Global Change

"ROME -- Dr. Jacques Diouf worries that the global financial crisis will cause wealthy governments to reduce food and agriculture aid to developing countries and introduce protectionist measures to keep out their agricultural products." Environment New Service had the story October 15, 2008...  

"WASHINGTON, DC -- Increased water volume and pollutants from stormwater have degraded water quality and habitats in virtually every urban stream system in the United States, says a new report from the National Research Council. The committee of experts that wrote the report says, 'Radical...  

"WASHINGTON, DC -- A bill introduced by Senator Barack Obama that will help protect Americans and people around the world from mercury poisoning by banning the export of elemental mercury from the United States, was signed into law last night by President George W. Bush." Environment New Service...  

"New legal memos by top Bush administration officials say that the Endangered Species Act can't be used to protect animals and their habitats from climate change by regulating specific sources of greenhouse gas emissions, the cause of global warming. The assessment, outlined in memos sent...  

"Bottled water brands do not always maintain the consistency of quality touted in ads featuring alpine peaks and crystalline lakes and, in some cases, contain toxic byproducts that exceed state safety standards, tests show. The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization with offices...  

"BRUSSELS -- The head of the European Commission appealed to EU leaders on Tuesday not to sacrifice the fight against climate change to the urgent economic problems thrown up by the global financial crisis. Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the credit crunch was no reason to go back...  

(BRUSSELS ) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged EU leaders Wednesday not to abandon their goals to combat climate change in the face of growing pressures from the global financial crisis.  

(BRUSSELS ) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that he intended to veto a European Union action plan on climate change, citing its cost at a time of global financial crisis.  

Perhaps one of the greatest natural defences against climate change, the Earth's forests, got a boost this week with Britain's Prime Minister and a host of environmental lawyers throwing their support behind plans to protect them and eventually include the forestry sector in carbon markets.  

"Global warming is happening and we're to blame, right? That's certainly the view of almost every expert in the field. But a die-hard band of naysayers continues to rail against the consensus. Are they completely mad? Judge for yourself..." Tim Walker reports for the UK Independent October 12...  

... address climate change," said Eileen Claussen, head of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, referring to the effort by the Northeastern states. ...  

Tesla Motors Inc. said Wednesday that it will scale back the development of its all-electric Model S sedan until its Department of Energy loan guarantee becomes effective, citing the tough economic environment.  

The global financial crisis could hardly come at a worse time for nations seeking a new agreement on climate change that - on top of everything else - will cost tens of billions more dollars.  

Tackling climate change will help governments' efforts to overcome the global financial crisis, the EU's environment chief claimed yesterday.  

Despite the current global financial storm, rich countries are resolved to keep up funding to help developing nations combat climate change, a top World Bank environment official said on Tuesday.