AFP – The 186-nation treaty that protects Earth from the Sun’s dangerous ultraviolet rays fetes its 20th anniversary Sunday, with the US and Europe poised to call for an accelerated timetable for banning ozone-depleting chemicals still in use.
Ozone treaty, rare global success, fetes 20-year mark (AFP)
AP – A study released Thursday predicts more bad air days in the summer for Cleveland, Columbus and eight other eastern U.S. cities if global warming continues unabated.
Study sees cities’ air quality worsening (AP)
AFP – In a blow to US automakers, a federal judge has ruled that the state of Vermont can set limits on car emissions believed to contribute to global warming, rejecting arguments that only the US government can regulate the industry.
Judge hits auto makers, allows Vermont to limit emissions (AFP)
AP – The government’s climate change research is threatened by spending cuts that will reduce scientists’ observations from space and on the ground, a study says.
Study: Cutbacks imperil climate research (AP)
AP – Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals, scientists said on Thursday.
Eating less meat may slow climate change (AP)
Google’s non-profit arm, Google.org, has announced a $10 million commitment to investing in companies and entrepreneurs focused on sustainable transportation, such as hybrid vehicles. The goal of the funding is to “help accelerate mass commercialization of plug-in vehicles” according to the company.
Read the full story at: Google.org Commits $10 Million to Environmental Projects (via Mashable)
AP – Climate change is affecting Europe faster than the rest of the world and rising temperatures could transform the Mediterranean into a salty and stagnant sea, Italian experts said Wednesday.
Experts: Europe heating up faster (AP)
AFP – Air pollution hugely increases the size of hail, and thus the amount of damage it can cause to crops and property, according to a study presented Wednesday at the European Conference on Severe Storms.
Air pollution causes bigger, more destructive hail (AFP)
