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Jim Salinger describes his priority for action on global warming. You can play the low bandwidth or the high bandwidth version
Featured sites
Plan B, from the Earth Policy Institute, details how to rescue a planet under stress by cutting carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2020.
The e-newsletter from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat provides a comprehensive overview of major news and announcements regarding the climate negotiations.
The OzoneAction Education Pack provides primary school teachers with practical, hands-on and entertaining curricula material to educate their students about ozone depletion.
The Youth Climate Pledge is a collaborative plan of action that young people can sign on to and get others to commit to.
And finally,
The United Nations Paint for the Planet exhibition features paintings by child artists on the theme of climate change.
About Newswatch
Tiempo Climate Newswatch is a weekly on-line magazine with news, features and comment on global warming, climate change, sea-level rise and development issues. It is edited by Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich and maintained by Mick Kelly and Mike Salmon. The cartoons are created by Lawrence Moore.
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February 29 2008: Tokyo bourse says looking at carbon trading - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: Rock Studies Help Crack Questions Of Glacier Thinning In West Antarctica - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: Indonesian govt under fire for mud volcano compensation - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: Has The Mystery Of The Antarctic Ice Sheet Been Solved - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: Flooding, landslides leave 45 dead in Philippines: govt - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: People power prepares to fight global warming - Swiss Info
February 29 2008: Glaciers seen through the eyes of Old Masters - Swiss Info
February 29 2008: Hurricanes too good for Chiefs - The Hurricanes cast aside their early season rustiness as they beat the Chiefs 39-19 in a Super 14 rugby match at Wellington tonight. - Stuff
February 29 2008: SOHO To Give Early Warning Of Radiation Storms - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: 29 February 2008 1:56pm | NIWA - Autumn will continue to feel the effects of a strong La Nina, with generally mild conditions and lighter than normal westerly winds over the country, according to NIWA's National Climate Centre. - Scoop
February 29 2008: Antarctic Glaciers Melting 20 Times Faster Now - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Evidence Of 'Rain-making' Bacteria Discovered In Atmosphere And Snow - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Bacteria Seed Rain And Snow - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Graphite Whiskers, Rather Than Dark Energy, Could Explain Dimness Of Stellar Explosions - Interstellar space may be strewn with tiny whiskers of carbon, dimming the light of far-away objects. This discovery may have implications for the "dark energy" ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Mystery Of Antarctic Ice Sheet Solved? - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Has The Mystery Of The Antarctic Ice Sheet Been Solved? - New evidence has been presented which could solve the puzzle of why Antarctica went into the deep freeze 34 million years ago -- and it comes from a surprising place. Ice sheet formation in the ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-resistant Crops - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Biologists have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene that controls the amount of atmospheric ozone entering a plant's leaves. This finding helps explain why rising concentrations of carbon ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Gene That Controls Ozone Resistance Of Plants Could Lead To Drought-resistant Crops - Biologists have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene that controls the amount of atmospheric ozone entering a plant's leaves. This finding helps explain why rising concentrations of carbon ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: February 29, 2008 - - Biologists have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene that controls the amount of atmospheric ozone entering a plant's leaves. This finding helps explain why rising concentrations of carbon ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: - Biologists have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene that controls the amount of atmospheric ozone entering a plant's leaves. This finding helps explain why rising concentrations of carbon ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: - Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country's dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Destruction Of Sumatra Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction - Science Daily
February 29 2008: February 29, 2008 - - Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the ... > - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Virtual Mega-quake Shows Earthquake Could Inflict Major Damage On Pacific Northwest US - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Global seed vault opens in Norway - A newly opened global seed vault will preserve up to two billion crop seeds to guard against the loss of the planet's biodiversity. - SciDev.Net
February 29 2008: Scientists discover microbes in snows sampled from different parts of the world--and show how microorganisms might be the catalyst - Scientific American
February 29 2008: protocol on greenhouse gas emissions. Rudd and Clark, who both lead left-leaning governments, said they were... - Reuters
February 29 2008: carbon credits in Japan - Reuters
February 29 2008: such credits for some time in return for funding clean-energy projects in developing countries under the - Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism.... - Reuters
February 29 2008: to the bloc's flagship plan on fighting - change, promising tough negotiations on carbon dioxide emission curbs and the use of renewable energy.... - Reuters
February 29 2008: Hurricane Recovery Chief Resigning - Newsday (AP update)
February 29 2008: Hurricane hunters get equipment boost - Science Daily
February 29 2008: Greasy hair makes for clean air - It may be antisocial, but unwashed hair absorbs much more ozone than clean hair and might protect against its damaging effects - New Scientist
February 29 2008: Toll from Cyclone Ivan rises to 60 - Mail & Guardian Online
