California sues US over forest plan
AP reports here at Yahoo News: LOS ANGELES - California sued the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday for adopting a management plan that would allow for the construction of roads and oil drilling in the state's largest national forests.
No impact from Energy Saving Day
E-Day aimed to raise awareness on energy saving and climate, BBC News reports here: The UK's first Energy Saving Day has ended with no noticeable reduction in the country's electricity usage.
New US climate offer 'too little'
Campaigners say prompt action is needed to counter global warming, BBC News reports here: A senior European official has described America's latest offer on climate change as far too little, far too late.
House OKs bill to tax Big Oil, help renewables
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal $18 billion in tax breaks for big oil companies to help pay for developing renewable energy sources.
Air will be safe for Olympics, says Beijing
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING - Beijing's air quality is improving and will be safe for the Olympics, officials said Wednesday, denying that statistics had been falsified to show pollution levels were coming down.
Day to 'save energy and climate'
The event hopes to make people aware of how energy is wasted, BBC News reports here: Energy Saving Day, a 24-hour initiative aiming to reduce the UK's electricity use, begins on Wednesday evening.
Pollution turns Chinese river red
BBC News reports here: Water supplies to about 200,000 people in central China have been contaminated by pollution, which has turned branches of a major river system red.
Ice cream crisis as bees buzz off
The Guardian News reports here: The collapse of US honeybee colonies this year is set to devastate America's multibillion dollar agriculture and food industries. And the National Post reports here: Ice cream maker Häagen-Dazs, a unit Switzerland-based Nestle, is donating cash to Penn State University and the University of California at Davis to fund research into why honey bee colonies are disappearing in alarming numbers throughout the United States.
China's listed firms forced to submit environmental data: report
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING - China's heavily-polluting and energy-intensive companies will be forced to make full disclosures of their environmental impact, state media reported Tuesday.
UN climate head: US stand a `nonstarter'
AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK - The U.N. climate chief on Monday welcomed statements by Bush administration officials that the United States would accept a binding international commitment to reduce global-warming gases. But he said their insistence that China and other developing nations do the same "is not realistic."
Biodiversity 'doomsday vault' comes to life in Arctic
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: LONGYEARBYEN, Norway - Aimed at providing mankind with a Noah's Ark of food in the event of a global catastrophe, an Arctic "doomsday vault" filled with samples of the world's most important seeds will be inaugurated Tuesday.
Activists climb onto BA jet at Heathrow
CNN reports here: LONDON, England - Four Greenpeace activists have climbed aboard a British Airways plane at London's Heathrow Airport to protest plans to build a third runway, the environmental group said.
Arizona to become 'Persian Gulf' of solar energy
AP reports here at CNN: PHOENIX, Arizona - A Spanish company is planning to take 3 square miles of desert southwest of Phoenix and turn them into one of the largest solar power plants in the world.
Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean
The UK work is discovering just how fast the ice is moving, BBC News reports here: UK scientists working in Antarctica have found some of the clearest evidence yet of instabilities in the ice of part of West Antarctica.
Biofuel-powered jet to make test flight
CNN reports here: LONDON, England - The world's first biofuel-powered commercial aircraft will take off from London's Heathrow Airport on Sunday on a demonstration flight hailed as a first step towards "cleaner" flying. (more)
Governors: Include coal in energy debate
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - Governors pushing alternative energy development are not shying from coal, a major culprit in global warming but also a homegrown energy source and an economic lifeline for many states.
UN says warming threatens fish stocks
AP reports here at Yahoo News: PARIS - Major world commercial fish stocks could collapse within decades as global warming compounds damage from pollution and overfishing, U.N. officials said Friday.
Biofuels 'need strict standards'
BBC News reports here: Biofuels should only be produced if they meet strict environmental standards, an international group of lawmakers have concluded.
Germans Woo Car- Loving US with Eco- Friendly Trams
Spiegel Online reports here: Can America be cured of its obsession with driving? Engineering giant Siemens thinks it can. Its US light-rail manufacturing subsidiary is enjoying boom times -- selling a vehicle designed to withstand collisions with cars.
