Climate Change, More Lost Opportunities

2010-11-29T14:41:57Z

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Copenhagen Reality Check Bounces

2010-11-03T03:20:06Z

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The US Gov't is using the global warming hoax to tax the air you breathe

2010-11-03T03:32:25Z

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2010 home improvement popular wind: low

2010-09-08T18:21:52Z

Copenhagen in December 2009 not long after the end of the World Climate Conference, the Shanghai World Expo Museum of zero carbon appeared in front of people, which no doubt will again, "low carbon" is onto the highest point, and "low carbon" is the more natural fashion scrape the more intense. For a time, "low carbon" has become the subject of attention, while the low-carbon life, deserved the most attention on the one hand, people have become.

Carbon Home improvement Immin...

Why eating greens won't save the planet

2010-11-02T13:11:01Z

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Rich nations to up forest aid to $4bln: Norway

2010-05-26T06:16:35Z

More wealthy nations are to join a fund to fight deforestation, a key factor in global warming, increasing the total pledged to four billion dollars (3.25 billion euros), Norway said Wednesday.

During the Copenhagen climate conference last December, six countries -- the United States, Norway, ...

Puma ditches shoe boxes in eco initiative

2010-10-22T12:29:49Z

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sporting goods maker Puma will launch eco-friendly packaging for its sneakers next year to reduce its carbon footprint, beating governments to the punch as it kisses old-fashion shoe boxes good-bye.

Puma said it would roll out the new packaging in the second half of next year and that by putting its shoes in cardboard frames wrapped in reusable s...

Can the Green Economy Survive in a Policy Vacuum?

2010-10-25T12:36:42Z

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World's iconic sites go dark to fight global warming

2010-06-12T09:53:50Z

Iconic New York City skyscrapers the Empire State and the Chrysler Building, along with landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to Sydney harbor went dark for an hour Saturday to raise awareness over the fight against climate change.

The tallest ...

Lights out across Asia as world marks Earth Hour

2010-06-11T22:49:42Z

Monuments from Sydney's Opera House to Delhi's Red Fort went dark on Saturday for Earth Hour, a global power switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change.

Ferry horns blared across Sydney harbour in a noisy start to the energy-saving event, ...

Lights out across Asia as world begins Earth Hour

2010-03-27T10:15:49Z

Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark Saturday at the start of Earth Hour, followed by cities across Asia in a global switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change.

Harbour ferry horns blared to signal the energy-saving event, which is supported by 4,000 cities in a record 125 countries and includes 1,200 famous landmarks from the Eiffel Tower and Beijing's Forbidden City will go dark Saturday as millions turn out the lights for "Earth Hour", a rolling grassroots movement aimed at fighting climate change.

Now in its fourth year, the event looks set to be the biggest yet with thousands of cities and ...

The quest for energy solutions

2010-10-22T11:07:21Z

The essential role of private enterprise

After a great deal of hype and hope, the Copenhagen climate summit produced no more than a vague promise to continue to work together. The only real point of consensus was to agree to meet again in November in Mexico to continue the discussions.

Last month, we noted the lack of measurable progress by developed countries in...

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action

2010-03-10T21:30:12Z

Deforestation conference to turn plans into action brings nations at heart of problem to table

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.

Ministers from countries of the Amazon and Congo river basins and

U.N. meeting moots WTO-style environment agency

2010-04-16T06:56:51Z

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - A World Environment Organization, similar to the World Trade Organization, could be formed as part of environmental governan...

Failure at Copenhagen Doesn't Mean Businesses Are Off the Hook

2010-11-03T08:56:41Z

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Help Support Going Green Ideas and Preserve Energy

2010-10-05T13:31:57Z

In the most present situation of the earth nowadays it is a wonder to all environmental analysts on how to hold an environmental awareness to create idealistic and socialistic ideas to every person on how to help support going green ideas and to preserve energy. The ordinary perception of going green is green revolution in all concerns pertaining to air, water and land. The use of our natural resources wisely is the foremost concern which also includes the recycling and as well as the fightin...

Clean Tech Investors Have Faith in 2010

2010-10-22T15:16:34Z

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For Corporations ? It?s Not Easy Being Green

2010-10-05T13:48:25Z

Recently the world looked to the Copenhagen climate conference to begin to establish a framework by which we could begin to reduce global warming and emphasize corporate environmental responsibility on a worldwide scale. Even with the disappointing outcome of the summit, many businesses are recognizing that having a green initiative is crucial to their corporate strategy in 2010.

Even in the absence of global regulation, a corporate green initiative can provide drastic cost savings, u...

OBAMA'S GREEN GAMBIT

2010-04-16T08:18:29Z

OBAMA'S GREEN GAMBIT

When it comes to global warming, who needs Congress? As the 192-nation Copenhagen climate summit convened on Dec. 7, President Obama strengthened the U.S. hand when his Environmental Protectio...