February 29 2008: Summer plague of jellyfish forecast - Scientists in Spain blame over-fishing and global warming for the invasion of brainless invertebrates - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 29 2008: More articles on global warming - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 29 2008: Where the billions of bags end up - In pictures: how plastic bags can contribute to pollution problems and threaten wildlife - Guardian Unlimited
February 29 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv
February 29 2008: CANBERRA, Australia, February 28, 2008 (ENS) - The Australian government will spend $50 million this financial year on buying back water entitlements to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin's rivers and wetlands. Australia's most important agricultural area has been gripped by a decade-long drought. - Environmental News Service
February 29 2008: Assistance for developing countries to manage water resources, combat drought, and measure climate change will be forthcoming under a new agreement signed today by the World Bank and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. The first projects are planned for Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. - Environmental News Service
February 29 2008: Renewable Energy On A Fast Track - Terra Daily
February 29 2008: Aravo Solutions and WSP Partner to Make Supply Chain Carbon Counts Easier - GreenBiz
February 29 2008: Thursday, February 28, 2008 5:50 PM ET - In a report of new steps aimed at slashing its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the - Reuters
February 29 2008: Eurozone growth outlook darkens - Financial Times
February 29 2008: Floods hit thousands in Argentina - BBC (Americas)
February 29 2008: No impact from Energy Saving Day - The UK's first Energy Saving Day ends with no discernible reduction in the country's electricity consumption. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 29 2008: Guilty countries pledge to go carbon neutral - New Scientist
February 29 2008: Increased air pollution could double the deaths caused by global warming, says US study - New Scientist
February 29 2008: Only zero emissions can prevent a warmer planet - Merely stabilising greenhouse gas emissions is not enough to prevent raised global temperatures for hundreds of years, say researchers - New Scientist
February 29 2008: ENN Weekly Review: Feb 25th-29th, 2008 - This Week at ENN: Hydrogen cars could produce their own fuel, National parks contaminated, Biofuel labeling inaccurate, How to save the rainforests, "Doomsday" seed vault opens, New technology will greatly improve solar power and much more. - Environmental News Network
February 29 2008: Keeping the Carbon In the Car - Environmental News Network
February 29 2008: Mitsubishi Chem, Teijin plan carbon fiber auto parts - Environmental News Network
February 29 2008: Storms batter IAG's first-half profits - Sydney Morning Herald
February 29 2008: Interview with the NORAD Senior Energy Advisor, Rolv Bjelland - We Should Have Greater Focus on Climate Change - All Africa News
February 29 2008: February 29, 2008 12:01:00 - The Territory Environment Minister says his federal counterpart is listening to talk of a national container deposit scheme. - ABC News Online
February 29 2008: The Federal Opposition's environment spokeswoman says the Rudd Government's plans to buy water from Murray irrigators will threaten the industry. - ABC News Online
February 28 2008: Emergecies declared after flooding in South America - VietnamNews.Net
February 28 2008: Summer snow hits Hotham - The Age
February 28 2008: Wind variations may spur climate change - Terra Daily
February 28 2008: Monsoon intensity driven by Earth's orbit: study - Terra Daily
February 28 2008: Creation Of A New Material Capable Of Eliminating Pollutants Generated By The Hydrocarbon Industry - Terra Daily
February 28 2008: Airport noise test case wins compensation - A homeowner who brought the first in a series of noise pollution court cases against Zurich airport has been awarded SFr170,000 ($160,000) compensation. - Swiss Info
February 28 2008: Under-strength Storm still appeal - Sydney Morning Herald
February 28 2008: Exports good for now, but keep an eye on drought - Scoop
February 28 2008: Polluted Prey Causes Wild Birds To Change Their Tune - Considerable attention has been paid to the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic environments, but rather less attention has been given to routes of contamination on land. A new study reveals that male birds ... > - Science Daily
February 28 2008: Voyage To Southern Ocean Aims To Study Air-sea Fluxes Of Greenhouse Gases - Science Daily
February 28 2008: New Material Is Capable Of Eliminating Pollutants By The Hydrocarbon Industry - Science Daily
February 28 2008: February 28, 2008 - - Chemists have created a monolithic carbon aerogel which absorbs benzene, toluene or xylene. These are organic solvents widely used in the hydrocarbon industry and generated by road traffic in cities. ... > - Science Daily
February 28 2008: February 28, 2008 - - The pea is one of many important crop species that is unsuited to the Agrobacterium-based genetic modification techniques that are commonly used to work with crops. Researchers have now discovered ... > - Science Daily
February 28 2008: Modeling of the Earth's atmosphere has acquired economic importance due to its use in the prediction of ozone depletion and in measuring the impact of global warming. Now researchers have found that ... > - Science Daily
February 28 2008: How The Atmospheres Of Mars And Venus Are Affected By Carbon Monoxide - Science Daily
February 28 2008: February 27, 2008 - - Modeling of the Earth's atmosphere has acquired economic importance due to its use in the prediction of ozone depletion and in measuring the impact of global warming. Now researchers have found that ... > - Science Daily
February 28 2008: Global seed vault opens in Norway - A newly opened global seed vault will preserve up to two billion crop seeds to guard against the loss of the planet's biodiversity. - SciDev.Net
February 28 2008: Do Microbes Make Snow? - Scientific American
February 28 2008: Only Austria and Denmark meet carbon deadline: EU - Reuters
February 28 2008: -linked) carbon trading registry system...must be established... - Reuters
February 28 2008: change, promising tough negotiations on carbon dioxide emission curbs and the use of renewable energy.... - Reuters
February 28 2008: The suit is one of many global warming cases that have been filed after the UN's - Reuters
February 28 2008: Carbon Credits in Japan - Reuters
February 28 2008: FEMA flood zone changes may spur insurance sales - Newsday (AP update)
February 28 2008: By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL - With plant species disappearing at an alarming rate, scientists and governments are creating a global network of plant banks to store seeds and sprouts - precious genetic resources that may be needed for man to adapt the world's food supply to climate change. - International Herald Tribune
