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Environmental issues get unprecedented focus.
Gone are the days when Al Gore was the lone political voice talking about global warming and alternative energy. Not only have Gore's fellow Democrats detailed positions on the issue, but Republicans have begun to find their voices as well. Des Moines Register, Iowa. 31 December 2007.
2007 was year global warming took center stage.
Global warming also played a big role in local politics and policy debates, and local scientists' voices were clearly heard. San Diego North County Times, California. 31 December 2007.
'Green fatigue' leads to fear of backlash over climate change.
British people are now convinced about the dangers of global warming but are either baffled about how to stop it or are ignoring the issue. London Observer, United Kingdom. 31 December 2007.
Great Lakes record lows.
The Great Lakes are hitting new record low water levels, opening debate about whether this is just part of the historic ups and downs of the Great Lakes, or if it's the effects of global warming. Environment Report. 31 December 2007.
A greener Oregon landscape in 2008.
Oregon enters 2008 with the broadest lineup of new environmental and clean-energy laws in decades. Not since the early 1970s has the state put such environmental -- or in the new-green lexicon "sustainability" -- ambitions on the books. Portland Oregonian, Oregon. 31 December 2007.
Coal-to-chemicals projects boom in China.
For years China has been a magnet for the chemicals industry, thanks to its cheap production costs and growing market. It also has lots of coal to use as raw material in chemical production. Wall Street Journal. 31 December 2007.
Don't expect climate impact.
Norwegians are unconvinced that global climate change will have an effect on their daily life in the coming year. Aftenposten, Norway. 31 December 2007.
UK to get ready for cold lang syne.
Temperatures will plunge to -17C in one of the harshest winters for a hundred years, forecasters warned last night. The news comes after 2007 was revealed to be the second hottest year of all time. London Daily Star, England. 31 December 2007.
Global warming would eliminate Dominican tourism by 2050.
Global warming will eliminate tourism in the Dominican Republic by 2050 under business-as-usual. Santo Domingo Dominican Today, Dominican Republic. 31 December 2007.
Getting credit for climate change.
Brighter Planet is a company aimed at bringing economics to bear on environmental problems. Burlington Free Press, Vermont. 31 December 2007.
Clean coal to use more water?
Government researchers say more water will be needed for power plants in the future. Environment Report. 31 December 2007.
Bahrain running up big green debt.
Bahrain's current generation is running up an unsustainable ecological debt that future generations will inherit, according to an environmental protection official. Manama Gulf Daily News, Bahrain. 31 December 2007.
Ethanol debate rages over corn crops.
A broad energy law signed by President Bush this month requires a major increase in corn-based ethanol and other biofuels to combat global warming and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. But it won't come without a cost. USA Today. 31 December 2007.
Gov't to open doors to biofuel imports by nixing import dues.
The government will exempt biofuel from import tariffs in fiscal 2008 as part of its efforts to help prevent global warming, officials said. Mainichi Daily News, Japan. 31 December 2007.
Holyrood in plan to save energy.
We are all being asked to do our bit to help the environment and, at the Scottish Parliament, they have taken it one step further. BBC. 31 December 2007.
Couple create eco-friendly resort.
Eco-tourism, which represents about 5% of the American tourism market, is among the travel industry’s fastest-growing sectors. Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Indiana. 31 December 2007.
Ethanol fuels rivals’ push for caucuses.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit to Charles City not only symbolises how every vote counts ahead of Iowa’s caucus on Thursday, it also speaks of the political clout of the ethanol industry in the state, the US’s biggest producer of the corn-based alternative fuel. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 31 December 2007.
Yankee's woes chosen as top story in state Catamount Health plan.
A series of incidents and controversies -- including the collapse of a cooling tower structure -- shook public confidence in Vermont's aging nuclear power plant. Associated Press. 31 December 2007.
Iona Connor aims to educate about environment.
In 1986, Iona Connor became an environmental inspector in mid-New Jersey near a large amount of industry. Altoona Mirror, Pennsylvania. 31 December 2007.
Know the new environmental laws?
A solar water heater for your home, alternative fuels for your car and toys free from toxic chemicals are among the goals of new environmental laws set to take effect in 2008 and beyond. Stockton Record, California. 31 December 2007.
Putting a price on global warming.
When talks begin on a successor to the Kyoto protocol, world leaders should unite around a single priority. They should aim to create a functioning market that puts a price on carbon. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. Editorial, 31 December 2007.
Climate change recognition heads the list for 2007.
2007 was the year in which global warming finally began to be taken seriously. The climate change deniers were in full retreat, and the realization that we face a long and grave crisis was finally dawning on the general public. Salt Lake Tribune, Utah. Editorial, 31 December 2007.
California, other states should have the right to decide their policies.
Let’s just throw this out there: we don’t know whether humans have caused or intensified global warming or not. Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Oklahoma. Editorial, 31 December 2007.
Holding out for a hero: Green leaders for 2008.
No doubt about it, the world's top sustainability hero in 2007 was big Al. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
Warming¹s tipping point.
This month may have been the most important yet in the two-decade history of the fight against global warming. Napa Valley Register, California. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
America: Step up on climate change.
The Bush administration has been a notable laggard on the climate question. Christian Science Monitor. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
Climate change refugees need help from world.
The majestic glaciers that cap Africa's tallest mountain are melting, victims of a warming Earth. Toronto Star, Ontario. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
Is global warming over already?
Whitehouse, BBC science correspondent from 1988 to 1998, science editor for BBC News Online from 1998 to 2006, and the 2004 European Internet journalist of the year says recent global temperatures reveal an inconvenient truth. London Free Press, Ontario. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
New energy law changes landscape of agriculture.
A broad energy law signed by President Bush this month requires a major increase in ethanol to combat global warming and reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. But it won't come without a cost. Gannett News Service. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
Moving targets keep low-carbon economy on the back burner.
Gordon Brown -- and before him Tony Blair -- have stressed that the biggest challenge of our time is the transition to a low-carbon economy. London Guardian, United Kingdom. Opinion, 31 December 2007.
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