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(Newser) - Despite their reputation for being unfriendly to the environment, several ski resorts have become more sustainable, says Treehugger, which lists seven of the nation’s greenest mountain getaways.
  1. The Aspen Skiing Company, Colorado: This four-mountain resort said to be at the center of the green movement began eco-friendly initiatives
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recycling • greenhouse gases • carbon footprint • biodiesel • wildlife • Aspen • Colorado • skiing

 Centuries of Trouble Already 
 Locked In by Warming 


Expert warns that CO2 has triggered 1,000 years of change

Jan 27, 09 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - The damage from global warming will continue for centuries even if emissions could possibly be brought under control immediately, warns one of the world's leading climate experts. The heat and carbon dioxide being soaked up by the world's oceans now will be released regardless of what's done to mitigate the... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • ocean • carbon emissions • greenhouse-gas emissions

ANALYSIS

Science Promises Cleaner Biofuels; Greens Wary

'Understanding the risks' of genetically engineered microbes is essential, some say

Jan 5, 09 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The future of alternative energy may lie with genetically engineered microbes that can efficiently convert sugar, or even sewage, into fuel, Yale Environment 360 reports. Small biotechs are using the tools of “synthetic biology” to create organisms that produce a range of carbon fuels without the extra energy expended... More »

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greenhouse gases • biofuel • carbon • cellulose • microbe • sewage • sugar cane • synthetic biology

Calif. Adopts 1st US Plan to Slash Greenhouse Gases

Plan to reduce carbon emissions by 15%

Dec 12, 08 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - California regulators have adopted an ambitious, comprehensive blueprint to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2020, reports the Los Angeles Times. The plan, the first of its kind in the nation, calls for 33% of the state's electric power to come from solar power and wind farms, and includes... More »

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climate change • California • greenhouse gases • global warming • Arnold Schwarzenegger • green technology • solar power • carbon emissions • wind farms • Air Resources Board

 EU May Turn Off 
 Edison's Bulbs 

Switch to low-energy bulbs could save $12b a year

Dec 9, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The European Union may ban incandescent light bulbs, replacing them with low-energy lighting that would slash 13.2 million tons of carbon emissions and create energy savings equal to taking 11 million European households off the grid, reports the BBC. A new report urges the European parliament to follow the... More »

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greenhouse gases • European Union • CO2 • fluorescent light bulbs • Thomas Edison • low-energy light bulbs • energy conservation

Farmers Raise a Stink Over Fees for Flatulence

EPA brands livestock odor air pollution

Dec 5, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Farmers' noses are out of joint over proposed regulations that would fine them for their  livestock's flatulence, reports AP. Operations with herds over a certain size would be charged per animal to offset the amount of greenhouse gasses contained in their rather voluminous belching and farting, according to the EPA... More »

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greenhouse gases • farms • Environmental Protection Agency • air pollution • carbon emissions

OPINION

It's Hard to Go Green With the Economy in the Red

As Wall Street falters, ambitions to fight global warming are being checked

Oct 7, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bad days on Wall Street are bad news for environmentalists, too. The financial crisis doubles as a boon for critics of proposed greenhouse gas regulations, writes Margaret Kriz for Yale Environment 360. In its aftermath, politicians will be loath to pass laws that hike carbon-based fuel prices and wary of... More »

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climate change • Wall Street • greenhouse gases • global warming • carbon emissions • financial crisis

 Calif. Adopts
 Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

New law ties compact growth to $5B in transportation funding

Oct 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The country's most aggressive anti-sprawl bill was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reports. The "first in the nation" bill mandates regional targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and uses $5 billion in transportation funding as an incentive to stimulate denser residential development. “This... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • Arnold Schwarzenegger • suburban sprawl • housing projects • California Air Resources Board

ANALYSIS

Hefty Carbon Tax Raised Norway's Emissions

Greenhouse gases up 15% despite system aimed to curb them

Sep 30, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In 1991, Norway enacted a punishing carbon tax, but things haven’t turned out quite as expected, the Wall Street Journal reports. Greenhouse-gas emissions have actually risen 15%, and industries deemed vital to the nation’s economy or image were spared the tax or given sweet deals. Though the oil... More »

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environment • greenhouse gases • cap and trade • European Union • Norway • petrodollar • carbon emissions

ANALYSIS

Plans to Stop Global Warming Straight From Sci-Fi Novels

Geo-engineering offers promise for slowing climate change ... and fear of consequences

Sep 5, 08 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists worry humans might not curb carbon emissions in time to save the planet from irreversible harm, and some have suggested a radical concept called geo-engineering, the Economist reports. Once the stuff of science fiction, geo-engineering would combat global warming by manipulating the environment. While promising, critics warn ecological consequences... More »

