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Climate Change Group to Preserve and Protect the Environment

Sullivan + Worcester LLP announced today that it has formed a Climate Change Group to address a variety of business, legal and risk-management issues arising from the global need to preserve and protect the environment.

27 May 2008

Spectra Energy Plans to Pursue Large-Scale Carbon Capture and Storage Project in BC

Spectra Energy today announced plans to pursue a large-scale integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) project near its existing Fort Nelson natural gas plant in northeast British Columbia (BC).

26 May 2008

Ecosystem Monitored via SES NEW SKIES Satellite Links

SES NEW SKIES, an SES company announces that the company has renewed its support - through the provision of optimal satellite capacity - of The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters.

26 May 2008

20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a ground-breaking report concluding that using wind power to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity is achievable -- without any new technological breakthroughs.

23 May 2008

Program Assists With Development of Emission Inventories and Action Plans

To help local governments play a role in combating climate change, the commonwealth is making $300,000 available through a new grant program so municipalities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve energy, and lower operating expenses.

22 May 2008

Report Detailing Strategy and Actions to Reduce Environmental Footprint

The Boeing Company today released its 2008 Environment Report, detailing its performance, strategy and actions to reduce its environmental footprint and lead the aerospace industry with environmentally progressive products and services.

22 May 2008

Rise of Emission Trading Brings Contentious Issues

Emissions trading is seen by many governments and commentators as a major means of controlling global warming but it involves worrying assumptions on enforceability and potentially serious implications for development.

22 May 2008

Deep Carbon Determine Fate of Earth's Atmosphere

Carbon buried in the Earth could ultimately determine the fate of our planet's atmosphere. So concluded a pioneering meeting last week about the Earth's long-neglected "deep" carbon cycle.

21 May 2008

Plant-Eating Animals Struggling as a Result of Climate Change

Plant-eating animals in highly seasonal environments, such as the Arctic, are struggling to locate nutritious food as a result of climate change, according to research that will be published in the 21 May 2008 online edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

21 May 2008