White House creates climate job

A scientist from the University of Rhode Island will soon join the White House in a new position that targets the worldwide issue of climate change.

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Are the deserts getting greener? It has been assumed that global warming would cause an expansion of the world's deserts, but now some scientists are predicting a contrary scenario in which water and life slowly reclaim these arid places. [News Source]

Campaigners press for global ban on HFCs. Environmental campaigners are making the first moves this week to persuade governments to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, known as HFCs. [News Source]

Utilities scramble to meet power needs of electric cars. By some accounts, the next 10 years will see as many as 1.6 million electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles zipping around California, in what is shaping up to be the nation's e-car proving ground. But utilities are working feverishly to put infrastructure standards in place. [News Source]

Don’t blow our £100 billion on wind power. Instead of pouring money into renewable energy, we should invest in technology that will really tackle climate change. [News Source]

Was G8 more than hot air? Climate science has become much more certain in recent years, with a growing consensus that global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by between 2015 and 2020 to avoid the worst effects of warming. Yet such a level of action is next to impossible for governments to agree. [News Source]

Ecotowns and turbines are a political slap in the face of the landscape. The British government is to permit the desecration of upland and coastal Britain in the hope that this will shift the climatic balance of Planet Earth. [News Source]

‘Dead zones’ threaten oceans. When you look in the waters of coastal Georgia and you see an ocean seemingly teeming with life, it is difficult to comprehend that large sections of the world’s oceans are considered “dead zones.” [News Source]

Turn green words into green deeds. Clearly, the UK government recognises the need to promote low-carbon transport. But here's the rub: transport emissions are increasing because, on the ground, schemes that generate carbon are being given the go-ahead. [News Source]

Are the deserts getting greener? It has been assumed that global warming would cause an expansion of the world's deserts, but now some scientists are predicting a contrary scenario in which water and life slowly reclaim these arid places. [News Source]

Campaigners press for global ban on HFCs. Environmental campaigners are making the first moves this week to persuade governments to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, known as HFCs. [News Source]