The United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism program could grant carbon credits today to a Mexican garbage incineration project deemed illegal by local authorities, a study by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives has said.
Superstorm Sandy was a dramatic preview of what cities on the Eastern Seaboard might expect as climate change intensifies, but 12 small, indigenous communities on Alaska's coast provide the most extreme example of how global warming can wreak havoc. Flooding, building collapses due to erosion and severe water pollution are only some of the many problems that have troubled these villages.
The Army Corps of Engineers yesterday said it would not conduct an areawide or cumulative review of various coal export terminal proposals in Oregon and Washington state. (Greenwire, )
The Bureau of Land Management's plan to route a transmission line from New Mexico to Arizona and through a pristine valley renowned for its biological diversity has sparked an intense debate. (E&ENews PM, )
The Great Barrier Reef will receive a threatened ecosystem designation next year if the Australian government doesn't take steps to protect it, the U.N. World Heritage Committee ruled. (Greenwire, )
Can ‘Bambi’ save homes in a burning forest? (ClimateWire, )
Senate leaders on climate change said yesterday they don't know what President Obama plans to announce on the issue next month. (E&ENews PM, )
Officials suspect the massive fire that devastated part of Colorado last week was man-made and have been sifting through debris. (Greenwire, )
