Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Climate Plans by New York, Florida Prod US on Global Accord
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013008EA.shtml
Bloomberg's Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Adam Satariano report: "President George W. Bush is pressing allies in Europe for a global warming agreement based on voluntary targets for pollution reduction. State officials in the US have already left him behind."

Australian Plan: Buy Forests to Help Environment
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013008EB.shtml
Katharine Murphy, Brisbane Times AU, says that "Australians could buy a stake in the protection of endangered tropical forests under a groundbreaking scheme being devised by former Australian of the Year Tim Flannery."

Salmon Arriving in Record Low Numbers
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/013008EC.shtml
Jane Kay of The San Francisco Chronicle writes: "The Central Valley fall run of chinook salmon apparently has collapsed, portending sharp fishing restrictions and rising prices for consumers while providing further evidence that the state's water demands are causing widespread ecological damage."

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