ClimateWire: Florida is trying to cure its insurance “disease.” State lawmakers are abandoning long-held promises…
Month: April 2009
Japan stimulus may not help cut emissions
Reuters: Japan’s latest burst of economic stimulus spending is aimed at promoting energy-efficient products made…
Canada’s woodland caribou face growing risk: report
Reuters: Canada’s 36,000-strong population of woodland caribou will shrink over the next century and those…
Government to buy 17,600 US cars by June 1: Obama
Reuters: President Barack Obama, saying he was committed to a strong U.S. auto industry, announced…
United Kingdom: Millions promised to raise recycling rate in Manchester
Times (UK): A £640 million private finance initiative intended to push Manchester’s recycling rate to…
United States: Residents rank climate change concerns
Charlotte Sun: Winters are already getting drier and colder. Summers are getting drier and warmer….
China Puts Fizz In Bid To Reduce Carbon Emissions
National Public Radio: Recycled soft drink bottles and cans? Nothing new about that. But one…
Seals and robotic subs monitor Antarctic climate change
CNN: Elephant seals equipped with electronic tags and robotic mini submarines using sonar were just…
Study shows how algae may cope with environmental change
Physorg: Scientists from two-dozen research organizations led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint…
U.S. pressure could alter Canada’s greenhouse gas approach
CBC: Environment Minister Jim Prentice has indicated that Canada might have to change its strategy…