Global Warming Today articles from May 2005

Global Warming Today archives from May 2005

Sprint Awarded LEED Certification for KS Headquarters.
May 2, 2005... Sprint recently announced it has been awarded Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design (LEED) certification for new construction by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Sprint said the LEED certification is for its World Headquarters...

NOAA to Expand Climate Buoy Array Into Indian Ocean.
May 2, 2005... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced plans to expand the system of moored buoys in the Pacific Ocean, which has helped predict El Nino, into the Indian Ocean to help improve the understanding of the...

EPA Submits GHG Emissions Inventory to UNFCCC.
May 2, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced submission of its "Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2003" to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). According to EPA, the...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 3, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Japan Adopts New GHG Emissions Reduction Plan.
May 3, 2005... Kyodo recently reported that Japan has adopted new greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction measures in an effort to help the country achieve its Kyoto Protocol target of a six-percent reduction from 1990 emission levels by between 2008 and...

Innovation Maritime Awarded Canadian Grant to Reduce GHGs.
May 3, 2005... The Canadian Ministry of Transport (MOT) recently announced the approval of a $200,000 grant for Innovation Maritime to evaluate the use of B20, a fuel blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent standard diesel, in ships' auxiliary power...

ACEEE Assesses Impact of Energy Efficiency on NG Market.
May 3, 2005... The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "Impacts of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy on Natural Gas Markets: Updated and Extended Analysis," which analyzes the...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 4, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Illinois Proposes Tax Incentive for Energy-efficient Appliances.
May 4, 2005... The Illinois government recently announced that lieutenant governor Pat Quinn and state senator James Clayborne, Jr. have called on the Illinois House of Representatives to approve the proposed "Green Sales Tax Holiday" legislation, which would...

ICRI Says Global Warming Threatens Coral Reefs.
May 4, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) expressed concern during the group's annual meeting last month that a warming-related decrease in coral reefs could potentially led to a decline in global fish...

NZ Official Says Streamlined NGA Process to Benefit Industry.
May 4, 2005... The New Zealand Climate Change Office recently reported that Ministry for the Environment chief executive Barry Carbon commented late last month that a new effort to streamline the process for negotiated greenhouse agreements (NGAs) is expected...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 5, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Study Finds Earth Absorbing More Energy Than Releasing.
May 5, 2005... NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) recently released a new study which finds that the Earth is absorbing more solar energy than it is radiating back into space. Using global climate models, ground-based measurements and...

Researchers Say Climate Change to Promote Worsening Ozone Loss.
May 5, 2005... Nature recently reported that a group of researchers revealed during last week's European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna that preliminary investigation into data gathered during the first quarter of this year from 35 ozone-monitoring...

FOE U.K. Says New British Airport to Increase Area GHGs.
May 5, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently criticized the opening of the new Robin Hood Airport located near Doncaster, Yorkshire, maintaining it will increase carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, aircraft noise and traffic congestion in the region....

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 6, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Canada, Province Government Sign MOU on Climate Change.
May 6, 2005... Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced that the government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the government of Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to address climate change. According to...

NSW Panel Responds to State Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan.
May 6, 2005... The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported that the New South Wales (NSW) Greenhouse Advisory Panel has made several recommendations in its response to the state government's "greenhouse strategy discussion paper," which has been crafted to...

WWF, Ben & Jerry's Launch 'Climate Change College' Campaign.
May 6, 2005... The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently announced that ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's has launched the Ben & Jerry's Climate Change College in support of WWF's international PowerSwitch! campaign. According to WWF, the three-year initiative...

Weekly Update.
May 6, 2005... CARBON EXPO: GLOBAL CARBON MARKET FAIR & CONFERENCE, May 11-13, 2005, Cologne, Germany BETTER BUILDINGS 2005 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, May 17, 2005, Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM VII, May 17-19, 2005,...

Colorado Governor Vetoes Energy Efficiency Legislation.
May 9, 2005... The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) recently announced that Colorado governor Bill Owens has vetoed House Bill (HB) 1162, which would have established minimum energy efficiency requirements on 14 products in the state beginning in...

PRMIA Joins Chicago Climate Exchange.
May 9, 2005... The nonprofit Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) recently announced it has become an associate member in the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), a voluntary, multi-sector market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas...

