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  1. Consequences of Global Warming (Awesome Library) star
      "Our greatest challenge today is to move the fresh, melting water in our polar caps and Greenland to safe land basins and water tables." 04-08

Materials
  1. Honda to Offer Fuel Cell Car in 2008 (Honda.com)
      "Honda Debuts All-New FCX Clarity Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Dynamic styling and performance herald major advances for fuel cell vehicles; limited marketing to begin next summer." 11-07

  2. News Feeds (BBC News)
      "If you run your own website, you can use RSS feeds to display the latest headlines from other websites on your site." 04-08

Multimedia
  1. Planet in Peril Show (CNN News)
      Provides video until the show is presented. "This October, CNN´s Planet in Peril will take viewers around the world in a two–part, four–hour documentary that examines our changing planet. This worldwide investigation looks at four key issues: climate change, vanishing habitats, disappearing species and human population growth." 08-07

News
  1. -01-04-07 Union of Concerned Scientists: ExxonMobil Paid to Confuse Public on Global Warming (USA Today)
      "ExxonMobil (XOM) gave $16 million to 43 ideological groups between 1998 and 2005 in an effort to mislead the public by discrediting the science behind global warming, the Union of Concerned Scientists asserted Wednesday." 01-07

  2. -01-17-07 U.S. House Takes on Big Oil (Christian Science Monitor)
      "A bill to be voted on Thursday would cut federal benefits by a third and give them to renewable-energy programs." 01-07

  3. -01-24-07 Report: Global Warming Cause and Effects (CBS News)
      "The study traces global temperatures and so-called greenhouse gases going back thousands of years. It shows a gradual variation until the Industrial Revolution begins, when fossil fuel use skyrockets, as do temperatures, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports." 01-07

  4. -01-28-06 Warming Debate Shifts to "Tipping Point" (MSNBC News)
      "Now that most scientists agree human activity is causing Earth to warm, the central debate has shifted to whether climate change is progressing so rapidly that, within decades, humans may be helpless to slow or reverse the trend."

      "There are three specific events that these scientists describe as especially worrisome and potentially imminent, although the time frames are a matter of dispute: widespread coral bleaching that could damage the world's fisheries within three decades; dramatic sea level rise by the end of the century that would take tens of thousands of years to reverse; and, within 200 years, a shutdown of the [Atlantic thermohaline] ocean current that moderates temperatures in northern Europe." 01-06

  5. -02-02-07 N.D. Criticized for Using Oil Well Wastewater to De-Ice Roads (CBX News)
      "For about 40 years, state workers have been dumping saltwater left over from oil production on some North Dakota roads. That's news to the health department, which wants the practice stopped." 01-07

  6. -02-02-07 U.N. Report: Evidence for Global Warming Is "Unequivocal" (PBS News)
      "The evidence for global warming is 'unequivocal' and it is 'very likely' that human actions are to blame for rising temperatures, an international panel of climate experts said Friday.” 01-07

  7. -02-05-08 Bush Administration Backs Off of Clean Coal Project (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Prospects for nearly emissions-free coal power in the United States have dimmed in the wake of the US Department of Energy's decision to pull the plug on a 'clean coal' demonstration plant called FutureGen, observers say."

      "Under the deal, 13 partners – including China, Australia, Britain, and Germany – would have paid 26 percent of the cost with the DOE paying 74 percent. A key part of FuturGen was the potential environmental impact, some environmentalists say because China's coal-fired power plants are among the largest emitters of greenhouse gases." 02-08

  8. -02-07-07 Broader Audience Now Listening on Global Warming (ABC News)
      "This time around, far more people are ready to listen."

      "This sea change comes after two years of TV and cinema documentaries and specials, unseasonable weird weather extremes, heat spikes and downpours, backyard bugs, birds and flowers out of synch, disappearing mountain glaciers and ski seasons, as well as a rapidly growing chorus of alarmed politicians." 02-07

  9. -02-07-07 Texas to Pursue Geothermal Power (ABC News)
      "Texas has awarded the state's first lease for geothermal energy production to a company planning to explore the renewable energy's potential along seven Gulf Coast counties." 02-07

  10. -02-16-06 Melting Glaciers Could Produce "Runaway Effects" (ABC News)
      "In only five years, the amount of freshwater the melting glaciers have dumped into the Atlantic has nearly doubled, which has caused many scientists to conclude that current projections of how fast sea levels will rise have been too low."

      "Scientists also worry about the effect all this fresh-melt water will have on the Atlantic's Gulf Stream 'conveyor belt' currents. These currents have long kept the northeastern United States, Britain and northwestern Europe relatively warm for their northern latitudes by transporting heat up from the tropics. Too much freshwater slows these currents, said scientists."

      "A few weeks ago, scientists announced a surprising discovery — currents have slowed by 30 percent in recent years."

      "This is the latest confirmation that global warming is now accelerating and involving interconnected 'positive feedback' effects in which the warming in different earth systems reinforces overall warming, and it is all now happening faster than scientists recently thought possible, according to the report." 02-06

  11. -02-19-08 Too Warm for Penguins? (Time.com)
      "A new report by French scientists in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences finds that king penguins could be wiped out over the coming decades due to global warming."

      "If global warming means they're not getting enough food, the conditions below the penguins could be even worse. Temperature rise due to climate change is occurring quicker at the poles than the rest of the planet — on the Antarctic Peninsula, temperatures have risen five times faster than the global average over the past 50 years." 02-08

  12. -02-25-07 "Inconvenient Truth" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary (MSNBC News)
      " 'An Inconvenient Truth,' the big-screen adaptation of former Vice President Al Gore’s slide-show lecture about the perils of global warming, won the Academy Award Sunday for documentary feature." 02-07

  13. -02-25-07 Australia's Losses from Global Warming (ABC News)
      "Could what's happening in Australia be the 'canary in the coal mine' for the rest of the world?"

      "Yes, in more ways than one. We've got about 95, maybe 98 percent of our population living along the coastline. [With the ice sheets at the poles and Greenland melting] the sea levels will be 100 meters (330 feet) higher than they are today. Forget Venice. I mean we're talking about sharks in the middle of (downtown) Sydney." 02-07

  14. -02-25-07 Global Warming: Enough to Make You Sick (Los Angeles Times)
      "Rising temperatures are redistributing bacteria, insects and plants, exposing people to diseases they'd never encountered before." 02-07

  15. -02-25-07 Investors to Limit Development of Power Plants (Christian Science Monitor)
      "The environmentally tinged takeover of TXU Corp. illustrates global warming's increased financial relevance."

      "A consortium of private investors announced Monday they would pay almost $45 billion to acquire TXU Corp., which generates electricity in the state of Texas. What makes the deal more than just another gigantic financial transaction is that the buyers of the company consulted with environmental groups and agreed to sharply scale back plans to build new coal-fired power plants." 02-07

  16. -02-27-07 Five States Band Together to Fight Global Warming (RedOrbit.com)
      "Five Western U.S. states have formed the latest regional pact that bypasses the Bush administration to cut emissions linked to global warming through market mechanisms, according to Oregon's governor." 02-07

  17. -03-03-07 Scientist: We Are on the Path to a Catastrophe (CBS News) star
      According to Michael MacCracken, chief scientist of the Climate Institute, " 'We're on a path to exceeding levels of global warming that will cause catastrophic consequences, and we really need to be seriously reducing emissions, not just reducing the growth rate as the president is doing.' " 03-07

  18. -03-03-08 HUD: Reduction in Utility Bills Raises Home Value (CNN News)
      "In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, home values rise an average of $20 for every $1 reduction in annual utility bills." 03-08

  19. -03-08-07 Study: Carbon Trading Has Not Worked (MSNBC News)
      " 'A responsible approach to solving this crisis [of global warming],' Al Gore said recently at New York University's Law School, would be 'to authorize the trading of emissions ... globally.' Emissions trading, also called carbon trading, is being expanded in the European Union and Japan."

      "The scale of the inefficiency of emissions trading was revealed in a study published in the scientific journal Nature last month. The nearly $6 billion already spent on projects to curb emissions of HFC-23, a potent greenhouse gas, had the same impact on the environment as would $132 million worth of equipment upgrades." 03-07

  20. -03-20-07 Japan Vows to Lead in Fight Against Global Warming (USA Today)
      "Japan aims to play a leading role in the post-Kyoto battle on global warming and will seek the full engagement of the USA and China, the world's top two polluters, officials said Tuesday."

      "Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask his cabinet ministers to develop a package of proposals to present to next year's Group of Eight summit of world leaders which Japan will host, they said." 03-07

  21. -03-29-08 Cities Go Dark for Earth Hour (CNN News)
      "From Rome's Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House, floodlit icons of civilization went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the waste of electricity and the threat of climate change." 03-08

  22. -03-29-08 Earth Hour '08: Will It Matter? (Time.com)
      "Starting at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand, citizens from around the world will shut off their lights for an hour, to draw attention to the connection between energy use and climate change. From New Zealand, the event will move westward with the sun to Australia, Manila, Dubai, Dublin, New York, Chicago and finally end in San Francisco, where both the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge will go dark for an hour. Earth Hour is being sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and its head Carter Roberts says the global event 'will make a statement about our commitment to solve the climate change problem and symbolize the commitment that people will make throughout the rest of the year.' (Hear Roberts talk about Earth Hour on this week's Greencast.)" 03-08

  23. -03-31-07 Climate Report: Massive Extinctions Expected (MSNBC News)
      "A key element of the second major report on climate change being released Friday in Belgium is a chart that maps out the effects of global warming with every degree of temperature rise, most of them bad."

      "There’s one bright spot: A minimal heat rise means more food production in northern regions of the world."

      "However, the number of species going extinct rises with the heat, as does the number of people who may starve, or face water shortages, or floods, according to the projections in the draft report obtained by The Associated Press."

