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May 2007
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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
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.
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership is an action and advisory group that aims to take a lead in accelerating the shift to low carbon vehicles and fuels in the United Kingdom.
The Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project provides access to documents, data, photos, maps and other resources concerning this critical issue.
And finally,
Children from Uganda, Bangladesh and Mozambique have drawn pictures for Oxfam of their impression of climate change (video) and what it means to their lives.
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.
The news stories carried by Newswatch are updated weekly. Comment, features, interviews and other sections of the magazine are updated on a weekly to monthly basis.
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Part of the Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, Tiempo Climate Newswatch is hosted by the Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia.
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May 31 2007: Bush wants 15 countries to reduce greenhouse gases - VietnamNews.Net
May 31 2007: Turnbull welcomes US climate plan - THE US plan for a new global framework to fight climate change presents a "practical road map" for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. - The Australian
May 31 2007: Bush, Olmert to meet - US President George W. Bush will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the White House on June 19, Mr Bush's spokesman Tony Snow said overnight. - The Australian
May 31 2007: BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed President George W. Bush's climate change strategy overnight, saying it was important that the United States for the first time had said it wanted to be part of a global deal. - The Australian
May 31 2007: President George W Bush is urging 15 major nations to agree on a global emissions goal for reducing greenhouse gases by the end of next year. - The Age
May 31 2007: 'Warmest May on record' for parts of NSW - The Age
May 31 2007: Turnbull welcomes US climate change plan - Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the US plan for a to fight climate change presents a "practical road map" for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. - The Age
May 31 2007: PM dragged to embrace climate change: SA - The Age
May 31 2007: GrainCorp expects loss due to drought - The Age
May 31 2007: Russia Knows How To Prevent Global Warming - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: NASA Administrator Not Sure Global Warming A Problem - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: Get Free Daily Newsletters About Earth And More - Earth - Energy - Pollution - Climate - China - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: Exxonmobil Shareholders Rebuff Concerns On Climate Change - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: Days Of Snow Melting On The Rise In Greenland - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: Climate Change Signal Detected In The Indian Ocean - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: California, Ontario Join Forces On Stem Cell, Global Warming Efforts - Terra Daily
May 31 2007: Everest showing effects of climate change - Stuff
May 31 2007: Tropical Cyclones Have Role In Climate-control - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- Researchers have found evidence that tropical cyclones and hurricanes play an important role in the ocean circulation patterns that transport heat and maintain the climate of North America and ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: West African Ocean Sediment Core Links Monsoons To Global Climate Evolution - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- Monsoons, the life-giving, torrential rains of Asia and Africa, have an ancient, unsuspected connection to previous Ice Age climate cycles, according to scientists at the University of California, ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: Global Warming May Lower Grassland Quality - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and air temperatures may lead to an increase in plant production, but a gradual decline in soil carbon and nitrogen. This could negatively affect ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: Huge Wind Machine To Simulate Category Three Hurricanes - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- It will huff, and puff, and blow the house in -- but only for research purposes. Wind engineers just unveiled the world's largest portable hurricane wind and rain simulator. Civil and coastal ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- How do manmade pollution and mineral dust from Asian deserts travel across the Pacific? How do these dust and pollution plumes affect clouds, precipitation and, ultimately, our climate? Those are ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: (May 31, 2007) - -- NASA and Columbia University Earth Institute research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth's climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 31 2007: Growth Factors And Environment Combine To Increase Brain Maturation - Science Daily
May 31 2007: 'Frontline' Nicaraguans hit hard by climate change - Climate change means Nicaragua's Miskito Indians can no longer rely on the weather to survive, reports - SciDev.Net
May 31 2007: Planning a Picnic in a Warming World? Satellite Forecasts More Rain - Scientific American
May 31 2007: Belize forest hit by warming struggles to survive - Scientific American
May 31 2007: Nine Hurricanes Forecast for 2007 - Sci-Tech Today
May 31 2007: A full 17 major storms predicted. - Sci-Tech Today
May 31 2007: Revised Colorado State Forecast Calls for 9 Hurricanes This Season - Rigzone
May 31 2007: Thursday, May 31, 2007 - - Colorado State University hurricane researcher William Gray's revised forecast issued Thursday calls for nine hurricanes this season, five of them becoming intense. - Rigzone
May 31 2007: German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the G8 to agree concrete steps to halt global warming that would prepare the ground for an extension of the - Reuters
May 31 2007: US resistance to emissions limits has diminished hopes that the summit can pave the way for negotiations to expand and extend the Kyoto Protocol on - Reuters
May 31 2007: Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the club to agree steps to halt global warming to prepare the ground for an extension of the - Reuters
May 31 2007: change was the central topic of discussion at the meeting and one environmental proposal -- that the company adopt goals for greenhouse gas... - Reuters
