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Opponents of wind farms are hailing Health Canada's decision to study the possible connection between noise generated by the towering turbines and adverse health effects reported by people living close to them. (CBC) OAKLAND - A leading defender of climate change admitted tricking the libertarian Heartland Institute into turning over confidential documents detailing its plans to discredit the teaching of science to school children in last week's sensational expose. (Guardian UK) MORE: Fake Heartland memo Origin of the Heartland documents Identity released Peter Gleick
Green project wants right to endanger TORONTO - Gilead Resources would have the legal right to kill the two species - if the province approves the proposal. The company is applying for a permit that would allow it to "kill, harm and harass" the Blanding's turtle and the Whip poor will. (CBC)
Sunspot activity, which follows an 11-year cycle, is due to peak in 2013 after which it will start to wane slightly. Between 1645 and 1715 almost no sunspots were observed, a solar period which came to be called the Maunder Minimum. During those decades Europe suffered frequent unusually harsh winters, and the time was later termed the Little Ice Age. (Telegraph UK) Worried about climate change
Our 'green' bags wouldn't kill you In random tests performed at BCIT, bags used by IGA, Whole Foods, Toys ‘R Us and Thrifty Foods were all found to contain some lead. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Lead in reusable shopping bags
Himalayan glaciers not melting Himalayan glaciers are actually advancing rather than retreating, claims the first major study since a controversial UN report said they would be melted within quarter of a century. (Telegraph UK) MORE: Ice sheet safer than scientists thought
WASHINGTON - Top Democratic fundraisers and lobbyists with links to the White House are behind a proposed wind farm in Texas that stands to get $450M in stimulus money, even though a Chinese company would operate the farm and its turbines would be built in China. (MSNBC)
More climate change corruption UNITED NATIONS - Human rights and environment groups called for a radical rethink of the UN scheme, known as REDD (Reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation), after it emerged that many countries were trying to cheat the system. (Guardian UK) MORE: Even more climate corruption Ontario's green dance UEA finds UEA 'did not withhold data'
Satellite crashes Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), the centrepiece satellite of NASA’s $280M climate-change mission crashed into the sea near Antarctica today after a launch failure, delivering a blow to the agency's attempts to understand global warming. MORE: Launch mishap ends OCO mission Global warming satellite falls to Earth Orbiting Carbon Observatory
Never mind the panic headlines BOULDER - A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California - size area, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center said. (Bloomberg)
Ellesmere Island loses ice shelf One of Canada's five remaining Arctic ice shelves - the 4,500-year-old, 50-sq.-km. Markham Ice Shelf - has broken completely away from Ellesmere Island and drifted into the Arctic Ocean. (CanWest) PREVIOUS: Major ice-shelf loss for Canada Ellesmere Ice Shelf breaks up (1947) Ward Hunt Ice Shelf (2003) Ayles Ice Shelf (2005) Ice shelf collapse (2001) .pdf
Cleanup funding benefits giants SACRAMENTO - Environmentalists and former lawmakers who pushed to establish the fund, which motorists pay into whenever they buy gasoline in California, say they never intended it for large energy companies with the means to repair environmental damage from their own operations. (LA Times) |
It turns out the shipments were part of a deal by a Toronto-based company, which made several million dollars importing and exporting the fuel to exploit a loophole in a US green energy program. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Biodiesel mystery shipment
OTTAWA - The federal government's information about greenhouse-gas emissions and oilsands pollution is so spotty that key decisions are being made without fully understanding the consequences, says the environmental auditor. (CP) REPORT: 2011 report of the Commissioner Climate change goals falling short
OTTAWA - Climate change will cost Canada and its people about $5B a year by 2020, a groundbreaking analysis for the federal government warns. (CP) REPORT: Economic impacts of Climate Change for Canada National Round Table on the environment and the economy NRTEE experts
Cloud chambers have an honoured place in the history of physics. The world’s leading high-energy physics laboratory, CERN, outside Geneva, is dusting the idea off and putting it into reverse. (Economist) MORE: Clouds matter
They are considered one of Australia's most damaging feral pests; a herd of more than one million camels that roam the Outback chomping through native plants and trampling over sacred Aboriginal sites. Under the plan, culling would earn carbon credits that could be bought by industrial polluters to offset their own carbon emissions. (Telegraph UK) Bummer for those making money from Carbon Tax
