Global Climate Change


USGS' 2011 Draft Budget Increases $21.6 M from 2010 Level

The U.S. Geological Survey says the increase is due to the agency's significant role in climate change monitoring and adaptation, energy, ecosystems, and other priorities.

EPA's 2011 Budget Proposal Slightly Less than 2010 Funding

Agency would apply funds to its core priorities of cleaning the air, land and water while growing the green economy and strengthening enforcement.

Breitener Energetica Replaces Heavy Fuel with Natural Gas

Amazon power project moves Brazil closer to emissions goal with plans to install cleaner burning gas engines.

MiserWare Gives Away Energy-saving Software

Company founders want to spread the impact of their technologies to reduce energy waste in personal use computers.

J. Michael Nicovich and Paul Wine, Georgia Tech researchers

3 Greenhouse Gas Reaction Rates Revealed in New Study

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are trying to establish the role of compounds that absorb infrared energy in global warming.

EDF Urges Academy to Build on Existing Bay Delta Decisions

The National Academy of Sciences should limit itself to the science of the conservation plan and the environmental needs of the Bay Delta, according to the Environmental Defense Fund.

Feb. 12 Summit Offers Help in Planning for Carbon Laws

Congressman Edward Markey will discuss the future of the low-carbon economy at the Boston venue.



Acre Templar Ruins

Israel's Sea Level Changes Nothing New, Study Says

An assessment of hundreds and thousands of years shows that what seems an irregular phenomenon today is in fact nothing new, explained Dorit Sivan.

Utility Company to Pay $500 Million to Resolve Pollution Violations

“Today’s settlement sets the most stringent limit for sulfur dioxide emissions ever imposed on a coal-fired power plant in a federal settlement,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

WRF Accepting RFPs on Climate, Water Quality, Operations

Water Research Foundation is still seeking requests for proposals on drinking water research related to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, water quality, and operational issues.

Agency Reports Green Power Commitments Up by 1.5-B kWh

Intel and Kohl's still hold top two spots for green power usage within the EPA partnership.

Smart Grid Success Depends on Engagement

GridWise Alliance president says it will take consumers, businesses, factories, and government to ensure that the smart grid lives up to our expectations.

UW, Corps Engineers Test Dam Management for Climate Change

The study simulated climate change to develop better flood management plans for existing water systems.

Senators Offer Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Endangerment Actions

Murkowski and 38 other lawmakers think climate policy should be hammered out in Congress, not by EPA.

Semi-Arid Forest's Energy Budget Has Significant Heat Reserves

Forests remain important climate stabilizers, but there are tradeoffs, such as those between carbon sequestration and surface radiation budgets, that policymakers need to consider when predicting the future.

LMI to Help Feds Set GHG Reduction Targets

Under a DOE contract, LMI will support the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) in implementing an order that requires federal agencies to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and increase energy efficiency.

28 Glass and Portland Cement Plants Must Upgrade Emission Control

15 Saint Gobain Containers facilities and 13 Lafarge Company plants are the subject of a settlement under the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements, which will cost them millions of dollars.

Companies, Landowners Partner to Create Carbon Offsets from Forest

CE2 Carbon Capital and Dogwood Carbon Solutions' ‘Red Fern’ project to help private landowners monetize and conserve forestry assets.

Your Comments

This week, EPonline visitors had a lot to say about climate change related to the American Farm Bureau's position and a National Center for Policy Analysis report on nuclear power. Here's a sampling of the eight climate change comments posted so far: