Green party candidate facing DUI charge Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:11 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Party unaware of Jan. court date DARRELL WINWOOD Herald-Tribune staff Local Green Party candidate Patrick Head is facing a charge of drunk driving and will have to appear in provincial court before the end of the election campaign.
Japanese whalers give Greenpeace the slip Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:24 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news But in a game of high-seas chess, Greenpeace vessels stuck with the Japanese whaling fleet's mother ship in the icy waters off Antarctica, despite 10-metre (30-foot) waves and 120 kilometer (75 mile) per hour winds, he said. '
Japan accuses Greenpeace of piracy Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:27 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Japan has lashed out at Greenpeace, accusing the group of piracy in its latest protest at Tokyo's whaling activities. Two Greenpeace vessels have been trying to disrupt Japanese whale kills in the Southern Ocean.
Greenpeace, whalers still at odds Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:14 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Greenpeace, whalers still at odds SYDNEY: A ese whaling fleet suspended its work for the second day in stormy conditions yesterday as environmental group Greenpeace defended its tactics in disrupting the controversial hunt.
UK on track to meet greenhouse gas targets Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:36 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Its success will be judged by taking an average of annual emissions between 2008 and 2012, when the current provisions of the treaty expire.Tony Grayling, associate director of IPPR, said: 'We are nearing the point of no return on climate change.
Greenpeace says Japan whalers stop hunt Sat, 24 Dec 2005 15:35 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news The Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Friday reported that Greenpeace, which had been chasing Japanese whalers for several days, said the fleet left an ice shelf where it was hunting and headed north for an unknown reason.
Japanese whaling fleet on the run -Greenpeace Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:54 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Japanese whaling fleet on the run -Greenpeace Fri 23 Dec 2005 7:57 PM ET CANBERRA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - A Japanese whaling fleet is trying to escape Greenpeace protesters in remote icy waters near Antarctica, the environmental group said.
Greenpeace says Japan whalers stop hunt Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:18 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Date: Friday, December 23, 2005 3:59:08 PM EST SYDNEY, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Greenpeace International, which has been tailing the vessels, claims that a Japanese whaling fleet has called off its hunt, at least temporarily.
Japanese whalers and Greenpeace battle Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:08 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news CANBERRA: A Japanese whaling fleet and Greenpeace environmental activists are involved in a stand-off in the remote Southern Ocean near the coast of Antarctica with the two sides accusing each other of ramming their vessels.
Comalco welcomes carbon tax u-turn Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:18 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Aluminium giant Comalco is cautiously welcoming the back down on carbon tax. The Government has decided to scrap the levy, because it would only cut down about three percent of greenhouse gas emissions, which is not worth the cost to the economy.
Pact on greenhouse emissions called historic Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:15 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Vermont have agreed to a plan mandating power plant CO2 emission reductions of 10 percent by 2019. The deal, announced by New York Gov. George Pataki on Tuesday, Dec.
Correction: Dec. 19 Greenhouse Gases Story Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:15 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer In a Dec. 19 story about greenhouse gases, The Associated Press erroneously reported the Energy Department's figures for greenhouse gases in 2003 and 2004 in millions of metric tons.
Comalco welcomes carbon tax u-turn Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:32 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Aluminium giant Comalco is cautiously welcoming the back down on carbon tax. The Government has decided to scrap the levy, because it would only cut down about three percent of greenhouse gas emissions, which is not worth the cost to the economy.
Government dumps carbon tax Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:25 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Dec 21, 2005 The government has dumped its planned carbon tax but says it will consider other ways to ensure New Zealand meets its commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions, including a more targeted tax.
Tackling climate change after Montreal Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:28 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news So the Kyoto Protocol, agreed under the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), is secure -- despite opposition from the United States, which accounts for 24 percent of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Stamp duty cut sought for eco-friendly cars Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:36 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Stamp duty cut sought for eco-friendly cars3:15 PM December 18 The ACT Greens are pushing for lower taxes on environmentally-friendly cars. Greens MLA Deb Foskey says people buying low-pollution cars should pay reduced stamp duty.
Canada's stand on climate change praised Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:05 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news WASHINGTON (CP) - Canada was praised Tuesday in a New York Times editorial for ensuring that recent talks on climate change in Montreal weren't scuttled by America's rejection of binding commitments to reduce greenhouse emissions.
Green groups sue U.S. to protect polar bears Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:22 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Dec 16, 2005 - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Three environmental groups are suing the U.S. government to force consideration of whether polar bears are a threatened species, saying rising global temperatures threaten to kill off the Arctic predators.
US votes no to greenhouse gas talks Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:56 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news A UN conference on global warming has ended with a watershed agreement by more than 150 nations to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases. An unwilling United States was not among the 150 nations in agreement.
Climate talks agreement Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:30 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Australia has welcomed the unanimous agreement by 189 nations at the UN Conference on Global Warming to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases.
UN climate talks end with pivotal deal Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:36 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news The UN conference on global warming ended Saturday with a watershed agreement by more than 150 nations-an unwilling United States not among them-to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases.
Climate Talks Agreement Sun, 11 Dec 2005 01:54 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Australia has welcomed the unanimous agreement by 189 nations at the UN Conference on Global Warming to open talks on mandatory post-2012 reductions in greenhouse gases.
U.S. under fire as world climate talks near end Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:04 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news The United States, the largest producer of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, was blocking an accord on the launch of a new dialogue among all 190 states at a meeting in Montreal -- not just Kyoto members -- on ways to rein in greenhouse gases. '
Cameron gets tough on emissions Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:03 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news David Cameron promised yesterday that under his leadership the Conservative Party would be ready to take the 'tough decisions' needed to cut Britain's greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.
Canadian poll heats up on climate change Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:59 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news By Michel Comte MONTREAL, AFPClimate change has leapt into Canada's election campaign, prompting Prime Minister Paul Martin to jab the United States over greenhouse gas emissions and stirring a debate on his country's own environmental record.
US isolated on climate talks Sat, 10 Dec 2005 02:30 - Moreover Technologies - Environment news Article continues Undeterred, more than 150 other countries were poised last night to take the Kyoto protocol into a second phase, extending the international agreement to cut emissions of greenhouse gases when its first phase expires in 2012.