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- White House: Human actions add to warming.(News)
- Byline: Bruce Geiselman Human activities likely are contributing to global warming, according to a recent Bush administration report sent to Congress. Environmentalists and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., pointing to the report, called o ...
- Research articles 2004-09-13
- Global warming and the ABC: A pernicious mixture of science and environmentalism
- GLOBAL warming is arguably the most significant environmental concern of the '90s. Some argue that greenhouse gas emissions a consequence of human activity are resulting in global warming and that this will lead to environmental catastrophes in the next century. Some believe that we are already experiencing catastrophic climate change,...
- Research articles 1999-06-01
- At Deadline.(Late News)(report on Global warming)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s environmental policy)(laws prohibiting use of Incandescent lamps)
- UN report supports human link to GHG Man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are very likely the primary cause of global warming, and, regardless of actions taken today, the warming trend will continue through this century, according to an int ...
- Research articles 2007-02-05
- CalPERS Backs Westly's Global Warming Watch; Pension Fund to Press Automakers on Legal Blockade Against Greenhouse Gas Controls
- SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- CalPERS voted today to endorse Controller Steve Westly's call to bring auto executives to California to defend their plans to fight the state's landmark regulations curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- Obama to Issue Federal Greenhouse Gas Tailpipe Standards
- The White House will announce tomorrow a broad new federal standard for regulating greenhouse gas from cars and trucks. Assuming my sources are correct, the standard will be 30 mpg for trucks and 39 mpg for cars by 2016â€"roughly equivalent to the California standards (known as “Pavley†after the...
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Auto Industry and Green Groups Agree on Landmark Climate Policy
- In a swift bit of Congressional maneuvering September 24, the U.S. Senate rejected a proposed amendment from longtime global warming skeptic Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that would have effectively killed President Obama’s plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. What’s interesting is that the auto industry itself opposed...
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Sue Big Oil Over Global Warming? Court Tells Katrina Victims, Yes You Can!
- Landowners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are blaming a mishmosh of oil, coal and chemical companies for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina as a result of global warming. Yes, that's right, the specter of global warming lawsuits has come to call and thanks to a recent federal appeals ruling, the plaintiffs...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Congress Debates Global Warming Policy.(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
- Partisan differences arise on how best to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS agree that action is needed to combat global climate change, but lawmakers differ widely on how to go about solving the problem. ...
- Research articles 2001-05-14
- DuPont recognizes global warming.(In The News)
- As a member of the Global Roundtable on Climate Change GROCC, DuPont issued the following statement from DuPont Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Linda Fisher: "Climate change is a serious issue that has to be addressed through c As a member of the Global Roundtable...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
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- Global warming and the neglected greenhouse gas: a cross-national study of the social causes of methane emissions intensity, 1995.
- The human dimensions of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming attract considerable attention in macrosociology. However, cross-national analyses generally neglect greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide. The current study addresses this paucity through the testing of theoretically derived models for the social structural causes of the second largest anthropogenic contributor...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
- Edison International Asks Regulators to Address Global Warming on a National Level
- ROSEMEAD, Calif. -- In long-term procurement reply comments made to California regulators yesterday, Edison International called greenhouse gas emissions "a likely contributor to global warming." The company is asking regulators, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the Western United States to join in developing comprehensive national programs to address global warming...
- Research articles 2004-12-07
- American Physical Society Reaffirms Its Position that Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions Contribute to Climate Change
- WASHINGTON -- The American Physical Society http://www.aps.org/ APS today reaffirmed its position on climate change issued last November, releasing the following statement: "Emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are changing the atmosphere in ways that affect the Earth's climate. The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring. ...
- Research articles 2008-07-22
- China insists rich nations must lead global warming fight
- BEIJING AFP — Rich nations must do more to fight global warming and allow poorer countries to pursue sustainable economic development, one of China's top diplomats said in comments published Tuesday. China is willing to play its role in tackling climate change but the onus rests on the developed...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Global Warming Case
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it is prepared to wade into the global warming debate and consider a lawsuit that aims to require the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. The court's decision was...
- Research articles 2006-06-26
- Hot topic: insurers must be ready to defend lawsuits blaming global warming on greenhouse gas emissions.(Regulatory/Law: Legal Insight)
- A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling found the Environmental Protection Agency was obligated to regulate greenhouse gases according to the Clean Mr Act and take action to control greenhouse emissions. The outcome of that case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, could forecast more climate...
- Research articles 2007-08-01
- State to join greenhouse gas lawsuit vs. EPA
- SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Gray Davis said Friday he will join other states in suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency to make sure the agency cannot interfere with California's efforts to control greenhouse gases. The announcement comes the week after Davis and his Democratic counterparts from Washington and...
- Research articles 2003-10-04
- UN summit to tackle global warming opens in Kenyan capital
- NAIROBI AFP — An international summit to tackle global warming and discuss the future after the UN Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions expires in 2012 opened in the Kenyan capital. Kenyan Vice President Moody Awori opened the conference, the first in sub-Saharan Africa which is particulary vulnerable to the...
- Research articles 2006-11-05
- Obama vows to lead global warming fight
- WASHINGTON AFP — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama vowed Monday to tell Americans tough truths about global warming, and backed a "cap and trade" system to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Illinois senator also argued the lagging US response to climate change was the product of gridlock in Washington...
- Research articles 2007-10-08
- Resolution Sent to Seattle Council for Global-Warming Action.
- By Reid Forgrave, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 20--Calling Seattle a "planet-class city," a City Council committee sent a resolution to the full council urging local efforts to curb global warming and to support the Kyoto Protocol. If...
- Research articles 2001-07-20
- Energy Expert Sees Questions Surrounding Energy Future
- WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - West Virginia always has paid its bills thanks in part to the natural resources that come from its mountains - particularly coal and natural gas.But Eric Holdsworth, director of climate programs for the Edison Electric Institute, said right now the future of both industries is a...
- Research articles 2007-09-07
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