Yesterday when I passed on the news that the Bush administration proposed three new marine monuments way out in the Pacific Ocean, I mentioned that this was a rare bright spot in an otherwise abysmal record on the environment. The words I used to describe most of the last minute actions by our outgoing fearless leader were “vandalizing the environment”. This caused on commenter to ask (I think in seriousne...
Japan's carbon dioxide emissions reached record levels in 2007. New data shows that 1.37 billion tons of greenhouse gases were emitted here in 2007. The amount is 8 percent more than levels in 1990. According to NHK World, the amount exceeds the national reduction target set in the Kyoto Protocol by about 15 percent.
Japan is obliged under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent from 1990 level during the 5 years from 2008 to 2012 but that looks increasingly difficult. The government attributes the increase to suspended operations at the
image: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Photographs by Agaton Strom
The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling its much anticipated Climate Change exhibit today, giving the public an opportunity to take an in-depth, engaging look at the most notorious and ill-understood environmental issue of our time. It’s something of a landmark event—the AMNH is one of the first major museums to feature a comprehensive exhibit on global warming.
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American Climate Values Survey
In case you missed it last night, embedded above is the entire debate between vice-presidential hopefuls Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. As I did with the presidential nomination acceptance speeches of Obama and McCain, for those without the time or inclination to watch the entire thing, here are the relevant passages in regards to environmental and energy issues with some brief remarks about the positions of the candidates. Without further ado, Joe Biden and Sarah Pa...
photo: Tom LeGro/News Hour
Is this really an improvement on saying that global warming is not man-made? In an interview with CBS’ Katie Couric on Tuesday night, Republican nominee for vice-president Sarah Palin clarified her position on global warming a little bit. When she was initially nominated a number of sources seized upon previous statements she made that global warming was not man-made. Since then she has back off on that position, telling Couric that “It kind of doesn’t matter.” Here’s more of what she said,
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Keeping the Car Parked
A few months ago we reported that "US citizens drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May 2008 than in May 2007, or 3.7% less." The trend seems to be holding as Reuters reported a 5% drop in June and a 3.6% year-over-year decline in miles traveled on all roads in July.
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Oregon Wild Sets the Record Straight on Timber Industry
photo: Zach Rathore
I know some of you were probably thinking along these lines, that with a slowing world economy greenhouse gas emissions might start dropping in line with industrial output. Its a kind of environmental schadenfreude. Things may be going to hell in a hand basket from one economic perspective, but we can take pleasure in the fact that the environmental damage caused by industrial activities will be a little less. Too bad that won’t be the case. Per Lekander, an analyst with UBS had this to say:
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Whaaaa?
After having a pretty good week (which hasn't been every week lately) with the unveiling of the production Chevy Volt, GM is now making us scratch our heads once again.
GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz was on the Colbert Report to talk about the
ABC will be running an interview with Sarah Palin this evening on no less than three of its programs (World News, 20/20 and Nightline) and as Earth2Tech puts it, has been milking them for all they’re worth. In the run-up to that interview, last night on Nightline Charlie Gibson spoke with ...
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