EPA Honors 2005 Climate Protection Award Winners.
May 9, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented last week during a ceremony at the Hotel Washington in Washington, DC, its 2005 Climate Protection Awards. According to EPA, the award recipients have all demonstrated "ingenuity,...

Exelon Establishes Voluntary GHG Emissions Reduction Goal.
May 10, 2005... Exelon Corporation recently announced the introduction of a voluntary goal to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions eight percent from 2001 levels by the end of 2008. Exelon made the pledge under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)...

South African Minister Says Climate Change to Increase Malaria.
May 10, 2005... Reuters recently reported that South African environmental affairs and tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk commented last week that increased climate change is expected to cause the number of South Africans at "high risk" from...

NYPA, LIPA Complete Energy Efficiency Project for SCCC.
May 10, 2005... New York Power Authority (NYPA) president and CEO Eugene Zeltmann joined Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) president Shirley Robinson Pippins and Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) chairman Richard Kessel late last month at ceremonies...

GPC Criticizes New Zealand Carbon Tax.
May 11, 2005... New Zealand's Greenhouse Policy Coalition (GPC) recently criticized the government carbon tax aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, maintaining that the policy has the potential to damage the country's economy and will not...

FOE Criticizes U.K. Approach to Climate in Leaked Briefing.
May 11, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently issued a statement decrying the development of new nuclear power plants following news of a leaked briefing from the new U.K. Department of Productivity, Energy and Industry for incoming secretary of...

IQPC to Host IGCC and Clean Coal Technologies Conference.
May 11, 2005... The International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC) will host "IGCC and Clean Coal Technologies: Efficient and Economic Methods for Utilizing Coal as an Energy Source," an event that targets technical, operational and regulatory...

NETL Highlights Success of Carbon Sequestration Partnerships.
May 11, 2005... The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently announced the release of a new report that details the success of the Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships Phase I program in laying the groundwork for...

Ten U.S. Corporations Join EPA Climate Leaders Program.
May 12, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the commitment of 10 corporations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of the agency's Climate Leaders, a voluntary program that works with companies to measure GHG...

NativeEnergy Supplies 'Green Tags' for UN Climate Summit.
May 12, 2005... National renewable energy credits company NativeEnergy recently announced it supplied "Green Tags" to offset all carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution generated by travel and venue energy use associated with the 2005 Institutional Investors Summit on...

Carnegie Mellon Initiates Construction of 'Living Roof'.
May 12, 2005... Carnegie Mellon University recently announced it has commenced construction of a rooftop garden, or "living roof," atop the south roof of Hamerschlag Hall, a campus academic building. The university's (Green) Practices Committee, which is...

SEI Finds Increased Energy Consumption in Irish Services Sector.
May 13, 2005... Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) recently announced the availability of a new report, titled "Profiling Energy and CO2 Emissions in the Services Sector," which finds that energy consumption in the Irish services sector in 2003 was 88 percent...

CA-CP to Host Regional Global Warming Solutions Conference.
May 13, 2005... Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) will host "Global Warming Solutions 2005: What's on the Climate Horizon -- Risks and Benefits for Businesses, Investors and Financial Institutions," June 8 and 9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The...

Local Canadian Town Receives Funds for GHG Reduction Efforts.
May 13, 2005... Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced a $175,000 Green Municipal Funds' grant to the city of Pickering, Ontario to aid in the development of a Sustainable Neighbourhood Plan (SNP) and to help complete Partners for Climate...

Weekly Update.
May 13, 2005... BETTER BUILDINGS 2005 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, May 17, 2005, Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba CLEANTECH VENTURE FORUM VII, May 17-19, 2005, InterContinental, Paris, France EECO 2005: ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY CONFERENCE, May 25-27, 2005,...

Communique Finds Climate Change Affecting Plants, Animals.
May 16, 2005... The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Greenhouse Accounting, a collaborative research and development venture between nine Australian institutions, recently announced the issuance of its 2005 Annual Science Meeting communique, which...

STAC Makes Funding Available for Energy Efficiency Projects.
May 16, 2005... The State Technologies Advancement Collaborative (STAC) earlier this month issued its third and latest solicitation, Energy Efficiency Research, Development, Demonstration, Deployment and Rebuild America Projects (05-STAC-01), which makes...

