Obama seeks funding cuts for wave, tidal energy research
The McClatchy Newspapers reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has proposed a 25 percent cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest — wave and tidal power.
Climate pressure 'building on US'
BBC News reports here: Climate negotiations are to begin in Bonn with pressure building for the US to deliver deeper emissions cuts.
Climate 'catastrophe' killing 300,000 each year
CNN reports here: Climate change is a "silent crisis" that is killing 300,000 people each year according to the first comprehensive study into the human cost of global warming. The report from the Global Humanitarian Forum, headed by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, warns that an anticipated 2 degrees celsius rise in global temperatures will have catastrophic consequences.
Carbon capture technology tested
BBC News reports here: New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station.
Ship sunk off Florida to create artificial reef
CNN reports here: The decommissioned warship was scuttled in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to become the world's second-largest artificial coral reef.
Obama hailed solar energy as a cost saver
AP reports here at Yahoo News: LAS VEGAS - President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed solar energy as a cost saver for a major Air Force base, one stop on a Western trip devoted to raising political money and promoting his economic policies.
US wants to paint the world white to save energy
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.
Green industry demands low-carbon dollars
Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: COPENHAGEN - Top executives from companies likely to win from climate change policies demanded on Tuesday that governments turn away from fossil fuels when they sign a new climate pact, expected in December.
Deforestation 'faster in Africa'
Establishing community land rights could help slow deforestation, BBC News reports here: Africa's forests are disappearing faster than those in other parts of the world because of a lack of land ownership, a report says.
China plans 440 billion dollar stimulus for green energy
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING - China is planning a stimulus package worth 440 billion dollars to expand its renewable energy use, state media said, as the country aims to rely more on cleaner ways to power its growth.
G8 ministers: invest in energy, keep prices stable
AP reports here at Yahoo News: ROME - Energy ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized countries urged their governments and the rest of the world on Monday to keep investing in new and cleaner energy sources, despite the economic crisis.
Study says businesses can create clean energy jobs
AP reports here at Yahoo News: COPENHAGEN – Hoping to create a global carbon market, the organizers of a world business summit on climate change said Monday that 2 million new jobs would be created in the U.S. alone if it increased its reliance on cleaner sources of energy.
Yosemite's giant trees disappear
Yosemite's giant trees disappear, BBC News reports here: The oldest and largest trees within California's world famous Yosemite National Park are disappearing. (more)
UK 'worst electrical recycler'
Old TVs and computers often get dumped at the side of the road, BBC News reports here: A study on recycling suggests Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to recycling electrical equipment.
Counting the Cost of Catastrophe
Spiegel Online reports here: How will the climate change affect us? What damage will be caused by future storms? What will be the impact of rising levels of obesity? Experts at Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, spend their days calculating what the future will hold.
US CO2 goals 'to be compromised'
BBC News reports here: Energy Secretary Steven Chu says the US will not be able to cut emissions as much as needed due to domestic opposition.
NOAA predicts 'near-normal' Atlantic hurricane season
CNN reports here: Forecasters predict the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will be "near-normal," with four to seven hurricanes likely, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, less than two weeks before the season begins.
Siemens Seeks to Cash In on Russia's Atomic Adventure
Spiegel Online reports here: Nuclear power is back in vogue in Russia, with 26 new reactors scheduled for construction by 2030. German industrial giant Siemens has grabbed a piece of the pie. But safety and financial concerns threaten to overshadow the country's atomic ambitions.
Obama sees green future for U.S. jobs
CNN reports here: President Obama said Wednesday the United States must take the lead on energy, citing the "enormous job creation potential that exists."
Largest wind farm to be expanded
BBC News reports here: Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced.
Daimler Takes 10 Percent Stake in Tesla
Spiegel Online reports here: A $50 million vote of confidence by the German giant could give a jolt to Tesla's plan for the electric sedan.
Automakers, Obama announce mileage, pollution plan
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's new fuel and emission standards for cars and trucks will save billions of barrels of oil but are expected to cost consumers an extra $1,300 per vehicle by the time the plan is complete in 2016.
Electricity to power 'smart grid'
BBC News reports here: Global electricity networks could become smart grids that can help us monitor and control our energy usage, if plans from net firm Cisco take off.
Spanish wind parks disconnected due to economic crisis
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MADRID - Wind parks in Spain, a world leader in the renewable energy source, are increasingly being disconnected due to a fall in power demand caused by the economic slowdown, a report said Monday.
Toyota rolls out new Prius amid hybrid price war
AP reports here at Yahoo News: TOKYO - Toyota rolled out the revamped Prius on Monday, and said it already had 80,000 advance orders in Japan for the remodeled hybrid amid intensifying competition with Honda's rival offering, the Insight.
UN chief urges action on rising climate change risk
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MANAMA - UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for decisive action to reduce the growing impact of climate change as he launched on Sunday a global assessment of ways to minimise the risks from natural disasters.
