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Climate goals to lift energy bills 10 percent - adviser
Wed,14 Dec 2011 04:09 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's low-carbon goals could increase household energy bills by 10 percent out to 2020, although costs need not rise if homeowners are encouraged to use heating controls and more efficient appliances and lighting, a government adviser said. In a report, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said its best estimate showed the government's low-carbon policies will add 110 pounds to average household energy bills in 2020, compared with an average bill of 1,060 pounds in 2010. ... Full Story | Top |
Take off that tie to save energy, Chilean men told
Wed,14 Dec 2011 12:10 PM PST
Reuters - SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's government wants men in the South American country to take off their ties to help fight global warming, hoping the campaign will save on air conditioning as summer starts in the southern hemisphere. "Let's all take our ties off this summer to save energy," Economy Minister Pablo Longueira says in television spots airing around the country. In the commercial, he undoes the knot of his pink and white tie and whips it off with gusto, unbuttoning the top of his shirt and smiling. ... Full Story | Top |
Olympus announces power zoom, weather-sealed lens for MFT cameras
Wed,14 Dec 2011 10:57 AM PST
Digital Trends -  It's not all bad news for Olympus—or at least fans of its digital camera products. As rumors of a sale to Fujifilm hit this morning, the company also announced its new micro-four-thirds lens. The M.ZUIKO digital ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 is a hybrid product for the MFT series: it's both an electric and manual zoom lens.
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Most Americans Link Bad Weather to Climate Change
Wed,14 Dec 2011 10:26 AM PST
LiveScience.com - More than half of Americans believe that weather in the United States has gotten worse over the past several years, and even more say they believe that global warming is affecting U.S. weather, a new report finds. Full Story | Top |
South Pole conquest hailed 100 years on
Tue,13 Dec 2011 04:20 PM PST
AFP -  Norway's prime minister and several hundred scientists and adventurers gathered at the South Pole Wednesday to celebrate its conquest 100 years ago, also highlighting the threat of climate change.
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Canada Withdraws from Kyoto, Conceding to Reality
Tue,13 Dec 2011 02:22 PM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | In a refreshing display of realism, Canada has become the first country to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocols, designed to force countries to reduce their production of carbon to combat global warming, according to the National Post. Full Story | Top |
Analysis: Canada's Kyoto withdrawal began when Bush bolted
Tue,13 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST
Reuters -  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's widely criticized withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol ends a decade-long saga that began in earnest when former President George W. Bush walked away from the global climate change treaty in 2001. The close links between the two economies, and the fact the United States has a population almost 10 times larger than that of Canada, meant that Ottawa ultimately felt it had to follow Washington's lead and ignore the diplomatic fallout. "That's the reality. ...
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Canada is Right to Say No to Kyoto
Tue,13 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | On Monday, Reuters reported Canada became the first country to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change. The move shows a government that sees the impossibilities of the Kyoto expansion that was hammered out in the final hours of the Durban, South Africa, climate conference. Full Story | Top |
China and Japan say Canada's Kyoto withdrawal "regrettable"
Tue,13 Dec 2011 03:30 AM PST
Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan said on Tuesday Canada's decision to quit the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions was "regrettable" and called on it to continue abiding by its commitments on climate change. On Monday, Canada became the first country to announce it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Canada, a major energy producer, has long complained that the agreement is unworkable because it excludes many significant emitters from binding action. ... Full Story | Top |
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:47 PM PST
AP - Canada pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Monday, saying the accord won't help solve the climate crisis. It dealt a blow to the anti-global warming treaty, which has not been formally renounced by any other country. Full Story | Top |
Canada formally withdraws from Kyoto Protocol
Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:04 PM PST
AFP -  Canada on Monday became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, saying the pact on cutting carbon emissions was preventing the world from effectively tackling climate change.
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Canada Is Ditching the Kyoto Protocol
Mon,12 Dec 2011 03:17 PM PST
The Atlantic Wire - After raising greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent over the past two decades -- that's four times faster than the United States's rate -- Canada is abandoning its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol.The country's environment minister Peter Kent made the announcement on Monday, making Canada the first country to formally renounce the agreement to curb global warming. Believe it or not, he blamed both China and the U.S. for his country's change of heart. ... Full Story | Top |
Canada says invoking right to quit Kyoto protocol
Mon,12 Dec 2011 02:31 PM PST
Reuters -  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will formally withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Monday. "As we've said, Kyoto for Canada is in the past ... We are invoking our legal right to formally withdraw from Kyoto," he told reporters. (Reporting by David Ljunggren and Louise Egan; editing by Rob Wilson)
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