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Half of Amazon Could Be Gone in 20 Years

Lust for beef, ethanol drives deforestation; nations must act now

Jun 19, 08 6:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - An "unprecedented" combination of ills is threatening the Amazon, and if nothing is done to ease the pressure on the world’s largest rainforest, more than half of it could be gone or withered in 20 years, Rhett Butler writes for Yale Environment 360. After a three-year decline, forest... More »

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agriculture • greenhouse gases • global warming • Brazil • deforestation • logging • cattle industry • Amazon rainforest

NZ Farmers Gas About Sheep  Flatulence Pollution Law

Fears that methane curb could ruin farms

Jun 8, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - In its quest to be the first carbon-neutral country, New Zealand is cracking down on methane emissions--and that means regulating the gas released by livestock, the Los Angeles Times reports. Farmers are worried a government proposal to fine them if their livestock exceed greenhouse-gas limits could leave many bankrupt—a... More »

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climate change • environment • cattle • greenhouse gases • global warming • livestock • New Zealand • methane • farmer • sheep

World Price Tag to Fix Energy Mess: $45T

IAE advises G-8
to invest big in emissions 'revolution'

Jun 6, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world needs to pump $45 trillion into developing green technologies if it hopes to reach its goal of cutting emissions in half by 2050, the International Energy Agency said today. Otherwise, emissions will rise 130% over that period, and oil demand will climb 70%. The $45 trillion represents 1.... More »

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climate change • oil • greenhouse gases • Group of Eight • IEA • carbon emissions

 CO2 Catcher
 Could Slow
 Climate Change 

Device in the works sucks greenhouse gas from the air

May 31, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A team of American scientists says it's taken an important first step toward creating a so-called carbon scrubber that can rid greenhouse gases from the air, the Guardian reports. The scientists, led by a Columbia University physicist, have a prototype in the works that can suck a ton of carbon... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • carbon dioxide • global warming • CO2 • carbon sinks • carbon emissions

 Lawmakers Give Up
 Guzzlers—Grudgingly 

Energy bill amendment forces House reps to ditch taxpayer-funded gas-guzzlers

May 1, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last year's energy bill requiring House members to drive eco-friendly vehicles—if taxpayers are footing the bill—has some reps turning green at the thought of giving up their gas guzzlers, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I guarantee you my district is not upset that I'm driving a Chevy... More »

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Congress • Lexus • greenhouse gases • fuel economy • Cadillac • energy bill

 Rockefeller Clan Launches Green Revolt at Exxon

Demand new chairman, green agenda

Apr 30, 08 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Exxon Mobil is facing a shareholder revolt by most of John D. Rockefeller's 300 descendants, who are pushing for the mammoth company to go greener, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Rockefellers are campaigning for Exxon to develop new energy technology, cut greenhouse gas emissions and appoint a new independent... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • shareholders • ExxonMobil • renewable energy • John D. Rockefeller • Rockefeller family • Neva Rockefeller Goodwin • Rockefeller Brothers Fund • Peter O'Neill • Rex Tillerson

Thawing Arctic Could Set Off Methane Climate Bomb

Billions of tons of strong greenhouse gas lie on ocean floor

Apr 17, 08 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate scientists meeting this week in Vienna are contemplating a terrible prospect—the release of billions of tons of methane gas from the Arctic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. Methane, 20 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, lies frozen in gas hydrates on the ocean floor, but rising... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Siberia • atmosphere • methane • Arctic Sea • carbon emissions

Analysis

 Bush Climate Plan 'Too Bad' 

Only carbon caps will turn industry green

Apr 17, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush's new climate change policy announced yesterday is "too little, too slow, too late," writes Bryan Walsh of Time. Bush outlined a plan to gradually rein in the growth of US greenhouse gas emissions by 2025—but rejected mandatory international carbon emissions caps unless they also bind... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Environmental Protection Agency • renewable energy • George W. Bush • carbon emissions • carbon caps • Joseph Lieberman

 Bush Plan Cuts Growth of Greenhouse Gases by 2025

President outlines broad plan to shape debate in Congress

Apr 16, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush set 2025 as the target date by which the US should stop the growth of greenhouse emissions from coal power plants, the AP reports. The goal is for those plant emissions to peak in 10 to 15 years, then begin declining. Bush called for legislation to introduce incentives... More »

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climate change • Congress • greenhouse gases • cap and trade • green technology • climate change legislation • George W. Bush

 Bush to Unveil
 Greenhouse
 Gas Goals 

Ready with targets, no specifics, ahead of Paris talks

Apr 16, 08 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush is expected to propose intermediate goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions today on the eve of climate change negotiations in Paris. The goals won't include proposed legislation or specifics on changes needed to reach the targets, reports the Washington Post. He will also reiterate his opposition to... More »

