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Episcopal Church dissidents aim for new church

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Conservatives who have abandoned the U.S. Episcopal Church by the thousands in recent years are trying to form a separate-but-equal church, a move that could leave two branches of Anglicanism on American soil. ...  > full story

Prospect for auto bailout dims

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ...  > full story

Obama weighing idea of "auto czar," aide says

CHICAGO, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming a point person to lead efforts to help the distressed auto industry return to health, an Obama aide said on Thursday. ...  > full story

White House: will listen to auto ideas from Congress

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House on Wednesday said it would listen to ideas from Congress to help the ailing U.S. auto industry. ...  > full story

Japan CO2 hits record

TOKYO, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose to a record high in the year to March, putting the world's fifth-largest carbon dioxide producer at risk of an embarrassing failure to achieve its Kyoto target over the next four years. ...  > full story

Global investors urge action on climate change

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Global institutional investors holding more than $6 trillion in assets pushed policymakers Tuesday to quickly hash out a binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean technology. ...  > full story

Al Gore group urges Obama to create U.S. power grid

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection has some environmental advice for the incoming Obama administration: focus on energy efficiency and renewable resources, and create a unified U.S. power grid. ...  > full story

Could Obama appoint a "climate czar"?

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. environmental groups see Barack Obama's presidential victory as a chance to undo the Bush legacy on global warming, and one idea they are discussing is the possibility of a White House "climate czar". ...  > full story

Bush team rushes environment policy changes

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — As the U.S. presidential candidates sprint toward the finish line, the Bush administration is also sprinting to enact environmental policy changes before leaving power. ...  > full story

WWF says reckless consumption threatens the planet

GENEVA, Oct. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that "two planets" would be required to sustain current lifestyles within a generation, the conservation group WWF said on Wednesday. ...  > full story
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