DOE Greenhouse Gas Data Expected in November
The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration is expected to release its annual report on greenhouse gas emissions in the last week or two of November 2007.
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States Have Major Differences in "Net Metering" Policies
"Net metering" for selling excess wind or solar energy to utilities shows great variability among states.
IPCC To Release Climate Change Synthesis Report Nov. 16
The final installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's "Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change" is expected to be released Nov. 16, 2007, during a Nov. 12-17 gathering in Valencia, Spain.
NOAA Launches New Drought Resource
Drought is a major local story for many news media. Weather extremes, including drought, are an integral part of the climate change dilemma.
Senate Committee Finishes Hearings, Plans Markup Start
After years of wrangling, and little significant action, federal legislative efforts addressing greenhouse gases and climate change are beginning to crystallize.
The Road to Bali-Treaty Talks Dec. 3-14
The Valencia science meeting is just a prologue to a meeting of diplomats from some 180 countries in Bali, Indonesia, to hammer out a new international agreement to control climate change. The current Kyoto Protocol, which was signed in 1997 and took effect in 2005, expires in 2012.
Report Distills Science for Legislative, Diplomatic Playoffs
As Congress members and international diplomats roll up their sleeves for serious efforts at action in coming months, a final "synthesis" report from the top U.N. climate science body will brief them this week.
SEJ To Offer More Resources for Reporters on Climate
In January of 2007, the Society of Environmental Journalists added a special section to its Web site to help reporters cover climate change - which seems to be shaping up as one of the biggest environmental stories of the next decade.
High-Efficiency Toilets Save Water, Energy: Breed Puns
Looking for a story with timely consumer appeal, audio/video fun, a climate change connection, and the opportunity to unleash your inner punster? Check out high-efficiency toilets (HETs), also known as "low-flow" or "dual-flush" toilets.
USFS Predicts Extensive Development Around Forests
National forests throughout the US are expected to be subject to substantial development pressure around their periphery in the next quarter century, according to a US Forest Service study announced Oct. 25, 2007.
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