US lawmakers formally unveil climate change bill
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON - Democrats in the US House of Representatives on Friday formally unveiled sweeping legislation to fight climate change and said the 932-page bill enjoyed broad national support.
Electric Bikes Gain Speed and Popularity
Spiegel Online reports here: The electric bike is increasingly popular with the mass market. But because it is capable of traveling at higher speeds than a moped, it is also rushing headlong into a gray zone where there is no speed limit nor any helmet laws.
Flat-screen light bulbs switch on
BBC News reports here: Researchers have demonstrated white, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) sources with the same efficiency as fluorescent light bulbs.
Climate 'biggest health threat'
BBC News reports here: A leading medical journal describes climate change as the single largest threat to health in the 21st century.
Banana skins create briquettes that can be burned for cooking, lighting and heating
BBC News reports here: You've heard of "green" fuel. Now get ready for yellow as scientists have found a way to turn banana waste into a sustainable fuel source that could be relevant to many countries across Africa. Rotting banana skins are mashed into a pulp, then mixed with saw dust. (more)
Coral Triangle could die by century's end: WWF
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MANADO, Indonesia - Climate change could wipe out the world's richest ocean wilderness by the end of the century without drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.
Huge Bolivian glacier disappears
The Chacaltaya glacier, 5,300m (17,400 ft) up in the Andes, BBC News reports here: Scientists in Bolivia say that one of the country's most famous glaciers has almost disappeared as a result of climate change.
Disaster looms with rising sea levels: islands
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MANADO, Indonesia - Rising sea levels that could wipe whole nations off the map and displace scores of millions of people are being overlooked in global climate change talks, island countries said Tuesday.
Could climate change spell the end of the prawn cocktail?
BBC News reports here: Stocks of northern shrimp, the essential ingredient in the ubiquitous prawn cocktail, could be badly affected if ocean temperatures rise.
Nations gather for oceans talks in Indonesia
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: MANADO, Indonesia - Ministers and officials from 70 nations will gather in Indonesia on Monday for talks on protecting the world's oceans and to help set the stage for climate change talks in December.
Transparent plastic solar cells fitted into windows
CNET News.com reports here: Konarka teams up with window maker Arch to put its transparent solar cells between panes of glass for power-generating windows.
Auto industry suppliers cross over to wind power
AP reports here at Yahoo News: CHICAGO - Merrill is among dozens of companies at the American Wind Energy Association conference in Chicago — which ends Thursday — that have their traded auto-related business for a niche in wind-power.
Wild fruit trees face extinction
Kyrgyzstan's forests are home to the ancestors of domestic apples, BBC News reports here: Exploitation is threatening the forests in central Asia, home to the fruit trees that could help secure our future food supply.
The solar-powered, energy-efficient, prefab "i-house"
AP reports here at Yahoo News: The solar-powered, energy-efficient, prefab "i-house" with a detached "flex room" is becoming a big hit.
Ford invests $550M to bring new Focus to market
AP reports here at Yahoo News: WAYNE, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. stripped "truck" from the name of one its Detroit-area plants Wednesday as it announced plans to build its next-generation Focus here, including a battery-electric version Ford expects will run up to 100 miles without using gas or emitting greenhouse gas.
'Anaconda' harnesses wave power
'Anaconda' harnesses wave power, BBC News reports here: A rubber "sea snake" that can transform waves into power is tested in a giant shipping tank.
EU ban looms over seal products
BBC News reports here: Euro MPs vote to ban the sale of seal products in the EU, following protests over the hunters' methods.
Web aids in 'democratization of science'
CNN reports here: At a time when climate change and urbanization are poised to set off a new wave of extinction, some members of the scientific community are turning toward backyard biologists for the data they need to monitor ecosystems and protect struggling species. (more)
China triples wind power capacity goal: report
AFP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING - China has more than tripled its target for wind power capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2020, likely making it the world's fastest growing market for wind energy technology, state press said.
Australia delays emissions scheme
BBC News reports here: The Australian government says it will push back a planned carbon emissions trading scheme by a year until 2011. (more)
BLM to get $300 million for stimulus projects
AP reports here at Yahoo News: LAS VEGAS - The Interior Department is sending more than $300 million in federal stimulus money to the Bureau of Land Management to update its facilities and jump-start renewable energy projects across the country, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Saturday.
'Safe' climate means 'no to coal'
Coal must either modernise or become obsolete, the research implies, BBC News reports here: About three-quarters of the world's fossil fuel reserves must be left unused if society is to avoid dangerous climate change, scientists warn.
BLM, Forest Service sued over air pollution in NM
AP reports here at Yahoo News: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Environmentalists claim in a lawsuit that federal agencies violated the law by approving plans that would expand oil and gas development in New Mexico's San Juan Basin — one of the nation's largest natural gas fields.