Climate change brings us an uncomplicated choice

Climate change brings us an uncomplicated choice
Zac Goldsmith
The Guardian
31 Aug 2006

The Archbishop of Canterbury recently described the economy as “a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment”. Calling for an immediate response to climate change, he said “the Earth itself is what ultimately controls economic activity because it is... read more...

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Sharks pay high price as demand for fins soars

Sharks pay high price as demand for fins soars
Ian Sample Science correspondent
The Guardian
31 Aug 2006

In the fish markets of Asia, the tailfin from a basking shark can fetch nearly $10,000 (5,250), a price tag justified not by its nutritional value, but its desirability as a vast sign on which restaurants can advertise their shark fin soup. Demand... read more...

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Ignatieff slams Harper on Kyoto

Ignatieff slams Harper on Kyoto
BY CAMPBELL CLARK, VANCOUVER
Globe and Mail
22 Aug 2006

Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has left a political void by abandoning efforts to reach Kyoto targets on reducing greenhouse gases, and Canadians want Liberals to offer a clear plan for coming “as close as we possibly can” to meeting them,... read more...

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Odd couple team up on global warming

Odd couple team up on global warming
By PETER SACHS Religion News Service
Leader-Post, Regina
19 Aug 2006

WASHINGTON — A fledgling alliance of Democrats and evangelical Christians is attempting to tackle global warming, motivated by the recent release of two documentaries on the subject, a solid scientific consensus and a growing concern over “creation... read more...

Tech Tags: Leader-Post, Regina newspaper Churches

Forecast puts Earth’s future under a cloud

Forecast puts Earth’s future under a cloud
Alok Jha Science correspondent
The Guardian
15 Aug 2006

More than half of the world’s major forests will be lost if global temperatures rise by an average of 3C or more by the end of the century, it was claimed yesterday. The prediction comes from the most comprehensive analysis yet of the potential effects... read more...

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Northwest Passage ‘ could open in 2015’

Northwest Passage ‘ could open in 2015’
Global warming cited in clearing Arctic route, military paper says BY PETER O’NEIL
Vancouver Sun
12 Aug 2006

OTTAWA — Newly- released military documents suggest that global warming could open up the Northwest Passage to summertime commercial traffic as early as 2015. That revelation comes as Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Iqaluit today to assert the... read more...

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Global warming to crippleU.S. wine industry: study

Global warming to crippleU.S. wine industry: study

National Post
11 Jul 2006

WASHINGTON • Global warming could slash productivity in prime U.S. wine-making areas like California’s Napa and Sonoma valleys by century’s end, leaving some of the best temperatures for grape-growing inNew England. “We’re projecting dramatic... read more...

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Cheers to global warming?

Cheers to global warming?
by Heather Stewart
The Observer
06 Aug 2006

GLOBAL WARMING may threaten the world with environmental disaster, but it could be a boon for German wine-makers, claim economists at Princeton University in the US. If temperatures rise by 3C, vineyards in the Mosel Valley will double in value, as... read more...

Tech Tags: The Observer newspaper Business

Calif., Britain to address global warning

Calif., Britain to address global warning

Baltimore Sun
01 Aug 2006

LONG BEACH, CALIF. // British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an agreement yesterday to bypass the Bush administration and work together to explore ways to fight global warming. The two leaders announced... read more...

Russian pipeline spill may be ‘environmental catastrophe’

Russian pipeline spill may be ‘environmental catastrophe’

The Province
01 Aug 2006

MOSCOW — A serious oil spill has occurred on one of Russia’s largest export pipelines near the border with Ukraine and Belarus, the Natural Resources Ministry said yesterday, warning it could cause an environmental disaster. The ministry said oil from... read more...