Value of U.S. House's Carbon Offsets Is Murky
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The House of Representatives has presumably learned that money cannot buy love or happiness. Now, it turns out it's not a sure solution to climate guilt, either.
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The planet isn't the only thing heating up because of climate change. Some renewable-energy stocks have been pretty hot, too.
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The Democratic chairman of a House panel examining the government's response to climate change said Tuesday there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly "to mislead the public by injecting doubt into the science of global warming."
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If everyone on Earth generated the 20 tons of carbon dioxide emitted by each United States citizen yearly, the global tally now would be 134 billion tons a year, instead of 29 billion. That's a lot of billions.
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Scientists are puzzled, but the phenomenon seems to fit the latest global-warming models.
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The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has targeted President Bush's handling of climate change.
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The Senate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the connection between greenhouse gases and climate changes. Many legislators want to take action, but the best course remains unclear. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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Science & environment: Government announces details of a code ensuring the carbon offset industry is properly managed
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While a binding global agreement would be the best way to cut back on carbon emissions, a more limited approach is wending its way through Congress.
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Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation&#39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide
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Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, D.C. Politicians in the nation's capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide pollution that is expected to warm the planet by 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next century, citing uncertainty about the severity of the threat.
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The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth&#39;s atmosphere has increased faster than expected in the last two years, renewing concern that global warming may accelerate.
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A key problem is that liquid from coal emits twice as much carbon as gasoline. Still, Washington likes the idea.
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US carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels fell by 1.3 percent in 2006, the federal government said Wednesday, citing weather conditions and higher energy prices as factors.
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By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more greenhouse gases than it did in 2000, according to a government report. By the Associated Press.
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WASHINGTON - As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn't been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.    A looming winter energy crisis, while unlikely to grab hold before the Nov...
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The nationâs leading effort to build a coal-fired electric plant that will capture and store its carbon emissions will take a shaky step forward on Tuesday.