Calif. bans high-emission paint thinners, aerosols in attempt to lessen smog, improve healthSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators approved strict regulations Thursday for aerosol air fresheners, paint thinners and solvents as a way to lessen smog-forming emissions and reduce a health threat. If every country cuts greenhouse gases as currently planned, Earth still gets 6 degrees hotterWASHINGTON — A United Nations update says Earth’s temperature is likely to jump nearly 6 more degrees by 2100 even if every country cuts greenhouse gas emissions as planned. World leaders seek global solutions to confront multiple crisesUNITED NATIONS — Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls. On eve of G20 economic summit, nations spar over key issues, US warns about complacencyPITTSBURGH — On the eve of a summit of the world’s 20 top economies, the Obama administration pressed leaders on Wednesday to overcome differences and work together more closely in confronting thorny financial and environmental problems. Gore urges Clinton Global Initiative attendees to contact US senators on climate issuesNEW YORK — Former Vice President Al Gore told attendees Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative to reach out to U.S. senators and urge them to pass climate change legislation, saying it was the “crucial step” in solving the climate crisis. Obama to UN: Time for difficult work on climate change is at hand, global cooperation a mustUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama has implored world leaders to confront climate change, saying there can be no peace without cooperative work to preserve the planet. UN chief challenges world leaders to change on nukes, climate, povertyUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon challenged world leaders on Wednesday to cleanse the globe of nuclear weapons, tackle the threat of catastrohic climate change and combat growing poverty from the global financial crisis. Obama’s speech on climate change receives praise from unlikely source _ Fidel CastroHAVANA — Barack Obama’s call for action on climate change and his admission that rich nations have a particular responsibility to lead has received strong praise from an unusual source — U.S. nemesis Fidel Castro. Warming ocean melts Greenland glaciers, alters marine ecosystemsSERMILIK FJORD, Greenland — With whale fins splashing in the distance, Ruth Curry hauls up her catch from the blustery deck of an icebreaker. Obama tells world audience that fixing problems not just ‘America’s endeavor’UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama challenged world leaders Wednesday to shoulder more of the globe’s critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America but sternly warning they can no longer castigate the U.S. as a go-it-alone bully while still demanding it cure all ills. President proposes phasing out billions in subsidies for fuel causing global warmingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on the world to end massive government subsidies that encourage the use of fossil fuels blamed for global warming. World leaders turn from climate change to terrorism, nukes and povertyUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is challenging the world’s nations to unite to free the world of nuclear weapons and tackle the growing poverty resulting from the global financial crisis. Analysis: Time growing short for ’seizing historic opportunity’ and climate deal in DecemberUNITED NATIONS — The man from the middle of the Indian Ocean, from one of the tiniest of nations, told his fellow presidents he knew “you are not really listening.” BP Exploration pays $1.7 million to settle Alaska spill containment violationsANCHORAGE, Alaska — An oil field review starting with a state inspector questioning the size of spill containment facilities on Alaska’s North Slope has resulted in a hefty civil payment for a subsidiary of BP PLC. Whitman says Calif. needs smaller government, more private-sector jobs to reclaim its promiseSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman officially launched her bid for governor of California on Tuesday, sketching out her ideas to return the state to a time when “California had its act together,” but providing few details about how she would do it. Obama, China vow action on climate change even as prospects dim for treaty by year’s endUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. Stern-faced Obama tells Israeli, Palestinian leaders they must do more to revive peace talksNEW YORK — Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama sternly prodded Israeli and Palestinian leaders to relaunch Mideast peace negotiations Tuesday, grasping a newly personal role in their historic standoff. He won an awkward, stone-faced handshake but no other apparent progress beyond a promise to talk about more talks. Judge orders feds to take closer look at beets genetically engineered to resist weed killerGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A federal judge overturned government approval of a variety of sugar beet genetically engineered to resist a popular weed killer produced by agricultural giant Monsanto, according to a ruling released Tuesday. BP Exploration agrees to pay $1.7 million to settle Alaska North Slope spill violationsANCHORAGE, Alaska — BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. has paid the state more than $1.7 million in civil penalties for failing to provide adequate facilities to contain oil spills on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said Tuesday. Analysis: Despite UN summit push, road to climate deal may extend past December and CopenhagenUNITED NATIONS — It happened in Rio, in 1992: The world officially woke up to the fact it was getting warmer outside. Seventeen years later in New York, the U.N. gathered presidents and premiers to talk about serious steps to turn down the heat. But the political climate may still be too cool for conclusive action. Obama: Israeli, Palestinian leaders must do more to make peace talks possibleNEW YORK — Pressing for elusive Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Israeli and Palestinians leaders to do more, saying it was time to “find a way forward.” It was the president’s most direct engagement yet on a problem that has vexed leaders for years. Japanese PM pledges deep greenhouse cuts, money for poorer countriesUNITED NATIONS — Japan’s new prime minister is pledging a deep cut in greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. Obama: US understands gravity of warming planet and is ‘determined to act’UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared that the United States is a serious partner in combating global warming, telling world peers “we are determined to act.” Obama tells UN summit: Clean-planet polices can’t be sacrificed on alter of economic growthUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama says the United States was slow to recognize the magnitude of climate change, but that Washington is moving swiftly to catch up. Obama plays Diplomatically in Israeli Palestinian Meeting and China Talks
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Smithsonian centers will focus on climate change, the universe; museum looks to raise fundsWASHINGTON — New centers at The Smithsonian Institution will focus on exploring the universe and climate change on Earth, world cultures and the American experience under a new plan approved Monday. AP Interview: UN climate chief says China poised to take lead on global warmingUNITED NATIONS — China’s ambition to grow quickly but cleanly soon may vault it to “front-runner” status — far ahead of the United States — in taking on global warming, the U.N. climate chief said Monday. Fake NY Post draws attention to global warming 1 day before UN summitNEW YORK — A day before a U.N. summit on climate change, an activist prankster group distributed copies of a fake newspaper mimicking the New York Post to draw attention to global warming. Citing climate change, federal judge says grizzlies still threatenedBILLINGS, Mont. — Facing the combined pressures of climate change, hunters and lax protections, 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are going back on the threatened species list under a federal court order issued Monday. |
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