Global Warming Today articles from March 2006

Global Warming Today archives from March 2006

GreenShift to Offset Vehicular CO2 Via TerraPass Program.
March 1, 2006... GreenShift Corporation recently announced plans to join carbon offset marketer TerraPass, Inc.'s "Cool Commuter Club," which provides consumers and businesses a way to counteract the effects of their car's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by...

Ads Featuring Climate Warning to Return to Air in Australia.
March 1, 2006... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) recently reported that Free TV, an industry body responsible for commercial television classifications in South Australia, has lifted a ban imposed upon advertisements for a solar energy company...

Thawing of Frozen Soil Endangers Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
March 1, 2006... Reuters recently reported that research conducted by a Chinese scientist reveals that thawing of frozen soil, attributed to global warming, could potentially endanger the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. "Fast thawing of frozen soil in the plateau...

International Mayors to Collaborate on Tackling Climate Change.
March 2, 2006... The mayors of Berlin, London, Moscow and Paris agreed late last month during their regular four mayors' (M4) meeting in Berlin to work together in combatting climate change. Specifically, the mayors agree to collaborate on the reduction of...

EPA Seeks Public Comment on U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
March 2, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a draft report that analyzes the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report, titled "Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2004," will be...

NM, AZ Governors Launch Southwest Climate Change Initiative.
March 3, 2006... New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Arizona governor Janet Napolitano recently signed an agreement launching the Southwest Climate Change Initiative, an effort aimed at fostering collaboration between their states on strategies to address...

Green Mountain Energy Launches Carbon Reduction Service.
March 3, 2006... Renewable energy concern Green Mountain Energy Company recently announced the launch of eMission Solutions, a portfolio of carbon reduction services for commercial and institutional sector clients looking to improve their environmental...

U.K. to Institute New Climate Change Regulations for Buildings.
March 3, 2006... British housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper announced late last month that the U.K. government has shortened the amount of time the building industry has to comply with new climate change regulations. According to the U.K. Office of...

Weekly Update.
March 3, 2006... BUILDING ENERGY 06: THE CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONALS, March 7-9, 2006, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM IX, March 21-23, 2006, Downtown Marriott, San...

STMicroelectronics Joins EPA Climate Leaders Program.
March 6, 2006... STMicroelectronics (ST) recently announced it has joined the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders program, an industry-government partnership that works to develop long-term comprehensive corporate climate change strategies....

Researchers Study Climate Impact of Freshwater Flood.
March 6, 2006... NASA recently announced that scientists from both the agency and Columbia University have used computer modeling to simulate the climate impact of a massive flood of freshwater into the North Atlantic Ocean that occurred approximately 8,200...

Blair Addresses Warming Issue With U.K. Climate Coalition.
March 6, 2006... British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently sent an open letter to the newly created Stop Climate Chaos coalition, lauding the group's formation and detailing the U.K. government's plans for addressing climate change. In the letter, Blair...

U.S., India Reach Agreement on FutureGen Project.
March 7, 2006... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that India will become the first country to participate on the government steering committee for the FutureGen project -- an initiative to build and operate a coal-based power plant that removes...

Coalition Urges Supreme Court to Review EPA Stance on GHGs.
March 7, 2006... Massachusetts attorney general Tom Reilly joined this past Friday with 11 other states, three major metropolitan cities, one island government and several prominent environmental groups in requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court review a federal...

Rhodia Energy Services to Market Carbon Emissions Credits.
March 7, 2006... Specialty chemicals company Rhodia recently announced that its Rhodia Energy Services enterprise has established the first stage of a hedging strategy involving the forward sale of 8 million tons of carbon emissions receipts (CERs). ...

CU-Boulder Researchers Say Antarctic Ice Sheet Losing Mass.
March 8, 2006... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) recently announced the results of a new study utilizing data collected from NASA satellites, which indicate that the Antarctic ice sheet has lost significant mass in recent years. ...

Nepalese Researchers to Collect Himalayan Climate Data.
March 8, 2006... BBC News recently reported that researchers from the Nepalese Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) will gather data later this month from a new weather station located atop a Himalayan glacier in an effort to better understand the...

Study Finds Warming Will Reduce Rainfall Levels in Africa.
March 8, 2006... The South African Press Association (SAPA) reported last week that a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) indicates that global warming will reduce rainfall across Africa during the next century, leaving 25...

