Arctic area, oceans lock up fourth of world's carbon dioxideOctober 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Arctic land and seas lock up as much as a fourth of the world's carbon dioxide, so the melting of Arctic ice can potentially alter climate, says a new study. Current levels of global warming could diminish or reverse this vast Arctic sink -- one of the world's biggest -- possibly upsetting expected rates of climate change.
Democrats introduce climate-change bill in US SenateSeptember 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Democrats introduced ambitious climate-change legislation Wednesday in the Senate with the goal of reducin greenhouse-gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, a larger reduction than the 17-percent approved in June by the House. The bill introduced by Democratic Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer outlines a plan to curb toxic emissions by creating a market for companies to buy and sell pollution permits.
'Green' roofs help reduce global warmingSeptember 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Roofs full of green plants could help fight global warming, say scientists. Kristin Getter, Michigan State University (MSU) horticulturist and colleagues, who conducted the study point out that green roofs are multi-functional.
Interior Dept. unveils strategy to cope with climate change's toll on land, wildlifeSeptember 14th, 2009 Interior Dept. gets ready for global warmingWASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar moved Monday to prepare the nation's parks, refuges and endangered species for the onslaught of global warming.
Methane under permafrost could speed up global warming 20-foldSeptember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Melting permafrost in arctic regions, triggered by global warming, will release underground methane. Once released, methane would speed up global warming by trapping the earths heat radiation about 20 times more efficiently than the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
Bowl-shaped molecule can capture CO2 from thin airJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, a scientist has said that the accidental discovery of a bowl-shaped molecule that pulls carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air suggests exciting new possibilities for dealing with global warming, including genetically engineering microbes to manufacture those CO2 "catchers". According to J.
Molecule that eats carbon dioxide may fight global warmingJuly 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The accidental discovery of a bowl-shaped molecule that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air paves the way for exciting new possibilities to deal with global warming. These possibilities include genetically engineering microbes to manufacture those carbon dioxide "catchers", said J.A.
Scientists can account for only half of global warmingJuly 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Current climate change models prepared by scientists can explain only half the warming that took place on earth in the ancient past, says a new study. The study contains an analysis of published records from a period of rapid climatic warming about 55 million years ago known as the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM).
Carbon deposits in Arctic could worsen climate changeJuly 6th, 2009 TORONTO - Vast amounts of carbon, about twice as much as contained in the atmosphere, is stored in the Arctic, according to a new study. The amount of carbon in frozen soils, sediments and river deltas raises new concerns over the role of the northern regions as future sources of greenhouse gases.
Rep. Waxman, a leader on global warming and health care, hospitalized for testsJuly 1st, 2009 Calif. Democrat Henry Waxman hospitalizedWASHINGTON — A powerful House committee chairman with a central role in President Barack Obama's global warming and health care legislation has been hospitalized. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., was not feeling well Tuesday and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for "routine testing," spokeswoman Karen Lightfoot said Wednesday.
Calif. board delays decision on whether to impose carbon fee on industry, pledges July actionJune 26th, 2009 Calif. board postpones decision on pollution taxSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California regulators on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation's first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and other polluting industries.
Studies say bigger cuts in carbon dioxide emissions needed to keep warming below danger markApril 29th, 2009 To keep warming low, deeper pollution cuts neededWASHINGTON — If the world is going to limit global warming to just a few degrees, it has to slash carbon dioxide pollution much more than now being discussed, two new science studies say. Carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — is the chief cause of global warming.
Calif. approves nation's first low-carbon fuel rules; oil and ethanol industries seek delaysApril 24th, 2009 Calif. approves nation's 1st low-carbon fuel ruleSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators have adopted the nation's first mandate for low-carbon fuels, a major step in the state's effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Calif. expected to adopt nation's first low-carbon fuel rules; oil, ethanol groups criticalApril 23rd, 2009 Calif. expected to adopt low-carbon fuel rulesSACRAMENTO — California air regulators are considering first-in-the nation rules to require low-carbon fuels as part of the state's wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The California Air Resources Board on Thursday is expected to adopt standards that could serve as a template for a national policy.
Ashley Judd, TV host Jeff Corwin call on Congress to help wildlife survive global warmingApril 23rd, 2009 Ashley Judd urges Congress to fight global warmingWASHINGTON — Actress Ashley Judd and TV personality Jeff Corwin are urging Congress to spend $7 billion a year to help safeguard America's wildlife from the impact of global warming. Judd is a longtime environmental activist.
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