Monthly Archives: October 2008
California Air Regulators Target Big-Rig Pollution
California’s Air Resources board released draft rules on Friday aimed at curbing pollution from the more than 1 million trucks that shuttle goods along state roads. The air board will vote Dec. 11 on whether to adopt two rules, which would...
Bob Metcalfe Cheers Global Warming Bubble
Self-described “Internet tycoon” and venture capitalist Bob Metcalfe said that the world can solve global warming by transferring Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship to the plodding energy field.
Metcalfe on Monday reprised his...
Water, Pollution Limits OK’d for Plant
The company planning to build a gas-fired power plant in Waldorf has reached an agreement with state regulators, clearing the way for final approval by the state’s Public Service Commission.
Competitive Power Ventures announced Monday...
Global Warming Affecting Seabird Population
The sudden decline in the population of seabirds on the Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters is being viewed as the result of global warming, a new research has revealed.
Tens of thousands of seabirds were unable to breed due to warmer...
Global Warming Sending Tropical Species Uphill: Study
Global warming is driving tropical plant and animal species to higher altitudes, potentially leaving lowland rainforest with nothing to take their place, ecologists argue in this week’s issue of Science.
In a rare study on the impact...
Palin on global warming
Here at RealClimate we understandably have an intense interest in the positions of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates regarding global warming and carbon emissions. What the stance bodes for future action on climate change is...
Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Appendicitis
Could there be a link between high levels of air pollution and the risk of appendicitis? New research presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando, suggests a novel connection.
“Adult...
Cattle Burping Can Lead to Global Warming
That cattle herd sitting in the middle of the road, contently chewing away as you honk, is not just traffic nuisance. Research has revealed that cattle belching is speeding up global warming as well!Methane, which ruminating animals like cattle...