      "The final document will be the product of a United Nations network of 2,000 scientists as authors and reviewers, along with representatives of more than 120 governments as last-minute editors. It will be the second of a four-volume authoritative assessment of Earth’s climate released this year. The last such effort was in 2001." 03-07

  24. -04-02-07 Five "Far Out" Ways to Reduce Global Warming (MSNBC News)
      Provides five projects to reduce global warming. 04-07

  25. -04-02-07 Greenest Cars for 2007 (MSNBC News)
      "The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked the 'greenest' and 'meanest' 2007 cars based on fuel economy and emissions -- as well as the estimated impact of those emissions on health and global warming." 04-07

  26. -04-02-07 Supreme Court Rejects Bush's Position on Pollution (ABC News)
      "For the first time in its history, the U.S. Supreme Court has waded into the political debate on global warming."

      "Under the Bush administration, the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA has argued that carbon dioxide and the like aren't pollutants under the Clean Air Act, and therefore, the agency has no power to regulate them."

      "In a sweeping 5-4 decision released Monday, the Supreme Court rejected that position, declaring that Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from cars." 04-07

  27. -04-03-08 Corn Ethanol May Accelerate Global Warming (Time.com)
      "Worldwide investment in biofuels rose from $5 billion in 1995 to $38 billion in 2005 and is expected to top $100 billion by 2010, thanks to investors like Richard Branson and George Soros, GE and BP, Ford and Shell, Cargill and the Carlyle Group. Renewable fuels has become one of those motherhood-and-apple-pie catchphrases, as unobjectionable as the troops or the middle class."

      "But several new studies show the biofuel boom is doing exactly the opposite of what its proponents intended: it's dramatically accelerating global warming, imperiling the planet in the name of saving it. Corn ethanol, always environmentally suspect, turns out to be environmentally disastrous. Even cellulosic ethanol made from switchgrass, which has been promoted by eco-activists and eco-investors as well as by President Bush as the fuel of the future, looks less green than oil-derived gasoline." 04-08

  28. -04-06-07 Climate Change Will Hit the Poor the Hardest (PBS News)
      "The negotiations were long, stretching late into the night. This morning, scientists outlined a grim picture at a news conference." 04-07

  29. -04-06-07 Permanent Drought Predicted for the Southwest (LATimes.com)
      "The driest periods of the last century — the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the droughts of the 1950s — may become the norm in the Southwest United States within decades because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday." 04-07

  30. -04-10-07 As Cars Use Ethanol, Prices for Food Will Jump (ABC News)
      " 'Almost everything in our refrigerator contains corn,' says Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute. 'Whether it's milk or eggs or chicken, pork, beef, ice cream, yogurt — these are all corn products.' "

      "And consider this: The price of wheat, soybeans and other crops will go up because farmers will be planting less of each."

      "Brown says the nation needs a 'timeout' in building ethanol distilleries so people can consider the direction in which they are heading." 04-07

  31. -04-11-07 U.S. Stuck in "Reverse" on Fuel Economy (MSNBC News)
      “These cars sold in Europe meet or exceed U.S. safety standards, so there is no reason why they shouldn’t be made available to U.S. consumers,” said CSI President Pam Solo."

      " 'We have to face the unpleasant facts here: America is needlessly losing the race to develop the best fuel-efficient technology and then deliver it to the American consumer,' Solo said. 'U.S. consumers say they are willing to buy these cars, so the big U.S. automakers are actually going backwards at a time when it’s possible to make cars that are more fuel efficient.' " 04-07

  32. -04-14-07 Controversy Grows for Wolfowitz at the World Bank (ABC News)
      "More than 1,300 events were organized in every state under the banner Step It Up 2007 to push Congress to require an 80 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050."

      "The nationwide events were spearheaded by a group of students at Vermont's Middlebury College, who organized a campaign of blogs, e-mail messages and word of mouth communications." 04-07

  33. -04-17-06 Spending Less on Gasoline (ABC News)
      Suggests how to spend less on gas. 04-06

  34. -04-18-08 Companies Working to "Green" the Earth (Time.com)
      "The steady deterioration of the very climate of our very planet is becoming a war of the first order, and by any measure, the U.S. is losing. Indeed, if we're fighting at all—and by most accounts, we're not—we're fighting on the wrong side. The U.S. produces nearly a quarter of the world's greenhouse gases each year and has stubbornly made it clear that it doesn't intend to do a whole lot about it. Although 174 nations ratified the admittedly flawed Kyoto accords to reduce carbon levels, the U.S. walked away from them. While even developing China has boosted its mileage standards to 35 m.p.g., the U.S. remains the land of the Hummer." 04-08

  35. -04-18-08 Green Websites (Time.com)
      Provides Websites dedicated to the greening of the planet. 04-08

  36. -04-18-08 Putting Your Home on an Energy Diet (US News)
      "Putting your house on an energy diet is simple: airtight construction, smart heating and cooling design, and high-efficiency appliances." For example, make sure that your duct work does not leak and is not exposed to the attic or outside air. 04-08

  37. -04-18-08 Strategic Plan to Respond to Global Warming (Time.com)
      "The most important part of a blueprint to contain climate change is to put a charge on carbon emissions. As long as the sky is free, renewable energy will never beat fossil fuels. But put a price on carbon, and suddenly the alternatives look a lot better. The most feasible way to do this is through a cap-and-trade system that sets ceilings for carbon output and lets companies that come in under the limit sell credits to those that don't, allowing them to keep polluting—a little. The effect is that overall carbon levels fall, and there is even money to be made by being greener than the next guy. That drives investment and research dollars into renewable energy and efficiency. 'Cap and trade changes everything,' says Krupp." 04-08

  38. -04-19-07 Graphic Depiction of Effects of Global Warming (Time Magazine)
      "The latest study from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released this month predicts that most regions of the world will witness a variety of negative effects of global warming including increased human mortality, shifts in crops and agriculture production, and further degradation of local ecosystems. Click below to see predicted climate change impacts on the environment and the people living there." 04-07

  39. -04-19-07 Report: Conflicts Over Water and Food Could Intensify (Christian Science Monitor)
      "For years, the debate over global warming has focused on the three big 'E's': environment, energy, and economic impact. This week it officially entered the realm of national security threats and avoiding wars as well."

      "As quoted in the Associated Press, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, who presided over the UN meeting in New York April 17, posed the question 'What makes wars start' The answer:"

      " 'Fights over water. Changing patterns of rainfall. Fights over food production, land use. There are few greater potential threats to our economies ... but also to peace and security itself.' " 04-07

  40. -04-19-07 Walmart Aims to Cut Energy Use and Costs (MSNBC News)
      "The major environmental overhaul includes finding ways to make its thousands of trucks more efficient, building new stores with strict energy conservation goals and pushing its suppliers to reduce packaging."

      "Wal-Mart’s shift, if successful, should mean more than just token moves. The company is so big, and the network of companies that supply its products so vast, that experts see the potential for Wal-Mart to have a tangible impact on problems such as greenhouse gas emissions." 04-07

  41. -04-20-08 Capturing Carbon (Time.com)
      "Even before the federal government creates a national cap — which is generally considered inevitable — the economy will need a bridge, economic nudges, so that the private sector can test carbon capture and storage before scaling it up. More than 30 states are looking at legislation that would give carbon storage technology a boost. Some call for comprehensive studies of the technology, while in Wyoming — one of several states identified as having underground carbon storage potential — laws are already being written to address questions about ownership of and liability for the underground CO2 vaults. These laws will help U.S. "geo-bottling" incubate while the federal government catches up to state and private efforts. At Duke University's Climate Change Policy Partnership, for example, researchers are modeling optimal routes for gas pipelines, based on engineering, social and environmental factors, to move the CO2 from plant to storage site." 04-08

  42. -04-21-07 ABC News: Seven Continents, Seven Ways to Save the World (ABC News)
      "In a world waking up to the importance of protecting the environment and the threat of global climate change, ABC News is marking Earth Day 2007 with a daylong look at the state of our planet." 04-07

  43. -04-23-08 Running Out of Water (CNN News)
      "Federal researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque predict that the fresh water supplies of more than half of the nations in the world will be stressed in less than 20 years and that by 2050, three-quarters of the world could face fresh water scarcity."

      "The U.S. is no exception, said Michael Hightower of the lab's Energy Systems Analysis Department. Groundwater pumping probably will have to be reduced in the next five to 10 years to prevent the depletion of many of the nation's aquifers, he said." 04-08

  44. -04-24-07 The Greening of America's Youth (MSNBC News)
      "It was a demonstration the likes of which haven't been seen in 40 years — this weekend's national pro environmental statement called 'Step It Up.' "

      "It's part of a growing number of teens and college students who are picking up the banner of global warming, and running with it." 04-07

  45. -05-01-06 Conservation Groups:16,000 Species Face Extinction (ABC News)
      "Polar bears and hippos are among more than 16,000 species of animals and plants threatened with global extinction, the World Conservation Union said Tuesday." 05-06

  46. -05-02-07 Declining Honeybees Threaten Food Supply (MSNBC News)
      "Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet." 05-07

  47. -05-02-07 Energy Bill Proposed by Congress (MSNBC News)
      "Lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday on a broad energy bill to replace one-quarter of the nation’s gasoline with ethanol." 05-07

  48. -05-03-06 Earth's Danger Point. Scientists Now Say It Will Happen (CNN News) star
      "The world will warm by 3C (5.4F) even under emissions projections for 2050 that leading scientists consider optimistic, the United Nations group that studies global warming has said."

      "The increase, which would cause drought and famine for 400 million people and devastate wildlife, is predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its most confident assessment yet of how greenhouse gases are affecting global temperatures." 05-06

  49. -05-07-08 "Astonishing Number" of Bee Colonies Lost (CNN News)
      "A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year." 05-08

  50. -05-09-07 News Corp to Go Green (ABC News)
      "Media conglomerate News Corp. said on Wednesday it would be "carbon neutral" across all of its businesses by 2010, putting a time frame on when it plans to cut energy usage." 05-07

  51. -05-11-06 Report: Fish Farms "Devastate" Wild Fish (BBC News)
      "Fish farms might seem a sensible alternative to over-fishing the world's oceans but a new report says they have a disastrous impact on both the environment and on stocks of wild fish."

      "To make fish farming more sustainable worldwide, the authors recommend that farmed fish should be fed vegetable protein instead of fishmeal." 05-06

  52. -05-11-06 Texas Plans Largest Off Shore Wind Farm (USA Today)
      "The nation's largest offshore wind farm will be built off the Padre Island seashore in South Texas, a critical migratory bird flyway, Texas land commissioner Jerry Patterson said Thursday." 05-06

  53. -05-18-07 Perth May Be the First Casualty of Global Warming (BBC News)
      "The Australian of the year 2007, environmentalist Tim Flannery, once predicted that Perth in Western Australia could become the world's first ghost metropolis, its population forced to abandon the city due to lack of water." 05-07

  54. -05-18-07 Polar Ocean Soaking Up Less CO2 (BBC News)
      "One of Earth's most important absorbers of carbon dioxide (CO2) is failing to soak up as much of the greenhouse gas as it was expected to, scientists say."

      "This effect had been predicted by climate scientists, and is taken into account - to some extent - by climate models. But it appears to be happening 40 years ahead of schedule." 05-07

  55. -05-27-07 Carbon Offsets a Solution? (ABC News)
      "People worried about global warming increasingly are trying to 'offset' the carbon dioxide the leading greenhouse gas they spew into the atmosphere when they drive, fly or flick on a light. One idea popular with the eco-conscious is to have trees planted for them. You get to keep driving and flying, but those trees are supposed to suck in your trail of carbon." 05-07

  56. -05-27-07 Restaurants Moving Away from Bottled Water (ABC News)
      "The newest wave in dining chic is something as common as dirt. It's water -- and not just any water. Tap water. This accessible liquid is back and is being served at some of the finest tables in America." 05-07

  57. -05-28-06 Industry Leader in Coal Refuses to Use New Technology (New York Times)
      "Many scientists say that sharply reducing emissions of these gases [from coal processing] could make more difference in slowing climate change than any other move worldwide. And they point out that American companies are best positioned to set an example for other nations in adopting a new technique that could limit the environmental impact of the more than 1,000 coal-fired power projects on drawing boards around the world."

      "But most in the industry are not making that bet. Among them is Gregory H. Boyce, chief executive of Peabody Energy, the largest private-sector coal producer in the world thanks in part to its growing operations here in Wyoming and with aspirations to operate coal-fired plants of its own. Mr. Boyce's company alone controls reserves with more energy potential than the oil and gas reserves of Exxon Mobil." 05-06

  58. -05-30-06 Study: Arctic Was Once Tropical (Washington Times)
      "First-of-its-kind core samples dug up from deep beneath the Arctic Ocean floor show that 55 million years ago an area near the North Pole was practically a subtropical paradise, three new studies show."

      "Millions of years ago the Earth experienced an extended period of natural global warming. But about 55 million years ago there was a sudden supercharged spike of carbon dioxide that accelerated the greenhouse effect."

      "Scientists already knew this 'thermal event' happened but are not sure what caused it. Perhaps massive releases of methane from the ocean, the continent-sized burning of trees, numerous volcanic eruptions." 05-06

  59. -05-30-07 Hypermilers (MSNBC News)
      Hypermilers "almost exclusively drive hybrid vehicles, and their goal is simple: squeeze every mile they can out of each drop of gas." 05-07

  60. -06-02-07 Texas Leads in Carbon Emissions (MSNBC News)
      "America may spew more greenhouse gases than any other country, but some states are astonishingly more prolific polluters than others — and it’s not always the ones you might expect." 06-07

  61. -06-06-06 Hope for Coral as Oceans Warm (BBC News)
      "Some coral reefs may be able to adapt to rising ocean temperatures, a consequence of global climate change." 06-06

  62. -06-06-07 Coal to Liquid Fuel (Houston Chronicle)
      "Peabody Energy Corp. has pledged nearly one million tons of coal a year and up to $10 million in development funds to an Illinois plant planners say would become the nation's first to commercially turn coal into liquid fuels for tomorrow's big-rig trucks, buses, barges or jets."

      "The League of Conservation Voters says burning a gallon of liquefied coal releases almost double the carbon dioxide _ a greenhouse gas _ as a gallon of gasoline, "turning a compact car into an SUV from a global warming perspective." 06-07

  63. -06-06-07 Coal to Liquid Fuel (Los Angeles Times)
      "A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including one presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), is pushing to provide federal loan guarantees, tax breaks and other subsidies to spur the production of fuel from coal."

      "But the process of turning coal into a liquid emits carbon dioxide, so much that each gallon of the fuel would create more greenhouse gases than gasoline — unless the carbon dioxide released in production could be captured and stored." 06-07

  64. -06-14-07 Bloomberg and Schwarzenegger, Environmental Heroes? (Christian Science Monitor)
      "They're also doing big things. Specifically, they're doing big things that Washington has failed to do. In a time of federal policy paralysis, when partisanship-on-crack has made compromise almost impossible, when President George W. Bush's political adviser is a household name but his domestic policy adviser was unknown even in Washington until he was arrested for shoplifting, cities and states are filling the void. Bloomberg and Schwarzenegger happen to be the best examples of this phenomenon as well as the best known. Bloomberg is 65; the Last Action Hero is turning 60; they've got better things to do than bicker and posture. 'These are two exceptional and forceful guys who don't need the job at all; they had pretty damn good lives before they got into politics,' says their mutual friend Warren Buffett. 'They're in office to get things done. And they're doing that a lot better than anyone in D.C.' " 06-07

  65. -06-14-07 Study: Birds Are Declining (Christian Science Monitor)
      "New data show the populations of some of America's well-known birds in a tailspin, thanks to the one-two punch of habitat fragmentation and, increasingly, global warming." 06-07

  66. -06-18-07 Democrats Propose to Support Renewable Fuels (New York Times)
      "Senate Democrats are seeking a major reversal of energy tax policies that would take billions of dollars in tax breaks and other benefits from the oil industry to underwrite renewable fuels." 06-07

  67. -06-18-07 Green Concerns Over the Energy Bill (Time Magazine)
      "Environmental groups are anxiously watching three votes this week that could significantly water down the energy bill currently before the Senate. The outcome of the votes will determine whether or not the environmental community supports the legislation drafted by Senate Democrats." 06-07

  68. -06-20-06 Supreme Court Divided on Wetlands Protections (ABC News)
      "The Supreme Court on Monday came close to rolling back one of the country's fundamental environmental laws, issuing a fractured decision that, while likely to preserve vigorous federal enforcement of the law, the Clean Water Act, is also likely to lead to new regulatory battles, increased litigation by property owners and a push for new legislation." 06-06

  69. -06-22-07 Senate Passes Fuel Efficiency Bill (BBC News)
      "The US Senate has approved a bill that would require vehicles sold in the US to burn 30% less fuel by the year 2020." 06-07

  70. -06-22-07 World's Largest Freshwater Lake "Disappearing" (CBS News)
      "At first glance it's hard to believe Lake Superior could be said to be 'disappearing.' It's huge. But all along its 1,800-mile coast, you can see land where there used to be water, CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports." 06-07

  71. -06-26-06 The Perfect Storm (ABC News)
      "Not one scientist of any credibility on this subject [of global warming] has presented any evidence for some years now that counters the massive and repeated evidence — gathered over decades and come at in dozens of ways by all kinds of professional scientists around the world — that the burning of fossil fuels is raising the world's average temperature."

      "Or that counters the findings that the burning of these fuels is doing so in a way that is very dangerous for mankind, that will almost certainly bring increasingly devastating effects in the coming decades."

      "One small group of special interest businesses leaders — those of some fossil fuel companies — have been well documented by journalist Ross Gelbspan and others to have been fighting a PR campaign for 15 years to keep the American public confused about the wide and deep scientific consensus on this."

      "They've aimed, as Gelbspan explains, to keep us thinking that (to borrow the president's words this morning) 'There's a debate over whether it's manmade or naturally caused' — though no open and thorough journalism this reporter knows of can find any such thing." 06-06

  72. -06-27-07 China Becomes Leader in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Wikipedia.org)
      "On June 19, 2007, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency announced that a preliminary study indicated that China's greenhouse gas emissions for 2006 had exceeded those of the United States for the first time." 06-07

  73. -06-29-07 Five Alternatives to iPhones (USNews.com)
      "The iPhone looks like a great device, but it has its pros and cons and can't be all things to all people, despite the ads suggesting it might be." 06-07

  74. -06-29-07 Live Earth Event for 7-7-07 (LiveEarth.org)
      "Live Earth will use the global reach of music to engage people on a mass scale to combat our climate crisis." 06-07

  75. -07-06-07 Live Earth Concert Schedule (LiveEarth.org)
      "Live Earth will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels."

      "Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth."

      "Live Earth is a project of the SOS campaign , which is using a powerful multimedia platform - films, television, radio, Internet, books, wireless and others - to move people to combat the climate crisis." 07-07

  76. -07-06-07 Live Earth in the USA (BBC News)
      "Washington DC has been added as a venue for the series of Live Earth concerts, organised by former US Vice-President Al Gore to highlight climate change."

      "Country couple Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will be among the artists performing on The Mall in the US capital on Saturday."

      "Nine cities will stage gigs, including Sydney, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Shanghai, Hamburg, New Jersey and Rio de Janeiro." 07-07

  77. -07-06-07 New Oil Sources May be Unattractive Options (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Oil-sand, oil-shale, and coal-to-oil projects – alternative fuel sources that could enhance US energy security – have always faced one hurdle. They look good only when oil prices are high. Now, they have another challenge: global warming."