May 31 2007: AP Finds 5 Vulnerable Hurricane Areas - Newsday (AP update)
May 31 2007: Tropical Storm Barbara Weakens in Mexico - Newsday (AP update)
May 31 2007: Poll: Coast Not Ready for Hurricanes - Newsday (AP update)
May 31 2007: NY Teens Ready to Gauge Air Pollution - Newsday (AP update)
May 31 2007: Tornado Survivors Prepare to Graduate - Newsday (AP update)
May 31 2007: NEPAL: Mountain communities fear melting glaciers, flooding - IRIN
May 31 2007: Bush calls for action to reduce greenhouse gases - International Herald Tribune
May 31 2007: FPL finds U.S. wind power boom not always on solid ground - International Herald Tribune
May 31 2007: May 31, 2007 in pics - A lightning is seen over Mumbai's skyline before the first pre-monsoon showers. - Hindustan Times
May 31 2007: BA voted least green brand - British Airways is company with worst attitude towards environment, according to online poll. - Guardian Unlimited
May 31 2007: Bush calls for action by biggest greenhouse emitters - The US president today made his clearest admission yet of the threat posed by climate change. - Guardian Unlimited
May 31 2007: Environment - - EurActiv
May 31 2007: G8: Bush Proposes Talks on Voluntary Global Goal for Greenhouse Gases - Environmental News Service
May 31 2007: Gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks delivering food for the UN World Food Programme in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda on Monday, killing a driver. The world's largest food aid agency says it will suspend operations in support of 500,000 drought affected people in the region. - Environmental News Service
May 31 2007: Caviar, tropical timber, rare live reptiles and reptile skins - the European Union is one of the biggest global markets for wildlife trade, which has a devastating impact on the survival of many endangered species and their environment. - Environmental News Service
May 31 2007: The financial institution HSBC today announced a five year, US$100 million partnership to respond to the "urgent threat" of climate change worldwide. Four partner organizations will share in the funding - The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF. - Environmental News Service
May 31 2007: International Bank Offers $100 Million to Fight Climate Change - Environmental News Service
May 31 2007: Bush proposes greenhouse reduction plan - The United States and other countries responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions must develop a strategy for reduction, U.S. President George Bush said. - Earth Times
May 31 2007: Letters to the Editor - Readers write about race relations, nuclear technologies, climate change, language, and Memorial Day politics. - Christian Science Monitor
May 31 2007: FEMA 'more prepared' than before Katrina - The US disaster response agency won kudos after tornados hit, but '07 hurricane season may prove to be a more rigorous test. - Christian Science Monitor
May 31 2007: Bush Announces Shift on Climate Change Policy - GreenBiz
May 31 2007: HSBC to Donate $100M to Climate Change Fight - GreenBiz
May 31 2007: * - NASA Chief Sparks Global Warming Fury - CBS
May 31 2007: Trading scheme most effective way to deal with climate change: economist - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: European scheme provides example of carbon trading - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Power Industry eager for carbon trading decision - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Beattie to launch Qld climate change plan - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie says he will be launching a climate change policy early next week. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: The United States is inviting Australia to take part in an international summit to set a long-term goal for greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Bush pushes new climate change plan - US President George W Bush has unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Carbon trading in 4 yrs, says PM's task force - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Tasmanian councils have been told at the Local Government Association conference today they will be held responsible if they allow the construction of new development in areas which could be affected by climate change. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: An American academic says South Australia must persist with carbon emission targets and policies for sustainability despite questions about whether it will have any global effect. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: PM defends climate change strategy - Prime Minister John Howard has defended his climate change strategy after Labor claimed the Government was not genuinely interested in the issue. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: NT Govt pledges $15,000 for hospital energy efficiency - The Northern Territory's health minister has hit back at accusations that the Government is not doing enough to promote energy efficiency at the Alice Springs Hospital. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: The Northern Territory Chief Minister says exploiting Australia's natural gas reserves is crucial to reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Carbon trading will get green results, beef producer says - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Environmental group Greenpeace says it has found further evidence that global warming is rapidly melting glaciers on Mt Everest and in other parts of the Himalayas. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Himalayan glaciers on the way out: Greenpeace - Environmental group Greenpeace says it has found further evidence that global warming is rapidly melting glaciers on Mt Everest and in other parts of the Himalayas. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Business 'will embrace' carbon trading - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: PM 'dazed and confused' on climate change - Labor frontbenchers have hit out at John Howard's environmental credentials as the government prepares to receive a landmark report on carbon emissions trading today. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: A new Brisbane City Council service hopes to help householders reduce their 'carbon footprint'. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Japanese villagers 'depend on whaling for survival' - Australian Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has clashed with Japan over its plan to allow four of its coastal communities to hunt whales. - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Howard quiet on climate change report - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Industry support for carbon trading - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: Howard plans response to greenhouse challenges - ABC News Online
May 31 2007: ZIMBABWE: Food aid welcome, if crisis blamed on drought - IRIN
May 31 2007: Bush proposes greenhouse reduction plan - Washington Times
May 31 2007: China's climate change plan due ahead of G8 summit - Reuters
May 31 2007: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:45 PM ET - China looks set to become the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide this year or next, just as serious talks start to extend the UN-sponsored - Reuters
May 31 2007: Thursday, May 31, 2007 9:27 AM ET - It was the strongest statement yet from the United States about curbing climate warming emissions after the international - Reuters
May 31 2007: It was the strongest statement yet from the United States about curbing - warming emissions after the international Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012.... - Reuters
May 31 2007: change showed the issue of global warming could not be ignored,... - Reuters
May 31 2007: BERLIN, May 31 (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush's long-term strategy on climate change showed the issue of global warming could not be ignored,... - Reuters
May 31 2007: Will US greenhouse gas targets work? - BBC
May 31 2007: Consumers fuel rise in eurozone optimism - Financial Times
May 31 2007: The US government will help Asian economies to use and develop more energy efficient appliances and “clean coal” technology to help the region curtail its emissions of greenhouse gases and attract “green” customers in the west. - Financial Times
May 31 2007: Bush in U-turn on global warming - Financial Times
May 31 2007: US urges new greenhouse gas goals - BBC
May 31 2007: US urges greenhouse goals - US President George W Bush outlines a new plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
May 31 2007: Does spending $100m on climate change make a bank green? - BBC (Sci/Tech)
May 31 2007: Moon might be best place to study Earth's climate - Thermometers left on the surface of the Moon by the Apollo 17 mission in 1971 reveal a record of Earth's warming - but some doubt their worth - New Scientist
May 31 2007: A hurricane expert predicts nine hurricanes this year, of which five will be major. - Discovery Online
May 31 2007: Beijingers Grumble About Noise Pollution - China Internet information Centre
May 31 2007: Food Aid Welcome, If Crisis Blamed On Drought - All Africa News
May 31 2007: Merkel had wanted the G8 summit to pave the way for negotiations to expand and extend the - Protocol on climate change beyond 2012.... - Reuters
May 30 2007: Partnerships from Five Nations Receive "2007 Seed Awards" for Innovation in Local Sustainable Development - UNEP
May 30 2007: MOUNT Everest is suffering the effects of climate change with a picture released for the first time showing devastating effects. - The Australian
May 30 2007: Sun, sand and climate change lessons - THE palm-fringed islands of the South Pacific offer holidaymakers an alternative to sunbathing and swimming - grim lessons on the effects of global warming. - The Australian
May 30 2007: Tropical storms 'distribute ocean's heat' - The Australian
May 30 2007: HURRICANES and typhoons play a significant role in distributing the ocean's heat, said US researchers, who believe they have uncovered a major, but hitherto-ignored aspect of global warming. - The Australian
May 30 2007: Tropical storms 'distribute ocean's heat' - HURRICANES and typhoons play a significant role in distributing the ocean's heat, said US researchers, who believe they have uncovered a major, but hitherto-ignored aspect of global warming. - The Australian
May 30 2007: Strong earthquakes 'likely in Kashmir' - The Age
May 30 2007: ALP not setting interim emission targets - Labor will not set a short-term target for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions before the federal election, environment spokesman Peter Garrett says. - The Age
May 30 2007: Ruralco says results depend on drought - The Age
May 30 2007: Snow joy as resorts equip for hard time - The Age
May 30 2007: Locals Block Work At Indonesian Mud Volcano - Terra Daily
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May 30 2007: Asia And Europe Fail To Agree On Climate Change Targets - Terra Daily
May 30 2007: Details released of genetically modified plant research. - Swiss Info
May 30 2007: Astrophysicists Find Fractal Image Of Solar Storm Season Imprinted On Solar Wind - Terra Daily
May 30 2007: Seven tests of effective carbon trading system - Sydney Morning Herald
May 30 2007: NASA says Greenland snow melt increasing ... - Science Daily
May 30 2007: (May 30, 2007) - -- A NASA-led research team has returned from Greenland after an annual three-week mission to check the health of its glaciers and ice sheet. About 82 percent of Greenland is made up of a giant ice ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 30 2007: Climate Change Signal Detected In The Indian Ocean - Science Daily (Climate)
May 30 2007: (May 30, 2007) - -- The signature of climate change over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia. From ocean measurements and by analysing climate simulations we can see ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 30 2007: How Children Use Their Local Environment - Science Daily
May 30 2007: 'Frontline' Nicaraguans hit hard by climate change - Climate change means Nicaragua's Miskito Indians can no longer rely on the weather to survive, reports - SciDev.Net
May 30 2007: Deadline Set for Climate Change Pact - Sci-Tech Today
May 30 2007: Minerals Management Service Marks Hurricane Season 2007 - Rigzone
May 30 2007: Russia takes first step into global carbon market - Reuters
May 30 2007: Protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions,... - Reuters
May 30 2007: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:32 AM ET - LONDON (Reuters) - Russia this week gave a surprise green light to carbon trading under the - Reuters
May 30 2007: Climate Change: Stop Harming And Start Helping, Oxfam Tells G8 Summit - G8 countries must act to keep global warming below 2 Celsius and pledge their share of $50bn to help poorest cope with impact, insists Oxfam. - OneWorld
May 30 2007: Tropical Storm Barbara Forms Off Mexico - Newsday (AP update)
May 30 2007: Storm Anxiety Swirling in Caribbean - Newsday (AP update)
May 30 2007: By NATALIE ANGIER - Joining together the humus, the posthumous and the devious is nitrogen, a chemical element that is essential to our survival, that is a fundamental part of just about every piece of us, but that is all too often overshadowed by other, trendier members of the periodic table like carbon and oxygen. - International Herald Tribune
May 30 2007: Merkel to press Bush on global warming - International Herald Tribune
May 30 2007: NASA mission checks health of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers - EurekAlert!
May 30 2007: Climate Change - - Oxfam tells G8 to pay for climate change - EurActiv
May 30 2007: Pennsylvania Groups File Notice of Air Pollution Lawsuit - Environmental News Service
May 30 2007: BERLIN, Germany, May 29, 2007 (ENS) - - Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi declined here Monday to say whether the United States would back Germany's strong position on global warming at next week's G8 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would stand firm on emissions limits, despite U.S. objections. - Environmental News Service
May 30 2007: India's current environmental policies will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25 percent by the year 2020, the country's top environmental official said Monday. - Environmental News Service
May 30 2007: Friends of the Earth Canada today filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada for forsaking its international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. The application for judicial review faults the government for failure to effectively regulate greenhouse gases. - Environmental News Service
May 30 2007: US And Australia Reject Asia-Pacific Carbon Trade Scheme - Terra Daily
May 30 2007: China Rejects Binding Targets On Greenhouse Emissions - Terra Daily
May 30 2007: G-8 to take up climate change - Christian Science Monitor
May 30 2007: As pork prices soar, Chinese put brakes on corn for ethanol - With a famine less than 50 years in its past, China remains sensitive about using food for fuel. - Christian Science Monitor
May 30 2007: * - Tropical Storm Barbara Forms Off Mexico - CBS
May 30 2007: Hurricane Hugo Chavez - CBS
May 30 2007: Leaders compete on carbon trading - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: $8,000 Solar Power rebate for Northern Territory homes - Territorians are being encouraged to go green with a solar power rebate from the federal government. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Environment Centre accuses Territory mine of polluting water ways - The Territory's Environment Centre says an Alcan mine worker has accused the alumina refinery near Nhulunbuy of breaching environmental conditions and polluting marine waters in the area. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Qld increases car taxes for mental health, climate change - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Human activity blamed for warming Indian Ocean - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: APEC missed emissions target opportunity: Greenpeace - Greenpeace says APEC leaders meeting in Darwin missed an opportunity to set targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Environmental group Friends of the Earth has sued Canada for failing to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: APEC energy ministers have signed the 'Darwin Declaration' committing the 21 countries to improve energy efficiency. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned Japan that its whaling practices will have a negative impact on public opinion in Australia. - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Howard, Rudd step-up climate change debate - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Tony Jones talks to Opposition environment spokesman Peter Garrett - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: Visitor influx takes toll on Exmouth environment - ABC News Online
May 30 2007: change by reducing the amount of methane gas emitted by cows and sheep,... - Reuters
May 30 2007: Cash and the candidacy - A wide-open field and the arrival of a ‘tsunami Tuesday’ of party primaries are helping turn the US presidential campaign into a contest fought by fundraisers. - Financial Times
May 30 2007: Rate rises damp eurozone mortage lending - Financial Times
May 30 2007: Reopening wounds - Forty years after war and famine in Biafra, some are still fighting - BBC (Africa)
May 30 2007: Great apes 'facing climate peril' - The great apes are facing an "inevitable crisis" arising from climate change, a leading conservationist warns. - BBC (Sci/Tech)
May 30 2007: 28 die in heatwave drunk-drownings - CNN
May 30 2007: May 30: - Photos show transformation of Himalayan landscape due to climate change - Guardian Unlimited (Science)
May 30 2007: Wed, 30 May 2007 10:30:00 EST - Study: Comet Wiped Out First Americans - Discovery Online
May 30 2007: John Vidal: - If Stansted keeps growing, we will never meet our greenhouse gas emissions targets. - Guardian Unlimited
May 30 2007: A small coal-fired power plant in Shandong Province of east China was demolished on Sunday as the local government began to respond to a call from the central government to save energy and cut pollution. - China Internet information Centre
May 30 2007: Experts Meet for Cooling Ways Against Global Warming - China Internet information Centre
May 30 2007: Aids Fight Faces Reduced Funding - THE Parliamentary Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Welfare yesterday heard that HIV/AIDS funding to Zambia is likely to reduce with donors now focusing on mitigating the climate change threat. - All Africa News
May 29 2007: Federal Court Hears the Ticking of a Biodiversity Time Bomb - Environmental News Service
May 29 2007: Vietnam News.Net - India and Vietnam are hopeful of achieving the bilateral trade target of $2 billion by 2010, even as New Delhi wishes to join hands with the Southeast Asian nation in the hydrocarbon and power sectors. - VietnamNews.Net
May 29 2007: Climate change may cost Alaska $12bn - COLLAPSING bridges, bursting sewer pipes and crumbling roads caused by global warming could cost Alaska up to $US10 billion ($12.2 billion) over the next few decades, researchers said. - The Australian
May 29 2007: Santos rejects 'mud volcano' claims - The Age
May 29 2007: Storms wreak havoc in Europe, 18 dead - The Age
May 29 2007: Steel Dam Plan To Plug Indonesian Mud Volcano - Terra Daily
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May 29 2007: Indian Monsoon Arrives On Southwest Coast - Terra Daily
May 29 2007: India Rejects Greenhouse Gas Limits - Terra Daily
May 29 2007: Days Of Snow Melting On The Rise In Greenland - Science Daily (Climate)
May 29 2007: (May 29, 2007) - -- In 2006, Greenland experienced more days of melting snow and at higher altitudes than average over the past 18 years, according to a new NASA-funded project using satellite observations. The ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 29 2007: (May 29, 2007) - -- Could tons of neurotoxic mercury now stored in the United States wind up in the hands of poverty-stricken gold miners in developing countries and eventually be released into the environment, where it ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 29 2007: Combating Climate Change: Farming Out Global Warming Solutions - Scientific American
May 29 2007: Damage from climate change may cost Alaska $10 bln - Scientific American
May 29 2007: European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases. - Sci-Tech Today
May 29 2007: Deadline Set for Climate Change Pact - Sci-Tech Today
May 29 2007: Protocol, and slash the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming,... - Reuters
May 29 2007: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:26 PM ET - German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the G8 to agree concrete steps to halt global warming that would prepare the ground for an extension of the - Reuters
May 29 2007: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1:23 AM ET - US resistance to emissions limits has diminished hopes that the summit can pave the way for negotiations to expand and extend the Kyoto Protocol on - Reuters
May 29 2007: Inuit crash through ice to death as warming bites - Reuters
May 29 2007: Delegates at a - change conference in Belize said on Tuesday that many Inuit had died in recent years because their snow mobiles and sleds crash... - Reuters
May 29 2007: Carbon trading could help Africa's poor: World Bank - Reuters
May 29 2007: Under the - Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), emissions by developed countries are capped, forcing them to fund cuts in poor countries... - Reuters
May 29 2007: Coal mining will outlast green hysterics - If we want to have a real impact on stabilising atmospheric carbon, we should think about expanding our share of the worlds coal supply. - On Line Opinion
May 29 2007: Diaries Add Insight on Deadly Pa. Flood - Newsday (AP update)
May 29 2007: Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia - Hindustan Times
May 29 2007: Climate Change - - EurActiv
May 29 2007: Water Scientists Prepare to Weather the Big Storms - With the start of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season less than a week away, the U.S. Geological Survey says it is better prepared than before to help the nation cope with the three to five major storms forecast for this year. - Environmental News Service
May 29 2007: Earth nears tipping point on climate change - A rise of 1 degree Celsius could be enough to trigger 'dangerous' warming, scientists warn. - Christian Science Monitor
May 29 2007: U.S. Rejects EU Targets On Climate Change - CBS
May 29 2007: * - South Prays For Rain, End To Drought - CBS
May 29 2007: First Look: - The White House And Climate Change - CBS
May 29 2007: Drought In The Southeast - CBS
May 29 2007: Climate change, energy, closer trade ties and North Korea's nuclear weapon's program will be high on the agenda at talks starting Monday among European Union and Asian foreign ministers. - VietnamNews.Net
May 29 2007: Brisbane ups water spending for 2008 - Brisbane's Lord Mayor says the ongoing drought means the City Council is set to spend a record amount on water next year. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Canada sued for breaching Kyoto - Environmental group Friends of the Earth has sued Canada for failing to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Climate research bodes badly for drought - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: No targets set in APEC energy declaration - APEC energy ministers have signed the 'Darwin Declaration' committing the 21 countries to improve energy efficiency. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Pulp mill pollution report accused of seriously under-estimating toxins - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Federal Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane has officially opened the APEC energy ministers meeting in Darwin where climate change is high on the agenda. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Japan's whaling practices 'needlessly provocative' - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has warned Japan that its whaling practices will have a negative impact on public opinion in Australia. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Greenpeace is questioning why no renewable energy representatives were on a key panel at yesterday's APEC meeting in Darwin. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia will stand firm against any calls by Japan to resume commercial whaling. - ABC News Online
May 29 2007: China shrugs off EU calls for climate change action - Reuters
May 29 2007: Monday, May 28, 2007 10:32 PM ET - BEIJING (Reuters) - China shrugged off on Tuesday calls from the European Union to take more action on climate change, saying it was still a developing... - Reuters
May 29 2007: Mitsubishi Heavy licenses wind turbine tech in China - The Japan Times
May 29 2007: US to promote ‘green’ energy in Asia - The US government will help Asian economies to use and develop more energy efficient appliances and “clean coal” technology to help the region curtail its emissions of greenhouse gases and attract “green” customers in the west. - Financial Times
May 29 2007: How the rich world can help Africa help itself - Instead of shipping food aid after famines, the G8 should enable the poor in countries to achieve food security, write Glenn Denning and Jeffrey Sachs. - Financial Times
May 29 2007: Climate Change: A Guide For The Perplexed - OneWorld
May 29 2007: U.S. Rejects EU's Emissions Targets - An advisor says the U.S. prefers regulating pollution within a national context. - Discovery Online
May 29 2007: Alcoa Promotes Carbon Capture Technology in China - China Internet information Centre
May 29 2007: Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the club to agree steps to halt global warming to prepare the ground for an extension of the - Reuters
May 28 2007: German Chancellor not confident of G-8 climate change agreement - VietnamNews.Net
May 28 2007: Germany pushes US on G8 climate pact - GERMAN Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier overnight said Berlin will battle with Washington "to the last minute" to win US backing for a strong stand on climate change at the G8 summit. - The Australian
May 28 2007: Storms wreak havoc in Europe, 23 dead - Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 23 people in Europe and Turkey, officials say. - The Age
May 28 2007: Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 18 people in France, Greece, and Turkey, officials say. - The Age
May 28 2007: Storms wreak havoc in Europe, 18 dead - Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 18 people in France, Greece, and Turkey, officials say. - The Age
May 28 2007: Storms, floods kill nine in Turkey - The Age
May 28 2007: Yangtze Flood Alert As Tibetan Glaciers Melt - Terra Daily
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May 28 2007: Hurricane Risks Higher Than Usual For Most Of US Coasts - Terra Daily
May 28 2007: Warmest May on record holds off chill - Stuff
May 28 2007: Make rain while the sun shines to beat drought - Sydney Morning Herald
May 28 2007: US not ready for regional carbon scheme - Sydney Morning Herald
May 28 2007: Mom & Pop Gold Miners Threaten New Wave Of Mercury Pollution - Science Daily (Climate)
May 28 2007: (May 28, 2007) - -- Could tons of neurotoxic mercury now stored in the United States wind up in the hands of poverty-stricken gold miners in developing countries and eventually be released into the environment, where it ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 28 2007: How Will Climate Change Affect Arctic Predators? - Science Daily
May 28 2007: (May 28, 2007) - -- Arctic fox's habitat in the Arctic tundra is in a hairline balance in an ecosystem which is vulnerable to climate change. As such, the Arctic fox and other similar predators can be used as indicators ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 28 2007: -- Global climate change is driven by an imbalance between incoming energy from the sun and outgoing energy from Earth. Without understanding the climate system's inputs and outputs---its so-called ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 28 2007: Physicists Develop Carbon Nanotube Aerogel Optimizing Strength, Shape And Conductivity - Science Daily
May 28 2007: Mountain communities fear melting glaciers, flooding - IRIN
May 28 2007: Indian Businessman Capitalizes On Global Warming Concerns - Terra Daily
May 28 2007: Ex-spy chief on his years 'At the Center of the Storm' - Christian Science Monitor
May 28 2007: Carbon emissions trading crucial for economy - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Greenpeace questions APEC absence of energy reps - Greenpeace is questioning why no renewable energy representatives were on a key panel at yesterday's APEC meeting in Darwin. - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Australia must spend $1.8b on climate change aid: Oxfam - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: PM promises carbon trading action - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Don't expect APEC carbon trading deal: Govt - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: PM tight-lipped on climate change ads - The Prime Minister has dodged questions about whether a new government advertising campaign on climate change is planned. - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Cutting greenhouse gases costly but vital, APEC forum told - An APEC energy forum in Darwin has heard grave warnings about the economic cost of reducing greenhouse gas emissions drastically. - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Kyoto protocol fails to lower emissions: Macfarlane - The federal Resources and Industry Minister, Iam Macfarlane, says the Kyoto protocol has failed to lower carbon emissions. - ABC News Online
May 28 2007: Activity at Russian volcano increasing - Washington Times
May 28 2007: Hi res photo of San Francisco 1906 earthquake afte... - Scoop
May 28 2007: Protocol on climate change, which sets binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions,... - Reuters
May 28 2007: Smog shuts down athletic meets - The Japan Times
May 28 2007: Rich urged to pay climate costs of poor - The US should pay $22bn a year to developing countries to help them to adapt to the effects of climate change, says the charity Oxfam. - Financial Times
May 28 2007: US and Germany split on climate change - Financial Times
May 28 2007: Support for EU carbon scheme - Financial Times
May 28 2007: Greening Shanghai - Can China's largest city balance growth and the environment? - BBC (Asia/Pacific)
May 28 2007: Davydenko storms into second round - CNN
May 28 2007: May 28, 2007 - If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade? The question isn't as silly as it sounds. People worried about global warming increasingly are trying to "offset" the carbon dioxide _ the leading greenhouse gas _ they spew into the atmosphere when they drive, fly or flick on a light. - Environmental News Network
May 28 2007: Electricity prices could rise by up to 75 percent from 2020 if Australia's government refuses to take strong climate change action and set up a carbon trading system, Australia's Climate Institute said on Monday. - Environmental News Network
May 28 2007: A British adventurer is planning to highlight the effects of global warming by becoming the first person to swim at the North Pole and break his own record for the coldest swim. - Environmental News Network
May 28 2007: German President Urges All to Help Protect Environment - China Internet information Centre
May 28 2007: Auto to Total 3 Million in Beijing in June - The fast increase in the number of automobiles in Beijing has not only brought along traffic congestion, but also posed great pressure to the city in fields such as resources and environment, said Mayor Wang Qishan. - China Internet information Centre
May 28 2007: Research into hurricanes in the North Atlantic indirectly suggests that the last 100 years in Australia have been relatively wet. Forget about Greenhouse. Just the normal swings and roundabouts of the climate have the potential to be devastating. According to... - On Line Opinion
May 28 2007: Monday, May 28, 2007 3:02 AM ET - Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the club to agree steps to halt global warming to prepare the ground for an extension of the - Reuters
May 27 2007: United Nations Environment Programme - environment for development - UNEP
May 27 2007: Early start to emissions trade urged - SETTING a low carbon price and delaying an emissions trading scheme will hurt Australia's economy more than taking early decisive action, the Climate Institute warned. - The Australian
May 27 2007: Act on emissions trade, institute warns - Delaying a carbon emissions trading scheme will hurt Australia's economy more than taking early decisive action, the Climate Institute warns. - The Age
May 27 2007: Hi res photo of San Francisco 1906 earthquake afte... - Scoop
May 27 2007: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:19 AM ET - By Jeremy Lovell. LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has rejected Germany's bid to get the Group of Eight to agree to tough cuts in climate warming carbon... - Reuters
May 27 2007: Flash Flood in Greece Kills 6 Hikers - Newsday (AP update)
May 27 2007: Alaskan town seeks lifeline amid climate change - International Herald Tribune
May 27 2007: By WILLIAM YARDLEY - The permafrost upon which Newtok, a Native Alaskan village, rests, is melting, yielding to warming air temperatures and a warming ocean. - International Herald Tribune
May 27 2007: Abe, who since becoming prime minister last September has spoken out on several foreign policy issues, called for a new framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol. - International Herald Tribune
May 27 2007: By ANDREW C. REVKIN - Over the last 5,000 years, the eastern Caribbean has experienced periods in which strong hurricanes occurred frequently even though ocean temperatures were cooler than those measured today. - International Herald Tribune
May 27 2007: Eye of the storm - Hindustan Times
May 27 2007: * - 5 Dead From Texas Storms, Flooding - CBS
May 27 2007: Govt pressured on carbon trading - ABC News Online
May 27 2007: Seventy-five professors of economics have called on the Federal Government to stop undermining international efforts to tackle climate change and ratify the Kyoto Protocol without delay. - ABC News Online
May 27 2007: Labor stance gives comfort to whalers: Turnbull - Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia will stand firm against any calls by Japan to resume commercial whaling. - ABC News Online
May 27 2007: The US appears to have rejected Germany's plans for G8 members to significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 27 2007: Labor's environment spokesman Peter Garrett says all Northern Territorians should feel let down by the consultation process for a nuclear waste site at Muckaty Station. - ABC News Online
May 27 2007: G8 leaders fight over global agreement on climate change - Guardian Unlimited
May 27 2007: Cruelty and the kitchen - Environment correspondent Richard Black asks moral questions posed by a plate of Japanese whale meat. - BBC (From Our Own Correspondent)
May 26 2007: G8 climate change declaration to be vetoed by Bush - VietnamNews.Net
May 26 2007: Manly atop NRL table after beating Storm - The Age
May 26 2007: Major losses loom as Vietnam sea level rises - Scoop
May 26 2007: Smog threat for drivers in tunnels - Sydney Morning Herald
May 26 2007: (May 26, 2007) - -- Global climate change is driven by an imbalance between incoming energy from the sun and outgoing energy from Earth. Without understanding the climate system's inputs and outputs---its so-called ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 26 2007: -- A new breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology could remove a key barrier to widespread uptake of non-polluting cars that produce no carbon dioxide ... > - Science Daily (Climate)
May 26 2007: Hawaiian volcano puts on fiery show - Scientific American
May 26 2007: LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has rejected Germany's bid to get the Group of Eight to agree to tough cuts in - warming carbon emissions,... - Reuters
May 26 2007: Texas Storms Leave 5 Dead, 1 Missing - Newsday (AP update)
May 26 2007: Eye of the storm - Hindustan Times
May 26 2007: The European Union has put the inter-linked challenges of energy and climate change at the very top of its agenda, European Commission President Jose Barroso told an international audience considering European policy ahead of the G8 Summit in Germany in June. - Environmental News Service
May 26 2007: European President Says Climate Change EU's Top Priority - Environmental News Service
May 26 2007: Water Scientists Prepare to Weather the Big Storms - Environmental News Service
May 26 2007: RESTON, Virginia, May 28, 2007 (ENS) - - With the start of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season less than a week away, the U.S. Geological Survey says it is better prepared than before to help the nation cope with the three to five major storms forecast for this year. - Environmental News Service
May 26 2007: Funerals held for miners killed in blast - A Russian coal-mining region marked a day of mourning Saturday for 38 coal miners killed in a methane gas explosion. - Earth Times
May 26 2007: * - U.S. Said To Squash Greenhouse Gas Cuts - CBS
May 26 2007: 5 Dead From Texas Storms, Flooding - CBS
May 26 2007: US 'rejects' G8 emissions targets - The US appears to have rejected Germany's plans for G8 members to significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: SMS pollution alert not enough: Greens - New South Wales Greens say that a State Government plan for an SMS pollution alert is an inadequate response to the city's air quality problems. - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: NT nuke waste deal a joke: Garrett - Labor's environment spokesman Peter Garrett says all Northern Territorians should feel let down by the consultation process for a nuclear waste site at Muckaty Station. - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has outlined an ambitious plan to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2050. - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: Carbon credit companies have rejected an environment group's report that questions the credibility of tree planting to offset greenhouse gas emissions. - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: Drought should not cause blackouts: report - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: Paper industry targeted over environment impact - ABC News Online
May 26 2007: 6 dead or missing in Texas floods - Washington Times
May 26 2007: Bush rejects German greenhouse plan - Washington Times
May 26 2007: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:36 AM ET - against the EU executive over how strict to make the emissions trading scheme, the bloc's key tool to fight climate change under the - Reuters
May 26 2007: Shades of green - Costa Rica is held up as a shining example of eco best practice, but does tourism actually benefit the environment and local communities? - Guardian Unlimited
May 26 2007: Leak discloses US opposition to G8 deal - The U.S. government has rejected any prospect of a deal on climate change at the G8 summit in Germany next month, according to a leaked document. - OneWorld
May 26 2007: Storms, flooding kill 5 in Texas - CNN
May 26 2007: The fast increase in the number of automobiles in Beijing has not only brought along traffic congestion, but also posed great pressure to the city in fields such as resources and environment, said Mayor Wang Qishan. - China Internet information Centre
May 26 2007: Stalks Could Replace Manure to Make Methane - China Internet information Centre
May 26 2007: 21 dead, 11 missing in floods in China - CNN (Asia)
May 25 2007: Gore takes aim at 'trivial' celebrity gossip - FORMER US vice president Al Gore has criticised the "trivialities and nonsense" of celebrity gossip in the media and called on people to focus instead on issues like Iraq and climate change. - The Australian
May 25 2007: Mud volcano threatens endless ruin as magical solutions fail - The Age
May 25 2007: Power woes for Australia as drought bites - Stuff
May 25 2007: Call to take risk out of carbon trading - Sydney Morning Herald
May 25 2007: Climate change is food for thought - Sydney Morning Herald
May 25 2007: Drought will force power costs up: ministers - Sydney Morning Herald
May 25 2007: Blood boils as mud volcano swallows homes - Sydney Morning Herald
May 25 2007: Stunning Image Of Comet McNaught - Scoop
May 25 2007: 25 May 2007 3:56pm | Colour and Light - Comet McNaught over Mt Edgecumbe (Putauaki) - Scoop
May 25 2007: Fragile X Syndrome: A Stimulating Environment Restores Neuronal Function In Mice - Science Daily
May 25 2007: Hydrogen Breakthrough Could Open The Road To Carbon-free Cars - A new breakthrough in hydrogen storage technology could remove a key barrier to widespread uptake of non-polluting cars that produce no carbon dioxide ... > - Science Daily
May 25 2007: New Research Advances Energy Efficiency, Safety And Performance Of Public Transit - Science Daily
May 25 2007: Combating Climate Change: Farming Out Global Warming Solutions - Scientific American
May 25 2007: Ten renewable energy pioneers from across the globe have been selected to enter the final stage of the world's leading green energy awards, and - OneWorld
May 25 2007: Wind Power Runs Into Zoning Rules - Newsday (AP update)
May 25 2007: Man Swept Away in Texas Flood - Newsday (AP update)
May 25 2007: Georgia Feeling Effects of Drought - Newsday (AP update)
May 25 2007: Floods, Mudslides Kill 21 in China - Newsday (AP update)
May 25 2007: Recovering from series of natural disasters - IRIN
May 25 2007: By JUDY DEMPSEY - Abe, who since becoming prime minister last September has spoken out on several foreign policy issues, called for a new framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol. - International Herald Tribune
May 25 2007: Over the last 5,000 years, the eastern Caribbean has experienced periods in which strong hurricanes occurred frequently even though ocean temperatures were cooler than those measured today. - International Herald Tribune
May 25 2007: Hurricanes frequent in cooler periods, study finds - International Herald Tribune
May 25 2007: Quake-proof tag must for home loans - The NDMA, in its new guidelines, says that all home loan applicants will have to provide proof that the house they want to buy is earthquake proof, reports - Hindustan Times
May 25 2007: Cyprus Allows Spring Dove Hunt in Violation of EU Law - Large City Mayors Meet to Discuss Global Warming - Environmental News Service
May 25 2007: Industry buys up allowances to meet carbon targets - EDIE
May 25 2007: Flexible working saves money and the environment - EDIE
May 25 2007: Dutch prepare for rising seas - Holland is to invest 750m euros in upgrading its flood defences as it prepares for the consequences of climate change and rising sea levels. - EDIE
May 25 2007: Noise pollution drives people from homes - EDIE
May 25 2007: US environment agency launches Chinese website - EDIE
May 25 2007: Pollution blamed for Chinese cancer explosion - EDIE
May 25 2007: U.K. announces solar, wind grants - The British government Friday said grants will be made available again for those who want to install micro-wind turbines and solar panels on their homes. - Earth Times
May 25 2007: * - Can Your Finances Survive A Hurricane? - CBS
May 25 2007: Volcano Puts On Show - CBS
May 25 2007: Climate change activist to kayak entire Murray-Darling - ABC News Online
May 25 2007: Climate change documentary provokes debate - ABC News Online
May 25 2007: against the EU executive over how strict to make the emissions trading scheme, the bloc's key tool to fight climate change under the - Reuters
May 25 2007: Abe urges emissions halved by '50 globally - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces a new greenhouse gas initiative calling for emissions to be halved worldwide by 2050. - The Japan Times
May 25 2007: Angela Merkel lowered expectations of a pact on climate change at next month’s G8 summit, admitting she “did not know” if a decision on greenhouse gas cuts would be reached. - Financial Times
May 25 2007: US and Berlin clash on G8 climate text - Tensions between the US and Germany over climate change have worsened sharply, with Washington threatening to no longer ‘tread lightly’ in negotiations ahead of the G8 summit next month. - Financial Times
May 25 2007: Chinese flooding leaves 21 dead - BBC (World)
May 25 2007: Blair: US may back carbon deal - BBC (Americas)
May 25 2007: India buys German wind power firm - BBC (Europe)
May 25 2007: 21 dead, 11 missing in floods in China - CNN
May 25 2007: Abe: cut greenhouse gases in half - Japan to put new global warming proposal to G8 June summit - CNN
May 25 2007: Climate Change: Where are we and where to go? - OneWorld
May 25 2007: Chinese Called for Urgent Protection on Shark Species - An international environment conservation organization has called for China to raise public awareness on the need to protect the ocean's shark population, as its latest survey shows Chinese know little of the negative environmental impact of consuming shark fin soup. - China Internet information Centre
May 25 2007: More than 1.6 million people in western China are facing drinking water shortages due to a severe drought, local government sources said. - China Internet information Centre
May 25 2007: Drought Leaves 1.6 Mln People Short of Drinking Water - China Internet information Centre
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