Scientist

October 26 2007: Video shows buckyballs form by 'shrink wrapping' - The birth secret of buckyballs -- hollow spheres of carbon no wider than a strand of DNA -- has been caught on tape by researchers at Sandia National Laboratory and Rice University. An electron microscope video and computer simulations show that "shrink-wrapping" is the key; buckyballs start life as distorted, unstable sheets of graphite, shedding loosely connected threads and chains until only the perfectly spherical buckyballs remain. - EurekAlert!

October 26 2007: Government releases long awaited flood damage numbers - IRIN

October 26 2007: NRIs in California face heat together - The Indian community united and faced the worst firestorm in Californian history together, reports - Hindustan Times

October 26 2007: Environment lapses 'put humanity at risk' - Guardian Unlimited (Science)

October 26 2007: Environment - - EurActiv

October 26 2007: Sarkozy backs 'carbon tax' to fight climate change - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Paris (AFP) Oct 25, 2007 - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday came out in support of a "carbon tax" on fossil fuels and other pollutants, as well as a possible levy on imports from countries outside the Kyoto Protocol. In a speech wrapping up four months of climate negotiations between the French government, industry and the green lobby, Sarkozy said he would consider shifting part of the French tax burden f ... - Terra Daily

October 26 2007: Big business goes green for image not environment, says poll - EDIE

October 26 2007: Research underway into summer floods - EDIE

October 26 2007: £18m cash boost for Glasgow flood defences - EDIE

October 26 2007: SMEs lack time for carbon saving - EDIE

October 26 2007: Southern California Firestorm - CBS

October 26 2007: Perspectives Magazine: Climate Change - It's Changing Everything - OneWorld

October 26 2007: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:16 PM ET - BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The European Commission will decide on Friday whether to approve plans laying out rights to emit carbon dioxide (CO2) by... - Reuters

October 26 2007: Lean harvest ups 'matsutake' price - The price of "matsutake" mushrooms is set to soar because this year's harvest shrank to a postwar low following the summer heat wave. - The Japan Times

October 26 2007: Worries that industrialised nations will impose greenhouse gas cuts will be a stumbling block at the UN climate change talks, officials warn - Financial Times

October 26 2007: Australia treasurer tries to avert rate rise - Risk of renminbi ‘tsunami’ - Financial Times

October 26 2007: Australia treasurer tries to avert rate rise - Peter Costello, the Australian treasurer, has sought to dissuade the country’s central bank from raising interest rates, arguing that Australia would face a financial “tsunami� should China ever float its currency - Financial Times

October 26 2007: IPCC warns on India nuclear deal - India’s progress is being halted by opponents of a landmark nuclear deal with the US that could significantly boost a sector vital to the country’s future, according to the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Financial Times

October 26 2007: James Mackenzie, reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy promised a green revolution on Thursday, unveiling a mix of tax measures and investment pledges that he said would put France in the vanguard of the war against global warming. - Environmental News Network

October 26 2007: "France isn't late but France wants now to be in the lead," he said in a speech wrapping up a special environmental policy conference seeking ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and help change attitudes to the environment. - The congress was one of the highest profile green initiatives ever launched in France and fulfilled an election campaign promise by Sarkozy, who has said his government will emphasize sustainable development. - Environmental News Network

October 26 2007: A Carbon Neutral Olympic Torch? - Environmental News Network

October 26 2007: Biofuels are driving up food prices at a time when there are 854 million hungry people in the world and every five seconds a child under 10 dies from hunger or disease related to malnutrition, Jean Ziegler said. - Fears over climate change have boosted the demand for alternative fuels, but the rise of biofuel has been criticized by some who say it squeezes land needed for food. - Environmental News Network

October 26 2007: Dinos Doomed by Mega-Eruption, Not Meteor? - Discovery Online

October 26 2007: Dinos Doomed by Eruption, Not Meteor? - Discovery Online

October 26 2007: Low Yields 'Due to Wary Farmers, Not Climate Change' - Low crop yields in Africa is not due to climate change but rather farmers failing to exploit opportunities in wetter years, says a Kenya-based scientist. - All Africa News

October 26 2007: Dreaming of Home After the Floods [column] - All Africa News

October 26 2007: Global warming marchers query police request to pay for traffic ads - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 19:00:00 - The organisers of next month's Walk Against Warming march in Hobart are seeking legal advice, after being told they'll have to pay for advertisements about related traffic arrangements. - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: PM announces $75m renewable energy plan - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 16:12:00 - Prime Minister John Howard has pledged to establish a $75 million fund to help develop renewable energy technology. - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: South-east storms fail to fill catchments - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 10:34:00 - The Bureau of Meteorology says overnight storms have dumped rain across south-east Queensland, but the catchments have received little. - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised a green revolution as he unveiled a mix of tax measures and investment pledges that he said would put France in the vanguard of the war against global warming. - ABC News Online