Call for new laws on stolen logs
Deforestation in the Amazon accelerated at the end of 2007, BBC News reports here: Suppliers of illegally logged timber could be prosecuted in the countries where it is sold, under new proposals.
House to vote next week on energy tax bill
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives will vote next week on legislation that would levy $18 billion in taxes on big oil companies to help pay for extending renewable energy tax credits, Democratic leaders said on Thursday.
China, India speed climate change: Australian report
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: SYDNEY - The economic rise of China and India means climate change is occurring faster than previously thought, making efforts to fix the problem more urgent, an official Australian report found Thursday.
Antarctica's Deep Sea Menagerie
Spiegel Online reports here: Move over, Captain Nemo. Over a mile beneath the icy waters of the waters surrounding Antarctica, a team of deep-sea researchers have surfaced some very unusual findings.
Rare cooperation to save gorillas
BBC News reports here: Three countries have come together for the first time, to try to save the mountain gorillas of central Africa. Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have launched a project to improve security for the great apes.
24 world cities in 'Earth Hour' black-out: organisers
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: SYDNEY - Twenty-four cities around the world will fall into shadow next month as homes and businesses turn off the lights to raise awareness about global warming, organisers said Tuesday.
Climate focus 'ignores wildlife'
BBC News reports here: Many efforts to curb climate change have paid little attention to conservation or helping the world's poor, a think tank has warned.
Aussies: Kyoto should have been ratified
AP reports here at Yahoo News: CANBERRA, Australia - Australia should have ratified the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions years ago instead of becoming isolated on the issue along with the United States, two former Cabinet officials said.
Winemakers mull climate change at Barcelona conference
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BARCELONA, Spain - Carbon dixoide storage -- rather than grapes and vintages -- was on the agenda at a wine-makers conference in Barcelona Saturday, as vintners mulled ways to reduce the industry's greenhouse gas emissions.
Warming risks Antarctic sea life
BBC News reports here: Unique marine life in Antarctica will be at risk from an invasion of sharks, crabs and other predators if global warming continues, scientists warn. Crabs are poised to return to the Antarctic shallows, threatening creatures such as giant sea spiders and floppy ribbon worms, says a UK-US team.
Business chiefs vow to lead fight against global warming
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO - Some of the world's top companies vowed Friday to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, saying governments were failing to show sufficient leadership in the fight against global warming.
Gore warns on 'subprime carbon' industry
AP reports here at Yahoo News: UNITED NATIONS - Al Gore advised Wall Street leaders and institutional investors Thursday to ditch businesses too reliant on carbon-intensive energy — or prepare for huge losses down the road.
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Map shows toll on world's oceans
BBC News reports here: Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed global map of human impacts on the seas.
Prince sees climate fight as war
BBC News reports here: Prince Charles has described the fight against global climate change as a war, with the Doomsday Clock "ticking ever closer to midnight". In a speech to the European Parliament, he called for a solution to the loss of the world's tropical forests, to make them worth more alive than dead.
UK 'ill-prepared' against floods
Tewkesbury was one of the worst affected areas in last year's floods, BBC News reports here: The UK's disaster management is woefully inadequate, says the man leading a government review into last summer's flooding.
Scientists: Lake Mead may be dry by 2012
AP reports here at Yahoo News: PHOENIX - Changes in climate and strong demand for Colorado River water could drain Lake Mead by 2021, triggering severe shortages across the region, scientists warn.
Five-seat concept car runs on air
The Aircar can be filled with air in just three minutes, BBC News reports here: An engineer has promised that within a year he'll start selling a car that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in town.
Global warming 'may save lives'
BBC News reports here: The risk of a fatal heatwave in the UK within ten years is high, but overall global warming may mean fewer deaths due to temperature, a report says. Milder winters mean deaths during this time of year - which far outstrip heat-related mortality - will continue to decline.
Venice to Ban Pigeon Feeders from St. Mark's Square
Spiegel Online reports here: Venice and pigeons seem to go together hand in wing. But health concerns and fears that pigeon droppings are eroding landmarks in St. Mark's Square have motivated city leaders to seek a ban on birdseed in the city's famous plaza.
