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Thursday 11 March

Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.
 United States | Climate Change Mitigation | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gas Emissions
U.S. "cap and trade" rebranded "pollution reduction"
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like a savvy Madison Avenue advertising team, senators pushing climate-control legislation have decided to scrap the name "cap and trade" and rebrand their product as "pollution reduction targets."
 Climate Change
China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - China and India joined almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters Tuesday in signing up to the climate accord struck in Copenhagen, boosting a deal strongly favored by the United States.
 Climate Change
Egypt's Mediterranean coast protected in reserve
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt wants visitors to discover its Mediterranean coast at a marine reserve being established near the border with Libya, the government said Tuesday.
 Egypt | Biodiversity
German fishing boat flies giant kite to save fuel
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
IJMUIDEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.
 Clean Development Mechanism | Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Obama wants climate bill passed this year: Senator
Reuters | 09 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama still wants Congress to pass a climate bill this year, Republican Senator Susan Collins told reporters on Tuesday after meeting with the president.
 United States | Climate Change | Energy Efficiency
Greening the Workhorses of American Fleets
ClimateBiz | 09 Mar 2010
Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a framework for reducing emissions from the vehicles.
eBay Sells 'Green' Used Goods with Rainforest Reward
ClimateBiz | 09 Mar 2010
eBay made a big push Monday to get consumers to commit to using products over new ones with the launch of a new green shopping website. The company will reward the first 250,000 people who make the reuse pledge with a donation toward the protection of an acre of rainforest.
'Outsourcing' Emissions Hides Countries' True Carbon Footprints
ClimateBiz | 09 Mar 2010
Around a third of industrialized countries carbon emissions are exported to developing nations.
Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets
ClimateBiz | 09 Mar 2010
This white paper from Environmental Defense Fund and fleet management company PHH Arval lays out strategies for reducing emissions from medium-duty trucks, which are responsible for more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
High-rise drama in Nanchang
chinadialogue.net | 09 Mar 2010
The unnecessary demolition of a 10-year-old hotel in south-east China exposes a shallow commitment to low-carbon development, argues Li Taige.It only takes eight seconds to demolish a four-star hotel. Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi province in south-eastern China, which claims it is en route to
 China
The farming forecast
BBC World Service | 09 Mar 2010
With increasing emphasis being placed on low carbon and sustainable farming, our Rural Affairs Correspondent, Martin Cassidy, looks at the future of agriculture in Northern Ireland.
 United Kingdom | Climate Change Mitigation | Global Warming
Plans unveiled for more eco-towns
BBC World Service | 09 Mar 2010
Two new areas - in Devon and Hampshire - are announced as possible "eco-town" sites by the government.
 United Kingdom | Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Renewable Energy
Wind farm extension plan approved
BBC World Service | 09 Mar 2010
Councillors approve an extension to a Stirlingshire wind farm despite the recommendation of planning experts to scrap the project.
 United Kingdom | Climate Change Mitigation | Renewable Energy
Hailing the arrival of alien predators
BBC World Service | 09 Mar 2010
Europe is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.
 United Kingdom | New Technologies
Increased solar radiation requires additional CO2 reduction of 50 million tonnes, analysi...
ScienceDaily.com | 09 Mar 2010
The recently observed reduction in air pollution implies that more solar radiation reaches Earth's surface. This could lead to a far more rapid increase in Earths temperature in the coming decades than has previously been expected. In order to successfully combat global warming, it is crucial that
Porritt - is there the public appetite to tackle climate change?
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 09 Mar 2010
With the traditional bad guys of the piece - government and big business - now showing signs of embracing the climate change agenda, we have to ask why there is not a surge of support from the Great British public.
Welsh farmers given advice on cutting emissions
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 09 Mar 2010
The Welsh Assembly has published a report looking at how the country's farmers can help cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin demands end of peat compost
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 09 Mar 2010
A phase out of all peat in compost has been put forward by the Government in an effort to cut down emissions of CO2.
Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill
Reuters | 08 Mar 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
 United States | Floods | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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