Archive for April, 2009
Reuters - Barack Obama on Wednesday will mark the 100th day of his presidency after a whirlwind start in which he has signaled a new approach on policies from the economy to climate change to U.S. relations with Iran.
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AP - Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association said in a report released Wednesday.
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Reuters - U.S.-hosted climate talks with the world’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters concluded on Tuesday with signs of progress but sizable differences as nations work toward a deal this year to fight global warming.
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON The top U.S. climate negotiator, Todd Stern, said Tuesday that he was “a bit more optimistic” that the world could solve the global warming crisis after meeting with high-level officials from the countries that produce the bulk of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
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Reuters - An area of an Antarctic ice shelf almost the size of New York City has broken into icebergs this month after the collapse of an ice bridge widely blamed on global warming, a scientist said Tuesday.
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Reuters - U.S.-hosted climate talks with the world’s biggest greenhouse gas polluters concluded on Tuesday with signs of progress but sizable differences as nations work toward a deal this year to fight global warming.
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AFP - Top climate envoys Tuesday said they were more optimistic about sealing a global warming deal this year after the two-day 18-nation talks here, but some participants said countries were still not making firm commitments.
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AP - A ghost from the nuclear industry’s early years has reappeared.
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AFP - The top US climate negotiator said Tuesday he was more optimistic about reaching a new global warming treaty this year after two days of talks in Washington among major economies.
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AP - A list of companies that have announced their intent to submit applications to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for new plant licenses:
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