IODP Researchers Begin Analyzing Tahitian Coral Fossil Samples.
March 9, 2006... The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) recently announced that an international team of scientists supported by IODP has reunited at the University of Bremen to analyze a "treasure trove" of coral fossil samples retrieved from Tahitian...

WWF Says Climate Change Could Exacerbate European Winters.
March 9, 2006... The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently released a new report which reveals an increased risk of severe storms and extreme weather in future European winters as a result of climate change and calls for reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2)...

NLPC Criticizes 60 Minutes Global Warming Special.
March 9, 2006... National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) chairman Kenneth Boehm recently denounced last month's 60 Minutes special "Dire Predictions on Global Warming" as "unilateral" and "misleading," questioning the motivation for airing such a piece in a...

Shell, Statoil EOR Project to Rely on CO2 Sequestration.
March 10, 2006... Statoil recently announced it has signed an agreement with Shell to codevelop a project that will employ carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) offshore. According to Statoil, the project consists of a gas-fired power plant...

EC Calls for Warming Action in Energy Strategy Green Paper.
March 10, 2006... The European Commission (EC) earlier this week outlined the basis for a European Energy Policy in a new Green Paper containing 20 specific suggestions for possible action. The commission identifies global warming as one of six "priority...

IPCC Head Urges Greater Action on Climate Change.
March 10, 2006... Reuters reported last week that UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chair Rajendra Pachauri has expressed concern that governments worldwide are not taking sufficient action to counter the threat of global warming, as further...

Weekly Update.
March 10, 2006... CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM IX, March 21-23, 2006, Downtown Marriott, San Francisco, CA GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March 29-31, 2006, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center, Vancouver,...

NASA Survey Confirms Warming Impact on Polar Ice Sheets.
March 13, 2006... NASA recently announced that researchers participating in a comprehensive survey of the ice sheets covering both Greenland and Antarctica have reported that "climate warming is changing how much water remains locked in the Earth's largest...

Survey Finds Little Coverage of Warming in Four Countries.
March 13, 2006... Science and development news website SciDev.Net reported last week that sustainable development advocacy organization Panos London has released a new survey of four developing countries which reveals that global warming issues are infrequently...

Blackwell Publishing to Offset CO2 Emissions.
March 14, 2006... Blackwell Publishing recently announced it has worked with The CarbonNeutral Company and the Edinburgh Center of Carbon Management to calculate its global carbon footprint and implement carbon dioxide (CO2) offset projects to reduce its net...

New Data Indicate Rapid Warming in New Guinea Mountains.
March 14, 2006... New Scientist magazine reported late last week that archival weather data recently discovered in New Guinea by Plymouth State University climatologist Michael Prentice indicates that the island is experiencing drastic effects from climate...

NAIC Establishes Climate Change Task Force.
March 14, 2006... The Climate Group recently announced that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has voted unanimously in favor of establishing a task force to examine the impact of climate change on the U.S. insurance industry and...

CO2e Announces New Worldwide Team Appointees.
March 15, 2006... Global emissions brokerage company CO2e.com, Ltd. recently announced additional hires to its worldwide team, including climate change specialist Jay Mariyappan, who has joined the company in London to help further expand client services in...

OSU Studies Effect of Climate Change on Ice Sheets.
March 15, 2006... Oregon State University (OSU) recently released a new study examining the behavior of a massive ice sheet that existed in northern Europe at the end of the last Ice Age. According to OSU, the study reveals that ice sheets can react...

GSA, NOAA, Opus Break Ground on New Climate Center in MD.
March 15, 2006... The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in partnership with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Opus East, LLC, broke ground earlier this week on the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, a...

Hitachi Outlines New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan.
March 16, 2006... Japanese news service Kyodo recently reported that Hitachi, Ltd. has revealed its intention to work toward reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 910,000 and 7 million tons, respectively, by late 2016....

MYA Group to Host Inaugural 'greenT Forum' in New York.
March 16, 2006... The MYA Group will host the inaugural "greenT Forum: Raising the Bar for Voluntary Environmental Carbon Markets" on May 1 and 2 at the McGraw Hill Conference Center in New York, NY. The forum will open the morning of Monday, May 1, with a...

