Nations Divided at Climate Conference
BALI, Indonesia (AP) – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged the United States to follow his country’s lead and ratify the Kyoto Protocol, while rich and poor nations appeared divided Wednesday over what a future climate change pact should look like.

Saudi Arabia gets Fossil of The Day award at Bali
Bali, Dec 5 – Climate Action Network (CAN), a coalition of over 400 NGOs worldwide, gave Saudi Arabia the Fossil of The Day award here Wednesday for ‘being the country that has done worst in the day’s negotiations’ at the UN climate change conference.

House seeks tax incentives for renewable energy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the House of Representatives want to include provisions in pending energy legislation that would strip about $21 billion in tax subsidies from oil and gas companies and put them toward subsidies for renewable energy sources like wind and solar.

Senate committee to begin work on global warming bill
WASHINGTON — After 20 hearings and countless speeches on the Senate floor warning of the risks of failure, a key committee starts work Wednesday on historic legislation to dramatically reduce global warming.

EPA to be urged to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from aircraft
WASHINGTON — The states of California and Pennsylvania intend to join other governments and environmental groups Wednesday in filing legal petitions demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency order a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft.

Group Wants Next President to Attack Climate Change
DENVER, Dec. 5, 2007 — A Colorado-based group of climate experts unveiled a sweeping plan for the next president that calls for ambitious moves, such as virtually eliminating oil imports by mid-century and raising fuel economy rates to 50 miles per gallon by 2020.

Solar-powered taxi seeks to go around world
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Louis Palmer’s taxi cost as much as two Ferraris, has a top speed of 90 kms (55 miles) per hour yet could make history as the first solar-powered car to drive around the world.

Telcos can save millions by energy efficiency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A typical western European mobile operator can save millions of euros a year by simple energy-saving measures, Nokia Siemens Networks said on Wednesday.

Solar Billboard Billed as a Power Plant
Energy-sapping billboards, your days may be numbered. A California electricity supplier says it has installed the nation’s first solar-powered billboard, which generates more electricity than it uses.

Electricity revives Bali coral reefs
Just a few years ago, the lush coral reefs off Bali island were dying out, bleached by rising temperatures, blasted by dynamite fishing and poisoned by cyanide. Now they are coming back, thanks to an unlikely remedy: electricity… Rod Salm, coral reef specialist with the Nature Conservancy, said while the method may be useful in bringing small areas of damaged coral back to life, it has very limited application in vast areas that need protection… Others note the Bali project is mostly dependent on traditionally generated electricity, a method that itself contributes to global warming.
Maybe they could figure out a way to make it solar powered.

Uganda plans to boost forest cover
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda will plant millions of trees in the next four years at a cost of $253 million, as it tries to restore dwindling forest cover to 30 percent of its area from 22 percent, the government said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh to seek aid for mangrove forest
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh will seek emergency funds from the World Heritage Center to restore the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Sundarban mangrove forest, badly mauled by last month’s killer cyclone, officials said on Wednesday.