January 4, 2008 – 9:36 am
Climate Crisis Coalition
By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2008. “California and 15 other states sued the Bush Administration Wednesday, seeking to overturn a federal decision last month rejecting the state’s bid to curb greenhouse gases from cars and trucks. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, marks a […]
October 7, 2007 – 12:33 pm
Friends of the Earth
Powerful Representative John Dingell (D-MI) — known for his loyalty to the auto industry — stunned many when he joined the likes of Friends of the Earth and Al Gore by announcing his support for a carbon tax. Today, he backed up his words of support with the outline of a […]
September 24, 2007 – 8:34 am
Sierra Club
Advocacy groups call for compact building patterns
Smart-growth advocates who support yesterday’s report say they hope to change development patterns to reduce traffic jams like this one on Folly Quarter Road in Howard County. (Sun photo by David Hobby)
By Timothy B. Wheeler Sun Reporter
September 21, 2007
Suburban sprawl is an often-overlooked cause of climate change, […]
From: SciDev.Net
China and climate change: the role of the energy sector
Pan Jiahua
June 2005
Summary
Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship are the nation’s booming economy and energy sector. Pan Jiahua, executive director of the sustainable development research centre of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, describes what the […]
TreeHugger
The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a peer-reviewed report on the impact global warming could have in nine Northeastern states. Combining the expertise of 50 scientists and economists, the report takes a detailed look at the consequences of sticking with a fossil-fuel dependent economy or switching to cleaner, greener alternatives.
The differences between the two […]
Source: Sierra Club
Modern technology is the key to increasing fuel economy and saving oil. Between 1975 and the late 1980s, better engines, transmissions, materials, and aerodynamics accounted for 86% of fuel economy improvements. Existing fuel-saving technology can raise fuel economy even further. In 2002, the National Academies of Sciences found that with current technology […]
Climate Crisis Coalition
Keep Carbon Tax in the Mix
Editorial, Detroit Free Press, July 12, 2007
“U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D - MI) is stretching the boundaries of the debate over energy use and global warming by proposing a carbon tax that would add 50 cents per gallon to the price of gasoline. It’s really too bad that […]
From: Climate Crisis Coalition
Coal Execs Fight Back
By Steve James, Reuters, July 2, 2007.
“U.S. coal mining companies, which for years have been branded the bad guys of global warming, are fighting back. They are questioning not only the science but also the motives of some of the big-name corporations who have made well-publicized commitments to cleaning […]
Climate Crisis Coalition
India’s Push for Cheap Cars Doesn’t Help Climate.
By Alistair Scutton, Reuters, June 27, 2007.
“It may be an Indian consumer’s dream — cheap cars for $2,500-$3,000 within reach of millions of a swelling middle class. But it could also prove to be a traffic and environmental disaster. Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA announced […]
Climate Crisis CoalitionGrowing Concern about Greenland Ice Melt Prompts U.N. Scientist to Call for Stiff Carbon Taxes.By Gerard Wynn, Reuters, Jun 26, 2007. “New research shows that man-made climate change could cause the Greenland ice sheet to break up in hundreds, rather than thousands, of years, the chair of a United Nations panel of scientists […]
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