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Plan B, from the Earth Policy Institute, details how to rescue a planet under stress by cutting carbon emissions 80 per cent by 2020.
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global warming
- BBC (Sci/Tech):
- Climate change is shrinking sheep
- CNN:
- Shrinking sheep? - Climate change is being blamed for Scotland's wild Soay sheep' decrease in size.
- CNN:
- Climate change shrinking sheep
- Guardian Unlimited:
- Why climate change deniers love to hear they are committing treason | Leo Hickman
- Guardian Unlimited (Science):
- Scientists solve mystery of Scotland's shrinking sheep - Shorter, milder winters caused by global warming to blame for steady decrease in size of St Kilda sheep, experts say
- Science Daily:
- Small Heat-Shielded Habitats Could Help Threatened Species Survive Climate Change - Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded ... >
- Science Daily:
- Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues
- Science Daily:
- July 3, 2009 - - The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ... >
- Science Daily:
- Pacific Northwest Forests Could Store More Carbon, Help Address Greenhouse Issues - The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ... >
- Times of India:
- Warming shrinking sheep
- Times of India:
- Climate change fallout: Smaller sheep
- Environmental News Network:
- Editor, ENN - The rain band near the equator that determines the supply of freshwater to nearly a billion people throughout the tropics and subtropics has been creeping north for more than 300 years, probably because of a warmer world, according to research published in the July issue of Nature Geoscience. If the band continues to migrate at just less than a mile (1.4 kilometers) a year, which is the average for all the years it has been moving north, then some Pacific islands near the equator -- even those that currently enjoy abundant rainfall -- may be drier within decades and starved of freshwater by midcentury or sooner. The prospect of additional warming because of greenhouse gases means that situation could happen even sooner.
- Environmental News Network:
- US at Bottom of G8 Emissions Reduction/Climate Change Action Rankings
- Environmental News Network:
- M Molendyke, ENN Community - In this time of economic troubles, it is a great time to invest in products that will save you money in the long term, contribute to your healthy lifestyle, are good for the environment, and aremade in the USA. Although there is not yet one magical creation on the market that will eliminate your carbon footprint or transform your garbage to energy, there is definitely an emerging market for gadgets to help you take the steps to being more earth- friendly. Indeed, many of these are small steps for you but can potentially have huge impacts on the earth. One of these products is the EcoUsable Stainless Water Bottle, a light steel water bottle with a built- in filter that claims to filter tap, stream, river, lake, and pool water. This product might be ideal for you if: * You want to stop paying for highly polluting and expensive plastic water bottles * You camp, hike, play outdoor sports, etc. * You are traveling to a country with spotty (or no) water quality standards * You are heading on a [ldquo]staycation,[rdquo] where sweltering beaches and amusement parks jack up the price of water and water fountains are unsanitary * You live in your car (keep one in your glove compartment in case of an emergency) Reasons You Want This product: * There are many great colors to choose from * The container is not easily damaged and is light, which makes it easily portable * It will filter anything except salt water * It helps save your money, health, and the environment by reducing the use and disposal of plastic water bottles. * It is shipped to you in recyclable and eco- conscious materials Possible Drawbacks: * It doesn[rsquo]t hold a huge amount of water because the filter is large[mdash]It would only be optimally useful if you were traveling short distances between refills * Initial cleaning and care of the bottle may be a bit complex for some users, and accidental misuse could easily damage the product * The filter needs to be replaced about once a year
- New Scientist:
- Incredible shrinking sheep blamed on climate change
- New Scientist:
- An insurance plan for climate change victims
- New Scientist:
- THIS WEEK: 18:00 01 July 2009 9 comments - As governments dither over how to protect the world's poor from the effects of a warming planet, an unlikely group is stepping up
- New Scientist:
- Sea level rise: It's worse than we thought
- Scoop:
- 01 July 2009 4:06pm | MetService - The World Meteorological Organisation today published a media kit for its upcoming World Climate Change 3 conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
- UNEP:
- Thursday 2 July 2009 - 16 top CEOs from China have attended a workshop at the UN Environment Programme headquarters to learn more about what the agency is doing in the Green Economy initiatives, combating climate change, international campaigns, green construction, reforestation and the green technology.
- UNEP:
- Key tools to help countries adapt to climate change will be developed at the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3), which will take place in Geneva from 31 August to 4 September. The meeting will bring together high-level decision-makers, scientists, policy-makers, and business leaders to initiate a Global Framework for Climate Services to boost climate adaptation.
- Terra Daily:
- Opposition wants climate change action from Ottawa
- Terra Daily:
- Climate change shrinks wild sheep: scientists
- Terra Daily:
- Super-Size Deposits Of Frozen Carbon Threat To Climate Change
- Terra Daily:
- Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week. The amount of carbon in frozen soils, sediments and river deltas (permafrost) raises new concerns over the role of the northern regions as future sources of greenhouse gases. "We now estimate the deposits contain ...
- Terra Daily:
- From the streets of New York City to the rivers in India to the glaciers in South America, humans are warming the planet by emitting more and more greenhouse gasses. In a study published in Nature last year, scientists for the first time linked the effects of climate change specifically to human activity. "We're beginning to get the picture that climate change, influenced by humans, is ...
- On Line Opinion:
- Appealing to science in the AGW debate is delusional - It seems that the climate change debate highlights some basic shortcomings in the way we understand the notion of scientific objectivity.
- EurekAlert!:
- Plants' internal clock can improve climate-change models - The ability of plants to tell the time, a mechanism common to all living beings, enables them to survive, grow and reproduce. In a study published in the latest issue of the prestigious journal Ecology Letters, an international team has studied this circadian clock from a molecular viewpoint, and has found an ecological implication: It makes climate change scenarios and CO2 level figures more accurate.
- EurekAlert!:
- Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links between habitats would counteract a moderate temperature increase, and give threatened species more time to adapt better and/or to migrate to cooler regions. This is the conclusion drawn by scientists at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research from a British study on saving the Large Blue butterfly.
- EurekAlert!:
- Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Ancient supervolcano's eruption caused decade of severe winters"; "Understanding fault movement during Wenchuan earthquake"; "First direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind"; "Reducing uncertainty in estimates of global sea level rise"; "Boost in freshwater content of Arctic Ocean "; "Data gaps in records hinder detection of climate trends"; "Glaciers cause seismic activity in Iceland"; and more.
- EurekAlert!:
- Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues
- EurekAlert!:
- Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues - The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed primarily for that purpose through timber harvest reductions and increased rotation ages.
- EurActiv:
- Climate Change - - UN, WTO call for trade shift to halt climate change
- EurActiv:
- Climate Change -
- EDIE:
- Climate change 'shrinking Scottish sheep'
- EDIE:
- Wealthy states pledge to promote 'green growth' - The aspiration of economies emerging from the global downturn with a distinct green hue gathered more force this week with Ministers from dozens of the world's richest countries pledging to promote low-carbon growth as part of their recovery plans.
- EDIE:
- To check sludge AD Southern Gas uses portable biogas analysers specially developed for AD biogas and based on proven methane and associated gas analysis equipment from Geotech.
- OneWorld:
- When you put money into the bank, do you expect it to be - fuelling climate change? People & Planet didn't think so. So it is campaigning against the Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns
- OneWorld:
- Attempts to agree global measures to tackle climate change at a summit in Copenhagen in December are faltering, David King, former chief scientific adviser to the British Government, warned yesterday.
- International Herald Tribune:
- Kristof Op-Ed: Brains and Climate Change
- ABC News Online:
- Agriculture lucks out in carbon laws: Flannery
- ABC News Online:
- July 3, 2009 11:05:00 - Climate change expert Tim Flannery say agriculture will not benefit from the Federal Government's carbon legislation unless more carbon offsets are permitted.
- ABC News Online:
- The world's biggest oil company, ExxonMobil, has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to global warming sceptics.
- Reuters:
- U.S. carbon tariffs, still long way off, draw Asia ire
- Reuters:
- China says "carbon tariffs" proposals breach WTO rules
- Financial Times:
- China joins carbon tax protest - Beijing has joined a growing clamour of complaint about US plans for a carbon tax on imports from countries without their own emission caps, warning it could set off a global trade war
- Financial Times:
- India lambasts ‘pernicious’ US carbon tariffs
- Financial Times:
- China joins carbon tax protest
- GreenBiz:
- July 2, 2009 - GENEVA, -- Efforts by the world's leading cement companies knocked down carbon dioxide emissions from the industry’s manufacturing process by 35 percent even while production climbed by 53 percent, according to a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative.
