In a blow to the auto industry, US Judge William K. Sessions III ruled Sept. 12 that the state of Vermont can set limits on car emissions that contribute to global warming, rejecting arguments that only the federal government can… Read moreStates’ rights and global warming
Decades of negotiations between Ottawa and the Cree First Nation of northern Quebec ended July 16 with the unveiling of a $1.4-billion agreement to settle outstanding lawsuits and finally enact a 1975 treaty that stalled shortly after it was signed…. Read moreCanada reaches sovereignty deal with Cree nation
Boy does this sum up everything which is wrong with the USA. Apart from the charming touch of cops brutalizing a woman old enough to be their grandma, is the absurdity of mandatory water-profligance in the middle of a desert…. Read morePolice brutalize elderly woman for conserving water
WW4 REPORT has received the following letter from David Ridenour, vice president of the National Center for Public Policy Research (link added): You may wish to remove the article, “The Gas-Guzzling Lobby Stops Time” from your site, as it is… Read moreGas-Guzzler Lobby strikes back
Twenty-one protesters who were arrested at an anti-trade protest in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 15 were released on the 18th on conditions that they do not return to the protest lines. Authorities said they faced a variety of charges, including… Read moreGlobophobes rock Halifax
From the AP, June 19: VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Tuesday issued a “Ten Commandments” for motorists to keep them on the road to salvation, warning drivers against the sins of road rage, abuse of alcohol or even simple… Read moreVatican issues new Ten Commandments —for motorists
From ZNet, June 12—George Monbiot‘s latest in his series of exchanges with Alexander Cockburn over the question of global warming: The Conspiracy Widens So at last, and after only seven requests, we have some references. And, to no gasps of… Read moreAlexander Cockburn embraces climate change “conspiracy theory”
The EU’s carbon trading scheme has increased electricity bills, given a windfall to power companies and failed to cut greenhouse gases, according to an investigation by BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program. According to the consumer watchdog Energywatch, after… Read moreBBC: carbon trading a scam
New satellite analysis shows that at least once in the past several years, masses of unusually warm air—up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit—pushed to within 300 miles of the South Pole, melting surface snow across an expanse the size of California…. Read moreSatellites detect interior Antarctic melt zone
George Monbiot writes on ZNet, May 12: Request for Climate References People who deny that manmade climate change is taking place have this in common: they do not answer their critics. They make what they say are definitive refutations of… Read moreAlex Cockburn denies climate change; George Monbiot drops gauntlet
Federal regulators have fined the operators of New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant $130,000 for failure to meet an April 15 deadline to install a new emergency siren system for the 10-mile evacuation zone around the plant. Officials from… Read moreNew York’s Indian Point nuke plant fined $130K
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 April 2 that global warming is real, and that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts lost valuable shoreline because of its effects. Writing for the majority in Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice John Paul Stevens… Read moreSupreme Court: global warming exists