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climate change • environment • greenhouse gases • global warming • science • science fiction • carbon emissions • geo-engineering

OPINION

Next Prez Will Have to Save
the Planet

Winner of election will immediately have to combat climate change

Aug 28, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whether it's John McCain or Barack Obama, the next US president will instantly face "the most momentous political challenge of all time"—saving the world from catastrophic climate change, Carlos Pascual and Strobe Talbott write in the Washington Post. We have 7 years to begin reducing greenhouse gas... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • John McCain • greenhouse gases • coal • carbon emissions • carbon caps

Greenies Fight Religious Custom in Taiwan

Concern about global warming prompts attempt to change money-burning ritual

Aug 22, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taiwanese environmentalists are working to douse the flames of "Ghost Month," during which Taoists and Buddhists burn ritual paper money to honor ancestors. Setting one ton of money ablaze releases at least an equal amount carbon dioxide, the AFP reports; temples and households can now turn over their... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Taiwan • Buddhist • religious rites • Taoist • Ghost Month

Federal Changes Threaten Endangered Species: Critics

Feds can dodge review under rule changes

Aug 12, 08 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics are raising an alarm over planned White House changes to the Endangered Species Act, reports the Oregonian. The modifications would give federal agencies such as the US Forest Service more leeway to decide whether activities such as logging would harm endangered species—and such determinations would no longer be... More »

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conservation • greenhouse gases • global warming • salmon • US Fish and Wildlife Service • Endangered Species Act • polar bear • logging • Dirk Kempthorne • Earthjustice • National Wildlife Federation

 Calif. Sues EPA
 for 'Wantonly'
 Ignoring Earth

Suit seeks to force EPA action on emissions from ships, planes, industry

Jul 31, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - California is suing the EPA for "wantonly" shirking its duty to protect the environment, reports Reuters. The lawsuit is aimed at forcing the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from ships, planes, and industrial equipment, said Attorney General Jerry Brown. He said previous efforts to get the agency to... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • lawsuit • Jerry Brown • EPA

OPINION

Energy Crisis Requires a Global Agency

UN atomic watchdog argues for managed transition from oil

Jul 24, 08 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A global agency is needed to deal with the developing energy crisis, Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, writes in the Financial Times. Demand for energy is rising fast and alternatives to fossil fuels remain largely hypothetical, and though there are international organizations to deal with everything... More »

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oil • nuclear power • greenhouse gases • alternative energy • IAEA • fossil fuel • International Atomic Energy Agency • Mohamed ElBaradei

Opinion

Today's Drilling Rush Looks as Crude as Whale Oil Folly

In travel to Arctic, Post columnist sees new damage alongside old

Jul 16, 08 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - On an otherwise deserted patch of Arctic ice stands an abandoned settlement, proof that humans once lived here. Nearby lies a reminder of why they came: dozens of massive whale skulls, still bleeding oil into the ground. Men once flocked to this land for whale oil, Michael Gerson writes in... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • Arctic • whaling

UPDATED

 Bush, EPA 
 Won't Touch 
 Emissions 

Decision flouts Supreme Court, top government officials

Jul 11, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions will have to wait until President Bush is out of office, the EPA announced today. Instead, the agency will say it needs months of further public comment to make any decision. The statement is the end result of a protracted White House effort to tone... More »

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Bush administration • greenhouse gases • Environmental Protection Agency • US Supreme Court • EPA • greenhouse-gas emissions

Global Warming Caused by
... Cleaner Skies: Study

Pollution crackdown has let more sunlight in, making Europe toastier, scientists say

Jul 10, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reducing aerosols and other pollutants has been a major part of Europe’s campaign to reduce global warming, but a new study turns conventional thinking on its head, New Scientist reports. "The decrease in aerosols probably accounts for at least half of the warming over Europe in the last... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Europe • meteorology • smog • air pollution • aerosol

 G8 Agrees to Cut Emissions 50% 

But doesn't settle on any interim goals

Jul 8, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The G8 leaders have resolved to cut greenhouse gases in half by 2050, something they’d only agreed to “seriously consider” before. But the US has resisted setting any interim goals, the BBC reports, leading environmentalists to deride the pact. The group will also try to convince some 200... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • G8 summit • Group of Eight • carbon emissions

 Flat-Screen TVs
 Pose Major Climate Risk 

Potent greenhouse gas means popular appliances aren't very Earth-friendly

Jul 3, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring demand for flat-screen TVs could accelerate global warming faster than coal-fired power stations, the Guardian reports. A leading environmental scientist warns that a gas used in their manufacture and not controlled in the Kyoto treaty—as other greenhouse gases are—is 17,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide... More »

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greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • flat screen TVs • Kyoto treaty • greenhouse-gas emissions

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