Minister touts safety of wind power TORONTO - Facing criticism of Ontario's promotion of wind energy, Environment Minister John Wilkinson said Thursday the province is on the right path to cleaner air. (QMI) PREVIOUS: Ontario lowers 'green' premiums 13-year power dispute coming to an end
'Human' rights for Mother Nature SAN FRANCISCO - Van Jones, the Obama administration's controversial former "green jobs czar," has found a new calling: helping to push for a new, global architecture of environmental law that would give Mother Nature the same rights status as humans. (Fox) Van Jones Pachamama Alliance
Solar farms sucking up 'green' subsidies LONDON - Industrial-scale solar farms are threatening a government green subsidy that pays homeowners, schools and community groups for installing solar panels. (Guardian UK)
OTTAWA - Federal auditors are on the hunt for $5M of claims being questioned in a "showcase" program designed to cut greenhouse gases in cities across Canada. (CP)
Canada’s biggest trading partners are joining the fight against Ontario’s green energy plan. Both the US and the EU want to join consultations on a complaint by Japan to the World Trade Organization, saying they have a “substantial” stake in the discussions. (CP) PREVIOUS: Cost of wind power
TORONTO - A proposal that would require electricity retailers to give consumers a side-by-side price comparison, showing what they would pay with or without an energy contract, has been quietly ditched by the Ontario government. Unscrupulous energy contract salespeople have made the province’s top-10 list of consumer complaints for years. (Toronto Star) RELATED: Feds probe green funding
Africa seeks climate change cash Ministers from 10 African countries are meeting in Ethiopia to try to agree a common position on climate change, months before a crucial UN meeting. They are expected to renew demands for billions of dollars in compensation for Africa because of damage caused by global warming. (BBC) RELATED: 'Africa is not poor, it is just poorly managed' |
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Carbon tariffs warning Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk that hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, experts warned. All carbon policies carry a price Complete disaster in the making BC still out in the carbon tax wasteland Hansen and the corruption of science |
Experts now wary of carbon credits 'Green' subsidies drying up in EU Scientist cracks carbon capture conundrum EU emission trading scheme Carbon credit |
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’Green' is dangerous to your health Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals. Their report advises that the bulbs should not be left on for extended periods, particularly near someone’s head, as they emit poisonous materials when switched on. (Telegraph UK) |
Lights to go out on inefficient bulbs Australia pulls the plug on light bulbs |
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GENEVA - The fifth assessment report (AR5) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is not due to be published in full until September 2013, was uploaded onto a website called Stop Green Suicide and has since been mirrored elsewhere on the internet. The IPCC confirmed the draft is genuine. (Guardian UK) |
Canadian notice of Kyoto Withdrawal Conference to sock it to the US Doha climate change conference UN climate change summit kicks off |
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'Misinformation' on environment RIO DE JANEIRO - Environment Minister Peter Kent says Canada must stop the spread of “misinformation” on the environment by ecologists with an ideological agenda. He suggested that environmental groups and competitors in the international market for natural resources “are promoting their own interests.” (CP) UN Conference on development 2012 |
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Pollution blamed for halt in global warming Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a US study (PNAS) said. (Reuters) Commissioned panel clears scientists |
Dubious science of climate crusaders Data cherry picking or legit explanation? Global warming conspiracy theory Canada's carbon catastrophe begins Corruption of the Panel on Climate Change UN climate body 'needs reform' |
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The great global warming collapse Science designed for propaganda KPMG 'global adviser on climate' EU considers general carbon tax Where on Earth is David Suzuki? Attendees aren't always the brightest |
Science & Technology Committee UK politicians back scientists New errors in IPCC climate change report Ghost on the expedition that never happened Rise in UK carbon emissions disputed |
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BC carbon tax based on false IPCC reports UN claims based on magazine article |
