Climate Change in the News, Week of March 21, 2009

News items related to climate change from the past week.

• NOAA Set for Larger Policy Role Under First Female Chief – Washington Post (Mar 21, 2009)
• Saudi Arabia Urges Caution On Climate Change Goals-Saudi Aide – Wall Street Journal (Mar 19, 2009)
• In Silt, Bangladesh Sees Potential Shield Against Sea Level Rise – N.Y. Times (Mar 20, 2009)
• EU urges swifter action on climate, pledges funds – Reuters (Mar 20, 2009)
• New head of NOAA says science will guide policy – Associated Press (Mar 20, 2009)
• Global warming greatest threat to polar bears – AFP (Mar 19, 2009)
• Voluntary climate programs may get a face-lift under cap and trade – N.Y. Times (Mar 19, 2009)
• McKnight to join international battle on climate change – Minneapolis Star-Tribune (Mar 19, 2009)
• Talks on 35-year-old treaty force Canada to link climate change, polar bears – Canadian Press, The (Mar 20, 2009)
• Nations Near Arctic Declare Polar Bears Threatened by Climate Change – N.Y. Times (Mar 20, 2009)
• Antarctic drilling yields global warming insights – Chicago Tribune (Mar 18, 2009)
• GOP chair denies global warming – Christian Science Monitor (Mar 18, 2009)
• Explorers On Global Warming Expedition Stranded in North Pole by Cold Weather – Fox News (Mar 18, 2009)
• China says US could hold up climate deal – AFP (Mar 19, 2009)
• UK climate change targets ‘not tough enough’ – Telegraph (UK) (Mar 17, 2009)
• Conference Board of Canada/Climate Change: Resource and Energy Sectors Identify Mostly Risks; Financial Sector Sees More Opportunities – MSNBC (Mar 18, 2009)
• New government brochure explains climate science – Associated Press (Mar 18, 2009)
• Complex path for climate bills in Congress – Reuters (Mar 18, 2009)
• In Search of the Climate’s Tipping Point – Time (Mar 17, 2009)
• Leaders Launch Citywide Campaign To Cut Global Warming – WPXI (Pittsburgh) (Mar 18, 2009)
• Europe, US to work together on global warming – Associated Press (Mar 18, 2009)
• Rich nations should pay for pollution from exports – Times of India (Mar 17, 2009)
• Poor cities must step up climate change fight-U.N. – Reuters (Mar 17, 2009)
• Sooty Scheme to Stop Climate Change Could Backfire – Fox News (Mar 17, 2009)
• 8 Dems oppose quick debate on global warming bill – Associated Press (Mar 17, 2009)
• China appeals to exclude exports in climate deal – AFP (Mar 17, 2009)
• U.S., China worlds apart on climate change curbs – Miami Herald (Mar 16, 2009)
• Light poll shows people in darkness vote for change – Sydney Morning Herald (Mar 17, 2009)
• Lawmakers thwart Gregoire’s cap-and-trade plan on climate – Seattle Times (Mar 16, 2009)
• Climate Migrants Flock to City in Bangladesh – N.Y. Times (Mar 16, 2009)
• Warming to make N.Y. vulnerable to storms: study – Reuters (Mar 15, 2009)
• Northeast US to suffer most from future sea rise – Associated Press (Mar 16, 2009)
• Maldives vows to be first carbon-neutral nation – Reuters (Mar 15, 2009)
• Op-Ed: California must brace for climate change – San Francisco Chronicle (Mar 15, 2009)
• Public’s input sought on climate change plan – Contra-Costa Times (Mar 13, 2009)
• Utah governor, Legislature at odds over climate change – KSL-TV (Mar 13, 2009)
• Urban Sprawl, Climate Change Fueled Atlanta Tornado – Wired (Mar 13, 2009)
• Climate Change Legislation – KOTA (Wisconsin) (Mar 13, 2009)