climate change project News
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BNA launches world climate change report and climate.bna.com
Climate change, along with its implications for nearly every industry in every economy in the world, has become a major driver for business. Strict regulations are expected as the United States joins other nations in a concerted effort to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases that cause global warming. In response, BNA today announced the launch of World Climate Change Report and ...
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Icebreaker Windpower Meets Federal Clean Water Standards: Ohio EPA
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Section 401 water quality certificate of approval to Icebreaker Windpower Inc., confirming that the proposed offshore wind project complies with federal standards relating to water pollution, the developer says. The Ohio EPA has been delegated the authority to administer and enforce the federal Clean Water Act. It issues water quality ...
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CN recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for climate change disclosure, named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information. The CDP represents 655 institutional investors with US$78 trillion in assets under management. For the fourth consecutive year, CN is featured in CDP's "CarbonDisclosure Leadership Index." This index, a key component of CDP's annual Canada200 ...
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ClimateCHECK and Saskatchewan Research Council establish cooperative agreement on carbon forestry services
ClimateCHECK is pleased to announce that it has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to provide advisory and verification services for technologies related to greenhouse gas (GHG) projects to mitigate climate change. “SRC’s technical expertise with carbon storage in forests and other climate change-related initiatives complements ClimateCHECK’s ...
By ClimateCHECK
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Climate Change 2007: The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Everyone is talking about ways to counteract global warming. Finally, we have the resources available to fully comprehend climate change, its effects, and what must be done to lessen it. Climate Change 2007 is the complete Fourth Assessment Report in a series constructed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This brave new work omits no relevant or essential information on climate ...
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Asia-Pacific broadcasters vow to step up fight against climate change
Television and radio broadcasters from across the Asia-Pacific region have pledged to step up their role in the fight against climate change. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) General Assembly in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, today adopted the ‘Ulaanbaatar Declaration on Climate Change’, with 200 broadcasters from 58 Asia-Pacific nations resolving to expand public knowledge and understanding ...
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Newmont Recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for Third Consecutive Year
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) announced that it was recognized for transparent climate change disclosure practices by the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) Leadership Index for the third consecutive year. The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) is a key component of CDP's annual S&P 500 report and highlights the companies within the S&P 500 Index that demonstrate a strong ...
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Newmont Recognized by Carbon Disclosure Project for Third Consecutive Year
Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) announced that it was recognized for transparent climate change disclosure practices by the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Leadership Index for the third consecutive year. The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) is a key component of CDP’s annual S&P 500 report and highlights the companies within the S&P 500 Index that ...
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EPA proposes to find that GHGs endanger the public health
On April 24, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that would make two findings regarding greenhouse gases (GHG) under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). First, EPA would find that atmospheric concentrations of GHGs endanger public health and welfare within the meaning of CAA Section 202(a). EPA would find that the current and projected concentrations ...
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A mixed finish for 2008 environmental bills in California, says NRDC
With the stroke of his pen, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made 2008 another banner year for global warming legislation in California. However, he vetoed a badly needed bill to reduce ports pollution, which means that some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens will continue to breathe unhealthy air, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The good news: the governor signed SB 375 ...
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Recent Federal Developments
Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, and Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., DABT, Director of Toxicology, presented “Overview of the Proposed Rule: Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” during the “Data for Chemical Evaluations: Secret or Otherwise” session at The Society of Toxicology’s 58th Annual Meeting held this week in Baltimore, Maryland. For a copy of the ...
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