Stratus Vineyards Achieves LEED Certification by CaGBC.
May 16, 2005... Niagara, Ontario-based Stratus Vineyards recently announced it has been granted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). According to Stratus Vineyards, the winery...

ExxonMobil to Face CBIS Challenge of Climate Change Policy.
May 17, 2005... Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. (CBIS) recently announced that ExxonMobil shareholders will vote on May 25 on a proxy resolution filed by the investment adviser asking that "by the 2006 annual shareholder meeting the [ExxonMobil]...

Southern Company Releases Climate Change Actions Report.
May 17, 2005... Southern Company recently announced the release of it Environmental Assessment: Report to Shareholders, which includes an analysis of scenarios that might result from possible requirements to address greenhouse gas (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO2)...

U.S. Negotiator Remains Unconvinced of Climate Dangers.
May 17, 2005... Reuters recently reported that U.S. President George Bush's chief climate negotiator Harlan Watson informed the BBC last week that the U.S. remains unconvinced that immediate action is necessary to combat the effects of global warming. "We...

ICF Forecasts Less Volatile CO2 Prices in EU by 2008/12.
May 17, 2005... ICF Consulting recently announced the release of a new report, titled "The Price of Carbon in 2008-2012: Scenarios for Investment Appraisal," which is designed to aid clients in developing estimates for the price of carbon dioxide (CO2) and...

DNV Opens Canadian Office for Climate Change Services.
May 18, 2005... Oslo, Norway-based greenhouse gas (GHG) verification interest DNV Certification (DNV) recently announced it has opened a new office in Ottawa, Ontario. According to DNV, Thomas Baumann, former head of GHG measurement and reporting for the...

Environment Canada Funds Local GHG Reduction Initiatives.
May 18, 2005... Environment Canada recently announced $3.5 million in funding to help support 114 community-based projects across the country aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, promoting cleaner air and water, and protecting sensitive habitat...

New Industry Partner Accepted Into Climate VISION Program.
May 18, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that the Industrial Minerals Association, North America (IMA-NA) has formally joined the Climate VISION (Voluntary Innovative Sector Initiatives: Opportunities Now) program, which assists...

U.K. Study Considers Effect of Biofuels on Greenhouse Gases.
May 19, 2005... Reuters recently reported that a new study conducted by the U.K. government's Central Science Laboratory has found that the local growth of crops for biofuels production could result in substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. ...

LEBA Launches Index for EU Carbon Emission Trades.
May 19, 2005... The London Energy Brokers' Association (LEBA), an industry association representing wholesale market brokers in European energy markets, recently announced it has developed a new benchmark index for the trade of European Union (EU) carbon...

U.S. Climate Negotiator Says Aviation Emissions Tax 'Difficult'.
May 19, 2005... Reuters recently reported that President Bush's senior climate negotiator Harlan Watson stated during a United Nations (U.N.) meeting on global warming earlier this week that it would be "difficult" for the U.S. to implement an aviation...

Chinese Scientists Report Increased Melting at Mount Everest.
May 20, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Chinese news agency Xinhua has revealed that a group of Chinese scientists has found that Mount Everest glaciers near Tibet are experiencing increased warming-related melting. According to Reuters, Xinhua said...

Australian Senate Committee Urges Government to Set GHG Goals.
May 20, 2005... The Australian recently reported that the environment references committee of the Australian Senate has recommended in a new inquiry into the federal government's June 2004 energy white paper (EWP) that Australia identify explicit greenhouse...

U.S. Official Questions Future of Kyoto Beyond 2012.
May 20, 2005... Reuters recently reported that U.S. senior climate negotiator Harlan Watson commented last week during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Seminar of Governmental Experts in Bonn, Germany that the Kyoto Protocol...

Weekly Update.
May 20, 2005... EECO 2005: ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY CONFERENCE, May 25-27, 2005, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario 2005 IAEE CONFERENCE, June 3-6, 2005, Taipei Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS 2005: WHAT'S ON THE...

New York Proposes New GHG Vehicle Emissions Regulations.
May 23, 2005... New York governor George Pataki recently announced that the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed a new regulation that would adopt California's greenhouse gas (GHG) vehicle emissions standards. According to...

