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News and InformationNews and InformationNovember 29, 2008 UK's climate change body to unveil emissions cut plansBy: Reuters Britain's chief climate change adviser will recommend on Monday how the government can meet tough targets to pare planet-warming carbon emissions, including what role coal should play in the country's energy future.
November 25, 2008 Economic Slump May Limit Moves on Clean EnergyBy: Times-Daily - AL Just as the world seemed poised to combat global warming more aggressively, the economic slump and plunging prices of coal and oil are upending plans to wean businesses and consumers from fossil fuel. From Italy to China, the... November 25, 2008 Scientists urge caution on global warmingBy: Politico.com Climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill are quietly watching a growing accumulation of global cooling science and other findings that could signal that the science behind global warming may still be too shaky to warrant... November 24, 2008 California bulks up defenses against tide of global warmingBy: Sacramento Bee California is building a second line of defense against global warming, one that will prepare the state for a harsher environment while the other continues to cut climate-changing emissions. November 24, 2008 APEC leaders urges to address climate changeBy: Chinaview.cn APEC leaders on Sunday called for a comprehensive manner through international cooperation to address climate change. They made the appeal in a declaration issued after the two-day 16th Economic Leaders' Meeting of the... November 24, 2008 Obama urged to create 'Green New Deal'By: Boston Globe The worldwide economic crisis is prompting a growing number of countries to back away from pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy, just a week before the start of talks in Poland on a new worldwide... November 24, 2008 Governments, Companies Must Hasten Carbon Capture, IEA Says  By: Bloomberg Governments and coal producers need to step up efforts to develop power projects that capture carbon pollution to have a chance of meeting emissions targets, the head of the International Energy Agency said. Without so-called... November 22, 2008 Coal industry, utilities ponder future under ObamaBy: Chicago Tribune Bill Raney considers coal golden. After all, the black rock fuels half of the nation's electrical generation. But the West Virginia Coal Association's president and others in the industry say they've received mixed messages about... November 21, 2008 Obama may ease stand on environment, Whitman saysBy: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The nation can expect environmental regulations to start tightening soon after President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January, former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman predicted Thursday in... November 21, 2008 Bush angers environmentalists with last-minute rule changes By: Los Angeles Times Many of the 'midnight regulations' open wilderness for oil and gas drilling, and loosen environmental safeguards. President Bush has pushed 53 through in three weeks, researchers say. |
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