Archives for October 31, 2007

Britain faces the prospect of power shortages and soaring prices this winter after the National Grid warned of a shortfall in electricity-generating capacity yesterday. The alert coincides with a surge in gas prices, which are now 40% higher than in … [Read more...] about UK Hoping for a Mild Winter

Japan needs to implement measures to lower greenhouse gas emissions and avoid a bill of as much as 1.2 trillion yen ($10.5 billion) to buy carbon credits in global markets, a government report says. Bloomberg: Japan Needs Measures to Avert $10.5 … [Read more...] about Japan’s $10.5 Billion Carbon Credit Bill

MORE Australians will die from heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases as the planet heats up, a study has found. Instances of obesity, food poisoning, and mosquito-borne diseases such as the deadly Ross River fever are also likely to rise … [Read more...] about More Australian Junk Science

IT came direct from Kevin Rudd's mouth: the Labor Party cannot commit to ratify a post-2012 second Kyoto period unless Australia's conditions are met. Having spent 10 years of worship at the symbolic altar of Kyoto, Labor is suddenly selling a very … [Read more...] about News Round Up of Labor’s Shifting Kyoto Position