February 28 2008: The Bush administration has long avoided saying the United States would agree to new binding international obligations on greenhouse gas emissions - until this week. - International Herald Tribune
February 28 2008: Energy boost - Thanks to rock band Maroon 5, Katine is to get solar power - Guardian Unlimited
February 28 2008: Get your own zero-carbon home - Guardian Unlimited
February 28 2008: Australia's Economy And Global Warming - OneWorld
February 28 2008: Garnaut Climate Change Review - Image: Bush fire in Australia, a country particularly vulnerable to climate change. Image by laurenz - OneWorld
February 28 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv
February 28 2008: Developing Countries Get Help to Cope with Climate Change - Environmental News Service
February 28 2008: WASHINGTON, DC, February 28, 2008 (ENS) - Assistance for developing countries to manage water resources, combat drought, and measure climate change will be forthcoming under a new agreement signed today by the World Bank and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department. The first projects are planned for Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. - Environmental News Service
February 28 2008: Renewable Energy Industry Hot in Latest Global Status Report - Environmental News Service
February 28 2008: WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2008 (ENS) - The renewable energy industry is rising from obscurity into the mainstream of the energy sector, the latest global assessment reveals, although public perception of the industry has not kept pace with the reality. The renewables sector now accounts for 2.4 million jobs globally, and has doubled electric generating capacity since 2004, to 240 gigawatts. - Environmental News Service
February 28 2008: EU Ambassador Calls for Further Carbon Sequestration Push - Terra Daily
February 28 2008: ADA-ES Plans To Provide Activated Carbon To The Power Industry - Terra Daily
February 28 2008: Social capital helps adaptation to climate change - EDIE
February 28 2008: China steps up snow relief work - CCTV
February 28 2008: Beijing to implement new air pollution control measures - CCTV
February 28 2008: New Wintry Mix Forecast: Snow And Bacteria - CBS
February 28 2008: By Edward Lanfranco - Officials from China's environmental-watchdog agency pledged yesterday to clean up Beijing's notorious air pollution [#8212] likened by many residents to passively smoking multiple packs of cigarettes each day [#8212] before the summer Olympics. - Washington Times
February 28 2008: LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has decided to delay issuing European Union carbon emissions allowances (EUAs) because the European Commission is still unsure... - Reuters
February 28 2008: Could meteorite discovery weaken dark energy's case? - Whiskers of carbon found in meteorites could hold clues to the infant solar system some say they may also cast doubt on dark energy - New Scientist
February 28 2008: Australia 'to revamp drought pay' - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 28 2008: Scientists advance 'drought crop' - BBC
February 28 2008: Moral appeal for energy saving - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 28 2008: Zero carbon no 'magic bullet' - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 28 2008: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:02 PM ET - with the most dramatic warming occurring in winter, according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Alaska - Reuters
February 28 2008: Renewable Energy Accelerates Meteoric Rise - Environmental News Network
February 28 2008: February 28, 2008 10:17 AM - - Washington, D.C. - The renewable energy industry is stepping up its meteoric rise into the mainstream of the energy sector, according to the REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report. Renewable energy production capacities are growing rapidly as a result of more countries enacting far-reaching policies. - Environmental News Network
February 28 2008: Has the mystery of the Antarctic ice sheet been solved? - Environmental News Network
February 28 2008: Snow Packed With Bacteria - Discovery Online
February 28 2008: Quake Survivors Complain About Poor Shelter - Survivors of an earthquake that hit southwestern Rwanda in early February have complained that their shelter needs have not been adequately met, despite efforts to provide them with other basic necessities. - All Africa News
February 28 2008: February 28, 2008 12:23:00 - The Federal Opposition's environment spokeswoman says the Rudd Government's plans to buy water from Murray irrigators will threaten the industry. - ABC News Online
February 28 2008: A new survey suggests Canberrans are changing their behaviour to try to preserve the environment. - ABC News Online
February 27 2008: Royal flood chaos costs $1.2m - A FLOOD in the Royal Hobart Hospital yesterday morning caused $1.2 million damage and necessitated the relocation of 60 patients, including 15 babies. - The Mercury
February 27 2008: Voyage To Southern Ocean Aims To Study Air-Sea Fluxes Of Greenhouse Gases - Terra Daily
February 27 2008: Destruction Of Sumatran Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction - Terra Daily
February 27 2008: Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' in numbers - Terra Daily
February 27 2008: Financial squeeze goes on Hurricanes - Stuff
February 27 2008: Falcon Investigates Pollution From The Dakar Metropolis Into Desert Dust Layers - Terra Daily
February 27 2008: Hogg loses his hunger, selectors facing spin famine - Sydney Morning Herald
February 27 2008: New Gadget Lets You Track Your Carbon Footprint - Science Daily
February 27 2008: February 27, 2008 - - An innovation called Carbon Hero may help reduce global warming by making people more aware of their carbon footprint. The device uses satellite navigation technology to track journeys. With Carbon ... > - Science Daily
February 27 2008: - The corn genome has be sequenced. It is hoped that this basic research will lead to the development of crops that can withstand global climate change, add nutritional value to grain, sequester more ... > - Science Daily
February 27 2008: Compost Can Turn Agricultural Soils Into A Carbon Sink, Thus Protecting Against Climate Change - Science Daily
February 27 2008: February 27, 2008 - - Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could increase the amount of carbon stored in these soils and contribute significantly to the reduction of ... > - Science Daily
