CLIMATE CLIPS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS, POLITICS & SCIENCE
May 17, 2007
Federal government sticks to environmental plan
CanWest News Service
Prime Minister Harper ignored allegations that the federal government is sabotaging global negotiations on a post-Kyoto climate change agreement by misleading the international community about the nature of its own plan to crack down on pollution from large industries.
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United Nations climate chief says time is short to fnd 2012 pact
Reuters
The world has a "closing window of opportunity" to agree a pact to fight global warming beyond 2012, the UN's top climate change official said.
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World mayors hold climate summit in New York City
The Guardian
City leaders from around the world declared at an environmental summit Tuesday that they can no longer wait for national governments to reverse global warming and instead must find solutions on their own.
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Scientists plead for protection of forests
The Globe and Mail
Canada will be urged today by more than 1,500 scientists from more than 50 countries to strengthen protection of the increasingly threatened boreal forest, a key component in the planet's battle with climate change.
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Moncton scientist designing wind map for Nova Scotia
CBC News
A researcher at the Université de Moncton has been hired by the Nova Scotia government to draw up a wind map of the province.
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BC campaign urges power users to 'turn it off'
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver's skyline will look a lot different tonight, as the Lion's Gate Bridge, Canada Place, Science World and Grouse Mountain turn off their lights as part of a one-day effort to conserve energy in British Columbia.
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IBM shifts $1B in effort to make corporate data centers more energy efficient
Canadian Press
In a sign that environmental sensibilities are informing business strategies, IBM Corp. is spending $1 billion to spread technologies and services that could make corporate computing centers more energy efficient.
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Scientists draw a roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
CBC News
On Friday, May 4, a UN-led panel of climate change scientists made their case for quick action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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