Biofuels policy fails to achieve goals Defections shake up climate lobby IPCC computer modeler and political chameleon Global warming's latest champion |
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Climate science not faked, but not pretty Scientist 'pressured' to defend climate research Environmental activist on taking the bait Climategate: how to follow the money Another climate guru conflict of interest |
E-mail hack 'will impact Copenhagen summit' Farmers fleeing Ontario's greenbelt Chinese cities short of energy Summit too important to be left to taxpayers Climate scandal has diverted attention |
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Do tempter tantrums cause global warming? Yankee protectionism dressed in green Demand to take back Al Gore's Oscar Researcher says NASA hiding climate data |
Ocean warriors to sail under Mohawk flag Chinese farmers expect 'reward' Australia's carbon trading bill defeated Comedy central scoops network news Showtime for climate lobbyists Climate change given legal status as religion World's first carbon billionaire |
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PALERMO - The still-emerging links of the mafia to the once-booming wind and solar sector here are raising fresh questions about the use of government subsidies to fuel a shift toward cleaner energies, with critics claiming huge state incentives created excessive profits for companies and a market bubble ripe for fraud. (Washington Post) |
Ill wind blows for green energy Oil-For-Food: Canadian Connection Richest BC households have biggest carbon footprint More global warming profiteering Documents .pdf |
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Carbon trading has been good for us BRUSSELS - Carbon trading fraudsters may have accounted for up to 90% of all market activity in some European countries, with criminals pocketing an estimated €5bn ($7.3B) mainly in Britain, France, Spain, Denmark and Holland, according to Europol, the European law enforcement agency. (Telegraph UK) |
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WINDSOR - Ontario's Liberal government is facing a $1B lawsuit for imposing a moratorium on offshore wind farms. (CBC) Suzuki's non-profit takes a political stand MPP stands to cash in on green energy Moratorium on off-shore wind farms Hydro pulls plug on solar plans World Wide Views on Global Warming Municipality trying to protect Cost of renewable electricity subsidies .pdf |
Wind farm health risks downplayed Wind farm health risks claimed in $1.5M suit MPP 'misspoke' over carbon tax Something 'fishy' about Green ads UN's environmental housekeeping in chaos Increase in Polar bear population Fraud attorney seeks climategate whistleblowers China sees green in carbon trading |
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Green hijacking of the Met Office LONDON - By far the biggest story of recent days, of course, has been the astonishing chaos inflicted, to a greater or lesser extent, on all of our lives by the fact that we are not only enjoying what is predicted to be the coldest December since records began in 1659, but also the harshest of three freezing winters in a row. (Telegraph UK) Botched environmental forecasts Vintage trains deployed to handle snow No kids, better than the carbon tax Planes 'threaten climate targets' More than 2 children 'irresponsible' Sustainable Development Commission Meat may not cause climate change Eating meat adds to global warming Small change in the nanny state |
Lobbyists cleared Climategate academics What happened to global warming? Going green a licence to lie, cheat, steal Coming soon to a government near you Carbon tax to aid nuclear reactors Fewer Emitter, Lower Emissions, Less Cost Carbon tax to help 'save the human race' SourceWatch: Optimum Population Trust Canadian beer drinkers threaten planet 'Beer fridges' present a gassy problem Fat people cause global warming 1970s lifestyle 'protects planet' 'Secret' eco-town plans spark protest Carbon Trust funding cut by 40% Countryside told to accept new wind turbines 7M homes given a 'green energy makeover' |
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EU's carbon tax 'windfall for power companies' BRUSSELS - Europe's big power companies could make profits of up to $71B from the EU's scheme to curb carbon emissions, according to a report. Environment group WWF says the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), which allocates firms a fixed number of free carbon permits, does not work. (BBC) |
EU leaders reach new climate deal Gore praises China's contribution EU carbon market sets up another round of windfall profits for dirtiest power generators |
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Global carbon emissions steady Greenhouse gas emissions from rich countries fell a record 7% in 2009 because of the recession, but the cut was entirely nullified by steep increases from fast-growing China and India, according to one of Europe's leading scientific research groups. (Guardian UK) |
EPA admits cap & trade will fail Africa's starving could treble |
