O'Malley Lends Support To Controls On Emissions
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Maryland lawmakers began to consider a proposal yesterday for one of the nation's most ambitious sets of controls on carbon dioxide emissions, as the state seeks to be a leader in the effort to curb the gases that contribute to global warming.
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As Bush pushes for voluntary measures, other members endorse goal of halving greenhouse emissions by 2050.
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CAMBRIDGE -- After a week of being excoriated by Massachusetts business leaders for proposed tax increases, Governor Deval L. Patrick yesterday changed the subject to a corporate crowd pleaser: Speeding up environmental regulatory approvals.
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Australia's conservative government is preparing a major advertising campaign on climate change as it tries to win back voter support ahead of looming elections, Prime Minister John Howard confirmed on Tuesday.
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By CASEY ROSS  Gov.-elect Deval Patrick yesterday appointed cabinet chiefs on the environment and economy who now face the the tall order of keeping his campaign promises to make housing more affordable and realign state policy toward wind power and other sources of renewable energy.
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People should be scared about global warming but the tools to tackle the problems are available, says David Miliband.
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Though late in his tenure, the president seems to be taking some green action.
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While the political debate over global warming continues, top executives at many of the nation's largest energy companies have accepted the scientific consensus about climate change and see federal regulation to cut greenhouse gas emissions as inevitable.
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The hopes of environmentalists for Tasmania&#39;s old-growth forests to be protected have been raised by Opposition Leader Mark Latham&#39;s choice of words at the Labor campaign launch.
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By Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Jun. 2--President Bush's call for a 15-nation accord on curbing greenhouse gases is being hailed as a U-turn in his thinking about the dangers of global climate change. But without specific details to go by, it's difficult to assess in just what direction Mr.
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Democrat Barack Obama endorsed the use of a carbon auction to reduce air pollution, one of several ideas offered by presidential candidates at a forum on global warming.
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Supporters of limits on greenhouse gases are betting that the road to U.S. climate-change legislation runs through China.
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Government says new 'carbon price' will favour eco-friendly policy choices
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A worldwide system to put a price on harmful gas emissions should be a key part of any plan to combat global warming, but should not come at Australia's expense, Prime Minister John Howard has said.
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The government unveiled a plan to help consumers more effectively offset the carbon dioxide their lifestyles produce.
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The Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen (Centre Party) has come out strongly on the global warming issue, declaring that the European Unions targets of limiting the rise in temperature to 2 C cannot ...
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"I never thought I would see a document with Fianna Fail's name on it that would make real commitments on climate change"  The environmentalist Green Party, perennial outsiders in Irish politics, voted Wednesday to join the next government and extend Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's 10-year run in power.Green leaders won a surprisingly easy ratification for their pact with Ahern's long-dominant Fianna Fail party following a daylong conference of party activists. After debating the government platform agreed upon Tuesday night by both parties' negotiators, Green Party members backed the deal in a 441-to-67 vote.'It is the proudest day in my life. After 25 years of struggle ... the possibility is there to see our policies implemented in government,' said Green leader Trevor Sargent. Read more