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Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.
Health care, a giant in the U.S. economy, may be a gentle giant when it comes to greenhouse gases.
President Barack Obama wants the federal government to set the example when it comes to global warming.
Despite industry objections and threats of lawsuits, California air regulators on Friday approved the nation's first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and other polluting industries.
The federal government wants to require companies for the first time to disclose the amount of greenhouse gases they're releasing into the atmosphere.
California air regulators on Thursday broadened their reach into Silicon Valley, implementing rules intended to cut greenhouse gas emissions from semiconductor plants.
President Barack Obama took two steps Monday to launch what he called a "steady, focused, pragmatic" pursuit of energy independence:
President Barack Obama opened an ambitious, double-barreled assault on global warming and U.S. energy woes Monday, moving quickly toward rules requiring cleaner-running cars that guzzle less gas — a must, he said, for "our security, our economy and our planet."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't waiting to press the Obama administration on one of California's top priorities — regulating greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles.
California on Thursday adopted the nation's most sweeping plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, issuing rules that could transform everything from the way factories operate to the appliances people buy and the fuel they put in their cars.
Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere have reached new record highs and show no sign of leveling off, the U.N. weather agency said Tuesday.
Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases — one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology — are on the rise, too. And that's got scientists concerned about accelerated global warming.
The European Union's 15 original member nations are on target to meet Kyoto treaty commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the bloc's environment agency said Thursday.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Tuesday that attempts to ease greenhouse gas emissions by giving priority to transportation projects that limit commutes and curb urban sprawl.
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next 12 years ultimately will benefit California's economy and save its residents money, according to a report released Wednesday by state air regulators.
President Bush asserted executive privilege Friday to withhold documents from a congressional investigation into whether he pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to weaken decisions on smog and greenhouse gases.
Officials say Norway's greenhouse gas emissions rose nearly 3 percent to record levels last year.
Major greenhouse gases in the air are accumulating faster than in the past despite efforts to curtail their growth.
Officials of 18 states are taking the EPA back to court to try to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush administration for inaction on global warming.
A House committee chairman issued a subpoena Thursday to force the Environmental Protection Agency to turn over 196 internal documents about its decision to deny California permission to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency refused to say Wednesday whether the White House sought to influence his decision denying California a waiver needed to implement a tailpipe emissions-reduction law.
Some high-ranking career staffers concerned about the reputation of the Environmental Protection Agency believed that Administrator Stephen Johnson would have to consider resigning if he turned down California's request to reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, newly released documents show.
The Bush administration's top environmental regulator faced off Thursday against Democratic senators who took turns denouncing him for blocking tailpipe emission cuts in California and more than a dozen other states.
Invoking executive privilege, the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday refused to provide lawmakers with a full explanation of why it rejected California's greenhouse gas regulations.
A panel of outraged state and environmental leaders met Thursday to examine why the federal government won't let California and 16 other states regulate emissions from cars, trucks and SUVs.
The methane makers The man behind one of the most influential reports on climate change, Lord Stern, has highlighted the impact meat production has on greenhouse gas emissions. Part of it comes through methane made by the animals as they digest food. So which farm animals expel the most methane?
Ever vigilant and at the ready for nubile violaters radiating unseen pheromone emissions, Obama zeros in on a potential Hot Zone that may need an official government inquiry
Grains of Sand Reveal Possible Fifth State of Matter | Wired Science | Wired.comgrains of sand present with possible 5th state of matter
From Soviet underground to Jerusalem hi-tech"Gershon Levitsky has a reputation of being an outstanding physicist, dealing with the complex secrets and dynamics of gases while developing optimal consumables at a hi-tech company in Jerusalem - but who would have ever imagined that this soft-spoken man had such a fiery and se …
China�s Big Dry :: The China Blog - TIME.comThe Chinese history is a history of battling with water, especially the battle to tame the fierce Yellow River. Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people would perish each time when the angry river overflowed, destroying vast area of crops.
Global Warming May Become the Instigator of World War Global warming is the cause of a number of damaging effects to the earth and its inhabitants, such as climate change, glacier retreat, rising sea levels, and now we may have a new threat on the horizon... world war!
Malibu's vanishing Broad Beach a sign of rising sea levels, experts sayBroad Beach has long been a scenic backdrop to Malibu's public access wars. The tranquil rhythm of surf has been routinely shattered by security guards and sheriff's deputies bouncing beachgoers who spread towels on the confusing mosaic of public and private sand.
Family Shows New Caylee PicturesORLANDO, Fla. -- New pictures of Caylee Anthony, who has been missing since mid-June, were released by her grandparents at a prayer vigil Sunday night.
Eat kangaroo to 'save the planet'Switching from beef to kangaroo burgers could significantly help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says an Australian scientist.
Slipstream - Nature Gave Him a Blueprint, but Not Overnight Success WHAT if someone invented a better mousetrap and the world yawned?
We should start eating insects. Insects have a much lower environmental burden, while their nutritional value measures up to chicken or beef.While the world population is growing and our global wealth is advancing, meat consumption is rising dramatically. Currently, 70 percent of farmland is being used for meat production. If this trend continues, it will prove unsustainable.
EU seeks deal on emissions curbsEU environment ministers are meeting in Brussels to try to agree on cutting greenhouse emissions by at least 20% from 1990 levels by 2020. The proposals, outlined by the European Commission in January, are seen as a key measure to curb climate change.
The 100-Year Forecast: More Extreme WeatherThe recent spate of heat waves and heavy rain and snow storms afflicting certain parts of the globe could become more widespread by the end of the century, scientists say.
Winds trigger increases in ozone destroying gases in upper stratosphere"A surprising new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates winds circling high above the far Northern Hemisphere have a much greater impact on upper stratospheric ozone levels than scientists had thought.
EU agrees to cut greenhouse gases from shoes, carsEuropean Union lawmakers and governments have agreed on rules that would clamp down on environmentally harmful fluorinated gases that are found in a range of products including cars, appliances and shoes.
U.S. to attend Asia-Pacific climate talks"Producers of half the world's "greenhouse" gases are angling for more private investment to create cleaner energy technologies and help slow global warming."
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