http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Environmental_PolicyFind stories, videos, and photos about Environmental Policy from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:59:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Environmental_Policy14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Environmental Policy from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/13/news/economy/globalwarming_deal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/13/news/economy/globalwarming_deal/index.htmThe success of a congressional effort to push through stymied climate change legislation remains far from a sure thing.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/companies/dupont_fisher_sustainability.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/companies/dupont_fisher_sustainability.fortune/index.htmBeing chief sustainability officer of a giant chemical company is a big job, but not for all the reasons you may think. DuPont CSO Linda Fisher must work hard to minimize the company's environmental footprint, but even nonmanufacturing companies now realize that the challenge is greater than they had imagined.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/clean.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats put the issue of climate change back in the spotlight Tuesday, debating legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions while announcing $3.4 billion in new clean energy funds.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/economy/obama_emissions_regulation.fortune/index.htmIf Congress won't get the job done on climate change, President Obama has a way to do it himself. But is he strong-arming the legislative branch?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/15/autos/cafe_standards/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/15/autos/cafe_standards/index.htmA final proposal for new fuel economy standards was unveiled Tuesday in a joint announcement by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/28/news/economy/health_care_carbon_stimulus.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/28/news/economy/health_care_carbon_stimulus.fortune/index.htmBarack Obama promised universal health care and a mass conversion to green energy when he launched his presidential campaign. On that frigid February day in 2007, the economy was growing at a 2.8% clip. Obama stuck to the same promises a year later when he won Iowa, as the housing market was slumping into recession. And energy and health care were the twin pillars of his acceptance speech in Denver, 18 days before Lehman Brothers collapsed.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/economy/cap_and_trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/economy/cap_and_trade/index.htmThe House approved a sweeping energy and climate bill Friday which could for the first time usher in widespread government restrictions on greenhouse gases and help renewable energy become cost competitive with fossil fuels.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/autos/fuel_economy_challenges/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/autos/fuel_economy_challenges/index.htmNew fuel economy rules announced by President Obama Tuesday have already gained support from major automakers, but the challenge will be getting consumers to play along, especially if gas prices remain relatively low.Wed, 20 May 2009 11:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/autos/new_fuel_economy_standards/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/18/autos/new_fuel_economy_standards/index.htmThe Obama administration on Tuesday is set to propose stricter fuel economy standards in an effort to cut down vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.Tue, 19 May 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/carter.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/12/carter.energy/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer President Carter warned members of Congress on Tuesday that America's failure to achieve energy independence is threatening the country's national security, undermining its long-term potential for economic growth and contributing to global warming.Tue, 12 May 2009 23:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/economy/cap_and_trade_jobs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/economy/cap_and_trade_jobs/index.htmGet ready for fireworks. As congressional Democrats begin drafting another bill regulating greenhouse gases, opponents are already saying it would cost millions of jobs amid the worst recession in decades.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/endangered.species.act/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/endangered.species.act/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Tuesday overturned a last-minute Bush administration regulation that many environmentalists claim weakened the Endangered Species Act.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/economy/green_budget/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/economy/green_budget/index.htmPresident Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline Wednesday, paid for in part by a mandatory cap on greenhouse gases.Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/26/obama.emissions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/26/obama.emissions/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama signed a memorandum Monday requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an application by California to set more stringent auto emissions and fuel efficiency standards than required by federal law.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/carbon_tax/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/economy/carbon_tax/index.htmTo save the planet and move away from imported fuel, some say a big energy tax is the best way to go.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/01/carbon.trading.pv/index.html#cnnSTCTextDebate is rife in Australian political circles about whether carbon trading is the way forward for climate change abatement.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/10/history.environmental.movement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/10/history.environmental.movement/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was one of the most surreal images in American history: A river, so fouled with industrial waste that it caught fire and burned. In June 1969, Cleveland's Cuyahoga River become the poster child for the birth of the modern American environmental movement.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1855819,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe new President's first order of business? Don't be George W. BushMon, 03 Nov 2008 21:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/eco.carbonquestions2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/eco.carbonquestions2/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou wanted to know more about greenwashing, and Scot Case, from environmental marketing firm TerraChoice, answered.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolar bears will now be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/eco.carbonquestions/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou wanted to know more about carbon trading, and Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Emissions at Merrill Lynch answered.