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Bayer on defensive in bee deaths.
Bayer CropScience is facing scrutiny because of the effect one of its best-selling pesticides has had on honeybees. From: Raleigh News & Observer. 2008-08-27 Feel the heat.
Behind the headlines, scientists warn that climate change is already hitting New Mexico. From: Santa Fe Reporter. 2008-08-27 Wind energy bumps into power grid?s limits.
Dreams about renewable energy are bumping up against the reality of a power grid that can't handle the new demands. The dirty secret of clean energy is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not. From: New York Times. 2008-08-27 Decision on offshore drilling to test new nominees.
Barack Obama and John McCain will have to decide whether to back an energy-policy compromise that is uncomfortable for their parties but represents a middle ground where many voters stand. From: Wall Street Journal. 2008-08-27 Survey finds causes of cancer little understood.
People in rich and poor countries alike have faulty understanding of what causes cancer and need better education on how to ward off the disease, according to an authoritative report issued on Wednesday. From: Reuters. 2008-08-27 Parents have 'no excuse' for allowing children to become overweight, Tories say.
The working group will consider plans for mandatory, EU-wide food labelling, with broad advice on nutrition and healthy eating, rather than the Government's favoured traffic light scheme. From: London Daily Telegraph. 2008-08-27 Scientists report further shrinking of Arctic ice.
A group of researchers determined that Arctic sea ice has shrunk to the second-lowest level since record-keeping began three decades ago--underscoring how rapidly climate change is transforming ecosystems in northern latitudes. From: Washington Post. 2008-08-27 Summer melt buoys PM's bid to champion Arctic sovereignty.
Stephen Harper traveled to the Far North this week to champion Canada's Arctic sovereignty. The late-summer melt, caused by global warming, reminds Canadians just how strategically vital their polar backyard has become. From: Toronto Globe and Mail. 2008-08-27 Power-sector emissions Of China to top U.S.
The carbon emissions of China's electric power sector will jump by about a third this year and surpass the total emissions of the U.S. electric power industry for the first time, according to a Washington-based think tank. From: Washington Post. 2008-08-27 House GOP members keep protest for energy bill alive.
In a late-summer U.S. Capitol where even tourists were in short supply, a handful of Republican House members were once again at their protest posts Tuesday. From: Cox News Service. 2008-08-27 New lawsuit seeks to force EPA to limit oil refineries' global-warming emissions.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts have joined a new multistate lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?s failure to regulate oil-refinery emissions. From: Providence Business News. 2008-08-27 Greens to back emissions scheme.
The controversial emissions trading legislation designed to tackle climate change has won the backing of the Greens. From: TVNZ. 2008-08-27 State climate panel urges action.
The state Commission on Climate Change is urging comprehensive action to reduce air pollution, get ready for a warming climate and prepare for rising water along Maryland's vulnerable coastline. From: Baltimore Sun. 2008-08-27 Biofuel subsidies must stop, says think tank.
The Government should stop subsidising biofuels to tackle climate change and use the money to stop the destruction of rainforests and peatland, according to a think tank report. From: London Daily Telegraph. 2008-08-27 Plea for unity to cut emissions.
Big business has urged the Federal Government and Opposition to work together on the emissions trading scheme, warning it is too big an economic change to be used as a political football. From: Sydney Morning Herald. 2008-08-27 UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim.
Britain is to formally present its case to the UN in New York for extending its territorial rights around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. From: BBC. 2008-08-27 6 more senators seek end to oil drilling impasse.
Six more senators on Tuesday joined a bipartisan group of 10 senators backing a bill they say will break the stalemate over offshore drilling in Congress. From: Associated Press. 2008-08-27 Solar firms wait on tax credit.
U.S. solar-energy companies that do business primarily in America would suffer most if Congress fails to renew expiring federal tax credits for solar energy. From: Wall Street Journal. 2008-08-27 Going organic - all the way organic.
Americans want products that are good for the body and good for the environment --- from spirits to shampoos, dentists to doggie disposal bags - even burials - organic is all around us. From: Philadelphia Inquirer. 2008-08-27 Will California ban polycarbonate plastic baby bottles?
This week, the California Legislature will have the last chance of the two-year session to vote on two potentially ground-breaking bills that would reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products. From: San Francisco Chronicle. 2008-08-27 Turkish PM attacks 'idle' green groups.
Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, known to prize his reputation for plain speaking, yesterday lambasted environmentalists as "idle", saying they "prance around" while doing nothing to protect nature. From: London Guardian. 2008-08-27 Arctic mineral sites to be mapped.
The federal government will spend more than $100 million to map the mineral riches of Canada's North, saying those untapped resources will be key to the future prosperity of the country. From: Toronto Star. 2008-08-27 Liberal leader calls for lake strategy.
Lake Simcoe clean-up lacks a long-term plan from the federal government, according to Liberal Leader Stephane Dion. From: Innisfil Scope. 2008-08-27 Review shows Biden's 'intersection of interests' on bill.
Sen. Joe Biden worked to defeat a bipartisan bill designed to curb asbestos lawsuits at a time his son's law firm was filing them in Delaware and a former aide was lobbying against the measure, according to public records and interviews. From: Salem Statesman Journal. 2008-08-27 Granholm pitches alternative energy at Dem convention.
The panel of four green energy experts favored Obama's energy policies. From: Detroit News. 2008-08-27 Cornyn wants drilling in oceans, Arctic refuge and more of West.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn called for more oil and gas drilling, lower taxes and a new system to finance the federal highway system during a stop here Tuesday. From: Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 2008-08-27 Running out of money, cities are debating the privatization of public infrastructure.
As federal, state and local governments struggle under mounting deficits, which have curbed their ability to improve crumbling roads, bridges and even airports with taxpayer money, resistance to private financing may start to ease. From: New York Times. 2008-08-27 Plum Island expansion opposed.
State Sen. Andrea Stillman added her voice Tuesday to the chorus of concern over possible expansion and upgrading of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center off the coast of Connecticut. From: New London Day. 2008-08-27 Effort to overturn 20-cent bag tax moves forward.
As the disposable-bag battle heats up in Seattle, cities around the country are watching closely to see what happens before possibly embarking on a similar action. From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2008-08-27 Bill to lower oil spill response time passes assembly.
A bill passed the California State Assembly Tuesday that lowers the allowable response time to an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay from six hours to two hours. From: Associated Press. 2008-08-27 |
