Read more environment stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/104/environment.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:52:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74270/carbon-tax-foes-must-think-the-end-is-nigh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOpponents of cap-and-trade legislation must believe that a massive plague will wipe out 2.5 billion people sometime between now and 2050. Otherwise, their stance makes no sense, writes Thomas Friedman of the New York Times . Even if you don’t believe climate change is real—and Friedman does—you can’t...http://www.newser.com/story/74270/carbon-tax-foes-must-think-the-end-is-nigh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 8:25:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAl Gore is going to become the world's first "carbon billionaire" thanks to investments in firms that will profit from policies he advocates, his critics say. The ex-VP is a partner in a venture capital firm that stands to make huge profits from investments in green technology, causing accusations of...http://www.newser.com/story/73150/critics-lash-gores-green-profiteering.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:54:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dog has about the same impact on the planet as an SUV, according to a study out of New Zealand. The authors of Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living claim the environmental footprint of a Toyota Land Cruiser is smaller than the ecological impact...http://www.newser.com/story/73140/in-eco-terms-dog-hummer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe climate change bill up for Senate committee debate tomorrow doesn't stand a chance unless its Democratic backers can sweet talk some of their GOP colleagues, the Washington Post reports. The legislation focuses on a cap-and-trade system where companies could buy and sell emissions permits as needed. But Republican support...http://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:28:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72631/pets-carbon-pawprint-cause-for-alarm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget the gas guzzler—it's Fluffy and Fido who are delivering a carbon blow to the global environment. That's the odd warning from a pair of New Zealand professors who claim the carbon pawprint of a large dog delivers twice the impact of a Toyota Land Cruiser driven 6,000...http://www.newser.com/story/72631/pets-carbon-pawprint-cause-for-alarm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 3:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72603/go-green-move-to-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVermont has been hailed as the greenest place in America but its residents need to look to Manhattan for some real low-impact living, argues David Owen. Vermonters might feel green with all that countryside around, but they lack the public transport and low energy use that makes New York City...http://www.newser.com/story/72603/go-green-move-to-ny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 2:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72417/biofuel-laws-make-no-sense-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBiofuel laws around the world actually encourage harming the environment, prominent scientists argue in the latest issue of Science . Under the Kyoto Treaty, in laws throughout Europe, and in the bill that passed the US House, biofuels count as carbon-neutral, on the theory that the plants the fuel is made...http://www.newser.com/story/72417/biofuel-laws-make-no-sense-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 10:18:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72207/coal-harms-the-planet-and-owns-the-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the world turns to Copenhagen this December, the US, which never ratified the Kyoto Protocol, may once again fail to sign up to save the world from serious climate change. Ideology plays a part, Jeffrey Sachs notes, as many Republican senators are "intent on derailing any Obama initiative." But...http://www.newser.com/story/72207/coal-harms-the-planet-and-owns-the-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 8:32:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71978/5-years-until-climate-disaster-warns-wwf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDisastrous climate change is inevitable unless the world begins cutting carbon emissions within the next five years, the World Wildlife Fund warns in a new report. Ahead of December's clutch Copenhagen summit, meant to forge a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the fund repeats that global temperature rises could stay...http://www.newser.com/story/71978/5-years-until-climate-disaster-warns-wwf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 5:46:00 CDT