U.K. Researchers Say Warming Poses Threat to Fish Stocks.
May 23, 2005... The University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norfolk, England recently announced that a new study featured in the May 13 issue of Science reveals that 21 species of fish have shifted their distributions with the global warming-related rise in sea...

Toronto Congregation to Build LEED-Certified Church.
May 23, 2005... St. Gabriel's Church in Toronto, Ontario recently announced plans to build a new church in the city's North York area that will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED)-certified house of worship in Canada. The...

FOE Presents Bristol Airport With Climate Change 'Bill'.
May 24, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently announced that FOE groups in the southwest of England presented managers at Bristol International Airport (BIA) last week with a "bill" for "the environmental cost of aviation." According to FOE...

Papua New Guinea Delegate Proposes Forestry Credits Plan.
May 24, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Papua New Guinea delegate Robert Aisi proposed last week, during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Seminar of Governmental Experts in Bonn, Germany, an extension plan to the Kyoto...

Car Care Canada, Government to Promote GHG Reduction Efforts.
May 24, 2005... Non profit advocacy group Car Care Canada recently announced a partnership with the government of Canada to jointly promote both the government's One-Tonne Challenge, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and Car Care Canada's "Be...

Veridian Provides Support to Pickering's PCP Project.
May 25, 2005... Ajax, Ontario-based energy company Veridian Corporation recently announced its support of the City of Pickering's Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) project. As a corporate sponsor, Veridian has committed $5,000 in funding to the...

Endesa Announces Climate Change Strategy, Achievements.
May 25, 2005... Spanish energy producer Endesa recently outlined the company's climate change strategy, which includes a target to reduce specific carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 35 percent from 1990 levels by 2007. According to Endesa, the company's...

Pennsylvania County to Develop Climate Change Plan.
May 25, 2005... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently announced that Montgomery County officials have revealed plans to implement a new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction plan. According to DEP, the county will work with the...

U.K. National Statistics Reveal GHGs Down Since 1990.
May 26, 2005... The U.K. Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently announced that the ONS Environmental Accounts published late last week reveal that between 1990 and 2003, total U.K. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions declined 8.1 percent from 786 million to...

EEA Head Says 'Climate Change Refugees' Could Migrate to Europe.
May 26, 2005... Reuters recently reported that European Environment Agency (EEA) executive director Jacqueline McGlade commented during a news conference last week that the future could potentially see "climate change refugees" migrating to the middle of...

Climate Trust Makes $4.3 Million Available for Offset Projects.
May 26, 2005... Nonprofit organization The Climate Trust recently announced its intent to purchase $4.3 million in project-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in an effort to reduce global warming emissions. The trust said it will be allocating...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
May 27, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, May 31. (EIN EDITOR: 5/27)

ASE Praises Senate Committee Bill for Addressing Efficiency.
May 27, 2005... Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) president Kateri Callahan recently praised the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for "taking U.S. energy policy in the right direction by giving more prominence to energy efficiency." ...

Study Projects Stronger Rains, Drought Across Africa.
May 27, 2005... The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) released recently a new study conducted in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which finds that the Sahel region of western Africa could potentially...

Spain Approves CDM Registration of Guatemalan Hydro Plant.
May 27, 2005... Spanish utility Iberdrola recently announced that the Spanish Designated National Authority has approved the registration of the company's Las Vacas hydroelectric power station in Guatemala as a clean development mechanism (CDM)under the Kyoto...

Weekly Update.
May 27, 2005... 2005 IAEE CONFERENCE, June 3-6, 2005, Taipei Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS 2005: WHAT'S ON THE HORIZON FOR BUSINESSES, INVESTORS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, June 8-9, 2005, Roosevelt Hotel, New York, NY CANADIAN...

Exelon Joins Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
May 31, 2005... The Pew Center on Global Climate Change recently announced that Exelon Corporation has joined the Pew Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), committing to reducing the company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions eight percent...

European Commission Approves Italian Allocation Plan.
May 31, 2005... The European Commission recently accepted Italy's plan for allocating carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances to Italian companies for the 2005 to 2007 trading period after Italian authorities agreed to lower the total number of allocation by...

PIRG Says CO2 Reductions Possible Without Nuclear Power.
May 31, 2005... The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "A Responsible Electricity Future: An Efficient, Cleaner and Balanced Scenario for the U.S. Electricity System," which indicates that the goals of...