February 27 2008: Venus Has Extraordinarily Changeable And Extremely Large-scale Weather - Venus Express has revealed a planet of extraordinarily changeable and extremely large-scale weather. Bright hazes appear in a matter of days, reaching from the south pole to the low southern ... > - Science Daily
February 27 2008: New Zealand was an early signatory to the - protocol on greenhouse gas emissions. Rudd and Clark, who both lead left-leaning governments, said they were... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Change Minister Penny Wong said emissions would grow by 108 percent of 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012, meeting commitments under the Kyoto Protocol... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Australia says carbon emissions keep growing - Reuters
February 27 2008: Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:14 PM ET - Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said emissions would grow by 108 percent of 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012, meeting commitments under the - Reuters
February 27 2008: Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:14 PM ET - Change Minister Penny Wong said emissions would grow by 108 percent of 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012, meeting commitments under the Kyoto Protocol... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:01 AM ET - LONDON (Reuters) - A UN panel which supervises trade in carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol is probing tweaks to the rules as there is evidence of... - Reuters
February 27 2008: change panel last year squarely placed the blame for global warming... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:03 AM ET - The suit is one of many global warming cases that have been filed after the UN's - Reuters
February 27 2008: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:02 AM ET - Rich countries can meet their greenhouse gas emissions targets under the - Reuters
February 27 2008: Energy efficiency options in our house - OneWorld
February 27 2008: More LIers urged to buy flood insurance - Newsday (AP update)
February 27 2008: Toll from Cyclone Ivan rises to 60 - The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Ivan stood at 60 on Tuesday, with another 17 missing, the government said. Figures released by the disaster management centre also said 147 000 were homeless because of the cyclone that hit on February 17 carrying winds of up to 230km/h and torrential rains. - Mail & Guardian Online
February 27 2008: Madagascar cyclone death toll rises - Mail & Guardian Online
February 27 2008: A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday in an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. - International Herald Tribune
February 27 2008: By JAMES KANTER AND ANDREW C. REVKIN - The Bush administration has long avoided saying the United States would agree to new binding international obligations on greenhouse gas emissions - until this week. - International Herald Tribune
February 27 2008: Strong earthquake jolts UK - Hindustan Times
February 27 2008: Earthquake shakes Britain - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 27 2008: Biggest quake since 1984 hits UK - One man injured as magnitude 5.2 earthquake centred on Lincolnshire damages buildings - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: In pictures: earthquake aftermath - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: Aftermath of the earthquake - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: Deforestation 'driving climate change' - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: GM revolution 'still a long way off' - Crops that can feed the world's hungry in the face of climate change have yet to materialise - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 27 2008: Climate Change - - EurActiv
February 27 2008: More Coastal Dwellers, Not More Hurricanes, Hike Dollar Damages - Environmental News Service
February 27 2008: Social capital adapt to climate change - EDIE
February 27 2008: Nuaire Wins Pioneering Low Carbon Homes Project - EDIE
February 27 2008: Unique Ozone and Ultraviolet Water Treatment System - EDIE
February 27 2008: Masterclasses to pave the way to low-carbon building - EDIE
February 27 2008: Defra cash boost for low-carbon technology - EDIE
February 27 2008: Irish wastewater pollution case postponed - EDIE
February 27 2008: Beijing told to improve air quality before Olympics - Chinese officials have announced plans to clamp down on air pollution in Beijing and surrounding provinces in the run up to the Olympics. - EDIE
February 27 2008: UN asks carbon neutral pioneers to share ideas - EDIE
February 27 2008: Water firm fined for river pollution incident - EDIE
February 27 2008: North America gets its first carbon tax - Christian Science Monitor
February 27 2008: Fresh snow hits southern China - CCTV
February 27 2008: treaty allows industrialized countries to meet greenhouse gas targets between 2008 and 2012 by buying emissions rights from each other or... - Reuters
February 27 2008: TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Wednesday stepped up its plans to buy greenhouse gas emissions rights from Russia, to help Tokyo meet its emissions limits under... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Woolas says UK 2050 carbon target debate "bankrupt" - Reuters
February 27 2008: warming carbon gases.... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:12 AM ET - an effect governments had said would help promote increased energy efficiency and therefore reduce emissions of - Reuters
February 27 2008: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:18 PM ET - despite everything (Gordon) Brown has said about the environment and despite the massive impact that aviation has on the - Reuters
February 27 2008: Malaria train - Lake pollution - BBC (Africa)
February 27 2008: Record growth in Eurozone business borrowing - Financial Times
February 27 2008: Eurozone wards off credit crunch woes - Financial Times
February 27 2008: Pollution turns Chinese river red - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
February 27 2008: Moral appeal for UK energy saving - Energy Saving Day is launched with an appeal to combat climate change and its global impacts. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 27 2008: Q&A: Earthquakes in the UK - BBC
February 27 2008: In pictures - Aftermath of the UK's largest earthquake in a quarter of a century - BBC
February 27 2008: 'Costly payout' after earthquake - Insurance claims following the biggest earthquake in the UK for 25 years will run to millions of pounds, experts say. - BBC
February 27 2008: Earthquake felt in much of UK - BBC (Europe)
February 27 2008: Earthquake felt across much of UK - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 27 2008: In UN - talks in Bali late last year, Washington rejected stiff 2020 targets for greenhouse gas cuts by rich nations as part of a roadmap to work out... - Reuters
February 27 2008: Earthquake jars England - CNN (Europe)
February 27 2008: Earthquake rocks large parts of UK - CNN (Europe)
February 27 2008: Global warming twice as lethal as previously assumed - New Scientist
February 27 2008: February 27, 2008 09:27 AM - - Pekanbaru, Sumatra: Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual greenhouse gas emissions than the Netherlands and rapidly driving the province's elephants into extinction, a new study by WWF and partners has found. - Environmental News Network
February 27 2008: High food prices push China towards GMO: scientist - Environmental News Network
February 27 2008: The Organic and Non-GMO Report - Environmental News Network
February 27 2008: David Sassoon - : Today, even oil tycoons are working to address climate change, but the Wall Street Journal still denies the problem exists - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: News blog: did you feel the earthquake last night? - Guardian Unlimited
February 27 2008: February 27, 2008 21:24:00 - A new WWF report says deforestation in just one province on Indonesia's Sumatra island is producing enough greenhouse gases to rival key industrial nations. - ABC News Online
February 27 2008: Aust, NZ to join forces on climate change - ABC News Online
February 27 2008: February 27, 2008 15:44:00 - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the governments of Australia and New Zealand have decided to form a new partnership to work on the challenges of climate change. - ABC News Online
February 26 2008: U.S. Remains Cool to Warming Pact - CNN
February 26 2008: More severe storms possible today - NSW could be in for more severe weather today after thunderstorms and heavy rain lashed Sydney, the south coast and parts of the state's inland. - The Australian
February 26 2008: US ready for 'binding' reductions of greenhouse gases: official - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: Tsunami alert after 6.7-quake hits Indonesia: seismologists - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: Tracking Your Carbon Footprint - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: Mozambican floods give life to new villages - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: EU official heads to US to discuss greenhouse gas deal - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: Compost Can Turn Agricultural Soils Into A Carbon Sink - Terra Daily
February 26 2008: Fine-particle pollution worries authorities - The authorities in Ticino have imposed a speed restriction on the motorway linking southern Switzerland with Italy following a rise in fine-particle pollution. - Swiss Info
February 26 2008: Ryder on the Storm - Stuff
February 26 2008: Storms cause rail, traffic havoc - Sydney Morning Herald
February 26 2008: Research contract for fight against climate change - Scoop
February 26 2008: Energy Strategy To Combat Climate Change Proposed - Science Daily
February 26 2008: February 26, 2008 - - To even begin to combat climate change effectively, carbon dioxide emissions have to fall sharply: to 1 ton per capita per year. An energy strategy based on the three Es: increased efficiency, ... > - Science Daily
February 26 2008: Easing Concerns About Pollution From Manufacture Of Solar Cells - Science Daily
February 26 2008: Off The Hook: Stronger Soft-plastic Fishing Lures Less Damaging To Environment - Science Daily
February 26 2008: Venus Has Extraordinarily Changeable And Extremely Large-scale Weather - Venus Express has revealed a planet of extraordinarily changeable and extremely large-scale weather. Bright hazes appear in a matter of days, reaching from the south pole to ... > - Science Daily
February 26 2008: Busy Beavers Can Help Ease Drought - Science Daily
February 26 2008: February 26, 2008 - - They may be considered pests, but beavers can help mitigate the effects of drought. Climate models predict the incidence of drought in parts of North America will increase in frequency and length ... > - Science Daily
February 26 2008: Past Greenhouse Warming Provides Clues To What The Future May Hold - Science Daily
February 26 2008: February 26, 2008 - - Scientists studying an extreme period of global warming 55 million years ago are piecing together an increasingly detailed picture of its causes and consequences. Their findings describe what may be ... > - Science Daily
February 26 2008: UN panel mulls carbon rule tweak to curb profits - Reuters
February 26 2008: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:01 AM ET - LONDON (Reuters) - A UN panel which supervises trade in carbon offsets under the - Reuters
February 26 2008: Rich countries can meet their greenhouse gas emissions targets under the - Reuters
February 26 2008: such credits for some time in return for funding clean-energy projects in developing countries under the - Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism.... - Reuters
February 26 2008: Lehman to Trade - Carbon Credits in Japan - Reuters
February 26 2008: Obama photo spurs firestorm with Clinton - Newsday (AP update)
February 26 2008: Climate change affecting fish stocks - IRIN
February 26 2008: Fault line that spawned Indian Ocean tsunami ruptures repeatedly - International Herald Tribune
February 26 2008: Global seed vault opens in Norway - A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday in an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. - International Herald Tribune
February 26 2008: Militants breach wall of snow... - Hindustan Times
February 26 2008: UN losing battle to feed the world - Huge budget deficit means millions more face starvation as global prices soar - Guardian Unlimited
February 26 2008: Crops that can feed the world's hungry in the face of climate change have yet to materialise - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 26 2008: It's time for a climate change body count - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 26 2008: Simon Lewis: - Why are we so reluctant to quantify the deaths global warming has caused? - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
February 26 2008: February 26, 2008 - The San Francisco mayor says it's time to get serious about combating climate change with greentech and advises a Cleantech Forum audience to insist on more government support -- or face a fall. - Greentech Media
February 26 2008: Carbon Chameleon - Greentech Media
February 26 2008: February 26, 2008 - As Carbon Forum America kicks off in San Francisco, the Center for Resource Studies plans to guarantee consumers that carbon-offset purchases are legitimate. But is it the same old promise? - Greentech Media
February 26 2008: Voyage to Southern Ocean aims to study air-sea fluxes of greenhouse gases - EurekAlert!
