Archive for May 2nd, 2008
Over 70 per cent of UK Voters Reject ‘Green’ Taxes
Posted by Paul, May 2nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 12
More than seven in 10 voters insist that they would not be willing to pay higher taxes in order to fund projects to combat climate change, according to a new poll released to coincide with the local elections.
The survey also reveals that most Britons believe “green” taxes on 4×4s, plastic bags and other consumer goods [...]
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Greenpeace Attempts Polar Bears Listing to Prevent Alaskan Oil Drilling
Posted by Paul, May 2nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 20
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.
The ruling is a victory for conservation groups that claim the Bush administration has delayed a polar bear decision to avoid addressing global warming and to [...]
3 Recent Climate Predictions Reported by the BBC
Posted by Paul, May 2nd, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 35
Writing in Science, Met Office researchers project that at least half of the years between 2009 and 2014 are likely to exceed existing records.
However, the Hadley Centre researchers said that the influence of natural climatic variations were likely to dampen the effects of emissions from human activities between now and 2009.
But over the decade as [...]