UN chief calls for climate change action
AP reports here at Yahoo News: UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged all nations to join private companies, civic groups and individuals this year in sustaining "the unprecedented momentum" to fight global warming.
The largest slaughter of dolphins - TAIJI, Japan
CNN reports here: TAIJI, Japan - "This here is ground zero for the largest slaughter of dolphins on planet Earth," says O'Barry, who trained five dolphins to play "Flipper" on the TV series of that name. "It's absolutely barbaric and it needs to stop."
Work starts on Abu Dhabi's green city
Green city planned for the desert, BBC News reports here: Abu Dhabi has started to build what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city.
House could weigh energy tax bill next week
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives next week could weigh legislation that extends tax incentives to use renewable energy sources like wind and solar and slaps new taxes on big energy companies, Democratic aides said on Friday.
Pollution fears cloud Olympics participation
AP reports here at CNN: BEIJING, China - With the Olympics six months away, air pollution is taking some luster off the glistening venues and the meticulous planning aimed at controlling every facet of the Beijing Games.
Drilling for Oil in a Coastal Paradise
Spiegel Online reports here: A German utility giant plans to sink new oil wells in a location the federal government wants to see listed as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Environmentalists are opposed -- but even the WWF can't say for sure what the effects will be.
'Ocean thermostat can save coral'
At higher temperatures coral lose their algae, becoming "bleached", BBC News reports here: Some coral reefs could be protected from the impacts of climate change by an "ocean thermostat", a study says.
Study: Ethanol may add to global warming
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.
Australia condemns bloody killing of whale and calf by Japanese fleet
Times Online reports here: Pictures of a mother whale and calf bleeding from harpoon wounds and slung lifeless in the slipway of a Japanese whaling vessel have provoked outrage in Australia and led to increasingly terse dialogue between the nations. Shame on Japan!!
Indian PM calls for 'climate justice' to fight global warming
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged rich countries to ensure technology transfers to developing nations to combat climate change under a transparent global regime.
WMO plans conference on improving climate predictions
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organisation said Wednesday its next conference would urge scientists around the globe to improve seasonal climate predictions to adapt to climate change.
Swedish truckmakers lead switch to green transport
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: STOCKHOLM - The transport sector is a major planet polluter but truckmakers in Sweden, where a clean environment has long been a top concern, are leading the way in climate-conscious production with eco-friendly plants.
Philippines to ban incandescent bulbs
AP reports here at Yahoo News: MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines will phase out incandescent bulbs by 2010 in favor of more energy-efficient fluorescent globes to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and household costs, the president said Tuesday.
Polluting trucks face London charge
AP reports here at Yahoo News: LONDON - Trucks that produce high levels of pollution will have to pay $400 a day to drive into London under rules that came into effect Monday.
Fueling the Solar Energy Boom
Spiegel Online reports here: Applied Materials, a leader in chipmaking equipment, is ramping up on solar-panel machines and counting on European regulations for business.
Renewables delivery under attack
Not enough wind turbines are getting up in the air, BBC News reports here: The UK government's record on delivering renewable energy is under attack.
Study: Global Warming Responsible for Western Droughts
The Washington Post reports here: The persistent and dramatic decline in the snowpack of many mountains in the West is caused primarily by human-induced global warming and is not the result of natural variability in weather patterns, researchers reported yesterday.
Rain forests fall at 'alarming' rate
AP reports here at Yahoo News: ABO EBAM, Nigeria - In the gloomy shade deep in Africa's rain forest, the noontime silence was pierced by the whine of a far-off chain saw. It was the sound of destruction, echoed from wood to wood, continent to continent, in the tropical belt that circles the globe.
U.S. 'shifting' climate change position
CNN reports here: A meeting on climate change ended without concrete targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, but participants praised what they saw as a new willingness by the United States to discuss possible solutions.
German Mom Administers CPR to Baby Tiger
Spiegel Online reports here: A medical student visiting a Halle zoo on Thursday used CPR to rescue a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat. The cub survived -- making him just the latest carnivore cub in Germany to be saved by human hands.