Bush and European leaders agreed in Washington to define global warming as a serious problem requiring "urgent" action, but were deadlocked on what concrete remedies to apply. Van Ierland said he was hopeful that more countries would follow the EU's emission trading measure to tackle global warming. The trading system, under which industrial polluters can buy and sell emissions quotas, is supposed to be the cornerstone of EU efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. EU reiterates commitment...

Environmental wardens have been advising residents on how they should dispose of their household waste and warning those who dump rubbish in their gardens that they could also face a fine and could be reported to their landlords. Shops and take away owners are being reminded of their responsibilities to keep their premises clear of litter, store rubbish correctly and dispose of waste responsibly. Council staff have also been talking to householders about the new household waste recycling...

WASHINGTON: As the world s largest spewer of carbon-dioxide emissions, the US has shrugged off blame for global warming and continues to question recommended methods for slowing down the trend. In early April, the US acknowledged the alarming diagnosis of global warming and its potential disastrous consequences after the release of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN s top authority on global warming which meets this week in Bangkok to discuss measures...

April 27, 2007, 10:29PM Chinese leader pushes plan to protect environment Premier targets local tax breaks for major polluters. In a speech Friday to top Chinese leaders, Wen said it was time to act, both to clean the environment and to combat global warming. China's three-decade-old economic surge has left rivers, streams and coastlines polluted by industrial and farm chemicals and domestic sewage. Despite such central government mandates, Beijing often has difficulty ensuring that...

Discovery of untreated medical waste at a California landfill raises concerns about responsible waste management practices at health care facilities across nation. A two-day summit May 14-15 will highlight healthcare's environmental leaders, address growing concerns about pharmaceutical waste management, and discuss the future of environmentally responsible healthcare. A two-day summit May 14-15 will highlight healthcare's environmental leaders, address growing concerns about...

BABY polar bear Knut, the celebrity cub being hand-raised in a German zoo, is taking on a new role with his own Web site and book to be used in the campaign against global warming. Knut to fight global warming. His company also owns the rights to the story of baby hippopotamus Owen who was orphaned during the tsunami in southeast Asia and befriended by a giant tortoise, Mzee, at a Kenyan wildlife park. Knut was born at the Berlin Zoo almost five months ago but was rejected by his mother,...

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Gray complained that politics and research into global warming have created "almost an industry" that has unfairly frightened the public and overwhelmed dissenting voices. Gray, speaking to a group of Republican state lawmakers, had harsh words for researchers and politicians who say man-made greenhouse gases are responsible for global warming. A study published last week suggested warming might make it more difficult for hurricanes to form because it produces more vertical wind shear,...

She said old phone books also are sometimes recycled into insulation materials, ceiling tiles, roofing surfaces, paper towels, grocery bags, cereal boxes and office papers. Wells said making new paper from recycled paper requires 30-50 percent less energy than making paper from trees, and it reduces contributions to air pollution by 95 percent, she said. For people who worry about global warming, she said the 17 trees saved can absorb a total of 250 pounds of carbon dioxide from the air...