- GreenBiz:
- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The EPA announced plans to create tougher rules to reduce air pollution from U.S.-flagged ships Wednesday, the same day new fuel regulations for ocean-going vessels went into effect in California. A day earlier, the state finally received a long sought-after waiver that allows it to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions in its efforts to address climate change.
climate finance
- Financial Times:
- China joins carbon tax protest - Beijing has joined a growing clamour of complaint about US plans for a carbon tax on imports from countries without their own emission caps, warning it could set off a global trade war
- Financial Times:
- China joins carbon tax protest
El Niño, La Niña
- Science Daily:
- New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall - A new study suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes ... >
- Science Daily:
- New El Nino: More Hurricanes May Make Landfall
- International Herald Tribune:
- El Nino Variant Is Linked to Hurricanes in Atlantic
monsoon
- Hindustan Times:
- Cherrapunjee receives monsoon showers
- Hindustan Times:
- Chasing the monsoon
- Science Daily:
- Mid-Pliocene Asian Monsoon Intensification And The Onset Of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation
- Times of India:
- Enjoy glowing skin this monsoon season
tropical storm
- Science Daily:
- New Type Of El Nino Could Mean More Hurricanes Make Landfall - A new study suggests that the form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes ... >
- Science Daily:
- New El Nino: More Hurricanes May Make Landfall
- Science Daily:
- Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
- Science Daily:
- July 3, 2009 - - Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over [#36]100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm ... >
- Science Daily:
- - "June is busting out all over," as the song says, and with it, U.S. residents along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts begin to gaze warily toward the ocean, aware that the hurricane season is revving up. ... >
- Yahoo (Top Stories):
- Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried - he's already running out of money.
- Earth Times:
- Typhoon Modifies the Price of its Stock Option
- IRIN:
- Cyclone survivors struggle with debt burden
- IRIN:
- MYANMAR: Cyclone survivors struggle with debt burden
- EurekAlert!:
- In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind - Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm.
- International Herald Tribune:
- El Nino Variant Is Linked to Hurricanes in Atlantic
storm
- Science Daily:
- July 3, 2009 - - Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over [#36]100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm ... >
- Science Daily:
- QuikScat Finds Tempests Brewing In 'Ordinary' Storms
- Environmental News Network:
- Ashy Storm Petrel, an Imperiled California Seabird, Advances Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
- Terra Daily:
- US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
- EurekAlert!:
- In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind - Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm.
- Stuff:
- Federer storms into seventh final
flooding
- Hindustan Times:
- Assam flood situation grim, over 3 lakh hit
- EurekAlert!:
- In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind - Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New Orleans, flooding almost the entire city as well as the neighboring parishes. Yet a surprising number of people stayed behind and rode out the storm.
- EDIE:
- Scottish flood protection scheme to go ahead despite local protest
drought
- All Africa News:
- Water Rationing Warning as Drought Bites - Electrogaz, Rwanda's public utility, is considering water rationing due to shortages caused by a prolonged drought in parts of the country, officials said.
- New Scientist:
- Billabong fossils end Australia's dinosaur drought
- IRIN:
- Water rationing warning as drought bites
- IRIN:
- RWANDA: Water rationing warning as drought bites
glacier
- Scoop:
- 02 July 2009 10:40am | Victoria University of Wellington - Tim Naish says new evidence shows that changes to Antarctica’s most vulnerable element, the West Antarctic ice sheet, could raise global sea levels by up to five metres. The Director of Victoria University’s Antarctic Research Centre will present ...
- Terra Daily:
- Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - From the streets of New York City to the rivers in India to the glaciers in South America, humans are warming the planet by emitting more and more greenhouse gasses. In a study published in Nature last year, scientists for the first time linked the effects of climate change specifically to human activity. "We're beginning to get the picture that climate change, influenced by humans, is ...
- EurekAlert!:
- AGU journal highlights - July 2, 2009 - Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Ancient supervolcano's eruption caused decade of severe winters"; "Understanding fault movement during Wenchuan earthquake"; "First direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind"; "Reducing uncertainty in estimates of global sea level rise"; "Boost in freshwater content of Arctic Ocean "; "Data gaps in records hinder detection of climate trends"; "Glaciers cause seismic activity in Iceland"; and more.
pollution
- BBC (Europe):
- Eurozone retail sales post fall
- Terra Daily:
- Madison WI (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Creating consumer markets for forest-grown products, reducing nonpoint source pollution, protecting waterfowl habitat, diversifying farm operations-these are just a few of the ways agroforestry is moving to the forefront of the land-use discussion in North America. A new edition of "North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice," published by the American Society of ...