      "California has enacted new climate-change policies that make energy companies responsible for the carbon emissions not just of their refineries but all phases of oil production, including extraction and transportation. If that notion catches on – at least two Canadian provinces have already signed on to California's plan – then the futures of oil-sand, shale, and coal-to-oil projects may look less attractive." 07-07

  78. -07-07-07 Live Earth Concert (MSNBC News)
      Provides the concert. 07-07

  79. -07-08-07 Positions of Democratic Candidates on Global Warming (Moveon.org)
      "Americans appear prepared to elect either a black or a female president. But experience trumps both factors—and in a two-way race, Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama by more than 20 points." 07-07

  80. -07-16-06 Scorcher Stretches Across the U.S. (ABC News)
      "Dallas is going into its fifth day in the triple-digit temperatures and the heat wave now stretches across a staggering portion of America's heartland." 07-06

  81. -07-23-06 Research: Amazon Forest Crisis Can Create "Incalculable Consequences" for Earth (The Independent)
      "The vast Amazon rainforest is on the brink of being turned into desert, with catastrophic consequences for the world's climate, alarming research suggests. And the process, which would be irreversible, could begin as early as next year."

      "Scientists say that this would spread drought into the northern hemisphere, including Britain, and could massively accelerate global warming with incalculable consequences, spinning out of control, a process that might end in the world becoming uninhabitable." 07-06

  82. -07-31-07 Study: Climate Problem the Top Concern Worldwide (USA Today)
      "Pollution and other environmental problems increasingly are seen as the leading threat the world faces, according to a massive survey of global public opinion released Wednesday. The United States is given much of the blame for those problems and the responsibility to respond to them."

      "In 34 countries, the proportion of those who said they had 'a lot of confidence' in Bush to 'do the right thing' was in single digits." 07-07

  83. -08-03-07 Only 10% of Life on Earth Discovered (MSNBC News)
      " 'We’ve only touched the surface of understanding animal life,' said entomologist Brian Fisher of the California Academy of Sciences. 'We’ve discovered just 10 percent of all living things on this planet.' " 08-07

  84. -08-08-07 Seed Bank in Case of an Apocalypse (NYTimes.com)
      "The project, run by the Royal Botanical Garden, at Kew, England, aims to collect seeds from 10 percent of the world’s flowering plant species and to stow them in a sort of climate-controlled Noah’s Ark against the possibility of depletion, whether by climate change, alien-species invasion, overdevelopment or apocalypse." 08-07

  85. -08-18-06 Study: Code Red for U.S. Parks (ABC News)
      "A new study by the National Parks Conservation Association says that one of Teddy Roosevelt's best ideas — the National Park System — is being threatened by air pollution."

      "One of every three of the parks is choking on pollution, the association says." 08-06

  86. -08-23-06 Ocean Is Too Noisy (ABC News)
      "But there's no question that the ocean has changed through pollution, over-fishing, and now, we know, noise."

      "It wasn't a pristine environment in the 1960s," when the Navy monitored the area, Hildebrand says. "So there's probably another 10 decibels or so to get back to the primordial state. So it's 20 decibels above the conditions that these animals evolved in, and that's a big number." 08-06

  87. -08-30-06 California May Take National Lead on Global Warming (ABC News)
      "A president who doesn't acknowledge the virtually universal consensus among scientists that mankind is dangerously overheating its home planet stands to be upstaged by a governor — a fellow Republican — who does."

      "If California's Assembly Bill 32 passes by its Thursday midnight deadline, the state will become the first to impose across-the-board strict greenhouse gas emissions cuts on industry, energy plants and businesses — the same sort of regulations a growing number of national legislators of both parties believe could make their way to Capitol Hill next year." 08-06

  88. -08-31-07 Movie: The 11th Hour (11thhouraction.com)
      AL Gore states: "My friend Leonardo DiCaprio has just produced an amazing documentary on this subject. The film was created using over 150 hours of interviews with some of the brightest minds on the planet, including physicist Stephen Hawking and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai. Moreover, Leo himself is very eloquent and persuasive in this movie. I recommend it highly." 08-07

  89. -09-03-06 Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" Is Killed (MSNBC News)
      "Steve Irwin, the Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the 'Crocodile Hunter,' was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition, Australian media said. He was 44." 09-06

  90. -09-04-06 Steve Irwin "Crocodile Hunter" Is Killed (MSNBC News)
      "Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television’s 'Crocodile Hunter.' " 09-06

  91. -09-08-07 Polar Bears Going Extinct (CBS News)
      "More than two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 - including the entire population in Alaska - because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday." 09-07

  92. -09-12-07 Climate Change Puts Mediterranian Sea at Risk (Time.com)
      "Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, Italian experts said Wednesday. Warmer waters and increased salinity could doom many of the sea's plant and animal species and ravage the fishing industry, warned participants at a two-day climate change conference that brought together some 2,000 scientists and officials in Rome." 09-07

  93. -09-21-06 Branson Commits $3 Billion to Fight Global Warming (USA Today)
      "British business mogul Richard Branson said Thursday he would invest about $3 billion to combat global warming over the next decade."

      "Branson's announcement comes one day after the Bush administration said it was committing $3 billion to climate technology research and development. Climate experts and members of Congress criticized the administration's plan as long-delayed and inadequate." 09-06

  94. -09-29-07 Is Natural Gas Our Next Clean Energy Source? (MSNBC News)
      Fareed Zakaria tells Robert Hefner: "Natural gas is plentiful and clean, but when you add up the costs of exploration, storage and delivery, it's also expensive."

      "Could you use the grid that pipes gas into people's homes to deliver natural gas as fuel for cars?"

      "America has a very undervalued asset in the million-mile pipeline grid that delivers natural gas to towns and cities, and directly to over 60 million American homes. You can put a small compressor appliance in your garage and fuel your automobile every night from the natural gas that is already connected to your house. Natural gas is also an excellent fuel to generate electricity. Prior to the Fuel Use Act in 1978 that prohibited the use of natural gas for power generation, Oklahoma generated over 80 percent of its electricity with natural gas. Today about 85 percent of Singapore's electricity is generated by natural gas, and they are headed toward 100 percent." 09-07

  95. -10-02-07 Stopping Municipal Water Leaks (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Though finally solved, the mystery of the creek that was a leak is an example of how utility districts in the US can't account for 6 billion gallons of drinking water each day. If all that lost water were collected over the course of a year, it would fill Gatun Lake, the huge reservoir that feeds the Panama Canal."

      "Georgia recently began requiring counties seeking water-withdrawal permits to first check their waterworks for leaks. Three other states, including Tennessee, are tightening water audit requirements, and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has persuaded 300 communities to take part in a public-service campaign called 'Only Tap Water Delivers,' in part prompted by mounting water losses." 10-07

  96. -10-03-07 America's Water Infrastructure Crisis (USNews.com)
      "Rep. Earl Blumenauer called for a Clean Water Trust Fund at a rally today in support of buttressing America's aging infrastructure."

      "Organized by Food & Water Watch, the rally highlighted a number of ills facing the country's water and sanitation systems. The average American pipe is 33 years old, while 72,000 miles of pipe are 80 years or older. Holding up today's Washington Post with a story detailing how a failed water main impeded efforts to fight a fire in a city neighborhood, group President Wenonah Hauter announced that it's 'time Congress does something about the water infrastructure crisis we're facing.' " 10-07

  97. -10-04-06 Experts Challenge EPA's Position on Air Pollution (PBS News)
      "Pollution experts have 'serious scientific concerns' that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public on Tuesday."

      "The experts, all charter members of a key advisory panel to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, questioned the agency's decision to keep annual standards for fine soot particles at the same level they have been since 1997." 10-06

  98. -10-08-07 Largest Environmental Settlement in Justice Department History (CNN News)
      "In the largest environmental settlement in Justice Department history, American Electric Power has agreed to install $4.6 billion in equipment to sharply reduce emissions at coal-fired power plants in five states, sources said."

      "Government lawyers and scientists say 70 percent of sulfur dioxide emissions each year and 30 percent of nitrogen oxide emissions are produced by electric utility plants."

      "Environmental scientists have linked emissions from coal-fired power plants to forest degradation, waterway damage and reservoir contamination." 10-07

  99. -10-20-07 Georgia Declares Water Shortage Emergency (MSNBC News)
      "With water supplies rapidly shrinking during a drought of historic proportions, Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency Saturday for the northern third of Georgia and asked President Bush to declare it a major disaster area." 10-07

  100. -10-22-07 "The Future Is Drying Up" (New York Times)
      "Scientists sometimes refer to the effect a hotter world will have on this country’s fresh water as the other water problem, because global warming more commonly evokes the specter of rising oceans submerging our great coastal cities. By comparison, the steady decrease in mountain snowpack — the loss of the deep accumulation of high-altitude winter snow that melts each spring to provide the American West with most of its water — seems to be a more modest worry. But not all researchers agree with this ranking of dangers. Last May, for instance, Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate and the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, one of the United States government’s pre-eminent research facilities, remarked that diminished supplies of fresh water might prove a far more serious problem than slowly rising seas. When I met with Chu last summer in Berkeley, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which provides most of the water for Northern California, was at its lowest level in 20 years. Chu noted that even the most optimistic climate models for the second half of this century suggest that 30 to 70 percent of the snowpack will disappear. 'There’s a two-thirds chance there will be a disaster,' Chu said, 'and that’s in the best scenario.' " 10-07

  101. -10-22-07 Atlanta Faces Possible Empty Faucets (New York Times)
      "For more than five months, the lake that provides drinking water to almost five million people here has been draining away in a withering drought. Sandy beaches have expanded into flats of orange mud. Tree stumps not seen in half a century have resurfaced. Scientists have warned of impending disaster."

      "And life has, for the most part, gone on just as before."

      "The response to the worst drought on record in the Southeast has unfolded in ultra-slow motion. All summer, more than a year after the drought began, fountains blithely sprayed, football fields were watered, prisoners got two showers a day and Coca-Cola’s bottling plants chugged along at full strength. In early October, on an 81-degree day, an outdoor theme park began to manufacture what was intended to be a 1.2-million gallon mountain of snow." 10-07

  102. -10-22-07 Massive Wildfires Threaten Southern California (CNN News)
      "More than a dozen uncontained wildfires raged Monday across Southern California, threatening thousands of structures and forcing people to flee homes from San Diego to Malibu to Lake Arrowhead."