February 26 2008: Wal-Mart to Audit Energy Efficiency of State Capitols - Environmental News Service
February 26 2008: In Sudan, another conflict could eclipse Darfur - Christian Science Monitor
February 26 2008: Agriculture Can Speed or Slow Climate Change, Groups Say - GreenBiz
February 26 2008: U.S. May Agree to Binding Greenhouse Gas Reductions - GreenBiz
February 26 2008: after snow disaster - CCTV
February 26 2008: Pupils inaugurate new term on schedule after snow disaster - CCTV
February 26 2008: new term on schedule - after snow disaster" width="155" height="100" border="0" /> - CCTV
February 26 2008: 1.6 bln yuan paid for snow damages - CCTV
February 26 2008: Fresh snow hits China - CCTV
February 26 2008: New round of snow hits China - CCTV
February 26 2008: New round of snow to hit China - CCTV
February 26 2008: Drought, snow affect 1/6 of China[acute]s arable land - CCTV
February 26 2008: China vows to house winter storm victims in 4 months - CCTV
February 26 2008: China[acute]s environment watchdog announces green insurance system - CCTV
February 26 2008: Grave tasks for China[acute]s post-snow agriculture sector - CCTV
February 26 2008: Raul Castro now official (By Anita Snow) - Washington Times
February 26 2008: an effect governments had said would help promote increased energy efficiency and therefore reduce emissions of - warming carbon gases.... - Reuters
February 26 2008: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 4:08 AM ET - an effect governments had said would help promote increased energy efficiency and therefore reduce emissions of - Reuters
February 26 2008: Heathrow expansion sets business against environment - Reuters
February 26 2008: Germans lift growth hopes for eurozone - Financial Times
February 26 2008: Antarctic Glaciers Surge To Ocean - OneWorld
February 26 2008: Olympics: China pollution drive - BBC
February 26 2008: China in Olympics pollution drive - BBC (World)
February 26 2008: Climate secrets of marine snail - Tiny sea creatures called pteropods may teach scientists about how climate change will affect the oceans. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
February 26 2008: INTERVIEW - Rich nations should agree 2020 carbon targets - UN - Reuters
February 26 2008: Snow, Thunderstorms Black Out Thousands - Washington Times
February 26 2008: Sharp to make solar power storage batteries: report - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: WLT joins criticism of Government Carbon Kite Mark - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: Death toll from Madagascar cyclone hits 60 - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: PGE carbon offsets fund California forest - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: GDF buys wind power company and creates green arm - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: South Korea breaks GMO taboo with first corn deal - Environmental News Network
February 26 2008: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is designed to protect food crops from warming. - Discovery Online
February 26 2008: Gas Releases Helped End Ice Ages - Methane gas releases helped end past ice ages and could worsen global warming today. - Discovery Online
February 26 2008: Everyone seems to have missed the obvious. Garnaut's radical position on greenhouse gas reductions also radically reduces the room for Nelson to manouvre in. Now Rudd's fairly robust position looks conservative, and the possibility of running a more conservative credible... - On Line Opinion
February 26 2008: Environment focus for new ALP president - ABC News Online
February 25 2008: Tsunami alert after second earthquake - The Mercury
February 25 2008: Tsunami alert after Sumatra quake - A STRONG 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island early today, the US Geological Survey said, sparking a local tsunami alert and causing people to wake and flee outside. - The Australian
February 25 2008: Image From Tornado May Lead To Precise Storm Warnings - Terra Daily
February 25 2008: They said achieving this ambitious goal – Swiss levels currently stand at nine tons per capita of carbon dioxide – would involve the three Es: increased efficiency, renewable energy and electricity. - Swiss Info
February 25 2008: Experts call for sharp cut to CO2 emissions - Scientists at Zurich's Federal Institute of Technology say carbon emissions should be slashed to one ton per capita annually to help combat global warming. - Swiss Info
February 25 2008: Storm star injured in hotel altercation - Melbourne Storm five-eighth Greg Inglis suffered slight injuries in an altercation outside a Brisbane hotel on Sunday night, the NRL club announced on Monday. - Stuff
February 25 2008: Glacier tagger gets frosty treatment - Stuff
February 25 2008: Greenhouse gases to grow 20% by 2020 - Sydney Morning Herald
February 25 2008: Storm clouds gather as Clinton's campaign approaches D-Day - Sydney Morning Herald
February 25 2008: Has An Ocean Circulation Collapse Been Triggered? - Predictions that the 21st century is safe from major circulation changes in the North Atlantic Ocean may not be as comforting as they seem. "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that it is very unlikely that the ... > - Science Daily
February 25 2008: Monday, February 25, 2008 6:05 AM ET - proposals in January for curbing greenhouse gas emissions in the 27-country EU as part of the bloc's strategy for fighting - Reuters
February 25 2008: Manmade Flood Planned in Grand Canyon - Newsday (AP update)
February 25 2008: Cyclone kills 29 people - Mail & Guardian Online
February 25 2008: Madagascar cyclone death toll rises - A cyclone that hit Madagascar earlier this month has killed at least 44 people and left nearly 145 000 homeless, according to updated figures released by authorities on Sunday. The numbers are almost twice estimates released on Friday of 29 people dead and 70 000 homeless from the category-three cyclone. - Mail & Guardian Online
February 25 2008: Madagascar cyclone kills 29 people - Mail & Guardian Online
February 25 2008: Warming Threatens Fish Stocks - Major world commercial fish stocks could collapse within decades as global warming compounds damage from pollution and overfishing, says UNEP report. - OneWorld
February 25 2008: Move into top gear - To grow, the auto industry needs an enabling environment and futuristic infrastructure, writes - Hindustan Times
