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A "deadly dozen" diseases ranging from avian flu to yellow fever are likely to spread more because of climate change, the Wildlife Conservation Society said on Tuesday.
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A European parliamentary committee on Tuesday broadly approved ambitious proposals to tackle climate change, refusing to bow to industry pressure to water down the measures.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Tasmanian salmon farmers are trying to breed a new species that can flourish in warmer ponds. Along the coast in Britain the National Trust , a charity, is moving electricity sockets halfway up the wall in several buildings to safeguard against flooding from the sea.
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released Tuesday their long-awaited draft legislation to cap greenhouse gas emissions.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House lawmakers released draft climate-change legislation that would establish a nationwide cap on greenhouse gases to reduce emissions by as much as 80 percent.
The European parliament environment committee on Tuesday refused to let the global financial crisis sway them to ease the polluter pays principle to battle global warming.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The European Parliament's environment committee voted to let energy and manufacturing companies import 18 percent more emission credits through 2020 to cut the cost of stricter domestic caps on pollution blamed for climate change.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. must slash global-warming gases by 80 percent rather than the current 60 percent target to avert rising temperatures that may have a ``major and increasing'' impact on humans and the environment, a government advisory panel said.
SPRINGFIELD - If there is a "canary in the coal mine" in Antarctica, it is the Adelie penguin, and global warming is rapidly reducing the species' population, according to a National Geographic photojournalist who has specialized in the coldest continent.
The economy has trumped the environment as the issue du jour, but there's a way that government can commit to saving both at once
The darkening economic outlook may force lawmakers to delay some public policy priorities, but two House Democrats indicated Tuesday that...
BEIJING - China and other rising economies must shoulder growing obligations to cut greenhouse gases as they climb the development ladder, said a prominent Chinese adviser who has broken ranks with his government on global warming.
Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Norway's government allocated more than 1.9 billion kroner ($305 million) for carbon capture and storage investments in its budget bill for 2009.
Meeting the world's growing energy demands while minimizing global warming will be one on the biggest challenges humanity has every faced, said Dr. Raymond Orbach, the U.S. Department of Energy's Under Secretary for Science, in the first of two special podcasts on "Confronting Climate Change" from the American Chemical Society's podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions."
10/8/2008 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented SmartWay Excellence Awards to 27 businesses and organizations. The EPA 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards recognize groups for their superior efforts to reduce fuel use and lower carbon emissions from freight transport.
As Americans struggle to keep up with the rising costs of energy, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are offering energy proposals they hope will attract budget-conscious
LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Charles is voicing concerns about global warming and calling for a more revolutionary approach to solving the problem.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A House Democratic plan for imposing mandatory reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions was unveiled on Tuesday, setting the stage for a political battle that is expected to heat up next year when a new U.S. president takes office.
BARCELONA, Spain - The credit crunch is distracting from a shift to green policies that have big but often overlooked economic benefits, the head of the UN Environment Programme said on Monday.
Dr. Thomas Schelling urged a UTC audience to be patient as our country addresses the greenhouse problem, saying it has taken the United States two decades to learn how to think about greenhouse gasses and fossil fuels.
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