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China • climate change • greenhouse gases • India • global warming • White House • Environmental Protection Agency • Center for American Progress • climate change legislation • George W. Bush • carbon emissions • Electric Reliability Coordinating Council

Greenhouse Gases Destroying Koalas' Food

Extinction threat as eucalyptus becomes inedible

Apr 6, 08 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The koala and its marsupial cousins are in serious danger of extinction because greenhouse gases are rendering the eucalyptus leaves they rely on nutritionally worthless, reports the Australian. "What we're seeing is that the staple diet of these animals is being turned to leather," a professor said.... More »

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climate change • endangered species • Australia • greenhouse gases • extinction • animal • koala • eucalyptus

Going Greener Won't Cut Much* Into Bottom Line: Study

*If governments are smart with policies

Apr 3, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions will put a dent in the world's bottom line, but the damage could be minimal with the right economic policies, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. A 60% reduction of 2002 emission levels will reduce global growth by 2.6% come 2040, but the world's economy would still... More »

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China • energy • greenhouse gases • India • global warming • cap and trade • carbon trading • International Monetary Fund • IMF • clean energy

States Sue EPA for 'Foot Dragging' on Warming

Coalition aims to force agency to take action on global warming

Apr 3, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - States, cities and environmental groups have teamed up to take on the federal government over global warming, the New York Times reports. The 18-state coalition is aiming to force the EPA to take action in the wake of last year's Supreme Court ruling that the agency should limit vehicle emissions... More »

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greenhouse gases • global warming • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • US Supreme Court • emissions standards • carbon emissions

World's Biggest Tech Show Goes Green

Top IT companies will display environmental friendliness at CeBIT

Mar 3, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Greener tech solutions are a focus of this year’s CeBIT technology trade fair, which opens tomorrow in Germany. Tech companies from around the world will showcase products like servers that use less electricity alongside their hot new gadgets, AP reports. The emphasis on green ideas sets the tone for... More »

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climate change • Microsoft • greenhouse gases • Germany • IBM • green technology • computer • CeBIT

Solar Lull May Trigger Ice Age

Global warming still dire despite
sluggish sun, study says

Feb 14, 08 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Solar activity, which usually runs in 11-year cycles, has been so sluggish of late that space weathermen are worried we might be entering a mini-ice age. They expected to see sunspot activity pick up about last March, to peak in 2012; if the sun stays this sluggish for another year... More »

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climate change • weather • astronomy • greenhouse gases • global warming • space • sun • magnetic field • cold

Scientists ID Catastrophic Climate Change 'Tipping Zones'

9 danger signs that disaster is inevitable

Feb 5, 08 4:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have identified nine danger zones where global warming could be pushed past the point of no return within years, the Independent reports. The scenarios include the melting of ice in the Arctic and Antarctic, the collapse of the Indian and West African monsoons, and the death of forests in... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • global warming • Canada • Siberia • Arctic • Antarctica • monsoon • global weather • forests • Amazon.com

Climate Change May Trigger Crop Failures

Major food shortages predicted for Africa,
Asia by 2030

Feb 3, 08 9:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Climate change could cause severe food shortages in South Asia and southern Africa, two of the poorest regions in the world, by 2030, National Geographic reports. "We were surprised by how much, and how soon, these regions could suffer if we don't adapt," said one of the study's... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • farming • hunger • Southern Africa • crops • South Asia • World hunger • global food market

Brits Debate Eco-Wisdom
of Biofuels

Oil substitute may destroy rainforests, increase food prices

Jan 20, 08 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Biofuels may actually exacerbate the environmental problems they were meant to allay, reports the Observer, and a UK Parliamentary committee has released a report examining the possible effects. Using fuel made from crops like tallow and rapeseed may actually worsen greenhouse gas emissions, kill rainforests, and drive up food prices... More »

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environment • oil • greenhouse gases • gas • United Kingdom • British Parliament • biofuel • alternative fuels

EU Countries Critical of Climate Plan

Economic concerns could undermine Europe's green resolve

Jan 17, 08 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - The European Commission is set to unveil broad new climate change legislation next week, but the measures have been criticized by member countries and trade organizations that fear adverse effects on European business. France is worried about effects on its nuclear industry, Der Spiegel reports; Germany and Spain have raised... More »

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greenhouse gases • European Union • renewable energy • emissions standards • European Commission • trade organizations • climate change legislation • carbon emissions

Calif. Sues EPA Over Emissions

15 states join fight to limit greenhouse gases from cars and trucks

Jan 2, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - California, joined by 15 other states, filed suit today against the Environmental Protection Agency for rejecting its plan to limit greenhouse gases on cars, trucks, and SUVs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the Bush administration is "ignoring the will of millions" by ruling that Congress' recent boost in fuel-efficiency standards... More »

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Congress • California • greenhouse gases • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Clean Air Act • vehicle emissions • Environmental Protection Agency • trucks • Federal government • SUVs • carbon emissions • cars

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