Greenhouse Effect

Climate crusaders set to act in Congress

Calif. climate crusaders set to act in Congress Waxman joins three others in key positions to advance Obama goals Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., joins three other senior California lawmakers now in key positions to push climate...

Renewable Fuel Standard for 2009, Issued Pursuant to Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act

Nov 21, 2008 (Environmental Protection Agency Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- SUMMARY: Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection...

Bordeaux wine industry looks to cut greenhouse gases

Paris -There is red wine and white wine, and now French wine may be green as well. The Bordeaux wine industry said it intends to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15 per cent over five years and by 75 per cent by 2050, the online...

Emissions plan calls for tougher rules, fees

SACRAMENTO – A draft blueprint to stem global warming counts on businesses and everyday Californians to accept a mix of tough regulations and new fees, perhaps as much as $1.5 billion a year collected on targeted products and...

Obama Pledges To Raise Up His Mighty Hand And Cure Global Warming

By Leonard Doyle in Washington and Michael McCarthy - (Independent UK) Prospects for success in the world’s struggle to combat global warming have been transformed at a stroke after US President-elect Barack Obama made it clear...

Wall airs concerns about federal climate change plan

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Any national program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must not transfer money out of polluting provinces, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says. Wall made his comment Thursday in response to this week's federal throne speech....

Better Place Announces Support of California Governor’s and SF Bay Area Mayors’ Commitments...

San Francisco, Calif. (Nov 20, 2008); At a press conference held in San Francisco City Hall, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with the Mayors of San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland, joined together with the Bay Area...

Water Vapor Confirmed As Major Player In Climate Change

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 21, 2008 - Water vapor is known to be Earth's most abundant greenhouse gas, but the extent of its contribution to global warming has been debated. Using recent NASA satellite data, researchers have...

South Africa: Companies' Emissions Curbs 'Depend On Eskom'

South African companies will find it challenging to meet targets for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions unless there is a significant shift in how Eskom generates its power, says a report on carbon emissions among SA's...

AFBF Against EPA-Proposed Livestock Tax

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Farm Bureau Federation has registered its opposition to an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, asserting it would essentially result in...

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