      "Fire officials said more than 265,000 people have been evacuated and nearly 4,900 firefighters are battling the fast-moving blazes, which began over the weekend." 10-07

  103. -10-23-07 Ferocious Winds Continue to Hamper Firefighters (MSNBC News)
      "The blazes bedeviled firefighters as fires roared from mountain passes to the edges of the state’s celebrated coastline, spreading so quickly that even hotels serving as temporary shelters for evacuees had to be evacuated. Two people have been killed and 45 people were injured, officials said."

      "By day three, more than a dozen wildfires had burned more than 1,300 homes and businesses and set more than 583 square miles ablaze — an area larger than New York City." 10-07

  104. -10-24-07 How to Cool the Globe (New York Times)
      "If we could pour a five-gallon bucket’s worth of sulfate particles per second into the stratosphere, it might be enough to keep the earth from warming for 50 years. Tossing twice as much up there could protect us into the next century." 10-07

  105. -10-25-06 Australia to Build World's Largest Solar Power Plant (ABC News)
      "Australia will build the world's biggest solar power plant amid warnings of blackouts within five years unless it can increase electricity generation to meet growing demand for air conditioners." 10-06

  106. -10-27-07 Algae Cause Severe Water Problem in China (BBC News)
      "China is to spend millions of dollars in an effort to clean up one of its largest lakes, which has been severely polluted by years of waste dumping."

      "An algae infestation earlier this year in Lake Tai, in Jiangsu province, led to a public panic and the suspension of water supplies from the lake." 10-07

  107. -10-27-07 Growing Coral: A 4H Project? (MSNBC News)
      "From that small beginning, a plan for planting underwater staghorn coral nurseries was devised, and requisite licenses were obtained. The ultimate goal was to replenish a few dying reefs."

      "Nedimyer and his daughter experimented with different kinds a glue, and by messy trial and error finally figured out how to attach tiny staghorn tips to rock platforms stretched out over the ocean floor." 10-07

  108. -10-27-07 Power Revolution (US News)
      "The high-rolling risk takers who brought you personal computing, the telecommunications revolution, the commercialization of the Internet, and, of course, Google now aim to do nothing less than save planet Earth—and make billions while doing it."

      "But Khosla, through his own Khosla Ventures and often working alongside the legendary VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he maintains an affiliation, is in the vanguard of entrepreneurs and financiers who believe their Silicon Valley success stories can be repeated in green energy. They are pouring money and ideas into a new generation of alternatives to fossil fuel—'technologies that scale,' in their words. That is, options that can ramp up to serve a large share of the nation's energy needs because they'll cost less than coal or oil. One estimate is that venture capital funds nearly tripled their investment on green energy last year, putting $2.4 billion to work." 10-07

  109. -10-30-07 Fishermen Find Conservation in the Koran (Christian Science Monitor)
      "An experiment in Tanzania is emerging as an Islamic model for spreading environmental ideals." 10-07

  110. -10-30-07 Scientists: BPA Chemical May Be a Problem for Humans (PBS.org)
      "The chemical bisphenol A, known as BPA, is used to make many common plastic products used in U.S. homes, including baby bottles. Scientists and expert panels have been tasked with determining whether BPA has adverse effects on human health." 10-07

  111. -11-02-06 Experts: Seafood Could Collapse by 2050 (MSNBC News)
      "If current trends of overfishing and pollution continue, by 2050 the populations of just about all seafood face collapse, defined as 90 percent depletion, a team of ecologists and economists warns in a study published in Friday’s issue of the journal Science." 10-06

  112. -11-12-06 City Passes the Nation's First "Carbon" Tax (MSNBC News)
      "Voters in a Colorado university town nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains have passed the country’s first municipal carbon tax to fight global warming." 11-06

  113. -11-12-06 Experts Warn: Oceans Becoming Too Acidic (MSNBC News)
      "The world's oceans are becoming more acidic, which poses a threat to sea life and Earth's fragile food chain, German researchers told delegates at a U.N. conference on climate change." 11-06

  114. -11-12-06 Ice Core Experts: CO2 Levels for Earth Now in the "Scary" Range (MSNBC News)
      "Air from the oldest ice core confirms human activity has increased the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to levels not seen for hundreds of thousands of years, scientists said on Monday." 11-06

  115. -11-12-06 Plastics Endanger Life in the Oceans (MSNBC News)
      "In a new report, Greenpeace said at least 267 species -- including seabirds, turtles, seals, sea lions, whales and fish -- are known to have suffered from entanglement or ingestion of marine debris." 11-06

  116. -11-12-06 U.N. Climate Conference Starts (MSNBC News)
      "An annual U.N. climate conference kicked off here Monday, with the United States defending its record and many of the 5,000 delegates mulling a new U.N. report that the continent of Africa is more vulnerable than earlier feared when it comes to warming." 11-06

  117. -11-12-06 U.N.: 2005 Set Record for Greenhouse Gases (MSNBC News)
      "Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached a high in 2005 and are still increasing, the U.N. weather agency said Friday." 11-06

  118. -11-14-06 Micro-CHP Units Heat and Provide Electricity (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Since Malin changed his home heating system to micro-CHP in February, 18 other families in the Boston area also have adopted the technology, which squeezes about 90 percent of the useful energy from the fuel. That's triple the efficiency of power delivered over the grid."

      "Factories and other industrial facilities have used large CHP systems for years. But until the US debut of micro-systems in greater Boston, the units had not been small enough, cheap enough, and quiet enough for American homes." 11-06

  119. -11-14-06 Report: USA, China, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia Are the Worst Offenders (CBS News)
      "Sweden, Britain and Denmark are doing the most to protect against climate change, but their efforts are not nearly enough, according to a report released Monday by environmental groups."

      "The United States — the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases — ranked at 53, with only China, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia doing worse." 11-06

  120. -11-14-06 Tragedy: Birds Collide into Urban Glass Towers (ABC News)
      "Between 100 million and one billion birds are killed every year in the United States when they crash into glass windows. And even one billion deaths might be a conservative estimate, says ornithologist Daniel Klem Jr. of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa." 11-06

  121. -11-20-06 Tidal Turbines for Sale (MSNBC News)
      "In the quest for oil-free power, a handful of small companies are staking claims on the boundless energy of the rising and ebbing sea." 09-06

  122. -11-23-06 States Are Starting to Require Clean Energy Sources (USA Today)
      "In Washington state, voters approved a measure Nov. 7 mandating that 15% of electrical power come from renewable sources by 2020."

      "That makes 20 states and the District of Columbia with such requirements, according to the Department of Energy. Two others states — Illinois and Vermont — have non-binding goals on using renewable energy sources." 11-06

  123. -11-26-07 Why Cleanup of Oil Spill Lagged (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Local crab fishermen used to take part in drills to clean up oil spills, scooping up rice – the stand-in for an oil slick – that drifted atop the waters of San Francisco Bay. Then, about a decade ago, that training stopped. So when a real oil spill occurred earlier this month, the crabbers didn't have up-to-date certifications or strong ties with first responders. The Coast Guard initially rebuffed their help." 11-07

  124. -11-29-06 Supreme Court to Hear Pivotal Global Warming Case (MSNBC News)
      "The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming." 11-06

  125. -11-30-07 Congressman Dingle, Champion of the Auto Industry (New York Times)
      "Under terms of the auto mileage deal, the cars and trucks sold in the United States must meet a fleetwide average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020. The Senate passed a bill with this standard in June, but the House version of the legislation, passed in August, did not include any new mileage mandate because of opposition led by Mr. Dingell."

      "Speaker Pelosi supported the new mileage standard and vowed that she would restore it in the final bill. She appears to have prevailed but Mr. Dingell won some important concessions." 11-07

  126. -12-18-07 Fertilizers Creating a Huge "Dead Zone" in the Gulf (MSNBC News)
      "The nation's corn crop is fertilized with millions of pounds of nitrogen-based fertilizer. And when that nitrogen runs off fields in Corn Belt states, it makes its way to the Mississippi River and eventually pours into the Gulf, where it contributes to a growing "dead zone" — a 7,900-square-mile patch so depleted of oxygen that fish, crabs and shrimp suffocate." 12-07

  127. -12-20-07 E.P.A. Stops Clean Air Rules of States (New York Times)
      "The E.P.A. administrator, Stephen L. Johnson, said the proposed California rules were pre-empted by federal authority and made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday. Mr. Johnson said California had failed to make a compelling case that it needed authority to write its own standards for greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks to help curb global warming."

      "The decision immediately provoked a heated debate over its scientific basis and whether political pressure was applied by the automobile industry to help it escape the proposed California regulations. Officials from the states and numerous environmental groups vowed to sue to overturn the edict." 12-07

  128. -12-20-07 New Energy Law Passed (MSNBC News)
      "Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save electricity — and money — from more efficient refrigerators, furnaces and dishwashers."

      Editor's Note: The Bush administration has used passage of this law to nullify more stringent vehicle standards already passed by states. 12-07

  129. -12-22-07 Bush Administration Position on Pollution Is Flawed (Time.com)
      "Environmentalists harbor no illusions about the Bush Administration. From a 2001 decision to weaken regulations on arsenic in drinking water to its antagonistic performance at last week's U.N. climate change talks in Bali, the White House has consistently opposed green goals. But Wednesday's move by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denying California and 16 other states the right to set their own standards for carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles was an unpleasant surprise, even by Bush standards."

      "The EPA's Johnson argued that California's regulations had been preempted by national fuel economy legislation just been signed into law by President Bush, which requires all new cars and trucks to meet a toughened 35-mpg standard by 2020."

