Topic: Global Climate Change
Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds
AP News
Climate change threatens US migratory bird populations, Interior Department report saysGlobal climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar joined scientists and conservation organizers ...
White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions
Reuters Environmental Online Report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department sent the ...
Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget
AP News
Conference on fighting deforestation boosts morale, budget after morose climate change talksA conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added $1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests — a key defense against global warming. Three months after ...
Progress seen on forest scheme, Germany to join
AFP Global Edition
Around 60 countries pushed ahead on Thursday with a multi-billion-dollar scheme to reduce climate-changing emissions from deforestation, to which Germany added its support, British minister Joan Ruddock said on Thursday. "There was a tremendous mood of determination to get things done. I regard this as quite a breakthrough, actually," Ruddock ...
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