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MONTREAL - For the first time in Canadian history, gasoline companies have been found guilty of fixing prices at the pump. The country's Competition Bureau brought criminal charges against 11 companies and 13 people tied to those companies in Sherbrooke and three nearby cities. Three companies pleaded guilty. For the eight companies that pleaded not guilty, the case will go to criminal trial in Quebec Superior Court. (Gazette) |
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Canada dodges bullet, but not BC The international trade in carbon credits, having proven ineffective at lowering carbon dioxide emissions, while raising consumer prices and riddled with the same kind of fraud, profiteering and reckless trading practices that led to the 2008 global recession, is now suffering its final indignity. Almost no one wants to buy carbon credits. (Toronto Sun) |
20% increase in energy efficiency Premiers fail to agree on GHG-emissions plan Emissions debate still divides premiers Premiers defend carbon trading Premiers announce carbon capture push $100B in carbon futures trading coming to AU |
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TORONTO - Hugh MacLeod, formerly a senior health ministry official, left his $320,695-a-year job as head of the government's climate-change secretariat Feb. 5 and starts Tuesday as chief executive of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute in Edmonton. (Toronto Star) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Rising food prices 'a silent tsunami' Cereal prices hit poor countries Beer, pizza prices signal end of cheap food era Wheat board revenues highest in 10 years Spiralling grain prices drive up bakery costs |
Eco-vehicles running on dirty fuel 'Biofuel key reason for high food prices' EU biofuel policy is a 'mistake' UN: Biofuels ' crime against humanity' Keeping good intentions on the Right Path Toronto blogger turns up NASA error |
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LONDON - Britain could be fined up to £175M ($290M) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) if it continues to break air pollution laws by the time the Games begin next August. The prospect of the air pollution penalty is becoming a major source of embarrassment to the government and Olympic organizers who set a goal of making the Games "the greenest ever", but have already watered down green measures planned for the event. (Guardian UK) |
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Globe Warming rivals Sponsorship OTTAWA - Many years ago, I warned Henry Hengeveld of Environment Canada (EC) that, if he thought it was difficult to convince ministers and MPs that global warming was due to human carbon dioxide (CO2) production, it would be twice as difficult to change their minds once they were convinced. After all, it would be very dangerous for a bureaucrat to go back to those same politicians with the message that their political positions were wrong because they were based on wrong information. (Tim Ball) |
Climate must be won in developing countries Harper dismisses Kyoto compliance law Study finds human influence on precipitation Canada can't meet Kyoto targets: Harper Economy, not climate, remains China's priority
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China, US could sign climate deal WASHINGTON - The US and China are likely to sign an agreement to combat climate change during President Barack Obama's visit to Beijing in November, Washington senator Maria Cantwell said. (China Daily) China diminishes hope for climate deal |
Global CO2 emissions through 2007 Ships' diesel fumes kill 60,000 China will pass US as polluter China's pollution cuts local rain Global warming to eclipse international terrorism Ethanol-blend emissions no greener Global impact of Asia's pollution |
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A report shows the Open Society Institute funded James Hansen to the tune of $720,000 and carefully orchestrating his entire media campaign. OSI, a political group which spent $74 million in 2006 to "shape public policy," is funded by billionaire George Soros. (Daily Tech) |
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Tories reject green panel's advice OTTAWA - The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, a panel of Canadian experts from environmental groups and the business world, concluded Canada could achieve a 65-per-cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by acting as soon as possible. (CanWest) |
Do carbon credits make a difference? Creators of carbon credit scheme cashing in Ministers to assess climate cost of all decisions Death threats over climate debate |
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BC's prices to increase even more VICTORIA - Cap-and-trade regulations will apply to emissions from stationary assets while the carbon tax would apply to transportation fuel such as diesel for large mining trucks. Industrial cap-and-trade system not on agenda The 21st century Pardoners Tale Vancouver changes emission fee rules BC government introduces carbon tax |