      "But that's simply not true. The new national fuel bill sets 35 mpg as a federal fuel economy floor, not a ceiling — and in any case, California officials contend that their rules would require at least 36 mpg by 2016, with room to grow." 12-07

  130. -12-22-07 Schwarzenegger: Bush Administration Position on Pollution Is Flawed (Time.com)
      The federal E.P.A. agency ruled that states cannot have standards against pollution that are stronger than federal standards. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: "When I look at that, the Environmental Protection Agency is the Environmental Destruction Agency. The name says it protects the environment. How can that protect the environment when you don't want to let anyone really move forward with this agenda? And [as for] the excuse that it is a national issue and therefore it must be handled at a national level — I say to myself, 'Wait a minute, let me think this through for a second,' which we always do, we think a little bit. If you have a national problem with hunger and starvation, do I say, 'Stop feeding people at the local level. We can't get involved. We have to have a policy nationally. No, we don't.' " 12-07

  131. -12-27-06 A Longevity Gene (ABC News)
      "Living for 100 years is an unlikely prospect for most of us. But for those lucky few who make it to the century mark, a crucial gene variation relating to cholesterol levels may play an important part in their longevity." 12-06

  132. -12-27-06 Plant a Tree...the Right Kind (ABC News)
      "Syracuse researchers found that if they could replant their city with trees that are great at sequestering carbon compounds, especially carbon dioxide, they could increase the removal of carbon by more than 300 percent. But they also found that air quality would actually suffer from an increase in volatile compounds."

      "So they looked at mixing the forest, emphasizing trees that are good performers when it comes to carbon sequestration and don't emit a lot of junk. They came up with a list of 31 species, including American basswood, dogwood, Eastern white pine, Eastern red cedar, gray birch, red maple and river birch. That combination, they found, would increase carbon sequestration by 86 percent, and reduce the emission of volatile compounds by 88 percent." 12-06

  133. -12-28-06 New Type of Battery for Hybrid Cars (USCar.org)
      "USABC awarded the contract in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop lithium iron phosphate battery technology for hybrid-electric vehicle applications. The contract is for 36 months with a focus on systems that are high-power, abuse-tolerant and cost effective."

      Editor's Note: These batteries are designed to replace nickle-metal-hydride batteries currently used in hybrid cars with lithium batteries. Current lithium batteries, such as those used in cameras, cannot be used in hybrids because of overheating problems and cost. 12-06

  134. -12-29-06 Ancient Ice Shelf Breaks Free (MSNBC News)
      "A giant ice shelf has snapped free from an island south of the North Pole, scientists said Thursday, citing climate change as a 'major' reason for the event." 12-06

  135. -Editorial: How to Save Biodiversity in the Face of Global Warming (International Herald Tribune)
      "So as we start thinking seriously about how to stop messing it up any further, let's also start thinking about how to help all life forms adapt."

      "I would propose three strategies to minimize the impact of climate change on biodiversity." 02-07

  136. -Editorial: It's Too Late for "Later" (New York Times)
      "There was a chilling essay in The Jakarta Post last week by Andrio Adiwibowo, a lecturer in environmental management at the University of Indonesia. It was about how a smart plan to protect the mangrove forests around coastal Jakarta was never carried out, leading to widespread tidal flooding last month."

      "This line jumped out at me: 'The plan was not implemented. Instead of providing a buffer zone, development encroached into the core zone, which was covered over by concrete.' "

      "You could read that story in a hundred different developing countries today. But the fact that you read it here is one of the most important reasons that later has become extinct. Indonesia is second only to Brazil in terrestrial biodiversity and is No. 1 in the world in marine biodiversity. Just one and a half acres in Borneo contains more different tree species than all of North America — not to mention animals that don’t exist anywhere else on earth. If we lose them, there will be no later for some of the rarest plants and animals on the planet."

      "Indonesia is now losing tropical forests the size of Maryland every year, and the carbon released by the cutting and clearing — much of it from illegal logging — has made Indonesia the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, after the United States and China. Deforestation actually accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars and trucks in the world, an issue the Bali conference finally addressed." 12-07

  137. -Editorial: What Live Earth Really Meant (Time Magazine)
      "Live Earth's success will be measured not by the number of trees the initiative plants or the number of energy-efficient light-bulbs sold as a result, but by whether it motivates concertgoers to make climate-change their generation's political priority, and press their leaders to act on it." 07-07

  138. -Environment News (MSNBC.com)
      Provides news on methods to improve the environment, such as alternative fuels. 6-05

  139. 01-15-07 Asia Pacific Nations Going Green (MSNBC News)
      "Asian and Pacific leaders signed an agreement Monday to help reduce their dependence on conventional sources of energy and promote the use of biofuels, while urging North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions." 01-07

  140. 01-15-07 Clinton's Global Initiative Pledges $4 Billion for Rnewable Energy (TreeHugger.com)
      "The total of 4 billion in Clinton Initiative commitments is on the same plane as the US Federal Government’s collective budgetary allocation for research into mostly coal and nuclear energy alternatives, as was also announced this week (huge pdf file at link). Besides the focus on renewability, what most distinguishes the Clinton commitment from the US Department of Energy's plan is the phrase 'while getting returns on capital invested.' The Green Fund is seeding not merely money but a philosophy of pragmatism and near-term outcomes." 01-07

  141. 01-15-07 Recycling Queen China's Richest Person (Bloomberg.com)
      "U.S. trash has made Zhang Yin China's richest person."

      "Zhang in 1990 started collecting wastepaper in Los Angeles and shipping it to China to make the cardboard needed by growing export industries. Her company, Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd., is now China's biggest packaging maker. Nine Dragon's stock has risen fourfold since its March initial public offering, pushing Zhang's fortune to $4.7 billion." 01-07

  142. 01-15-07 Top Ten EDGE Species (MSNBC News)
      "Scientists launched a bid Tuesday to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction."

      " 'We are focusing on EDGE species — that means they are Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered,' said Zoological Society of London scientist Jonathan Baillie. 01-07

  143. 01-17-07 Scientists and Evangelicals Join for Protection from Global Warming (ABC News)
      "U.S. scientists and evangelical Christian leaders joined forces on Wednesday to protect the environment from the ravages of global warming, calling on President George W. Bush and others in power to help." 01-07

  144. 01-29-07 Scientists Gather to Finalize Report on Global Warming (USA Today)
      "Scientists from around the world gathered Monday in Paris to finalize a long-awaited, authoritative report on climate change, expected to give a grim warning of rising temperatures and sea levels worldwide." 01-07

  145. 01-29-07 Senators Propose Market-Based Ways to Fight Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Four Senate bills offer market-based ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse emissions." 01-07

  146. 01-30-07 Allegation: Bush Officials Misled Public on Global Warming (CNN News)
      "The Democratic chairman of a House panel examining the government's response to climate change said Tuesday there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly 'to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global warming.' " 01-07

  147. 01-30-07 U.S. House Hearings to Determine if Bush Administration Misled Public on Global Warming (ABC News)
      "Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and the House Government Reform Committee he chairs will hear from government scientists who will testify that their work on global warming was distorted or suppressed by the Bush administration." 01-07

  148. 01-31-07 Gore's Army (Time Magazine)
      "There are several ways to send a message. You can be bold and yell from a rooftop. You can be subtle and mention a theory in passing. Or if you really mean business, you can make a motion picture and, in order to reach even more people, organize an army to disseminate its message." 01-07

  149. 10-16-07 Response of Presidential Candidates to Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Their positions range widely: from a corporate carbon tax (Sen. Christopher Dodd) and an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050 (John Edwards) to a cap-and-trade system on such gases (Sen. John McCain) to a pooh-poohing of the kind of climate threat Mr. Gore warns about (Rep. Tom Tancredo)." 10-07

  150. 10-16-07 Response of Presidential Candidates to Global Warming (New York Times)
      "A growing environmental awareness among Americans has brought the issue to the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign. Both Republican and Democratic candidates have been asked to explain their stance on global warming during the debates and on the campaign trail. Most of the Democrats say the United States should lead the global effort to curb greenhouse emissions and advocate federally mandated emission laws. The Republicans, many of whom are unsure about the human role in climate change, tend to emphasize energy independence and efficiency." 10-07

  151. Compare Cars by MPG (FuelEconomy.gov)
      Provides a comparison of vehicles their miles per gallon rating by EPA. 07-07

  152. Congressman Dingle, Champion of the Auto Industry (Grist.org)
      "Meet the man who may determine the fate of climate policy in the next two years: Rep. John Dingell."

      "The formidable Democrat from Michigan, now 80, has served 51 years in the House of Representatives -- the second-longest of any congressional career in history. During that time, he played a key role in pushing through many of America's cornerstone environmental laws, including the Wilderness Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the original Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) system that has defined America's automotive energy-efficiency strategy since 1975."

      "But despite these achievements, environmentalists are not uniformly overjoyed that Dingell will soon take the helm of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees most energy-related bills. As they see it, his record has a sizeable hitch: as representative for a district that includes suburban Detroit, Dingell is a dogged defender of the U.S. auto industry. Though he helped author CAFE rules 30 years ago, in the midst of the Arab oil embargo, he has since staunchly opposed ratcheting up fuel-economy standards, on the grounds that it could imperil the American economy." 11-07

  153. Current Health and Science Issues in Depth (NOW with Bill Moyers)
      "When PBS and Bill Moyers launched NOW, it was to illuminate stories that weren't being covered on any other public affairs broadcast, and under Moyers' leadership, NOW has pursued the truth behind the headlines. 'We are continuing to take a thoughtful look at the events shaping our world,' says Moyers, who has received every major broadcast journalisim award including more than 30 Emmy Awards." 12-03

  154. Editorial: Meet Al Gore (Time.com)
      "He leads from the front, and if some sheep in the family stray, he's not stressed. He's not a zealot. Leaders often shout orders; generals bark; bellicose preachers, to save our souls, get gothic on our asses. But Al speaks in measured tones. He shows slides. He has an almost embarrassing faith in the power of facts to persuade both believer and skeptic. His enduring and overarching trait is, as it turns out, the pursuit of truth ... scientific truth, spiritual truth. That — and grace. Right now, he is an America the world needs to meet."

