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Posts in November 2007

• Brown Outlines Climate Targets As Green Grants Cut

  Andy Rowell

  Nov19

  UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown is due to give his first major speech on the environment today, raising the prospect of tougher domestic targets on carbon emissions. He will say action on climate change is urgent, but that new green industries could create thousands of jobs. The BBC reports that it is understood he has…
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• Post finds a gusher underneath the Smithsonian

  Steve Kretzmann

  Nov18

  The American Petroleum Institute has withdrawn its offer of sponsorship for a planned Smithsonian Institution exhibit on oceans at the Natural History Museum. Kudos to James Grimaldi and the Washington Post for exposing this story, and giving it the prominence necessary to persuade the Smithsonian’s board, and embarrass its corporate sponsors.

• The Worst EU Lobbying and Greenwash Awards 2007

  Andy Rowell

  Nov16

  Its that time of year again – the worst EU Lobbying and Greenwash Awards 2007. Once again oil companies, car companies, and PR companies working on climate change are on the short-list. If you want to vote go here. The ‘Worst EU Lobbying’ Award is to be given to the lobbyist, company or lobby group…
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• Opec Shifts on Climate

  Andy Rowell

  Nov16

  If you can’t join beat them, join them. Opec is seeking to “reposition itself at the centre of the climate change debate” by pushing for a fund to finance research and development on emissions capture and sequestration technology as a means to clean up fossil fuels. Ahead of a key United Nations climate conference next…
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• Dolphins Dying in Russian Spill

  Andy Rowell

  Nov16

  The Russian tanker that broke in two in the Black Sea is killing dolphins, Russia’s environment watchdog has said. Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of state environment watchdog Rosprirodnadzor, said the oil had polluted a 50-km (30-mile) long stretch of Black Sea coastline and rescue workers would have to remove 10,000 tonnes of oily sludge from…
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• Now its France V. Germany Over Car Emissions

  Andy Rowell

  Nov15

  America is not the only political battle grown over fuel efficiency standards. A large Diplomatic spat is growing in Europe between France and German over the issue. France is trying to put the brakes on the German effort to skew European fuel efficiency legislation in favour of heavier cars amid fears that it would price…
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• America: No Breakthrough on Energy Bill

  Andy Rowell

  Nov15

  The Majority Leader of the American House of Representatives Steny Hoyer has admitted Congress had not reached a breakthrough on a compromise energy package but still hoped to bring the legislation back into consideration next month. The Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been hoping that energy legislation could be approved before the two-week American…
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• Power Stations: Oz Named the Worst Emitter

  Andy Rowell

  Nov15

  A study of the world’s power stations has shown the extent to which developed countries produce more carbon dioxide per head than emerging economies. Australians were found to be the world’s worst polluters per capita, producing five times as much carbon from generating power as China.

• Saudis: World Energy Resources Far Bigger Than Perceived

  Andy Rowell

  Nov14

  As Exxon bemoans that it can’t find enough oil, Saudi Arabia is crowing how much of it there is about. Saudi Aramco President Abdullah S. Jum’ah told the World Energy Congress that liquid energy resources are far bigger than expected, and he is “optimistic” over the future. Jum’ah said there were enough conventional and non-conventional…
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• Vital Facts ‘Deleted’ From UN Climate Report

  Andy Rowell

  Nov14

  A major UN report on climate change has been watered down as a result of influence from government officials from countries opposed to taking radical action, according to WWF. It says “vital facts” have been cut from the report’s summary, including a warning of more destructive hurricanes, the warming of the upper Pacific Ocean and…
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