Monday, February 04, 2008

Banks to Weigh CO2 Emissions in Power Lending
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020408EA.shtml
Lisa Lee, Reuters, reports: "Three Wall Street banks said on Monday they will set environmental standards that factor in risks posed by carbon emissions when lending to power companies that seek to build coal-fired power plants."

US Close to Decision on Polar Bears
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020408EB.shtml
According to Kenneth R. Weiss of The Los Angeles Times, "The Bush administration is nearing a decision that would officially acknowledge the environmental damage of global warming, and name its first potential victim: the polar bear."

Stephen Hume | A Double Whammy for the Food Supply
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/020408EC.shtml
Writing for The Vancouver Sun, Stephen Hume says, "Some critics of the case for global warming make light of concerns over rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide."

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