Gas Emissions

World's Biggest Economies Hold Talks To Reach Climate Deal

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


LONDON — Representatives of the world's 17 biggest and most polluting nations were holding talks Sunday to search for a breakthrough on financin...

Obama Opposes Tariffs On Nations That Don't Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


President Obama commented to the Washington Post that he's opposed to one provision in the bill which would impose tariffs on goods produced in nation...

California Imposes Stringent Rules On Car Emissions

msn.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green


Reversing a Bush-era decision and honoring a pledge last month, the Obama administration on Tuesday granted California the ability to impose stringent...

Smog Checks & Chastened Idealism

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green


George Mitrovich

Idealism is the certain loser when confronted by the bureaucratic nature of California state government -- consumer affairs or not.

The Real Cost Of Saving The Planet

BusinessWeek | John Carey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


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...