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Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost |
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
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GUANGZHOU, China (NYT ) — Every night, columns of hulking blue and red freight
trucks invade China’s major cities with a reverberating roar of engines
and dark clouds of diesel exhaust so thick it dims headlights.
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SKorean Oil Spill Worse Than Estimated |
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP ) -- Nearly 80,000 barrels of oil were spilled
from a punctured supertanker off South Korea's western coast earlier
this month -- about 20 percent more than previous estimates, an
official said Thursday.
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Mayor launches green homes services for Londoners |
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
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( Guardian ) aimed at providing residents with help and advice to
reduce their household carbon dioxide emissions.
Under the London
Green Homes scheme, people living in the capital will have access to
two services - a free telephone helpline and website, and a
personalised, paid-for concierge service for those wanting to make more
significant changes to their homes.
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Pitt unveils New Orleans homes plan |
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
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(BBC) Actor Brad Pitt has said he expected 150 homes to be
built in an area of New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, as part
of a project he is backing.
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How Do You Ski if There Is No Snow? |
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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PARIS (NYT)— Global warming’s foes rarely cite ski resorts and golf courses among its victims.
But,
though they may be less adorable than penguins and less gripping than
melting ice caps, resort owners and tour operators will be directly and
strongly affected by climate change. Indeed, few livelihoods are more dependent on the weather, other than farmers’.
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Fight Against Coal Plants Draws Diverse Partners |
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (NYT ) — Richard D. Liebert turned his back against a hard
wind the other day, adjusted his black cap and gazed across golden
fields of hay. Explaining why he is against construction of a big
coal-burning power plant east of town, Mr. Liebert sounded like one
more voice from the green movement.
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Eight cities pledge more climate action |
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Eight provincial English cities pledged on
Thursday to take extra steps to combat climate change, echoing the
actions of several counterparts in the United States.
Birmingham, Bristol, Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham,
Liverpool and Manchester promised to meet or exceed the goal of cutting
carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2050 to be set out next week in the
Climate Change Bill.
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Australian Fires Add to Fears on Climate Change |
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Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
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( New York Times ) — As the first bush fires of the year rage through Australia’s national forests, concern over climate change
and its effects is intensifying among Australians. A telephone survey
of more than 1,000 people released today showed that 40 percent of
Australians thought that global warming was a greater threat to
security than Islamic fundamentalism. Only 20 percent thought it was
less serious.
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World's largest offshore wind farm is given government approval for Kent |
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Sunday, 07 October 2007 |
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(The Guardian) -- The world's largest offshore wind farm, which will occupy a site of 90
square miles off the coast of Kent, has been given the go-ahead by the
government and should be ready to provide clean power for a quarter of
London's homes by 2010.
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How Bright is New Jersey's Solar Energy Future? |
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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(AP ) --
When it comes to the environment, New
Jersey's image is one of a gloomy, chemical, toxic mess _ a
polluted wasteland where it would be easy for Tony Soprano to
dispose of a body.
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited ) -- There's not much point doing all you can to protect the environment and
never getting out there to enjoy it. Summer is here - in theory, at
least - so why not book a day off work and head for a green day out?
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Manchester Makes Move Towards Congestion Charge |
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Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited ) -- Greater Manchester is to push ahead with controversial plans to introduce a city centre congestion charge.
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Climate Change Fears Vroom onto Formula One Tracks |
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
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(Reuters ) -- Talking about climate
change at a Formula One race might at first glance seem like praising celibacy
in a brothel.
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Crist Sets Timeframe to Cut Florida Greenhouse Gases |
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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(Orlando Business Journal ) -- Soon after forming new environmental pacts with the United Kingdom and
Germany, Gov. Charlie Crist signed three executive orders Friday
designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Florida's industries
and the government itself.
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Study Paints Dire Picture of Warmer Northeast |
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Monday, 16 July 2007 |
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(NY Times ) -- By the end of this century, 100-year floods could hit New York City
every 10 years, Long Island lobsters could disappear and New York
apples could be hard to come by if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, according to a report released yesterday by a group of
scientists and economists.
