Greenhouse Gases

California Bans Power-Hungry TVs: Critics Blast Regulation

By By Jacqueline Emigh| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… ever clamp down on TV set sales in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, not everyone is excited about the ..... be like taking 500,000 cars off its roads by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million metric tons a year. (PC World …

Story|11/19/2009

Car Rentals Go Green

By By Julie Moline| WomenEntrepreneur.com| Personal Finance

… For every 1,000 standard rental cars Hertz has replaced with the Prius, the company says it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3,000 tons per year. Green Collection cars are available at more than 50 domestic airport locations …

Story|11/17/2009

IEA: Global Energy Use to Rise Fast if No CO2 Deal

Reuters| Markets

… costs and greenhouse gases unless a ..... reached to curb carbon dioxide emissions , the International ..... to limit greenhouse gases , the IEA ..... billion to cut carbon emissions for each ..... concentration of greenhouse gas emissions …

Story|11/10/2009

Sen. Baucus Cites Concerns With Climate Legislation

Reuters| Markets

… the depth of the mid-term reduction target in the bill and the lack of preemption of Clean Act authority to regulate greenhouse gases ," Baucus said during a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Baucus chairs the powerful Senate …

Story|10/27/2009

The Global Warming Church vs. SuperFreakonomics, Part III « John Stossel

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… Reducing carbon emissions is not a great way ..... even if we cut carbon emissions today, the Earth ..... and (2) reducing carbon emissions is expensive, with a price ..... cows are adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere …

Blog|10/27/2009

The Global Warming Church vs. SuperFreakonomics, Part II « John Stossel

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… Yep, there is some science out there. CO2 is not a major greenhouse gas . If you look at Qwest Field in Seattle and all 72,000 ..... 90% of the molecules in the atmosphere are not "toxic greenhouse gases ", but is water vapor. Yep, water. That doesn't help …

Blog|10/21/2009

Chamber of Commerce Victim of Climate 'Hoax'

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… way to ensure American innovation, create jobs, and make sure the U.S. and the world are on track to reduce global carbon emissions , and to provide for the needs of the American business community for generations to come." Reuters quickly reported …

Story|10/19/2009

Sustainability Increases Stockholder Value

Entrepreneur.com| Personal Finance

… affect its profitability. For example, if carbon emission pricing is legislated by Congress, Exxons industry-high carbon emissions could dramatically increase Exxons operating costs. The HIP 100 approach has outperformed the S&P 100 benchmark by more …

Story|10/14/2009

Duke, FPL Vow To Electrify Fleet Vehicles

By Steve Gelsi| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

… 600 million for manufacturers who can produce viable plug-in vehicles. "The conversion has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 125,000 metric tons over the next 10 years," the companies said, after revealing the goal at …

Story|09/24/2009

Obama Backs Greenhouse-Emission Curbs in UN Speech

By Rich Edson| FOXBusiness| Markets

… their countries’ carbon emissions to avoid an “irreversible ..... position behind curbs on carbon emissions , but his key climate change ..... of cutting U.S. carbon emissions to 17% below current levels ..... largest emitters of greenhouse gas pollution act together …

Story|09/22/2009