February 25 2008: Gunmen storm office of British aid organisation in north-west Pakistan, killing three local employees - Guardian Unlimited
February 25 2008: Row over picture of Obama in turban - Clinton campaign accused of 'shameful, offensive fearmongering', as storm overshadows key speech - Guardian Unlimited
February 25 2008: After the Senate failed to pass two bills that would have extended tax credits for renewable energy, the Solar Energy Industries Association has scripted a battle blueprint to save the U.S. market -- complete with four contingency plans.< - Greentech Media
February 25 2008: February 25, 2008 - While oil prices hit another record high, venture capitalists forked out funds for electric vehicles, solar power, energy-efficient lighting and carbon-dioxide-eating technology. - Greentech Media
February 25 2008: Los Angeles Airport to Fund Largest U.S. Study on Airport Pollution Impoact on Local Community - Environmental News Service
February 25 2008: Raul Castro named as Cuba's president (By Anita Snow) - Washington Times
February 25 2008: Raul Castro now official - By Anita Snow - Washington Times
February 25 2008: Australia says carbon emissions keep growing - Reuters
February 25 2008: Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:37 PM ET - Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said emissions would grow by 108 percent of 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012, meeting commitments under the - Reuters
February 25 2008: Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:37 PM ET - Change Minister Penny Wong said emissions would grow by 108 percent of 1990 levels from 2008 to 2012, meeting commitments under the Kyoto Protocol... - Reuters
February 25 2008: Stormy weather leaves at least three dead - Nasty weather with strong winds and heavy snow mainly in the Sea of Japan coastal regions leaves three people dead, one man missing and 35 people injured in 11 prefectures. - The Japan Times
February 25 2008: Two earthquakes shake Indonesia - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
February 25 2008: Indonesia tsunami warning lifted - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
February 25 2008: Madagascar cyclone toll doubled - BBC (Africa)
February 25 2008: Heavy rain can trigger earthquakes - New Scientist
February 25 2008: Energy versus the Environment in Alberta's Tar Sands - Environmental News Network
February 25 2008: Using organic fertilizers could protect against climate change - Environmental News Network
February 25 2008: CLP to develop world's largest solar power station - Environmental News Network
February 25 2008: Shopping List: Milk, cereal, bread, carbon offsets - Environmental News Network
February 25 2008: Heathrow expansion sets business against environment - Environmental News Network
February 25 2008: Backyard Gardeners Keep Tabs on Warming - Discovery Online
February 25 2008: Tony Juniper: - If Branson was serious about climate change, he would help persuade the government to shelve Heathrow's third runway - Guardian Unlimited
February 25 2008: Renewable Energy Sponsor - GreenBiz
February 25 2008: February 26, 2008 08:53:00 - South Australia says a $50 million federal plan to buy back water licences shows a commitment to fixing the drought crisis in the Murray-Darling Basin. - ABC News Online
February 25 2008: February 25, 2008 12:52:00 - Federal Government figures show that Australia will meet its Kyoto target for greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
February 25 2008: February 25, 2008 11:15:00 - Energy company TRUenergy has committed almost $300 million, towards a solar power station set for northern Victoria. - ABC News Online
February 24 2008: Houses damaged by flash flooding - The Mercury
February 24 2008: Summer snow in a silly season - The Mercury
February 24 2008: Rockhampton hit by flash flooding - The Australian
February 24 2008: Critics dismiss Cate's chances - THE winter rain storms that have struck Los Angeles may not be the only thing that soaks Cate Blanchett's party at today's 80th Annual Academy Awards. - The Australian
February 24 2008: Philippine floods and landslides toll rises to 26: officials - Terra Daily
February 24 2008: How it happened: The catastrophic flood that cooled the Earth - Terra Daily
February 24 2008: Death toll from China snow storms hits 129: report - Terra Daily
February 24 2008: Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic - Terra Daily
February 24 2008: Flash flooding in Aust after heavy rainfall - Stuff
February 24 2008: Carbon Dioxide Has Been Naturally Stored For A Million Years In Colorado And Rocky Mountains - Science Daily
February 24 2008: February 23, 2008 - - Earth scientists have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States. ... > - Science Daily
February 24 2008: Antarctic Marine Life Under Threat From Warming Seas, New Predators - Science Daily
February 24 2008: February 24, 2008 - - Predatory crabs and fish are poised to return to warming Antarctic waters for the first time in millions of years, threatening the shallow marine ecosystems surrounding Antarctica. Antarctic marine ... > - Science Daily
February 24 2008: Climate Change Has Major Impact On Oceans - Science Daily
February 24 2008: UPDATE 1-Japan business head open to carbon cap idea -paper - Reuters
February 24 2008: UN environment group sets up - Reuters
February 24 2008: Coffee, confection and the trillion dollar climate connection! - How do we find the money needed to do the work of containing greenhouse gas emissions and save the planet? - On Line Opinion
February 24 2008: Researchers Say Bugs Could Ease Famine - Newsday (AP update)
February 24 2008: generateDate('Feb 24, 2008 16:24 -0500', '4:24 PM'); - Their air might bring pollution complaints, but residents of - Newsday (AP update)
February 24 2008: Militants breach wall of snow on LoC - The Indian Army's worst fears have come true. Militants are now desperate enough to defy the high snow walls to cross over to this side of the Line of Control, reports - Hindustan Times
February 24 2008: Commons speaker in expenses storm -PA - Guardian Unlimited
February 24 2008: Want to cut your carbon? Join a club - Guardian Unlimited
February 24 2008: UK lags behind on eco energy - The British government says it is committed to renewable energy. - Guardian Unlimited
February 24 2008: What farmers think about GM crops - Farmers are upbeat about genetically modified crops, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. - EurekAlert!