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Mileage Bill Draws Fire From Buyer of Chrysler |
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
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(NY Times ) -- John W. Snow,
the chairman of the private equity firm that is buying Chrysler, said
Wednesday that a Senate bill to significantly raise fuel economy
standards could devastate the American auto industry.
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Ottawa Provides $25M for Arctic Climate Study |
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
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WINNIPEG (Canadian Press ) -- It's being called the largest Arctic adventure ever
undertaken, a massive study into climate change in Canada's Far North.
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Crist Attends Summit On Climate Change In Miami |
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Thursday, 12 July 2007 |
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(Local10.com ) -- Environmentalists hoping to prevent climate
change have another powerful Republican advocate in Gov. Charlie Crist,
who opened a two-day summit that launches him into a leadership role on
an issue Democrats have championed more vocally.
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Monday, 02 July 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited ) -- Rachel Dixon rounds up the best of the month's green-themed concerts, festivals and retreats
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Minnesota, Other States Take Lead on Climate |
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Monday, 02 July 2007 |
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(Star Tribune ) -- In the race among states to do something about the warming planet,
Minnesota legislators this spring voted to reduce carbon dioxide
pollution, ordered power companies to conserve more energy and adopted
the nation's most aggressive goals for switching to wind power and
other renewable energy.
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Green Travellers Take the Bus, Stagecoach Says |
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited ) -- Stagecoach today claimed environmental concerns are boosting bus use as it reported a 9% increase in revenues.
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Schwarzenegger Praises Blair over Climate Change |
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited ) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger today praised Tony Blair's environmental
leadership as "truly a model for the world", as the two men met in
Downing Street on Mr Blair's last full day as prime minister.
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Live Earth Concerts to Deliver Climate SOS: Gore |
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Thursday, 28 June 2007 |
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(Reuters ) -- Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday urged people
worldwide to pressure their governments to cut global warming pollution
by 90 percent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide by
2050.
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Senate Adopts Energy Bill Raising Mileage for Cars |
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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(NY Times ) -- The Senate passed a broad energy bill late Thursday that would, among
other things, require the first big increase in fuel mileage
requirements for passenger cars in more than two decades.
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U.S. Mayors Take the Lead in Fighting Climate Change |
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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(ENS ) --
Cities throughout the country, regardless of size, have initiated a
host of actions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, without
significant support from their state and federal partners, finds a new
survey released Friday during the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 75th
anniversary meeting in Los Angeles.
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Governor Rendell Applauds House Action Moving Pennsylvania Closer To Energy Independence |
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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(PR Newswire ) -- Governor
Edward G. Rendell tonight praised the House of Representatives for
overwhelmingly approving two major components of his Energy
Independence Strategy.
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Senate Energy Bill Tax Title Hikes Taxes and Promises Higher Prices for Consumers |
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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
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(The Heritage Foundation ) -- Taxing successful energy
sources and subsidizing unsuccessful ones—that is the essence of
Washington’s energy policy during the 1970s and early 1980s, and it
would be repeated by the Senate’s version of the House’s energy bill
(H.R. 6). The bill would raise taxes by an estimated $28 billion over
10 years, mostly from the oil and natural gas sector, and spend much of
this money on tax breaks for alternative energy sources like ethanol
and wind power.
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Gore to Bring Talk of Green to Ad Festival |
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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(NY Times ) -- The brightest lights in the advertising business are gathering in
Cannes, France, this week for an annual celebration of the art of
persuading consumers to part with their money. In the industry’s
biggest international get-together, awards will be given for the best
ads for products like cars, clothing, food and air travel.
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Democrats Seeking Stronger Fuel-Energy Standards for Cars |
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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WASHINGTON (AP ) -- In their weekly radio address, Democrats on Saturday
called for a new direction in energy policy, away from gas-guzzling
automobiles and reliance on foreign oil.
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What's in the Energy Bill? |
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Thursday, 14 June 2007 |
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(NPR.org ) -- The controversial energy bill now on the
Senate floor takes a different approach than the bill pushed through by
a Republican Senate in 2005. That measure sought to increase domestic
oil production through subsidies and other incentives. With Democrats now in charge, the new bill focuses on decreasing consumption of oil and gasoline. Here's a look at the bill's major provisions:
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