New Study Ties Global Warming to Stronger Hurricanes [archive]
from USA Today, 9/12/2006
Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says "closes the loop" between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.

No Sunshine for Global Warming Skeptics [archive]
from Scientific American, 9/13/2006
Known variations in the sun's total energy output cannot explain recent global warming, say researchers who have reviewed the existing evidence. This casts doubt on the claims of some global warming skeptics who have argued that long-term changes in solar output might be driving climate change.

Ice Caps are Melting even in Winter [archive]
by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/13/2006
The vast expanses of ice floating in the Arctic Sea are shrinking in winter as well as summer, most likely a result of global warming, NASA scientists said today. This is the strongest evidence yet of climate change in the arctic.

Science

Carbon Capture Costs Earth [archive]
by Rosslyn Beeby, The Canberra Times, 9/13/2006
Australian scientists have reported to the Australian government that geosequestration--the underground storage of carbon dioxide--will damage the earth and double the cost of producing electricity.

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Methane from Arctic Permafrost Accelerating Global Warming [archive]
from Green Clippings, 9/11/2006
According to a recent report in Nature, arctic permafrost, which is starting to melt due to global warming, is releasing five times more methane gas than previously thought.

Carbon Market

Climate Change Capital to Top $1 Billion for Carbon Fund [archive]
from Environmental Finance, 9/14/2006
London-based boutique merchant bank Climate Change Capital (CCC) is expecting to raise more than $1 billion into its second carbon fund, which had reached $830 million by its first close on 11 September. It will acquire a diversified portfolio of carbon credits mainly from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, but it will also invest directly in the emission reduction projects themselves, and in the companies that develop such projects.

VIA Offers 'Carbon-Free' Processor [archive]
by Steve Malone, PC Pro, 9/14/2006
Chip developer VIA is offering to 'offset' the amount of carbon dioxide caused by the manufacture and operation of their new chip through reforestation projects.

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Investors Urged to Back Climate Change Awareness with Action [archive]
by Terry MacAlister, The Guardian (UK), 9/17/2006
There has been a major increase in the number of top institutional investors waking up to the financial risks of climate change for the businesses in which they own shares, a new report shows. Many financial institutions including AIG and Goldman Sachs have produced dedicated climate change policies in the past 12 months. Meanwhile, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have published equity research reports on the emerging carbon trading markets.

Politics/Legislation

Canada Withdraws its Commitment to Kyoto Protocol [archive]
by Komfie Manalo, All Headline News, 9/11/2006
The Canadian government is withdrawing its $1.5 million pledge to assist developing countries reduce emissions. These funds were pledged by the previous liberal government, and the current convservative ruling party says it has no intention of spending taxpayers' money on foreign nations.

Mass. Governor Resolves Not to Rejoin CO2 Pact [archive]
from Reuters, 9/12/2006
Massachussetts governor Mitt Romney has denied a request from the state congressional delegation to rejoin the RGGI, which Massachussetts helped form. Romney said the pact would boost power prices.