Today's ClimateCanadian Government Doubles Advertising Spend On Tar SandsBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(Guardian)
The Canadian government has nearly doubled its advertising spending to promote the Alberta tar sands in an aggressive new lobbying push ahead of Thursday's visit to New York by the prime minister, Stephen Harper. The Harper government has increased its advertising spending on the Alberta tar sands to $16.5m from $9m a year ago. The Canadian Press news agency, which first reported on the increase in advertising spending by the Department of Natural Resources, said the television advertising was just one part of a broad promotion for tar sands. UK Signals Support for EU Import of Canadian Tar Sands OilBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(Guardian)
Britain has given its clearest signal yet that it wants to allow European countries to import carbon-intensive tar sands oil from Canada. Leaked papers seen by the Guardian show that in EU negotiations on laws intended to encourage the use of low-carbon transport fuels, the UK has rejected language that would class tar sands oil as more polluting than conventional crude or other fuels. Senate Panel Advances Nominee for E.P.A.By from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(New York Times)
WASHINGTON — A sharply divided Senate committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Environment and Public Works Committee voted to clear Ms. McCarthy by 10-to-8 along strictly partisan lines, sending the nomination to the Senate floor where Republicans are threatening to filibuster unless the E.P.A. meets demands for additional information. Two-Decade-Old Harvard Data Confounds U.S. EPA NominationBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(Bloomberg)
Buried in the questions Senate Republicans want answered by the nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency is a stumper: data linking microscopic particles in the air to premature death. The problem is the EPA doesn’t have the data, which was compiled by Harvard University researchers more than two decades ago, and confidentiality agreements with hundreds of thousands of participants prevent researchers from making it public. The nominee, Gina McCarthy, had nothing to do with the research. Senate Confirms Moniz as Energy SecretaryBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(The Hill)
The Senate on Thursday voted 97-0 to approve President Obama’s nominee to head the Department of Energy. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and ranking member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) hailed the fact that Ernest Moniz had broad bipartisan support. “I think it is good when we are able to stand as the chairman and ranking member and really come to terms of agreement and support for an individual,” Murkowski said ahead of the confirmation vote. Are Utilities Moving Quickly Enough to Cut Carbon Emissions?By from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(Midwest Energy News)
In January, northern Minnesota electric utility Minnesota Power announced a new direction forward for its generation portfolio. The company’s “Energy Forward” plan calls for adding wind and hydropower, retiring one coal-burning unit, and converting two others to natural gas. Along with continued conservation efforts, the investments are projected to lower the utility’s carbon emissions 30 percent by 2015 compared to 2005 levels. It’s the years beyond that, however, that worry climate activists. Arctic Council Takes First Steps to Reflect Global InterestsBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(ClimateWire)
The Arctic Council added China and five other countries as official observers yesterday, expanding the focus of the organization and underscoring the complicated politics created by newly open waters in the north because of climate change. The council -- which consists of eight Arctic countries -- granted observer status to India, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore in addition to China. Smaller Glaciers Boost Sea Level as Much as the GiantsBy from Today's Climate. Published on May 16, 2013.
(Climate Central)
As the planet warms under the influence of rising greenhouse gases, and melting ice drives sea level higher, scientists have focused mostly on changes in the vast ice sheets that cover Greenland and Antarctica. If either one melts substantially or slides into the ocean, the results would be catastrophic. Document Actions |
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