Re: CLIMATE CLIPS: Premiers meet on climate change strategies, and more

David Suzuki Foundation wrote:

	CLIMATE CLIPS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS, POLITICS & SCIENCE February 9, 2008 Ontario and Quebec eye cap-and-trade system for emissions CBC News Alberta's premier skips final day of two-day meeting of premiers, territorial leaders dominated by climate change issue.  Continue reading... Related article:  Premiers waffle on green plan Global meltdown: scientists isolate areas most at risk of climate change The Guardian A team of climate experts has ranked the most fragile and vulnerable regions on the planet, and warned they are in danger of sudden and catastrophic collapse before the end of the century.  Continue reading...  Environment Canada scientists told to toe the line National Post Environment Canada has "muzzled" its scientists, ordering them to refer all media queries to Ottawa where communications officers will help them respond with "approved lines."  Continue reading... TD Bank targets carbon neutral Canada unit in 2010 Reuters Toronto-Dominion Bank's domestic operations will be "carbon neutral" in 2010, Canada's second-largest bank pledged on Tuesday, three weeks after it got a low score in a report ranking global banks' "green" policies.  Continue reading... Banks to weigh CO2 emissions in U.S. power lending Reuters Three Wall Street banks said on Monday they will set standards for factoring in environmental risks posed by carbon emissions when lending to power companies that seek to build coal-fired power plants.  Continue reading... Related article:  Higher costs cited as U.S. shuts down coal project Car dependency growing: StatsCan Canwest News Service Dependency on the automobile is growing, even as more Canadians declare concern for the environment and live in urban areas with access to better public transit.  Continue reading... Related article:  City council ponders ban on drive-through windows 'Action needed' on home emissions BBC News European governments and the European Commission are being urged to hasten the development of housing that produces no greenhouse gases.  Continue reading... Carbon dioxide linked to deaths United Press International A U.S. researcher has linked increased mortality to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.  Continue reading... Christians told: Give up carbon for Lent Telegraph Two senior Church of England Bishops have called on people to give up carbon rather than chocolate for Lent.  Continue reading... An interview with Google's green energy czar, Bill Weihl The Grist The phrase "to Google" has become synonymous with "to search"; soon it may connote something altogether different: "to green." Continue reading...
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