Climate Change/Global WarmingU.S. Predicting Steady Increase for Emissions [archive]by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 3/2/2007 The Bush administration estimates that emissions by the United States of gases that contribute to global warming will grow nearly as fast through the next decade as they did the previous decade, according to a long-delayed report being completed for the United Nations. It's Not Just About Climate [archive] by Ahmed Djoghlaf, BBC, 3/2/2007 Concerns over climate change should not obscure other environmental issues such as the rapid loss of species, argues Ahmed Djoghlaf, head of the UN biodiversity convention. Global Warming is Human Rights Issue - Nobel Nominee [archive] by Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, 3/4/2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit born inside the Canadian Arctic, maintains that global warming constitutes a violation of human rights for indigenous people in low-lying areas throughout the world. Former VP Al Gore's Documentary on Global Warming Wins Oscar [archive] by Linda Young, All Headline News 2/26/2007 Former Vice Presiden Al Gore's power point presentation / documentary on global warming won an Oscar for best documentary film Sunday. |
ScienceClimate Change Upsets Food Chain in Pacific [archive]by Douglas Fisher, InsideBayArea.com, 3/1/2007 Delayed onset of the Pacific Ocean's annual spring upwelling off California's coast can warp the ocean's food chain and wreak havoc with the region's historically rich ecosystem. And delays are more likely as the climate warms, scientists say. |
Carbon MarketGoogle, PG&E;, Bay Area Firms Pledge to Combat Climate Change [archive]by Terence Chea, AP, 3/1/2007 Google Inc., Gap Inc., Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other firms have pledged to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and help make the Bay Area a leader in combating global warming. Carbon Credits All the Rage in CA Politics [archive] by Hank Plante, CBS 5 Bay Area, 3/1/2007 Carbon credits are all the rage right now as politicians, celebrities and ordinary folks donate money to trading companies -- who, in turn, invest that money in renewable resources like wind farms. Businesses Rethink Carbon Curbs [archive] by Nick Timiraos, Wall Street Journal, 3/3/2007 In the past few weeks, three industry trade groups that have long fought GHG regulation, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Gas Association and the Electric Power Supply Association, dropped their opposition to a cap. Global Warming: No Easy Fix [archive] by Emily Flynn Vencat, Newsweek, March 2007 Carbon markets are taking hold in Europe, and will soon do so in North America. This should be great news for the environment, but many experts have their doubts. |
Politics/LegislationFEATURED ARTICLE:Western States United to Bypass Bush on Climate [archive] by Timothy Gardner, Washington Post, 2/26/2007 Five Western U.S. states have formed the latest regional pact to bypass the Bush administration to cut emissions linked to global warming through market mechanisms. EU Summit Set to Agree Carbon Capture Projects [archive] by Jeremy Lovell, Reuters, 3/2/2007 European Union leaders will approve a series of carbon capture and storage projects at a summit next week in the search for quick solutions to the global warming crisis, an official said on Friday. UN Global Compact Launches Climate Initiative in San Francisco [archive] Press Release from United Nations Global Compact, 3/1/2007 The United Nations Global Compact, the City of San Francisco, the Bay Area Council and a wide array of Bay Area businesses today launched a unique partnership designed to provide meaningful actions that businesses and cities around the world can take to combat global warming. GE, Lehman Backing for Emissions Curbs Puts Heat on Congress [archive] by Kim Chapman and Tina Seeley, 2/26/2007 Support for mandatory GHG emissions is growing in congress, largely due to the changes in the opinions of big businesses. |