Environment

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Companies lay out wishes for U.S. carbon law 2:44pm EST

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of large U.S. companies, including the troubled Big Three automakers, on Thursday offered Congress a blueprint for greenhouse gas regulation with looser limits than President-elect Barack Obama has called for.  Full Article

 
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Computing industry CO2 emissions in the spotlight 12:10pm EST 

LONDON (Reuters) - The global computing industry is starting to rival aviation in its contribution to global warming, but not yet equaling its criticism as Britain gave the green light to expand London's Heathrow airport on Thursday.  Full Article 

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Depressed carbon prices to have ripple effects 9:29am EST 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tumbling prices for emissions permits may have knock-on effects on the world's $120 billion carbon market, including a slowing of U.N. offset supplies and a shake out in green project developers.  Full Article 

Farmer oinks for the environment

Jan 15 - A farm in Argentina is using pig droppings to reduce its electricity bills by $50,000 a year.   Play Video

 
Athena Dinar, press spokeswoman of the British Antarctic Survey, examines a stack of wooden sledges January 13, 2009 outside the Rothera base on the Antarctic Peninsula. British experts rely heavily on such sledges, based on traditional designs and inspired by Inuit hunters, over plastic or metal models.  REUTERS/Alister Doyle

Reuters correspondent Alister Doyle travels to Antarctica and discovers life little changed in more than a century of exploration of the icy continent.  Full Article 

Environment watch

Vivid scenes of nature from landslides in Malaysia to mist in Melbourne.  Slideshow 

John Kemp
Obama's radical environmental strategy

The Obama administration may disappoint its progressive supporters with a cautious approach to foreign policy, the economy and finance, but its environmental moves could be far bolder.  Commentary