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Global Warming News Thursday September 21st 2006
Laura Bush Announces Africa Water Program at Clinton Conference
(FOX News) The Clinton Global Initiative, a conference that seeks to come up with tangible solutions to global problems, got under way Wednesday with the first commitment being announced by first lady Laura Bush. Speaking to a crowd of about 1,000, including a number of world leaders, Bush announced a public-private partnership aimed at bringing clean drinking water to communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Calif. sues 6 carmakers in global warming suit
(ABC News) California filed a global warming lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and three other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
Science of climate: Monsoons least
(Central Chronicle) Just imagine: floods in dry Rajasthan; drought in wet Assam. In both cases, devastation has been deadly, with people struggling to cope. But are these natural disasters or human-made disasters - signs of change of the world's climate systems? Or are these simply the result of mismanagement so that people already living on the edge of survival, cannot cope with any variations - small or big - in weather events?
Pollution Tax Proposal Makes Sense, Says Duke Expert
(Duke University) Former Vice President Al Gore's proposal to replace payroll taxes with a tax on pollution, including carbon dioxide, to help cut greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming "is a welcome idea that deserves to be taken seriously," says William H. Schlesinger, dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences and James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University.
Ice retreat opens passage to North Pole
(Cosmos) Arctic ice cover had disappeared so much last month that a ship could have sailed unhindered from Europe's most northerly outpost to the North Pole itself, new satellite images reveal. The images were acquired from August 23 to 25 by instruments aboard Envisat and EOS Aqua, two satellites operated by the European Space Agency.
Global warming: "A sleeping giant"
(Shrewsbury Chronicle) Now that chemist Gilles Labelle is retired, he spends his free time spreading what he believes is a critical message: the dangerously high carbon dioxide level on earth caused by global warming is "a sleeping giant." He has another, equally important message to get across - one which he repeatedly told an audience of about 25 at the Shrewsbury Public Library Sept. 11: "Each of us can make a difference." In his mission to alleviate the planet's "carbon dioxide problem," Labelle educates the public by speaking at public and private institutions and selling hybrid cars at Westborough Motors.
Branson bets billions to curb global warming
(Newsweek) British business mogul Richard Branson on Thursday pledged to commit all profits from his transportation businesses over 10 years to combat global warming - profits that he estimated would reach $3 billion. Branson, the billionaire behind Virgin Atlantic Airlines and the multi-platform Virgin brand, announced the pledge at the Clinton Global Initiative, a conference being hosted by former President Clinton.
Clinton gets $2 billion in pledges to fight world woes
(Reuters) Former U.S. President Bill Clinton secured nearly $2 billion in commitments on Wednesday to tackle a variety of global problems after brainstorming with some of the world's richest and most influential people.The pledges to combat illness, poverty, religious and ethnic conflict and climate change were made during the first day of the second annual Clinton Global Initiative in New York, which last year raised a total $2.5 billion over three days.
Central England temperature risen : Met Office
(Green Consumer Guide) The general temperature in Central England has risen by one degree Celsius since 1960 mainly because of man-made pollution, according to new research from the Met Office. Released through the Climate Clinic - a coalition of green groups, companies and energy-saving organisations - the study found that the temperature of the region had remained constant from 1659 until the 1960's, suggesting direct human influence.
Greenland's Ice Melt Accelerating
(Environment News Service) Greenland's ice sheet is melting faster than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday by U.S. scientists. The data shows the rate of loss accelerated from 2004 to 2006, with the massive ice sheet melting two and one-half times faster than the previous two-year period.
Can China go green?
(Guardian Unlimited) Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said last week during his visit to Europe that his government seeks to build "an environmentally friendly society" - and he seems to mean it. But can it be delivered? By 2020, half of China's population will be living in urban areas, and domestic water and sewage needs will be double or more those of 2000. Urban pollution is already beyond tolerable limits in most Chinese cities and towns.
Anglo-Shell advance coal-to-liquids
(Engineering News ) One of the world's largest mining companies, Anglo American, and Shell Energy Investments Australia signed their first agreement under the clean coal energy alliance that was formed in May, to further advance a clean coal-to-liquids project in Australia.
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