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Report: carbon tariffs could bring manufacturing jobs back from China
Via Greenwire (sub rqd), a new report from Canada-based investment bank CIBC shows that if the U.S. passes domestic carbon caps, and China doesn’t, and the U.S. responds with "carbon tariffs," it could spark a return of manufacturing jobs: The report finds that a carbon tariff, combined with triple-digit oil prices, “could reverse the migration […]
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A Nobelist speaks
This talk (about 85 min) by Prof. Steven Schneider (of the IPCC) is titled "Climate Change: Is the Science Settled Enough for Action?" That turned out to be a bit of a trick -- the talk is actually more of an exploration of what "settled enough" would mean, and why we need to be acting.
It's a little slow in spots, but it picks up towards the end, and he really shines during the Q&A. There's something in here for almost all the regular Gristies who post or comment about the subject, and an interesting response on the "mitigation vs. adaptation" question.
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Friday music blogging: The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an indie band that’s gained a bit of a cult following over the last few years for their swampy lo-fi blues — like the White Stripes with less polish. On April 1 they’re releasing Attack & Release, which I think is going to be a breakthrough for them. It’s more varied […]
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A roundup of news snippets
• On Saturday at 8:00 p.m., cities and businesses around the world will turn off their lights for Earth Hour. • Canada’s annual seal hunt kicked off today. • Today is also the 29th anniversary of the meltdown at Three Mile Island. • The U.S. EPA will reopen five closed libraries this fall. • Parkinson’s […]
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Wolf recovery chief Ed Bangs talks about the species’ delisting
The gray wolf population in the northern Rocky Mountains is being dropped from the federal endangered species list on Friday, and on Thursday I just happened to run smack into Ed Bangs, the wolf recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Such is life at the Aspen Environment Forum.) Bangs oversaw the celebrated […]
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A roundup of news snippets
• Chemical manufacturer Dupont is being sued for noncompliance with pollution laws. • New England is not on track to meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets, says a report. • Denmark is building 20,000 electric car recharging stations. • Paying bills online saves 24 square feet of forest a year, says a new study.
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New online game illustrates the impacts of overfishing
Following in the footsteps of other web-based enviro games such as Whale's Revenge, Planet Green, and, uh, Catstration (okay, maybe that one is a stretch) comes Ocean Survivor. The game has no relation to a certain CBS reality show; players swim through the sea as a bluefin tuna and avoid obstacles like death-by-bottom-trawler:
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Feds to consider endangered-species protections for four species of Arctic seals
Photo: noaa.gov The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it’s considering whether to list four species of Arctic seals under the Endangered Species Act due in part to climate change. The Center for Biological Diversity, a species-advocacy group, petitioned the agency last year to consider protecting ribbon seals due to disappearing sea ice and other […]
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Bush admin appeals ruling on mercury cap-and-trade plan
The Bush administration has appealed a court ruling that struck down the U.S. EPA’s controversial mercury cap-and-trade plan. The earlier ruling by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found the EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it enacted the mercury rule in 2005. The cap-and-trade system allowed dirtier power plants […]
