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Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Cash for Clunkers, Here and There

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Automakers, Economics, Economy, Cash for Clunkers, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Cars, Dianne Feinstein, Fuel Economy, Automobile, Transportation, Green News
Bill Chameides

A arrives in your driveway with several thousand tons of CO2 emissions embedded in it. So you'd better be sure that there is a big t differential between the mileage of your old car and new one.

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EPA: Carbon Dioxide Endangers Human Health

Bruce Nilles | Posted 05.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Coal, Sierra Club, Global Warming, Epa, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Clean Air Act, Green News
Bruce Nilles

There is no longer a question of if -- or even when -- the U.S. will act on global warming. President Obama is following through on his campaign promise to show American leadership on global warming.

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David Archer: Carbon Dioxide Emissions Could Last Thousands of Years

McClatchy | Renee Schoof | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Carbon Dixoide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, David Archer, David Archer Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Global Warming, Green News

Until now, most discussion of climate change has been about what scientific evidence shows is likely to happen between now and 2100. However, scientif...

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Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 2

Bob Dinneen | Posted 02.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Ethanol, Cellulosic Fuel, Biofuels, Biofuel, Brazil, Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Science, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Sugar, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Fuels, Environment, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Producing ethanol from cellulose can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 86% compared to gasoline according to the US Department of Energy, and ethanol can be produced in almost every part of the country.

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Looking to WWII Lessons to Fight Climate Change: Lester Brown's Plan 3.0

Bill Chameides | Posted 12.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Lester Brown, Plan 3.0, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green Energy, Green, Sustainability, Green News
Bill Chameides

I had an opportunity to hear straight from the source about Lester Brown's Plan B 3.0 for saving civilization. If nothing else, it's ambitious.

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Sarah Palin Enviro Hit List & Plastic Trees -- ZapRoot VIDEO >>

George Spyros | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Co2, Co2 Emissions, Sarah Palin Vp, Carbon Emissions, Aerial Hunting, Climate Change, Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Sarah Palin Aerial Wolf Hunting, Aerial Wolf Hunting, Palin, Trees, Funny or Die, Green News
George Spyros

Arizona tests artificial CO2 filtering trees. Sarah Palin loves oil. Find ways to get rid of your junk mail. • ZapRoot gives a breakdown of the ...

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Emissions "Must be cut" by 80% by 2050 says British Climate Change Committee VIDEO>>

George Spyros | Posted 01.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Britain, Carbon Emissions, Great Britain, British Committee on Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Committee on Climate Change, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Green News
George Spyros

With dramatic video of melting arctic ice crashing into the ocean, including *insert metaphor* the fjord in Greenland that is believed to have produ...

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Carbon Trading Catching On

Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 10.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cap and Trade, Chicago Climate Exchange, Richard Sandor, Green Exchange, Chicago Greenhouse Gas Trading, Carbon Trading, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Chicago Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Chicago News

While the financial markets flounder, one exchange in Chicago had a record day this week. The Chicago Climate Exchange hosted its biggest trading day ...

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100 Months and Counting Until Climate Change Is Irreversible

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Taxes, United Kingdom, Oil Prices, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Credits, Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, United States, Treehugger, Global Warming, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Runaway changes in weather patterns will start, there will be droughts; we can expect to see the collapse of species in the sea and on land. Basically, terribly scary stuff is expected to happen.

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South Africa Pushes Climate Change Plan: Ambitious Proposal Includes Carbon Tax

AFP | Sibongile Khumalo | Posted 08.12.2008 | Green

Read More: South Africa, Carbon Tax, South Africa Climate Change Plan, Green, Green News, Environment, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Climate Change, Green News

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's government has set out an ambitious proposal to deal with climate change in the coming years, including slapping a possi...

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Stat Grok: Lawns by the Numbers

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Environment, Petroleum Use, Water Use, Lawns, Green News
Bill Chameides

We Americans love our lawns, no question. But maybe all that love is clouding our judgment.

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Bush on the Environment: Wrong, and Proud of it, Until the Very End

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 07.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Environment, Bush Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Epa, Bush Envrionmental Policy, G8 Summit, Stephen Johnson, Dick Cheney, Green News
Jeremy Jacquot

Let's drop any pretenses that Bush may embrace serious climate change legislation. His recognition of the crisis would come years too late, and his actions continue to speak volumes.

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Green Smoke and Mirrors: A Voice of Reason On Israel's Electric Car Hype

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Auto Industry, Greenhouse Gas, Electric Cars, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Israel, Renault-Nissan, Travel, Project Better Place, Shai Agassi, Green Transit, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Today, with Renault-Nissan signed on to build the first prototype (it was released a couple of weeks ago), it seems that Israel could be the world's first to pilot test the electric car on a national scale.

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US Airlines Told To Go Green Or Lose Flights To EU

Guardian UK | Dan Milmo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, European Union, US Airlines, Airlies, Eu, Business News

US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned yesterda...

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The Real Cost Of Saving The Planet

BusinessWeek | John Carey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Carbon Dioxide, Power Plants, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Joe Lieberman, Gas Emissions, John Warner, Business News

On Dec. 5, the U.S. Senate will begin marking up a bill that would, for the first time, put mandatory limits on the gas emissions that are warming the...

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California Sues EPA Over Auto Emissions

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Carbon Dioxide Emissions, California Sues Epa, California, Global Warming, Epa, Politics News

California sued the federal government on Thursday to force a decision about whether the state can impose the nation's first greenhouse gas emission s...

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