      Gore: "The north polar ice cap, according to the best scientists in the world, fell off a cliff this fall. The signs that the world is spinning out of kilter are increasingly difficult to misinterpret. The question is how to convince enough people to join a critical mass of urgent opinion, in the U.S. and the rest of the world."

      "I think we're making progress; it's just that nothing has matched the scale of the response that is truly needed. The unprecedented nature of this crisis does make it difficult to communicate. We naturally tend to confuse the unprecedented with the improbable. But we have become capable of doing catastrophic damage without realizing it. We've quadrupled population in less than a century, amplified the power of technology many thousands of times over, and we haven't matched those changes with a shift in our thinking that lets us take into account the long-term consequences of our actions." 12-07

  155. Environmental News (Earth Day Network - Grist Magazine)
      Provides global news on efforts to improve the environment, as well as violations of the environment. See "More archival matter "(on the left side of the magazine's page) for past issues. 11-00

  156. Green Machines (MSNBC News)
      Provides stories on the newest environmentally friendly machines. 11-06

  157. News on the 2008 Presidential Election (Yahoo News)
      Provides news on Democratic and Republican candidates. 06-07

  158. Polar Caps Melting Fast (Time.com)
      "The climate is crashing, and global warming is to blame. Why the crisis hit so soon--and what we can do about it" 08-06

  159. Pollution News (Yahoo)
      Provides world pollution news. 11-01

Papers
  1. -09-12-07 The World's Most Polluted Places (Time.com)
      "China's State Environmental Protection Agency says that Linfen has the worst air in the country, which is saying something, considering that the World Bank has reported that 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are Chinese." 09-07

  2. -09-12-07 Water Crisis Squeezes California's Economy (Christian Science Monitor)
      "A recent federal ruling to reduce the amount of water that flows through the delta is likely to boost food prices and trim jobs in agriculture." 09-07

  3. -A Glossary of Earth Terms (MSNBC News)
      Provides a glossary of terms related to global warming. 04-07

  4. -Editorial: Vested Interests Are Hijacking Our Energy Future (Christian Science Monitor)
      "MMS fears the inevitable lawsuits. Opponents have filed at least 20 project-related lawsuits and other actions. Some of these exhibit an extremely impressive imagination. These suits have ultimately failed – but that's not the point. The point is to create a high-stakes game of chicken and see who blinks first. 'Endless litigation – nothing will get done!' threatened Rep. Bill Delahunt (D) of Massachusetts in a December 2004 public hearing."

      "The Cape Wind battle matters to the whole world. We must encourage the development of new technologies and begin to revamp the world's energy infrastructure."

      "We need a serious and responsible conversation about the future of energy in America. As we have it, we cannot allow the public discussion to be hijacked by those with hidden agendas. There's simply too much at stake." 10-07

  5. -Editorials: 16 Ideas for the Planet (MSNBC News)
      "The way I see it, the next 50 years will be the eye of the needle through which we need to pass. That will not be easy." 04-07

  6. -Protecting Ocean Life - Executive Summary (PewTrusts.org)
      "The root cause of this crisis [with our oceans] is a failure of both perspective and governance. We have failed to conceive of the oceans as our largest public domain, to be managed holistically for the greater public good in perpetuity." 04-06

  7. -Protecting Ocean Life - Full Report (PewTrusts.org)
      "Ocean currents circulate the energy and water that regulate the Earth’s climate and weather and, thus, affect every aspect of the human experience. Without reform, our daily actions will increasingly jeopardize a valuable natural resource and an invaluable aspect of our national heritage." 04-06

  8. -Sustainable Planet (Awesome Library - Adams) star
      Describes a few of the most important things we can do to reduce pollution and global warming, as well as improve the availability of drinkable water for the future. 11-00

  9. Air Quality Today - Where You Live (Environmental Protection Agency)
      Provides a forecast for the day on the EPA Air Quality Index for pollution levels where you live. 8-01

  10. Autos - Fuel Cell Cars (Awesome Library)
      Provides a summary of options for current and near future transportation that avoids pollution, yet is convenient, uses inexpensive fuel, and is safe. 6-01

  11. Autos - Fuel Cell Power (Awesome Library)
      Provides sources of information on fuel cells for powering automobiles and homes. Fuel cells do not pollute, are inexpensive to operate, and should provide as much convenience as traditional sources of power, such as internal combustion engines. 5-01

  12. Biggest Offenders in Global Warming (BBC News)
      "The US emits more, absolutely and per head, than any other country - although it also produces more wealth. When Kyoto was agreed, the US signed and committed to reducing its emissions by 6%. But since then it has pulled out of the agreement and its carbon dioxide emissions have increased to more than 15% above 1990 levels." 03-06

  13. Bush Energy Plan (The White House)
      Provides President Bush's energy plan for the United States through the National Energy Policy Development Group. In PDF format. 5-01

  14. Bush Energy Plan (Washington Post)
      Provides President Bush's energy plan for the United States. 5-01

  15. Bush Energy Plan - Democrats Respond (Washington Post)
      Provides the response of Democrats to President Bush's energy plan for the United States. 5-01

  16. Bush Proposal to End Global Warming (CNN.com)
      Provides a short description of the Bush proposal to end global warming, as well as reactions to the proposal. 2-02

  17. China's Coal-Fired Plants Suggest a Dim Future for All (Christian Science Monitor)
      "Fossil-fuel power plants produce about a third of all the heat-trapping man-made carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. And the 1,300 new coal-fired plants expected to be built over the next quarter-century will pump an extra 145 billion tons out by 2030 - and much more over their 40- to 50-year life spans."

      David Hawkins, director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's climate center in Britain, says that "a far better approach would be for the US to lead by example and implement IGCC [integrated gasification combined] widely in the US. Since China pays close attention to power-generation trends, especially in the US, it could follow suit if IGCC were demonstrated in America." 01-07

  18. Climate Change Basics (BBC News)
      "Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the main greenhouse gas of concern. A finite amount of carbon is stored in fossil fuels, the sea, living matter and the atmosphere."

      "Without human influence, transfers between these stores roughly balance each other – for example, plants absorb carbon as they grow, but release it as they decay."

      "But when humans cut down trees or burn fossil fuels, they release extra carbon into the atmosphere, increasing the greenhouse effect." 05-07

  19. Climate in the U.S. Headed for Extremes (Scientific American)
      "The latest and most detailed climate model of the continental U.S. predicts temperatures so extreme by the end of the century they could substantially disrupt the country's economy and infrastructure. The climate simulation, churned out by supercomputers at Purdue University, factors in dynamic environmental variables previously unaccounted for and analyzes them at a resolution twice as fine as previous models. The results indicate an increase in heat, heavier rainfalls and shorter winters, which could strain water resources for people and crops and cause a catastrophic loss of life and property, among other things."

      "To confirm the model's accuracy, Diffenbaugh ran it using weather data from between 1961 and 1985 and compared the prediction with what actually occurred. 'The model performed admirably, which tells us we've got a good understanding of how to represent the physical world in terms of computer code,' he comments." 11-05

  20. Climbers Witnessing Global Warming (Time Magazine)
      "Mountaineers are bringing back firsthand accounts of vanishing glaciers, melting ice routes, crumbling rock formations and flood-prone lakes where glaciers once rose." 04-07

  21. Coal Gasification: FutureGen Plant to Open in 2013 (Christian Science Monitor)
      "A government-industry alliance announced Tuesday that it would put a $1.76 billion "clean coal" power plant in Mattoon, Ill. By 2013, the plant is expected to start cranking out 275 megawatts of electricity from gasified coal while emitting almost no pollutants and only 10 percent of the carbon dioxide from today's coal-fired plants. The taxpayer-supported project, called FutureGen, joins a global race to develop clean-coal technology." 12-07

  22. Consequences of Global Warming (BBC News)
      Provides a graphic of the earth, showing how much sustainable development can reduce global warming in different parts of the world. 03-06

  23. Current Events Related to the Environment (The Tides Center - EcoNet)
      Provides articles on current events related to achieving a healthier environment.

  24. Editorial: Public Finally "Getting" Global Warming (ABC News)
      "The difference between nuclear holocaust and global warming is that the former hasn't happened. The latter (according to all but a tiny handful of scientists) is well under way and is caused either substantially or solely by man-made greenhouse gas emissions." 04-06

  25. Editorial: Schwarzenegger Effectively Promoting "Green" (MSNBC News - Newsweek)
      "If Gore is the nation's environmental conscience, Schwarzenegger is its environmental pitchman, making the fight against global warming accessible, palatable and relatively painless to big-living Americans, who generate more greenhouse gases than any citizenry on earth."

      "California's Hummer-loving governor is turning the Golden State into the greenest in the land, a place where environmentalism and hedonism can coexist. How a star turned pol's become the muscle behind saving the planet." 04-07

  26. Efficient Carbon Sequestration at Existing Coal Plants (American Electric Power)
      "American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) will install carbon capture on two coal-fired power plants, the first commercial use of technologies to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing plants."

      "In laboratory testing sponsored by Alstom, EPRI and others, the process has demonstrated the potential to capture more than 90 percent of CO2 at a cost that is far less expensive than other carbon capture technologies. It is applicable for use on new power plants as well as for the retrofit of existing coal-fired power plants."

      "The system chills the flue gas, recovering large quantities of water for recycle, and then utilizes a CO2 absorber in a similar way to absorbers used in systems that reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The remaining low concentration of ammonia in the clean flue gas is captured by cold-water wash and returned to the absorber. The CO2 is compressed for enhanced oil recovery or storage."

