Tag: global warming

Gov. Schwarzenegger's office `thrilled' with B.C.'s climate change solutions
VICTORIA -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's green team has taken notice of British Columbia's plans to fight climate change, lauding legislation that makes the province the first in Canada to introduce a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Al Gore praises Quebec's environmental record
MONTREAL -- Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore was full of praise on Saturday for Quebec's environmental policies but much less forthcoming about what he thought of Canada's record.

Farmers, energy sector urged to stop spread of disease threatening Alberta canola
EDMONTON -- The oil and gas industry is being urged to help stop the spread of a deadly fungus-like disease that is threatening Alberta's number 1 crop -- canola.

Bush approves Freedom Fans to fight global warming
GP News -- In a special congressional meeting held last night in the state capital, George Bush approved a new law to reduce global warming through the use of solar-nuclear fans.

Turn off to plug in
On March 29 at 8:00 pm, turn off the T.V., switch off the lights and join millions of people for Earth Hour. During this quiet hour of darkness, dream about how we can make the Earth a healthier place to live.

Earth’s vital signs are weak
There’s lots of talk about going green but we are falling short on taking action.

The top green stories of 2007
Here are the environmental stories that caught our eye in 2007.

The Bali blog: Canada wins most Fossil of the Day awards
EnviroMedia principals Valerie Davis and Kevin Tuerff share their experiences as they travel to the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia to witness first-hand world environmental history being made.

Bali ‘welcomes’ the world to…our children’s century
’Om Swasti-Astu’, the U.N.’s publicity campaign to welcome the world to its Bali Summit is everywhere. The 11-day Bali conference, of course, is the crucial ’next step’ in developing global standards for greenhouse gas emissions when the Kyoto Protocol runs out in 2012.

Storm World
Like the great reporter Edward R. Morrow, Chris Mooney is down in the trenches reporting back to us about the battles. But Mooney’s war is not as straightforward as it involves climate change and the clashes between policymakers and scientists.

Biofuels, barley and beer
Environmentally conscious beer drinkers may soon have to take to the streets to protest… well, themselves.