Vancouver Sun: Thirty-five years ago this month, Martin Cooper picked up his phone, dialed a…
Month: April 2008
Shipping CO2 controls to raise transport costs
Reuters: The world’s shipping industry plans to limit its growing carbon dioxide emissions by taxing…
United Kingdom: PM writes to G8 urging action on food scarcity
Guardian: Gordon Brown raised fresh concerns about the impact of biofuels yesterday, as he put…
Chaos Spreads as Food Prices Skyrocket
Spiegel: Gunfire in Haiti. Riots in Cameroon. A government crisis in the Philippines. The effects…
Brown Tells G-8 Biofuels May Cause Food Shortages
Bloomberg: Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the U.K. government is concerned that biofuels are stimulating…
Britain wants G8 to discuss biofuel link to food prices
Agence France Presse: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged his Japanese counterpart to include…
‘Citizen scientists’ watch for signs of climate change
Christian Science Monitor: Kite-flying Benjamin Franklin was one. So was President Thomas Jefferson, who did…
World Bank Carbon-Reduction Investments Criticized in Report
Bloomberg: The World Bank’s support for projects that reduce carbon-dioxide emissions in developing countries encourages…
World Bank “Playing Both Sides of Climate Crisis”
Inter Press Service: A new study released by an independent policy think tank casts further…
US Senate Votes For Solar, Wind Tax Credits; Faces Hurdles
Dow Jones: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to extend tax credits for wind-power and…