Climate Change in the News, Week of April 4, 2009

News items related to climate change from the past week.

• Arctic Ocean to lose ice cover in 30 years – IANS (Apr 3, 2009)
• Protest themes range from world poverty to global warming at London G20 summit – Canadian Press, The (Apr 2, 2009)
• Ghana: ‘Global Warming is Not Normal’ Say Experts, But Some MPs Disagree – AllAfrica.com (Apr 3, 2009)
• Study: Cool Spells Normal in Warming World – N.Y. Times (Apr 3, 2009)
• Climate-Change Policies Risk Protectionism, China, India Say – Bloomberg (Apr 3, 2009)
• Climate change law will cost, but how much? – Las Vegas Sun (Apr 3, 2009)
• New Study: Insurers Move Slowly on Climate Risks – N.Y. Times (Apr 3, 2009)
• Op-Ed: Technology Is the Answer to Climate Change – Wall Street Journal (Apr 3, 2009)
• Debris, climate change threaten new Hawaiian marine monument – N.Y. Times (Apr 3, 2009)
• Texas to study impact of climate change law – Dallas Morning News (Apr 3, 2009)
• Warring Over Warming – Boston Globe (Apr 2, 2009)
• Europe readies for effects of climate change – N.Y. Times (Apr 2, 2009)
• Oil not to blame for climate change: OPEC – Reuters (Apr 2, 2009)
• 2 global-warming commission bills die in Arkansas House committee – Associated Press (Apr 1, 2009)
• Senate makes it harder to pass global warming bill – Associated Press (Apr 1, 2009)
• Natural causes also responsible for global warming: Scientists – Montreal Gazette (Apr 1, 2009)
• Report outlines possible effects of warming on California – L.A. Times (Apr 2, 2009)
• UN climate talks: Save the forests — but how? – AFP (Apr 1, 2009)
• Climate change ‘fans Nepal fires’ – BBC (Apr 1, 2009)
• House bill shifts focus to climate change adaptation – N.Y. Times (Apr 1, 2009)
• Ecologists Question Effects Of Climate Change On Infectious Diseases – Science Daily (Apr 3, 2009)
• Hundreds of protesters set up ‘climate camp’ – Independent (UK) (Apr 1, 2009)
• Underground water absorbs CO2 emissions: study – Reuters (UK) (Apr 1, 2009)
• Democrats Unveil Climate Bill – N.Y. Times (Mar 31, 2009)
• Danish twist on Adirondacks, climate change – Albany Times Union (Mar 31, 2009)
• Delaying climate change action ‘will cost jobs’ says Penny Wong – Australian, The (Mar 31, 2009)
• U.S. House Democrats detail climate change proposal – Reuters (Mar 31, 2009)
• G20 draft adds momentum in climate diplomacy – Reuters (Mar 31, 2009)
• Climate treaty or deal? Words count at U.N. talks – Reuters (Mar 31, 2009)
• Global warming could melt winter sport industry: report – CBC (Mar 30, 2009)
• 2010 Games officials eye global warming costs – Reuters (Mar 30, 2009)
• US must do more on climate change: Germany – AFP (Mar 30, 2009)
• Bunch of hot air? California isn’t banning black cars – San Jose Mercury News (Mar 27, 2009)
• Op-Ed: Aggie who wrote the book — on global warming – Waco Tribune-Herald (Mar 29, 2009)
• Obama envoy: China too must fight global warming – Associated Press (Mar 29, 2009)
• Obama starts climate change forum for big economies – Reuters (Mar 28, 2009)
• U.S. to Host Forum on Climate Change – Wall Street Journal (Mar 30, 2009)
• Obama envoy: Time to act on climate change – Associated Press (Mar 29, 2009)
• Critics blast Earth Hour, but support conservation – Daily Journal (Mar 28, 2009)
• ‘Tipping Points’ and the Climate Challenge – N.Y. Times (Mar 28, 2009)
• Obama Says U.S. ‘Must Respond’ to Flood Potential in Midwest – Washington Post (Mar 28, 2009)
• White House Announces International Meetings to Address Energy and Climate Issues – N.Y. Times (Mar 28, 2009)
• Op-Ed: The coming nuclear renaissance – Boston Globe (Mar 29, 2009)
• Obama Sets International Climate Forum – Washington Post (Mar 28, 2009)
• Ample evidence Florida’s feeling effects of climate change – Miami Herald (Mar 27, 2009)
• Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard: Climate change and rising sea level – San Jose Mercury News (Mar 28, 2009)
• US takes new climate change agenda to global talks – Associated Press (Mar 28, 2009)
• Earth Hour: Save a watt, and maybe the Earth – CNET (Mar 27, 2009)