New Reports Finds Future of Kyoto Uncertain in Canada.
March 16, 2006... The Caiteur Group Climate Change Institute recently released a new report, titled "Canada's Climate Change Policy: Measuring the New Political Risk -- Will Canada Sink the Kyoto Protocol?," which indicates that Canadian companies could face...

Sage Energy Adds Climate Strategies to Service Offerings.
March 17, 2006... Sage Energy Consulting, Inc. recently announced the addition of climate change strategies to its existing energy efficiency and renewable energy service offerings. According to Sage president Geri Nicholson, one of the new services the...

New NASA Study Links 'Smog' to Arctic Warming.
March 17, 2006... NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) recently announced that agency scientists have discovered that a major form of global air pollution involved in summertime "smog" has also played a significant role in warming the Arctic. In a...

WMO Says Greenhouse Gas Levels Reached Record High in 2004.
March 17, 2006... The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published earlier this week its first annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Bulletin, which indicates that globally averaged concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide (NOx) in the...

Weekly Update.
March 17, 2006... CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM IX, March 21-23, 2006, Downtown Marriott, San Francisco, CA NYSERDA'S 6TH INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE, March 29-30, 2006, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE...

New Study Considers Behavior of Scandinavian Ice Sheet.
March 20, 2006... The Earth Institute at Columbia University recently announced that researchers conducting a study of the behavior of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet at the end of the last Ice Age believe that its retreat may provide a preview of how present-day ice...

Environment Canada Reports Warmest Winter on Record.
March 20, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that Environment Canada has announced that the winter of 2005-2006 was the warmest ever for Canada, with temperatures nationwide between the months of December 2005 and February 2006 3.9 degrees...

New Survey Reveals Increased Climate Concern in U.S.
March 20, 2006... A new Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) national survey released last week by the Civil Society Institute (CSI) and 40mpg.org indicates that approximately 58 percent of Americans -- including 57 percent of independents and 42 percent of...

WRI Warns Warming Will Continue Despite GHG Cuts.
March 21, 2006... Reuters reported last week that the World Resources Institute (WRI) has released a new survey of climate change research reports from 2005 which concludes that global warming fueled by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will continue, even if GHG...

Study Finds Arctic Climate Change Affecting Bering Sea.
March 21, 2006... The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced that a team of U.S. and Canadian researchers employing data from long-term observations of physical properties and biological communities has concluded that previously documented physical...

Climate Trust to Offset Premiere of Global Warming Documentary.
March 21, 2006... The Climate Trust recently announced plans to purchase and retire 50 metric tons of greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions to offset GHGs generated by the premiere of "The Great Warming," a new documentary examining the effects of climate...

USGS Says Water Cycle Intensity Not Increasing Storms, Floods.
March 22, 2006... The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a new report, titled "Evidence for intensification of the global water cycle: Review and synthesis," which indicates that while many aspects of the global water cycle have intensified, the...

International Law Firm Launches New Climate & Energy Group.
March 22, 2006... Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP, an international law firm with offices in the U.S. and Europe, recently announced the establishment of a new Climate & Energy Group to help serve the needs of the carbon reduction and green energy markets....

UC Berkeley Students to Report on Climate Change Impacts.
March 22, 2006... The University of California, Berkeley recently announced that reports from 11 of the school's student journalists, which examine the political, social and environmental impacts of climate change in six countries, will be featured weekly on...

GAP Announces New Climate Change Watchdog Organization.
March 23, 2006... The Government Accountability Project (GAP) recently announced its sponsorship of Climate Science Watch (CSW), a new nonprofit watchdog organization dedicated to "holding public officials accountable for the ways they use climate science data...

BP, DuPont Top New Ranking of Companies on Climate Strategies.
March 23, 2006... The Ceres investor coalition recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Corporate Governance and Climate Change: Making the Connection," which analyzes how 100 leading companies are addressing "the growing financial risks and...

Members of Congress Seek Increased Funding for Efficiency.
March 24, 2006... In a letter delivered this week to the members of the House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations, 71 congressional representatives call for increased support for the Department of Energy's (DOE) sustainable energy programs. In...

Study Suggests Warming May Contribute to Increase in Malaria.
March 24, 2006... The University of Michigan recently announced that a research team including one of the school's faculty members has published a new report that suggests climate change could be contributing to an increased incidence of malaria in East Africa....