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1843675,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSeven Western states and four Canadian provinces on Tuesday proposed a comprehensive program to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, manufacturers and vehiclesTue, 23 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1838065,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday all but killed a federal plan nearly seven decades in the making to build the world's largest water pump in the Mississippi DeltaTue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1832164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1832164,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The White House's proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act is its latest end-run around Congress to undo one of the real success stories of the green movementTue, 12 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827754,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1827754,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S Environmental Protection Agency has turned a "blind eye" to Florida's Everglades cleanup efforts, while the state is violating its own commitment to restore the vast ecosystemWed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1822528,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Court affects environmental policy more than you may realize. And it may only be as green as our next PresidentTue, 15 Jul 2008 05:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/07/carbon.offset/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/07/carbon.offset/index.html#cnnSTCTextOff the back of CNN's Going Green week, this month Business Traveller will focus on the environment and travelling with a conscience.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/economy/congress_energy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/09/news/economy/congress_energy/index.htmAmericans are screaming about gas prices, and Congress says it's listening.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/pf/bottom_line.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/25/pf/bottom_line.moneymag/index.htmI separate my paper and plastics. I take the train to work instead of driving, and I'm definitely going to buy a bunch of those screwy lightbulbs one of these weekends. And...well, when it comes to being green, I guess that's about it.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/senate.greenhousegas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/02/senate.greenhousegas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Monday voted to debate a Democratic-backed bill to dramatically cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811108,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: Senators Joseph Lieberman and John Warner's Climate Security Act is the U.S.'s most serious attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Is it destined for failure?Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/magazines/fsb/regulations_guide.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/06/magazines/fsb/regulations_guide.fsb/index.htmIt's no exagerration to say that entrepreneurs are being crushed by regulatory costs. A 2005 report by the Small Business Administration found that small firms spend $2,400 more per employee, on average, than bigger counterparts to keep up with the demands of Uncle Sam.Tue, 27 May 2008 04:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The US finally rules that global warming is indeed threatening the species' survival. Not that it will make any differenceWed, 14 May 2008 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1779350,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe GOP candidate's global warming plan has its flaws. But he has engaged the issue, and that bodes well for the '08 campaign Wed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/13/mccain.environment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/13/mccain.environment/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. John McCain took his weeklong environmental tour to Washington state Tuesday, addressing the need for reducing the nation's dependency on foreign oil and sparking investment in environmentally friendly technology.Tue, 13 May 2008 22:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Dems may be greener, but the GOP are no slouches. (A Republican created the EPA, after all.) And that's what the Earth needs: good government, not politicsFri, 02 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/04/21/activity.earth.day/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/04/21/activity.earth.day/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about U.S. environmental legislationTue, 22 Apr 2008 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1732518,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe world's greatest green champion is no tree-hugger. He's an economist who's made lots of money off the cap and trade of pollutants -- which, incidentally, also cleans the airSun, 20 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/Gunther_carbon_finance.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/technology/Gunther_carbon_finance.fortune/index.htmIf all goes according to plan, the business of buying and selling rights to pollute the atmosphere with carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases - carbon trading, as it is known - will curb global warming and save the world. That is its only purpose. Along the way, a lot of people will get rich.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1731550,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: President Bush's new strategy for saving the world from climate change is too little, too lateWed, 16 Apr 2008 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/eco.food.miles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/eco.food.miles/index.html#cnnSTCTextEating ethically is no easy task these days. One problem is deciding which ethic is more important. Keeping third-world farmers in fair trade jobs by purchasing their produce? Or assuaging your concerns over the environmental impact of getting that produce to your kitchen by shopping locally instead?Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1722343,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1722343,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe EPA tightened restrictions on ozone, but why is the new limit still higher than what science recommends? Critics say it comes down to politics and moneyThu, 13 Mar 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717317,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717317,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA White House acceptance of mandatory caps on carbon outputs is conditional on the unlikely prospect of India and China doing the same Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/eco.myth.kyoto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/eco.myth.kyoto/index.html#cnnSTCTextTrue or False: China, India and other developing countries are exempt from the Kyoto ProtocolMon, 18 Feb 2008 08:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/10/eco.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/10/eco.carbon/index.html#cnnSTCTextCutting down trees is pretty much one of the worst things you can do when it comes to climate change. Deforestation, by varying accounts, contributes anywhere from 20 percent to 30 percent of all carbon dioxide (C02) emissions -- around 1.6 billion tons.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:28:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1703360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1703360,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the Bush Administration continues to drags its feet on climate change, Montana has figured out 54 economy-boosting ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsMon, 14 Jan 2008 19:35:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1699595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1699595,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTriple digits will further encourage investors to get deeper into alternative energy and cleaner fuels. But governments still have to encourage the transitionThu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691092,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA coalition of states and environmental groups is urging the federal government to curb global warming pollution from planes and other aircraftWed, 05 Dec 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1682116,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1682116,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGov. Schwarzenegger wants to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. Only the US government stands in his wayThu, 08 Nov 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/02/smbusiness/global_warming.