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News and InformationNews and InformationNovember 16, 2008 China's noxious coal fires add to global warmingBy: Houston Chronicle The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground is hot to the touch, and heat penetrates the soles of shoes.... November 16, 2008 Energy Dept. wants to end climate-change testBy: San Francisco For more than a decade, the federal government has spent millions of dollars pumping elevated levels of carbon dioxide into small groups of trees to test how forests will respond to global warming in the next 50 years. Some... November 16, 2008 NYC wants yellow cabs to go greenBy: Edmunton Sun - Canada After a judge threw a roadblock in front of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's quest to replace every taxicab with a hybrid model, the city is creating financial incentives to get more fuel-efficient cabs on the streets. Bloomberg set... November 15, 2008 EPA ruling over climate jeopardizes coal plants  By: Reuters U.S. environment regulators late Thursday rejected a permit for a new coal-fired power plant in Utah over the issue of its greenhouse gas pollution, putting in question the future of new coal plants that do not to curb their... November 15, 2008 Pollution in Asia a growing threat to global environmentBy: Global Warming Examiner With the Olympics over, China is back in business. That means the choking pollution is back from all the coal-fired power plants and industrial companies. The U.N. reported that a huge thick brown cloud of soot, particles and... November 14, 2008 Obama should compromise on carbon policyBy: Guardian.co,uk President-elect Barack Obama may have to compromise on a key point in his proposed climate policy if he wants to push through a program to regulate greenhouse gases, said the lead author of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology... November 13, 2008 Obama will act quickly on climate change: adviserBy: Reuters President-elect Barack Obama will act against climate change early in his presidency, an environment adviser said on Wednesday amid doubts that a U.S. carbon-capping program will be in place before 2010.
November 13, 2008 Goldman Sachs Buys Into Carbon OffsetsBy: NY Times Goldman Sachs has recently bought pieces of two carbon-offset companies, in the latest sign of investment banks’ interest in the area. On Monday E+Co, a company focused on bringing clean power to developing countries, announced... November 13, 2008 Congress isn't waiting for ObamaBy: Los Angeles Times Lawmakers are unveiling plans to expand health coverage and curb global warming. And Democratic leaders have called a lame-duck session next week to discuss an auto industry bailout. More than two months before he is sworn in,... November 13, 2008 Study: Calif dirty air kills more than car crashes By: Associated Press Lowering air pollution in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according to a new study. The study, which examined the costs of... |
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