Climate Change Implicated in UN Water Assessment Project.
March 24, 2006... The United Nations recently released a new report released which reveals that climate change plays a central role in decreased river flows, rising saltiness of estuaries, loss of fish and aquatic plant species, and reductions in coastal...

Weekly Update.
March 24, 2006... NYSERDA'S 6TH INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE, March 29-30, 2006, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY GLOBE 2006: 9TH BIENNIAL TRADE FAIR & CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS & THE ENVIRONMENT, March 29-31, 2006, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition...

WA County Executive Announces Reforms to Address Warming.
March 27, 2006... King County, WA executive Ron Sims launched last week an "Acting Locally" package of initiatives designed to combat climate change through the signing of a series of executive orders directing county departments to make "significant"...

WWF Says Climate Change Threatens Amazon Rainforest.
March 27, 2006... The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently presented new research at the 8th UN Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity which indicates that climate change and deforestation could convert up to 60 percent of the Amazon...

Global Warming Research Centers to Close in U.K.
March 27, 2006... BBC News recently reported that four Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) research sites in the U.K. are slated to be closed, a move which Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) managers predict will result in the loss of 160 jobs. ...

Research Supports Link Between Strong Storms, SST Rise.
March 28, 2006... The Georgia Institute of Technology recently announced that university researchers have released a new study that supports the findings of several studies conducted last year linking an increase in the strength of hurricanes around the world to...

IDB to Purchase Emissions Offsets from Ecologica Institute.
March 28, 2006... CO2e.com, Ltd. recently announced it has brokered a deal between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Brazil's Ecologica Institute to offset greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Annual IDB Board of Governors Meeting on April 2...

Ad Council Announces New Global Warming PSA Campaign.
March 28, 2006... The Advertising Council recently announced it has partnered with Environmental Defense in launching a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to encourage participation in activities that will help combat global warming. ...

Seattle Mayor Receives Recommendations for Reducing GHGs.
March 29, 2006... Seattle, WA mayor Greg Nickels received a package of recommendations late last week for meeting the goals of the Kyoto Protocol in the city by reducing global warming pollution by more than 680,000 tons. In its report, the mayor's Green...

DOE Announces Swearing-in of New Assistant Secretary, EERE.
March 29, 2006... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has sworn in former Enercorp, LLC managing director Alexander Karsner as its new assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy (EERE). According to DOE, Karsner will be...

Poll Finds Most U.S. Citizens Concerned About Warming.
March 29, 2006... The April 3 edition of Time magazine reports the results of a new survey conducted by Time, ABC News and Stanford University which reveals that more than 80 percent of Americans believe global warming is occurring, while nearly 90 percent are...

NASA Researchers Says Warmer Waters Increasing Melting.
March 30, 2006... NASA recently announced that a new study conducted by administration glaciologist Robert Bindschadler indicates that warmer water temperatures are moving into the Earth's colder areas, increasing melting and accelerating ice flow in polar...

Study Predicts Future Warming Based on Last Interglaciation.
March 30, 2006... The University of Calgary (UofC) recently announced that a team of researchers including UofC Department of Geography associate professor Shawn Marshall has conducted an examination of the period of global warming that Earth underwent 130,000...

U.K. Government Launches New Climate Change Program.
March 30, 2006... The U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) recently announced a new program for tackling climate change and reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) that sets out policies and priorities for action in the U.K. and...

U.S., Japan Partner to Promote GHG Reductions.
March 31, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it will collaborate with Japanese partners to encourage projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and encourage sustainable development. According to the...

RGGI States Release Draft Rule for Regional Carbon Cap.
March 31, 2006... The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the release of a draft model rule that provides detailed information on how the seven Northeast states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative...

Darnell to Host Distributed and Cogeneration Conference in TN.
March 31, 2006... Darnell Group, Inc. will host the third international conference on Power Electronics for Distributed and Cogeneration (PEDAC '06) on May 22 through 24 at the Crowne Plaza in Knoxville, TN. EPRI Solutions is co-sponsoring the conference, the...

Weekly Update.
March 31, 2006... CARIBBEAN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (C3), April 10-12, 2006, Ritz Carlton Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica greenT FORUM: RAISING THE BAR ON VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL CREDIT MARKETS, May 1-2, 2006, New York, NY ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF...