June 11, 2008: The G8 Summit Approaches and the Suburbs Recede
July’s G8 Summit and Climate Change: A statement posted by the National Academy of Sciences urged G8 countries to “make maximum efforts” to reach target greenhouse gas cuts. The joint statement, composed by the scientific academies of thirteen nations, called on industrialized nations to “lead a transition to a low-carbon society.” Plus: Anticipating the G8 summit in Tokyo next month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she hoped “firm progress” would be made on climate change.
An editorial in today’s New York Times blasts President Bush and laments the failure of Liberman-Warner in the Senate. Also, Time weighs in on why the Lieberman-Warner bill failed.
What does the end of cheap fossil fuels mean for the American way of life? The End of Suburbia is a new documentary that attempts to tackle this question while carefully tracing the rise of the American suburb. Plus: Treehugger readers debate the future of suburbia in a new forum.
Treehugger (again) rounds up some sustainable summer style and Father’s Day gift ideas.
Senate Republicans blocked a windfall tax on big oil yesterday and blocked the extension of a tax break for wind and solar energy.
A new report released by the Ohio Business Development Coalition finds that Ohio is a potential hotbed of green collar job growth.
San Francisco’s Solar Energy Incentive Program, which offers rebates to homeowners and businesses who want to go solar, has been approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors.
The Brookings Institute and Google are holding a two-day conference called Plug-in Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington? You can watch a live webcast of the conference here.
Fox News anchor Shep Smith finds that people who get stuck in their toilets and global warming deniers have something in common: “They’re just a little crazy.”
–Christopher Greenspan
Tags: climate change, Documentary Films, G8 Summit, green collar-jobs, solar energy, Suburbia