US cap & trade plans put on ice Company tries to cash in on carbon currency BC NDP backs off opposition to carbon tax Feds unveil plans for carbon market Green legislation hike energy costs BC joins 'carbon credits' trading market Overtaxes consumers need relief |
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TORONTO - The federal government will spend up to $225 million to help conservation groups fight urban sprawl by acquiring private lands considered ecologically sensitive, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday. The money will be available in matching grants for Nature Conservancy of Canada and such groups as Ducks Unlimited as part of a plan to persuade landowners to donate or sell their property. (CanWest) |
TORONTO - Canadians households will take a hit in the pocketbook under the Conservative government's plan to force industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 18 per cent by 2010. (CP) |
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OTTAWA - The city signed a 20-year contract with Orgaworld to guarantee a collection of 80,000 tonnes a year. The Green Bin program only collected 53,000 tonnes in 2010 which means taxpayers will have to shell out $2.5M to account for the contract shortfall. (CTV) |
Taxpayers pay tab for cancelled fees Green police target flat-screen TV |
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Historical and philosophical context of debate How the world was misled about global warming How UN structures were designed Wreaking Havoc on Global Economies FEMA: Declared disaster by year |
Scientists to track impact of Asian dust China admits to climate failings European Union Emission Trading Scheme World Bank Carbon Finance Unit (CFU) Tories defend Harper's Kyoto-bashing Asking the right questions about climate change BC unveils laws to reduce emissions Global warming: the cold, hard facts? |
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Global warming to 'continue for centuries' Global Warming debate shifts to who pays 'Reef' tires create Ocean nightmare Kyoto Protocol: UN on climate change Opposition pushes Kyoto bill through Commons PM says he will 'respect' Kyoto bill Kyoto bill may trigger lawsuit Tories put election engine in gear Ont. claims emissions below 1990 levels Top 10 Greenhouse gas emitters in Canada |
Global warming blamed on humanity: report 'Big oil' isn't a green cash cow Crucial summary lacks any scientific evidence At the UN, the curious career of Maurice Strong |
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Global warming caused by humans OTTAWA - Hundreds of climate scientists, gathered in Paris to review the work of more than 2,000 researchers - including skeptics, have predicted that global temperatures will rise faster in the 21st century than in the previous 100 years, with stronger increases for countries in northern regions such as Canada. (CanWest) |
Fuel standards will not reduce emissions Indigenous people double climate hit Emissions cap for China, India unlikely Fear, complexity in the 21st century |
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Harper at odds with UN chief over Kyoto Pollution 'hits China's farmland' Que. introduces tax to pay for Kyoto Dion admits Liberals' Kyoto goal impossible Western premiers signal Kyoto done Ottawa's Kyoto plan wins backers in Bonn |
Right to oppose Bali proposals Climate change victims call for aid UN chief fails to win unified approach Kyoto would lead to economic collapse Meeting Kyoto 'bad economic policy' Baird UN climate agency, another deception Thousands in Montreal protest global warming Canada's Kyoto Plan: Version 2005.04.13 |
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Investigation of 'Integrity issues' A federal wildlife biologist whose observation in 2004 of presumably drowned polar bears in the Arctic helped to galvanize the global warming movement has been placed on administrative leave and is being investigated for scientific misconduct, possibly over the veracity of that article. (AP) |
Arctic ice shelf collapse poses risk: expert Greenland glaciers losing ice at faster pace UN downgrades man's impact on the climate NASA: Arctic sea ice hitting major lows Heat is on for Northwest Passage Arctic heads into warmer future Remote sensing .pdf |
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New NASA data blow hole in global warming Follow the money to greener future Report slams Canada over environment |
Stern review: Economics of climate change Pollution lawsuits loom, experts warn Environment & Sustainable Development Population shifts raise disaster stakes |
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If the global warming is real side is using 1750 as the baseline for when the Earth was in balance, then (1750 - 800M est. World population) either the Butterfly effect doesn't matter or somehow we need to get rid of about 6 billion people (2006 – 6.5B est. world population) to bring that balance back. - Chris Children? Not if you love the planet | |
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