The Globe and Mail

A Statistics Canada study released Thursday indicates that despite all the public griping, private behaviour is stuck in the same old rut. Gas prices have been rising since 2002, it noted, yet Canadian drivers have not cut back on their consumption. Last year we posted our largest annual increase in gas consumption. And in the first five months of 2008, consumption continued to rise, albeit at a modest rate of 0.5 per cent.

GreenBiz

The U.S. could feasibly halve its gasoline consumption if the country switched to hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles by 2035, according to a new MIT report.

For too long, automakers have focused on improving performance at the expense of efficiency, said the report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A large part of the challenge will involve convincing consumers that they don’t need fast, gas-guzzling cars.

The Guardian

Emirates is ditching its magazine to save the environment – and fuel costs. If other airlines follow suit, the in-flight mag could be entering a turbulent period.

The Globe and Mail

A new report by the David Suzuki Foundation, released on the eve of the annual premiers conference, ranks provincial and territorial climate change plans.

Financial Post Magazine

David Cheesewright, the new CEO of Wal-Mart Canada has a specific mandate to build on internal environmental initiatives that Wal-Mart Canada has implemented over the past two years and turn them into a national, public campaign.

The Guardian

A group of 1,700 leading scientists called on the US government yesterday to take the lead in fighting global warming. Citing the “unprecedented and unanticipated” effects of global warming, the scientists, including six Nobel prizewinners, presented a letter calling for an immediate reduction in US carbon emissions.

San Francisco Chronicle

Hewlett-Packard Co. is embarking on a broad environmental initiative that includes new eco labels on printers as well as tools and products to help customers reduce their carbon footprint.