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/02/smbusiness/global_warming.fsb/index.htmConsider this: if all 19,700 members of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) reduced their energy consumption by just 10 percent, they would save approximately $193 million in energy costs and eliminate more than one million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/economy/bc.climate.florida.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/economy/bc.climate.florida.reut/index.htmFlorida, the fourth most-populous U.S. state, is expected to impose strict new air-pollution standards that aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050, according to draft regulations released Wednesday.Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1641046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe global concert series was a target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprintTue, 10 Jul 2007 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1630489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1630489,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGeorge Bush again played roadblock-in-chief at the G8 summit. But he has a point: the G8 is largely irrelevant to making real progress on carbon emissions Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/25/magazines/business2/climate_change.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/25/magazines/business2/climate_change.biz2/index.htmDr. Samuel Johnson said it best: nothing so concentrates the mind as the sight of the gallows. In other words, to get stuff done, we humans need a deadline.Fri, 25 May 2007 12:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/news/economy/lower_gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/news/economy/lower_gas_prices/index.htmIn a free market economy, there are two basic ways to bring down the price of a product - increase supply or cut demand.Thu, 10 May 2007 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/08/kyoto.protocol/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/05/08/kyoto.protocol/index.htmlTroubled, flawed and shunned by the United States, the Kyoto Protocol remains to date the most comprehensive attempt by the international community to tackle, at a governmental level, one of the defining issues of our age: global warming and climate change.Tue, 08 May 2007 17:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/companies/climate_emissions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/22/news/companies/climate_emissions/index.htmChief executives from such major corporations as General Electric and DuPont teamed up with environmental organizations Monday, urging U.S. lawmakers Monday to pass sweeping legislation that would ultimately cut greenhouse gas emissions.Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/06/news/economy/global_warming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/06/news/economy/global_warming/index.htmWith the Democrats back in control of Congress next month, mandatory restrictions to combat global warming are again on the table.Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/01/news/companies/scotus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/01/news/companies/scotus/index.htmA company operating coal-burning power plants was sharply critical of what it called "arbitrary" changes in government pollution-control rules over the past quarter century, in an important environmental case argued Wednesday before the Supreme Court.Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/25/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther_epa.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/25/news/economy/pluggedin_gunther_epa.fortune/index.htmAs the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up the issue of climate change, some unusual alliances are forming - and corporate America finds itself on both sides of the debate.Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/aig_carbon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/21/news/companies/aig_carbon/index.htmAn executive at American International Group, one of the largest insurance firms in the world, said he believes a tax on carbon emissions, long opposed by the Bush administration and legislators on both sides of the political isle, is coming to the U.S.Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/real_estate/wetlands_court/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/19/real_estate/wetlands_court/index.htmA sharply divided Supreme Court limited the reach of federal regulators to block private development that might affect water quality, in an important property rights dispute that exposed deep divisions among the justices.Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376910/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376910/index.htmThe European Union is moving ahead with a plan to cap the greenhouse-gas emissions of airlines - including U.S. carriers that fly to Europe - a move that could add billions of dollars in extra cost... Thu, 25 May 2006 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/14/ba.environment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/14/ba.environment/index.htmlEvery flight you take produces greenhouse gases, which can have a direct impact on climate change. Travel uses energy and this comes mainly from fossil fuels.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/08/earth.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/04/08/earth.policy/index.htmlWhile the recent implementation of the Kyoto Protocol marked a key milestone, international accord on how best to address climate change remains elusive, as doomsday scientific forecasts clash with thorny political realities.Fri, 08 Apr 2005 12:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/28/air.pollution/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/28/air.pollution/index.htmlSouthern California tops the list of the nation's cities and counties most threatened by air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's annual report.Thu, 29 Apr 2004 01:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/04/22/churches.bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/04/22/churches.bush/index.htmlA national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act.Thu, 22 Apr 2004 14:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/21/scotus.cleanair.ruling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/21/scotus.cleanair.ruling/index.htmlSetting limits on states rights, the Supreme Court Wednesday gave the federal government the power to impose more expensive pollution controls than Alaska wanted regarding power generation at an Alaskan mine.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327922/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/09/02/327922/index.htm"Two offers at 150." Mon, 02 Sep 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313341/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/12/313341/index.htmNow that we're all feeling queasy about being so reliant on Middle Eastern oil, what can we do about it? Answer: carbon tax. Mon, 12 Nov 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76992/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/76992/index.htmTWENTY YEARS ago, the Potomac River was full of slime and muck, so polluted that not even kids dared swim in it -- and so embarrassing to Washington politicos that they agreed to spend $5 billion c...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74473/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/12/17/74473/index.htmAs weakening sales and earnings choke the cash flows of many companies investors count on for dividends, stocks that provide steady income may be scarce in the 1990s. But Charles Clough, Merrill Ly...Mon, 17 Dec 1990 05:01:00 EST