- EurActiv:
- Economy & Euro - - Eurozone inflation negative for first time
- VietnamNews.Net:
- Eurozone fears prospect of deflation
- GreenBiz:
- July 1, 2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The EPA announced plans to create tougher rules to reduce air pollution from U.S.-flagged ships Wednesday, the same day new fuel regulations for ocean-going vessels went into effect in California. A day earlier, the state finally received a long sought-after waiver that allows it to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions in its efforts to address climate change.
biodiversity
- BBC (Sci/Tech):
- World 'still losing biodiversity'
- UNEP:
- Thursday 2 July 2009 - 16 top CEOs from China have attended a workshop at the UN Environment Programme headquarters to learn more about what the agency is doing in the Green Economy initiatives, combating climate change, international campaigns, green construction, reforestation and the green technology.
- OneWorld:
- Amazon squatter law fuels deforestation worries
genetically modified organisms
- New Scientist:
- 17:08 03 July 2009 12 comments - Rice that has been genetically modified to produce pollen proteins and then release them in the gut during digestion is ready for human trials, say its creators
- Terra Daily:
- GMO corn: France rejects report by EU food agency
environment
- BBC (Sci/Tech):
- From Science/Environment in the past week
- CBS:
- Analysis: Palin Was Fed Up - Alaska Governor Struggled With an Inhospitably Post-Campaign Environment
- Environmental News Network:
- M Molendyke, ENN Community - In this time of economic troubles, it is a great time to invest in products that will save you money in the long term, contribute to your healthy lifestyle, are good for the environment, and aremade in the USA. Although there is not yet one magical creation on the market that will eliminate your carbon footprint or transform your garbage to energy, there is definitely an emerging market for gadgets to help you take the steps to being more earth- friendly. Indeed, many of these are small steps for you but can potentially have huge impacts on the earth. One of these products is the EcoUsable Stainless Water Bottle, a light steel water bottle with a built- in filter that claims to filter tap, stream, river, lake, and pool water. This product might be ideal for you if: * You want to stop paying for highly polluting and expensive plastic water bottles * You camp, hike, play outdoor sports, etc. * You are traveling to a country with spotty (or no) water quality standards * You are heading on a [ldquo]staycation,[rdquo] where sweltering beaches and amusement parks jack up the price of water and water fountains are unsanitary * You live in your car (keep one in your glove compartment in case of an emergency) Reasons You Want This product: * There are many great colors to choose from * The container is not easily damaged and is light, which makes it easily portable * It will filter anything except salt water * It helps save your money, health, and the environment by reducing the use and disposal of plastic water bottles. * It is shipped to you in recyclable and eco- conscious materials Possible Drawbacks: * It doesn[rsquo]t hold a huge amount of water because the filter is large[mdash]It would only be optimally useful if you were traveling short distances between refills * Initial cleaning and care of the bottle may be a bit complex for some users, and accidental misuse could easily damage the product * The filter needs to be replaced about once a year
- Discovery Online:
- -- Fireworks are fun, exciting and often free to watch, but there may be a hidden cost: The flashing displays can harm the environment and pose risks to
- UNEP:
- Thursday 2 July 2009 - 16 top CEOs from China have attended a workshop at the UN Environment Programme headquarters to learn more about what the agency is doing in the Green Economy initiatives, combating climate change, international campaigns, green construction, reforestation and the green technology.
- UNEP:
- In an historic first, all five Executive Directors of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) gathered together in Glion, Switzerland for the Global Environmental Governance Forum on 29 June 2009 where they lent their voices to the global UN-led campaign to Seal the Deal on an effective climate agreement in Copenhagen this December.
- ABC News Online:
- The most recent Environment stories.
- ABC News Online:
- July 3, 2009 13:51:00 - The New South Wales Government has given planning approval for a wind farm at Gullen Range, near Goulburn in the state's south, despite an ongoing case in the Land and Environment Court.
- GreenBiz:
- Improving business through smart energy and environment policy
- GreenBiz:
- July 2, 2009 - OAKLAND, Calif. -- Despite being a centerpiece of celebrations the world over, fireworks displays often release toxic chemicals into the environment; researchers are developing a new generation of fireworks that shine as bright but leave less of an impact.
