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1 Canada's climate change boomtown
January 01, 2008
By Adam Fowler
BBC Radio 4
"The next economic boom is going to happen in northern Canada
and Churchill's going to be a part of that."
So says Mike Spence, a part Cree Indian and part Orcadian Scot who is
mayor of the tiny Canadian settlement of Churchill on Hudson Bay.
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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2 California
sues US for blocking car emissions rules
January 02, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — California said on Wednesday it was suing the
US government for blocking the implementation of the state's tough new
standards on greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles.
afp.google.com
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3 Japan to lead climate debate as head of G8 rich club
January 01, 2008
TOKYO (AFP) — Japan took over the presidency of the Group of Eight
club of the world's leading economies Tuesday, with Prime Minister Yasuo
Fukuda vowing to put a focus on climate change and environmental issues.
afp.google.com
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4 Climate pollution from aviation increasing
January 02, 2008
ScienceDaily — EU environment ministers have failed to seize a key
opportunity to curb emissions from the aviation sector through the European
Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), WWF said at the conclusion of the EU Environment
Council in Brussels.
www.sciencedaily.com
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5 Report finds deforestation offers very little money compared to potential
financial benefits
January 2, 2008
ScienceDaily — Deforestation in tropical countries is often driven
by the perverse economic reality that forests are worth more dead than
alive. But a new study by an international consortium of researchers has
found that the emerging market for carbon credits has the potential to
radically alter that equation.
www.sciencedaily.com
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