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European Union Associates Itself With Copenhagen Accord and Submits Emissions Reduction Target

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a letter to the UN Climate Change  Convention Secretariat, the European Union and its member states today confirmed  their willingness to be associated with the Copenhagen Accord negotiated du…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

President Obama Should Appoint Independent Panel to Evaluate Climate Change-National Security Link in Wake of Climate Science Scandals, Former Commander of Pacific Fleet Says in Open Letter

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ahead of the State of the Union address and in the wake of recent and ongoing climate science scandals, President Obama should appoint an independent panel of experts to evaluate the purported climate chan…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Climate control supporters focus on job creation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The four-letter word that will dominate President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Wednesday — jobs — could be the savior for faltering climate control legislation, or at least that’s environmentalists’ latest hope….

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

DayStar Technologies, Inc. Receives NASDAQ Staff Determination Letter Relating to Annual Shareholder Meeting

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer of solar photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin-film deposition technology announced today that on January 22, 2010 it received a NASDAQ Sta…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Letters: The Ramblers is a broad church

Chris Hall’s letter questions whether the Ramblers is “on the frontline in getting the paths and countryside open” (Forget Twitter – ramblers need a grown-up campaign for access, 23 January). It neglects to mention that the charity recently (two months ago) achieved one of the biggest campaigning victories in its history: securing a continual walking [...]

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Letter: Let them eat cake – as long as it’s low-fat

Food products such as cakes, biscuits and pastries are not necessarily “obvious” contributors to saturated fat intake (Know your fats, G2, 19 January). In fact, several members of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), which represents the manufacturers of many of Britain’s best-loved brands, no longer use animal fats in their products except where they [...]

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

EU to stick with lower climate offer to U.N

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will stick with its lowest offer for cutting carbon emissions under a U.N. climate accord, fulfilling the wishes of industry, a draft letter shows.

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Over 80 U.S. Companies Call on President Obama & Congress To Enact Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ — More than 80 leading CEOs from U.S. businesses, including Exelon, Virgin America, NRG Energy, eBay and PG&E, sent a letter to President Obama and members of Congress today calling on them to move quickly to enact…

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |