Associated Press: Earth’s temperature is likely to jump nearly 6 degrees between now and the…
Month: September 2009
Senate blocks move against EPA climate rules
Reuters: Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate on Thursday agreed to block legislation…
Air pollution may raise preterm birth risk
Reuters: Exposure to air pollution later in pregnancy may raise a woman’s risk of delivering…
EU emissions trading scheme in turmoil after Poland wins right to raise carbon cap
Business Green: The price of carbon in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) slipped more…
Europe wrangles over carbon emissions quotas
Reuters: France, Italy and several other European Union countries weighed their chances of haggling up…
China launches climate project with Britain, Switzerland: govt
Agence France-Presse: China has launched with Britain and Switzerland a project aimed at finding ways…
Droughts, melts signal climate change quickening: U.N
Reuters: Droughts from Australia to the U.S. Southwest, acidic ocean water and melting glaciers are…
Contraceptives to help poor cope with climate change
New Scientist: A UNIQUE approach to helping farmers and communities in poor countries adapt to…
Trees: Out of the Forest and Into the Oven
Inter Press Service: Millions of trees, especially from the developing countries of the South, are…
Time Running Out on Vows to Act, Scientists Warn
Inter Press Service: Promises are easy to make. But promises by world leaders will not…