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February 17th, 2012
US, Canada Launch a New Global Attack on Climate Change Pollutants

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The U.S., Canada and four other countries have formed a coalition aimed reducing powerful but relatively short-lived pollutants in an effort to bring about near-term results in the battle against climate change. The plan targeting methane, hydrofluorbcarbons and black carbons is viewed as a strategy that could gain more ground, and do so more swiftly, than international climate negotiations.  Read More