October 26 2007: October 26, 2007 05:51:00 - Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the United Nations warned in its most comprehensive survey of the environment. - ABC News Online

October 25 2007: Vietnam typhoon kills 67 - VietnamNews.Net

October 25 2007: The World News - Vietnam typhoon kills 67 At least 67 people are dead or missing after a typhoon, floods and landslides cut power and closed roads in two Vietnamese provinces.... - VietnamNews.Net

October 25 2007: Planet's Tougher Problems Persist, UN Report Warns - The warning comes in UNEP's Global Environment Outlook: environment for development (GEO-4) report published 20 years after the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission) produced its seminal report, Our Common Future. - UNEP

October 25 2007: Greening" of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Impressive Says UN Environment Programme Report - UNEP

October 25 2007: Study reveals lakes a major source of prehistoric methane - A team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has identified a new likely source of a spike in atmospheric methane coming out of the North during the end of the last ice age. - EurekAlert!

October 25 2007: Pollute-o-meter slams two major parties - The climate change policies of Labor and the coalition would see greenhouse gas emissions rise about 20 per cent by 2020, the Climate Institute says. - The Age

October 25 2007: Delays at Sydney airport due to storms - The Age

October 25 2007: Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2007 - US President George W. Bush on Wednesday showcased his role in helping California fight devastating wildfires, eager to prove he learned the grim lessons of the botched response to Hurricane Katrina. Bush, his presidency forever marked by Washington's sluggish reaction to the killer 2005 storm, freed up more government aid for the victims of the fires and said he hoped they understood he was ... - Terra Daily

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October 25 2007: Georgia slashes water consumption amid historic drought - Terra Daily

October 25 2007: Atlanta, Georgia (AFP) Oct 24, 2007 - Georgia authorities have ordered drinking water distribution to be slashed as the state battles a historic drought that affects much of the southeastern United States. State Governor Sonny Perdue ordered a 10 percent cut in supplies of drinking water, stressing this was just one of several measures taken as water supplies reach critical levels. "In this unprecedented drought, we all have ... - Terra Daily

October 25 2007: Paris, France (SPX) Oct 24, 2007 - Data from ERS-2, ESA's veteran spacecraft, is experiencing an increasing demand as the 12-year-old mission's products and services are playing a vital role in the initial activities for Global Monitoring for Environment and Security, such as the MARitime Security Service project which addresses the European concern of illegal marine trafficking. The MARitime Security Service (MARISS) is a ... - Terra Daily

October 25 2007: Hot water - Warmer oceans spell trouble for climate change. - Swiss Info

October 25 2007: Look out for the tsunami, says Costello - Sydney Morning Herald

October 25 2007: Call for environment and congestion taxes - Sydney Morning Herald

October 25 2007: Olympics city losing the pollution battle - Sydney Morning Herald

October 25 2007: Scientists Group to Refute Global Warming Claims - Scoop

October 25 2007: Volcanic Eruptions And Global Warming Likely Cause Of Great Dying 250 Million Years Ago - Science Daily

October 25 2007: Meteor Not Cause Of Die-off 250 Million Years Ago - Science Daily

October 25 2007: Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say - Science Daily

October 25 2007: Shipping shortcut poses environmental risks - Dredging India's Sethusamundram ship channel poses environmental risks, and could even magnify future tsunami damage, says - SciDev.Net

October 25 2007: Pentagon Mulls Solar Power in Space - Sci-Tech Today

October 25 2007: predecessor Jacques Chirac that would impose higher taxes on products imported from countries that did not respect the - Protocol on global warming.... - Reuters

October 25 2007: deal to curb emissions after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.... - Reuters

October 25 2007: ahead of a key meeting in Bali in December aimed at hammering out a new global - deal to curb emissions after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.... - Reuters

October 25 2007: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:07 AM ET - binds 36 rich nations to cap emissions of greenhouse gases until 2012 and a new global deal would seek to engage outsiders such as the United States... - Reuters

October 25 2007: The 540-page report calls for emissions of - warming greenhouse gases to be cut by between 60 and 80 percent, and notes that 60 percent of the world's... - Reuters

October 25 2007: Japan seeks doubling of carbon credit fund - Reuters

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