February 24 2008: Denmark sets renewable energy target at 20 percent by 2011 - Terra Daily
February 24 2008: Ethical investing: Funds that favor planet savers - Global warming gains as a theme for investors. But the strategy carries real risks. - Christian Science Monitor
February 24 2008: Australia should make deeper greenhouse cuts: adviser - Reuters
February 24 2008: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ratified the - Protocol on climate change last December in his first act after being sworn in, leaving the United States... - Reuters
February 24 2008: Winds whip up infrastructure storm - The Japan Times
February 24 2008: Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean - BBC
February 24 2008: EU cuts 2008 eurozone growth rate - BBC (Europe)
February 24 2008: February 24, 2008 08:22 AM - - LONDON (Reuters) - Nuts picked from Amazon rainforests helped fuel the world's first commercial airline flight powered by renewable energy on Sunday. A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet flew from London to Amsterdam with one of its fuel tanks filled with a bio-jet blend including babassu oil and coconut oil. - Environmental News Network
February 24 2008: Mining sets off earthquake in west Germany - Environmental News Network
February 24 2008: Antarctic Mud Yields Global Warming Insight - ABC News
February 23 2008: Thousands of flood victims counselled - The Mercury
February 23 2008: Climate control - AUSTRALIANS can have few illusions about climate change after the release of economist Ross Garnaut's interim report this week. - The Mercury
February 23 2008: Small Sea Creatures May Foretell Climate Change - Science Daily
February 23 2008: Small Sea Creatures May Be The 'Canaries In The Coal Mine' Of Climate Change - Science Daily
February 23 2008: Can We Offset Global Warming By Geoengineering The Climate With Aerosols? - Science Daily
February 23 2008: February 22, 2008 - - Concerned that energy system transformations are proceeding too slowly to avoid risks from dangerous human-induced climate change, many scientists are wondering whether geoengineering (the deliberate ... > - Science Daily
February 23 2008: Possible Origin Of Methane In Ice Core Records - Science Daily
February 23 2008: February 22, 2008 - - Ice core records from Antarctica and Greenland show greenhouse gas signatures consistent with climate inferences assumed from records of oxygen isotope fractions through time. Noting that atmospheric ... > - Science Daily
February 23 2008: UPDATE 1-Japan considers emissions cap and trade system - Reuters
February 23 2008: UPDATE 2-Japan industry opens door to carbon cap-and-trade - Reuters
February 23 2008: Snowstorm blankets NYC, airlines cancel more than 1,000 flights - Newsday (AP update)
February 23 2008: A new report calls for huge carbon cuts. - The Mercury
February 23 2008: Cyclone Ivan kills 22 in Madagascar - Mail & Guardian Online
February 23 2008: Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us - Guardian Unlimited
February 23 2008: Fish Perish as Climate Change Disrupts Ocean Systems - Environmental News Service
February 23 2008: MONACO, February 22, 2008 (ENS) - Climate change is threatening the world's fish populations, already stressed by pollution, alien infestations and over-exploitation, warns a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme. The worst impacts are concentrated in 10 to 15 percent of the oceans, including the 7.5 percent of the oceans that are the most economically valuable fishing areas of the world. - Environmental News Service
February 23 2008: Winter Storm Pounds Northeast (2:38) - CBS
February 23 2008: ENN Weekly Review: Feb 18th-22nd, 2008 - This week on ENN: Gravity powered lamp lasts 200 years, Global fish sources threatened, Clinton and Obama leading the environmental votes, Practicing Green, Sea levels hit a record low in Venice, UK farm chiefurges for solutions to global warming and much more. - Environmental News Network
February 23 2008: GM exec stands by calling global warming a "crock" - Environmental News Network
February 23 2008: Traces of unapproved GMO trait found in U.S. corn - Environmental News Network
February 23 2008: February 22, 2008 05:33 PM - - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Traces of an unapproved genetically modified trait were found in U.S. corn planted in 2006 and 2007 but the grain poses no threat to food or feed safety, said the U.S Agriculture Department on Friday. The 2008 corn crop will not be affected when it is planted this spring across the United States, the world's largest corn exporter. - Environmental News Network
February 23 2008: Unicef Gives $1 Million for Flood Relief - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will provide over $1 million worth of emergency assistance to about 70,000 Zambian families whose homes have been washed away during deadly recent flooding that has also devastated crop harvests. - All Africa News
February 23 2008: Northeast Digs From Under Snow - ABC News
February 22 2008: U.S. continues to lead world in wind power - VietnamNews.Net
February 22 2008: Philippines floods and landslides leave 21 dead: officials - Terra Daily
February 22 2008: Madagascar cyclone killed 29: official - Terra Daily
February 22 2008: Japan to consider carbon cap-and-trade system: officials - Terra Daily
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