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Co2 in Atmosphere Hits Historic High of 400ppm

  The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere   has broken above 400 parts per million for the first time in human history, US monitors announced Friday, indicating a record level for greenhouse gases.   Climate scientists say that the symbolic threshold should serve as a call for action to begin reversing ... keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Climate Change, greenhouse gas, Science, Sustainability (1 comment)

Ontario Is Almost Past Coal Generation

Ontario is on the verge of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired electrical generation. Here’s how Canada's most populous province did it — and what the U.S. and others can learn from it. By most measures of environmental policy and progress, Ontario ... keep reading

Written by Yale 360 last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Fuel, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business

Is This The Best Way To Increase Your Business Profit and Supercharge Your Brand?

With climate change getting harder to ignore many businesses are taking action, and while most find that reducing their carbon output is an excellent way to reduce their operating costs through improving efficiency, there’s another and often greater benefit to be gained by using carbon certification as a marketing ... keep reading

Written by David Thompson in February, about Branding, Corporate Citizenship, Education, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business

Action on Emissions Even More Needed Post Superstorm Sandy

Doctors say the Government’s plans to downsize New Zealand’s only tool to combat climate change puts our country’s health at risk. ‘We’ve all seen the frightening footage of the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy this week’, says Dr Rhys Jones from the NZ Climate and Health ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Carbon Trading, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Politics & Government, Weather

Australia's Long Awaited Price on Carbon Becomes Real

Australia finally got an operational carbon tax over the weekend and it joins other nations in putting a price on carbon emissions.  Primeminister Julia Gillard told the ABC's Insiders programme that Opposition leader Tony Abbott was bluffing when he repeatedly swore over recent days to make it his first ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in July 2012, about Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Trading, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business, Politics & Government (1 comment)

carboNZero Holdings Get Approval from Carbon Disclosure Project

 New Zealand based company carboNZero Holdings has announced its Certified Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme, CEMARS(TM) has been approved by the world’s largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting organisation, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The company has become one of only 17 global standards meeting CDP verification criteria ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in April 2012, about Climate Change, Emissions, greenhouse gas, Industry & Business (1 comment)

Court Challenge for Bathurst as the Battle to keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground Begins

The West Coast Environment Network has filed an appeal with the Environment Court challenging the recent resource consents awarded to Perth based listed company  Bathurst Resources. They want to mine up to two million tonnes of high-grade coal from the Denniston Plateau north of Westport. West Coast Environment Network have ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in September 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Carbon Sequestration, Chemicals, Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Environmental Disasters, ETS, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business (2 comments)

Pacific Island Communique Places Climate Change as Single Greatest Threat , but What Does it Do about it ?

Here's what they said about climate change in the communique from the Pacific Forum . I know there is a strange and wonderful language used in these documents , but it may be that its harder to understand than a doctors prescription.But this looks like recognition that the very existence ... keep reading

Written by Nicole C in September 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, greenhouse gas, Politics & Government, Water

New Zealand's Energy Strategy- Coal and Oil Here We Come

As China produced in March 2011 a five year plan that is arguably one of the most serious environmental plans on the planet for environmental remediation and with a massive move to clean technologies and to clean up their environment the year started with some real action on climate change ... keep reading

Written by Vicki B in August 2011, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Electric vehicles, Emissions, greenhouse gas (6 comments)

Environmentalists Say This New Coalmine is Crazy

  Coal Action Network Aotearoa has condemned the decision to grant resource consent for the 200 hectare mine on the Denniston Plateau, inland from Westport, saying New Zealand doesn't need to mine more coal.Consent has been given for a massive new open cast coal mine on conservation land on ... keep reading

Written by celsias in August 2011, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Air Quality, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Finance & Money, greenhouse gas, Health, Industry & Business, mining

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