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Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union.
California scored a major victory Wednesday in its bid to be a player in the fight against global warming, as a federal judge ruled that the state has the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars.
A coalition of states and environmental groups is urging the federal government to curb global warming pollution from planes and other aircraft.
French, Italian and Japanese car manufacturers made the most environmentally friendly automobiles for sale in Europe last year, according to a study released Thursday.
Here are the states that have adopted or are considering adopting California's tougher auto emission standards. Also listed are those planning to join the state's lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which was filed Thursday.
California and 14 other states are demanding urgent action on global warming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the environmental and health risks are mounting every day that the Bush administration delays action.
Automakers on Friday said they would appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Vermont that said states could regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
A lack of mandatory standards regulating the way businesses report their greenhouse gas emissions has led to massive underestimation in the UK, according a charity-backed report.
Greenhouse gases widely blamed for causing global warming have climbed to record highs in the atmosphere, an Arctic researcher has revealed.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide is being pushed deeper into the oceans than previously thought, according to researchers.
A prize of $25 million for anyone who can come up with a system for removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere was launched on Friday. It is the biggest prize in history, claims its sponsor, Richard Branson.
Two strong candidates for the 2008 US presidential elections have joined forces to address climate change.
Jill Cody used to feel guilty whenever she drove her car or flew on an airplane. She worried about pumping heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contributing to global warming.
Table of actual 2005 emissions, granted caps for 2005-08 and 2008-12, requested caps for 2008-12
California is unlikely to win its lawsuit against six of the world’s largest car manufacturers, which it filed earlier this week, say legal experts. The state is suing the automakers for the costs it says are associated with the vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions.
California's ambitious plan to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions of cars and trucks would be more than twice as effective in reducing such gases by 2016 than the new federal fuel-economy law, the state said as part of a new legal broadside against the US government this week.
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Removing lead from petrol was supposed to prevent damage to children's mental development. Now it seems that traffic fumes may still be impairing their learning - because of the soot particles it contains.
A Stanford scientist has spelled out for the first time the direct links between increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increases in human mortality, using a state-of-the-art computer model of the atmosphere that incorporates scores of physical and chemical envi …
California and 15 other states are heading to court over the rejection of the most recent emission reduction bill on personal vehicles.
Three German cities - Berlin, Cologne and Hanover - have introduced "environmental zones" to reduce fine particle emissions from traffic.
Before EPA administrator Stephen L. Johnson "answered the pleas of industry executives" by announcing his "decision to deny California the right to regulate greenhouse gases from vehicles," auto executives directly appealed to Vice President Cheney.
James Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, describes successes in international climate negotiations in Bali, and the role new energy legislation will play in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
UPS is using a "package flow" software program to pre-plot delivery sequences for its 95,000 vehicles, saving some 28.5 million miles from its delivery routes, 3 million gallons of fuel and reducing carbon dioxide emissions nearly 69 million pounds.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday denied California and 16 other states the right to set their own standards for carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles.
Representatives of the FutureGen Alliance announce that Mattoon, IL, has been chosen as the final site to host the FutureGen power plant.
WHAT is the ultimate cause of greenhouse gases? Excessive reliance on cars? Coal-fired power stations? Clear-felling forests? The answer is none of these. The ultimate cause is people and population growth.
A "historic" Bali deal. A "Berlin Wall" dividing rich and poor nations on global warming policy falls. A "new chapter" for Washington after six years of climate disputes with many of its allies.
Iowa's new energy-independence plan, released Friday, calls for California-style emissions standards for new cars sold in Iowa, massive cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, new renewable-energy and energy-efficiency requirements for utilities, a bigger push for renewable fuels and …
BALI, Indonesia - Nobel laureate Al Gore said yesterday the United States is "principally responsible" for blocking progress at the UN climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reduc …
By mapping out routes for its drivers and drastically reducing the number of left-hand turns they make helped the company shave 28.5 million miles off its delivery routes, which has resulted in savings of roughly three million gallons of gas and has reduced CO2 emissions by 31,00 …
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has concluded that emissions should peak and begin to fall within 10-15 years. As a result the UN wants developed countries to commit to cuts of 25-40% from 1990 levels by 2020.
How could planes be less damaging? We're still flying even though we know it's bad. Leo Hickman on whether we should be cutting back
Hello again everyone, how we all doing today? Throughout this year there have been outstanding festivals, conventions, and events for green design, green energy, green living, you name it.
Wasteful energy policies, overuse of resources, water supply shortages, global climate change, and deforestation are just some of the issues experts say need to be addressed for humans to achieve sustainable living on this planet.
So here I am again talking about an energy company going green. Theres so many issues and ethics to consider here it makes you want to be sick. An energy company going green? I know....I know, but todays post is a little different.
The U.N. estimates 47,000 tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants will be pumped into the atmosphere during the 12-day conference in Bali, mostly from plane flights but also from waste and electricity used by air conditioners at five-star hotels lining palm-fringed beaches.
Recently I talked about a wine company that plants a tree for every bottle of wine that is purchased. It was an interesting idea and was supported by other environment and energy policies as well.
The United States could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third and one-half at a manageable cost to the economy and without major lifestyle changes required, according to a report the panelists.
The Bush administration reported a small drop in greenhouse gas emissions for the United States last year, the first decline since 2001, but the emissions still represented a sizable increase over the last decade and a half.
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