- GreenBiz:
- GENEVA, -- Efforts by the world's leading cement companies knocked down carbon dioxide emissions from the industry’s manufacturing process by 35 percent even while production climbed by 53 percent, according to a new report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative.
- GreenBiz:
- Work Environment Sponsor
various hazards and phenomena
- Guardian Unlimited (Science):
- News from Afar: My date with a volcano
- Yahoo (World):
- Asian Tsunami Disaster
- New Scientist:
- Brain scanner for astronauts passes 'vomit comet' test
- New Scientist:
- 12:36 02 July 2009 11 comments - A new robot with artificial whiskers could one day be used to locate survivors of natural disasters, or people trapped in burning buildings
- Terra Daily:
- Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 - Most of the world's acute hunger and undernutrition occurs not in conflicts and natural disasters but in the annual "hunger season," according to an article published this week in open access journal PLoS Medicine. The hunger season is the time of year when the previous year's harvest stocks have dwindled, food prices are high, and jobs are scarce, and is often under recognized. ...
- EurekAlert!:
- AGU journal highlights - July 2, 2009 - Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Ancient supervolcano's eruption caused decade of severe winters"; "Understanding fault movement during Wenchuan earthquake"; "First direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind"; "Reducing uncertainty in estimates of global sea level rise"; "Boost in freshwater content of Arctic Ocean "; "Data gaps in records hinder detection of climate trends"; "Glaciers cause seismic activity in Iceland"; and more.
- Bloomberg:
- G-8's Host City Trembles Following 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Aftershocks - L[rsquo]Aquila, the Italian city hosting this year[rsquo]s Group of Eight Summit, was shaken by a 4.1-magnitude aftershock, the latest tremor after a deadly earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
biofuels
energy issues
- Environmental News Network:
- Energy Efficiency: Can You Save Money Without Spending Money?
- Terra Daily:
- NACEL Energy Announces Fifth Texas Wind Power Project
- EurActiv:
- Energy Efficiency -
- Bloomberg:
- Wind Turbine Orders Slide 50% in First Half of Year, MAKE Consulting Says - Wind turbine makers around the world reported 50 percent fewer orders in the first half of 2009 than a year earlier and the market won[rsquo]t improve until the last three months of the year, an industry consultant said.
- EDIE:
- Tradespeople want to give trustworthy energy efficiency advice
- Swiss Info:
- Piccard's solar power dreams take flight
- Greentech Media:
- Energy Efficiency
- GreenBiz:
- PSE&G Launches $190M Customer Energy Efficiency Program
- GreenBiz:
- July 2, 2009 - NEWARK, N.J. -- The new initiative expands on the company's nine-month-old project to conduct energy efficiency audits to hospitals, municipal buildings, businesses and residential customers.
- China Climate Change Info-Net:
- China hikes 2011 solar power target
Bright Ideas
New York's Del Posto restaurant no longer supplies bottled water to its customers, citing transportation, packaging and the absurdity of moving water all over the world
The AIRPod, carrying three adults and a child, runs on compressed air at one euro per 200km
The Zero S is a high performance electric motorcycle with half the weight of a normal bike
The E3 electric tricycle is an eco-friendly, sustainable mini-taxi, zero emissions and zero noise
The Save La Mesa Watershed Project has created a 33 hectare public park, a venue for healthful recreation and a true forest experience, a living classroom
The GeoBulb LED light bulb uses 7.5 watts of power to provide as much light as a 60-watt incandescent light bulb and has a lifespan of ten years
Mumbai-based company Crompton Greaves has partnered with Lemnis Lighting to promote LED lighting products in India
Schools in Joondalup, Australia, can participate in dune rejuvenation and protection through the Adopt a Coastline programme
Princess Elisabeth Station, Antarctica, is the world's first zero-emission polar research station
The Canadian city of Kelowna is equipping parks, paths and other public spaces with solar-powered LED lights
The City of Oslo uses waste to generate energy for a district heating system, part of a hierarchical waste management strategy
BioEnergy Solutions provides the infrastructure necessary to create renewable natural gas from animal waste, then shares revenues and carbon credits with the farmer
Tiempo Climate Newswatch
Updated: June 28th 2009