      "The captured CO2 will be designated for geological storage in deep saline aquifers at the site." 03-07

  27. Endangered Species Act Provisions Opposed (Time.com)
      Reports that the Bush administration seeks to "eliminate a provision of the Endangered Species Act that allows private groups to sue the Department of the Interior to add plants and animals to the official 'endangered' list...." 5-01

  28. Energy Alternative Suggested by Business Council for Sustainable Energy (Environmental News Network)
      Describes measures that could reduce the need for over 1000 power plants. Notes that wind energy has become over 80 percent more efficient. 5-01

  29. Environmental Advocacy News (GreenPeace.org)
      Provides news related to pollution, sustainability, global warming, and other key environmental issues. See key words at the bottom of the page for information by topic. 6-02

  30. Farmers Want More Wind Power (EV World)
      Provides news that the association of corn farmers wants more support from the federal government for wind energy generation. The Bush administration has proposed a reduction in support., according to the news release. 6-01

  31. Fate of the Oceans (MotherJones.com)
      "In 2005, researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory found the first clear evidence that the world ocean is growing warmer. In a novel study combining computer modeling and field observations, and screening for natural weather effects and the impact of volcanic gases, they discovered the top half-mile of the ocean has warmed dramatically in the past 40 years as a result, clearly and simply, of human-induced, rising greenhouse gases. 'The statistical significance of these results is far too strong to be merely dismissed and should wipe out much of the uncertainty about the reality of global warming,' reported researcher Tim Barnett of Scripps, who suggests the Bush administration convene a Manhattan-style Project to figure out what mitigations might still be possible." 04-06

  32. Few Utilities Produce Majority of Polluting Emissions (Lycos - Lazaroff)
      Summarizes the results of a report on pollution from utilities. "The study by a coalition of environmental and public interest groups found that between four and six companies account for 25 percent of the emissions of each pollutant." 3-02

  33. Five Uncommon Tips for Expecting Parents (MSNBC News)
      "According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, babies under six months should NEVER be under direct sun. To shield that virgin skin without blocking the breeze, dress baby in thin, loose, light colored clothing, and cover as much skin as possible." 07-07

  34. Global Dimming (Awesome Library)
      Provides links to information on global dimming, the darkening of the Earth. 04-06

  35. Global Warming Real According to Satellite Pictures (Environmental News Network)
      Summarizes the results of a 27-year study of the earth's greenhouse gases and shows that there has been a significant increase as a result of human activity. The conclusions are based on pictures of the earth taken by satellites over the past 27 years. 3-01

  36. Hybrid Car Getting 80 Miles per Gallon (CNN News)
      "It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret -- a stack of 18 brick-sized batteries that boosts the car's high mileage with an extra electrical charge so it can burn even less fuel." 8-05

  37. Hybrid Plug-in Car to Get Over 100 MPG (CNN News)
      "The EDrive system replaces the existing Prius NiMH battery and Toyota battery control computer with a larger Valence Saphion lithium-ion battery and a proprietary battery monitoring and control system developed by EnergyCS. The new system allows the Prius to be charged at home using a standard 110/120V home outlet. With the larger battery, the Prius can run in electric only 'EV' mode at lower speeds or when less power is needed. The result is EV driving and electrically boosted gasoline driving for the first 50 to 60 miles with a gasoline efficiency of 100 to 150mpg." 8-05

  38. Key Issues on the Environment (SpeakOut.com)
      Provides indepth coverage of both sides of key issues. 2-01

  39. Mercury and Flourescent Bulbs (theBostonChannel.com)
      "Consumers were cautioned to avoid using the energy-saving bulbs on tables or in other places where they can be easily broken. Even so, the reports said, the bulbs, which use 75 percent less energy and last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, are still the best way for homeowners to try to save on electricity, adding that the benefits of using them outweigh the risks." 02-08

  40. More Than Half in China Have Sewage Not Treated (ChinaDaily.com)
      "More than half of the population is living in an environment where sewage is not treated, an expert said."

      "By the end of 2005, 278 cities across the country had no sewage treatment facilities, including eight with a population of more than 500,000, Zhao Baojiang, chairman of the China association of city planning, told a recent conference on sustainable sanitation held in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region."

      "About 5,000 administrative towns and 20,000 market towns also had no sewage treatment facilities, he was quoted as saying by www.xinhuanet.com."

      " 'Water pollution is deteriorating, but orders of the State Environmental Protection Administration to reduce the pollution are being disregarded in some cities, Zhao said.' " 08-07

  41. New Chinese Coal Plants Will Make Climate Change Almost Certain (BBC News)
      "Coal built China - and fuels its relentless growth today. Eighty per cent of China's electricity comes from coal, and there are plans for 544 new coal-fired power stations to meet an insatiable demand for energy."

      "Yet coal is a prime source of carbon dioxide - the global warming gas. If the power plants go ahead, it will be all but impossible to avoid dangerous climate change." 05-06

  42. Oversight for the Environment (The White House)
      "The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. The Council's Chair, James L. Connaughton who was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to the President. In addition, CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environment, oversees federal agency implementation of the environmental impact assessment process, and acts as a referee when agencies disagree over the adequacy of such assessments."

      The Council on Environmental Quality is led by James L. Connaughton. "Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Mr. Connaughton was a partner in the law firm Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, in its Environmental Practice Group. His work covered a wide range of environmental policy issues, including environmental management and compliance assurance systems, legislation, regulation, international trade and standards, and ecological risk and natural resource damages assessment."

      According to the Sidley Austin Brown and Wood LLP Web site, the company represents the fossil fuel industry in the arena of regulation. "Most of our clients are natural gas pipelines and producers, crude oil and petroleum products pipelines or electric utilities."

      In other words, Connaughton represented the fossil fuel industry in legal conflicts against federal and state regulators. Appointing a lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry to guide the U.S. government policies on protection of the environment appears to be the same as appointing a fox to watch over the henhouse. It appears to be a gross conflict of interest.

      Since the Council on Environmental Quality has oversight over the Environmental Protection Agency, the federal regulators for the environment, is such an appointment a corruption of the role of the federal government in regulating the fossil fuel industry? Christine Todd Whitman, who recently resigned as head of the EPA under President Bush, stated on PBS's NOW program aired on September 20, 2003, that Connaughton did, in fact, restrict the EPA's findings, especially on global warming issues, while she was the head of the EPA. 9-03

  43. Reducing the Use of Gasoline (Oregonian - Yaden and Durning)
      Suggests ways that the use of gasoline can be reduced. "Feebates are point-of-purchase incentives. Consumers pay a fee when buying vehicles with low gas mileage and collect rebates for buying more efficient ones. Such a program could quickly push the market toward more economic designs. With the nation's automobile fuel efficiency at a 20-year low, this is an especially important step." 2-02

  44. Seed Project to Preserve Species (PlanetArk.org)
      Describes the British project to save many species of plants from extinction by development of a huge seed bank. 11-00

  45. Simulation Results: Temperature Rise Caused a Mass Extinction (BBC News) star
      "A computer simulation of the Earth's climate 250 million years ago suggests that global warming triggered the so-called 'great dying'."

      "A dramatic rise in carbon dioxide caused temperatures to soar to 10 to 30 degrees Celsius higher than today, say US researchers."

      "Some 95% of lifeforms in the oceans became extinct, along with about three-quarters of land species." 8-05

  46. Smog Strong in Half of USA (MSNBC)
      Reports on a study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "A coalition of business groups led by the American Trucking Association filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the EPA’s 1997 pollution standards...." A federal appeals court rejected their argument. "The process is now under way to adopt the standards, which the EPA estimates would prevent 15,000 premature deaths, 350,000 cases of asthma and 1 million cases of decreased lung function in children." 5-02

  47. Study: Global Warming Makes Hurricanes Stronger (ABC News)
      "Is global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the answer is yes. Scientists call the findings both surprising and "alarming" because they suggest global warming is influencing storms now rather than in the distant future."

      "The analysis by climatologist Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows for the first time that major storms spinning in both the Atlantic and the Pacific since the 1970s have increased in duration and intensity by about 50 percent."

      "These trends are closely linked to increases in the average temperatures of the ocean surface and also correspond to increases in global average atmospheric temperatures during the same period." 7-05

  48. Surprising Effects of Global Warming (MSNBC News)
      "You’ve probably heard about the global warming song and dance: rising temperatures, melting ice caps and rising sea levels in the near future. But Earth’s changing climate is already wreaking havoc in some very weird ways. So gird yourself for such strange effects as savage wildfires, disappearing lakes, and freak allergies." 01-07

  49. Ultra Low Emissions Device Developed for Burning Fuel (GaTech.edu)
      "Georgia Tech researchers have created a new combustor (combustion chamber where fuel is burned to power an engine or gas turbine) designed to burn fuel in a wide range of devices -- with next to no emission of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO), two of the primary causes of air pollution. The device has a simpler design than existing state-of-the-art combustors and could be manufactured and maintained at a much lower cost, making it more affordable in everything from jet engines and power plants to home water heaters." The device is called a Stagnation-Point Reverse-Flow Combustor. 11-06

  50. World Water Shortage Has Started (Boston Globe - Rothfeder)
      Provides facts about the current and growing shortage of drinkable water. "But the reality we face is sobering: water -- nature's most essential element -- is becoming dangerously scarce. A freshwater crisis has already begun that threatens to leave much of the world dry in the next 20 years, without enough water for a minimum quality of life." "Nearly 2.2 billion people in more than 62 countries, one-third of the world's population, are starved for water." 1-02

Projects
  1. -01-10-06 BioGems: Navy Sonar Testing Kills Whales (SaveBiogems.org)
      Provides a project to oppose the testing of lethal sonar equipment in the path of migrating whales. 01-06

  2. Campaigning Guides (BBC News)
      "Here on Action Network, we want you to be able to take action on problems that affect to you."

      "We've written guides to help you get to grips with organising a campaign. Find out about everything from setting up a group and organising a petition, to fundraising and becoming a charity." 07-07

  3. Lease Solar Energy Without Extra Costs (Renu.Citizenre.com)
      "Plainly put, the Citizenre- Corporation pays for, installs, owns and operates the solar installation. You don’t have to worry about maintaining the equipment or any of the other concerns that come with making an investment into solar power. All you are required to do is pay for the electricity generated from these panels, at a fixed rate that is at or below your current electricity price, for up to twenty-five years." Awesome Library does not endorse this product but provides it as an example. 01-07

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