Qualms Over Clean Clean Energy That Would COme from 12 Stories Up
WAYNE, N.J. - Hamburg Turnpike, a six-mile stretch dotted with strip malls and low-rise office buildings, does not seem like the place for innovation, and many people who live here seem just fine with that. Source: NY Times.com, Posted February 21st 2008
With Oil Prices Rising, Wood Makes a Comeback
NEWPORT, Vt. - As a child, Brian Cook remembers hurling wood into the big orange boiler his father bought during the oil crisis of the late 1970s, helping feed the fire that provided heat and hot water to his family. Source: NY Times.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Costa Rica Aims to be a Carbon Neutral Nation
One of the smallest countries in the world has a big goal. Costa Rica says it wants to be the first developing country to become carbon neutral - that is, to have zero output of carbon dioxide by 2021. But huge challenges lie ahead. Source: NPR.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Investors Demand Info on Carbon Footprints
Investors are paying more attention to "climate risk," that is, the liability a company faces if the government slaps a cap on the amount of carbon dioxide companies can emit. Carbon dioxide is a major culprit in global warming. Source: NPR, Posted February 21st 2008
Mew Crystals Absorb Carbon Dioxide
UCLA researchers develop a substance that could capture the gas in smokestacks and tailpipes to help stem climate change. Source: LA Times.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Justinces let Montana pursue water suite ahainst Wyoming
BILLINGS, MONT. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said Montana can pursue its lawsuit that charges Wyoming with using too much water from a pair of rivers that flow between the states. Source: LA Times.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Gore to Wall Street: beware of subprime carbon
Former Vice President says investors must curb assets tied to business that are heavily carbon dependent; warns that carbon emissions will soon come at a price. Source: CNN.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Rich Nations are Climate Change Culprits
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Negotiations on a new treaty to fight global warming will fail if rich nations are not treated as "culprits" and developing countries as "victims," China's top climate envoy said. Source: CNN.com, Posted February 21st 2008
Oscar's Glitter Gains a Green Hue
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Salma Hayek, Oliver Stone, Bill Maher and Adrian Grenier were among the stars who toasted Hollywood's commitment to the environment at the fifth annual Global Green pre-Oscar party. Source: CNN.com, Posted February 21st 2008