Copenhagen summit carbon footprint biggest ever: report

2010-04-16T08:24:23Z

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Copenhagen climate talks will generate more carbon emissions than any previous climate conference, equivalent to the annual output of over half a million Ethiopians, figures commissioned by hosts Denmark show.

Delegates, journalists, activists and...

Copenhagen: Why the U.S. Should Build a Green City

2010-11-03T08:56:35Z

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Obama to meet Gore on climate

2010-04-16T08:36:21Z

US President Barack Obama will Monday meet former vice president and international environmental crusader Al Gore, as he prepares to travel next week to the Copenhagen climate conference.

The closed-door meeting is designed to help brief Obama before he meets business and environmental leaders at the

Indian leader to attend Copenhagen climate talks

2010-04-16T08:41:57Z

Indian prime minister to attend Copenhagen international talks on climate change

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen, a spokesman said Saturday, ending days of speculation about the country's level of representation at the landmark conference.

Singh will address the Reuters) - Only one fifth of the world's forests remain but an area bigger than Canada could be restored without harming food production, a global alliance dedicated to restoring forests said on Thursday.

A study by the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR), which includes the Gore expects Obama to attend world climate talks in Copenhagen in December

Former Vice President Al Gore says he believes President Barack Obama will attend the December climate talks in Copenhagen to emphasize his administration's commitment to safeguarding the environment.

In an interview Tuesday on ABC's...

Many in US coal country oppose new emission regulations

2010-04-16T09:28:50Z

Coal super-powers China, India and the United States are set to dominate world climate talks next month, but even in the heartland of US coal there are doubts their re-branded fuel can be part of the solution.

In the rugged tree-cloaked hills of rural West Virginia, coal is as much a w...

In Rush To COP15, Scrappy Senate Hearings On Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill

2010-09-10T11:18:59Z

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G20 Are Trying to Hit Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Goals While Obeying Political Constraints

2010-10-22T07:27:12Z

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G-20 Are Trying to Hit Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Goals While Obeying Political Constraints

2010-10-22T07:27:08Z

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British chefs, footballers vow to cut carbon footprints

2010-04-16T10:32:35Z

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British celebrities, energy companies and fashion designers committed to slash their carbon emissions by 2010 on Tuesday ahead of United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen in December.

The 10:10 campaign, launched at Londo...

Tree cover far bigger than expected on farms: study

2010-10-13T14:35:28Z

OSLO (Reuters) - Almost half of the world's farmland has at least 10 percent tree cover, according to a study on Monday indicating that farmers are far less destructive to carbon-storing forests than previously believed.

"The area revealed in this study is twice the size of the Amazon, and shows that farmers are protecting and planting trees spontaneously," Reuters) - Deep in the world's tropical rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into hardwood trees to help in the fight against illegal logging, corruption and global warming.

The plastic tags, like those on supermarket groceries, have been nailed to a million trees across Africa, southeast Asia and

Blanchett urges top global execs to act now on climate

2010-04-16T12:07:42Z

Oscar-winning actress and environmental campaigner Cate Blanchett on Monday urged some of the world's biggest business leaders to act now on carbon emissions to save the planet.

Speaking at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Syracuse Charter" spelling out ways to reinforce and extend a goal first set in 2002 to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010.

The delegates will pledge "to ensure that the current deep economic c...

Environmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success

2010-06-11T23:08:29Z

Earth Hour called a success, environmentalists urge nations to fight climate change now

For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success.

Now they say nations have a mandate to tackle climate change.

"The world said yes to climate action, now governments must follow," the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Sunday, a day after hundreds of mil...

Millions to flick the switch for climate change

2010-04-16T16:10:08Z

Millions of people across the globe will kill their lights for one hour this Saturday, in what organisers hope will be a resounding call for tough action on climate change.

The waters of Sydney Harbour will be plunged into darkness for an hour from 8:30 pm (0930 GMT) as the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge dim their lights.

The pyramids of Jakob Scharf, right, and his Swedish colleague Lars Danielsson, during a press conference, Wednesday Dec. 29, 2010, in Copenhagen. Five men planning to shoot as many people as possible in a building housing the newsroom of a paper that published cartoons of the Copenhagen, Denmark. A local court on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 ordered police in Copenhagen to pay financial compensation to protesters for mistreating them at last year's climate summit COP15 in Copenhagen . The C...

Climate Conference

2010-11-20T12:01:33Z

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2009 file photo, Danish riot police pushes back protestors during a demonstration outside the Bella Center, the venue of the U.N. climate change conference, in Copenhagen. The disappointment of Copenhagen _ the failure of the annual U.N. conference to produce a climate agreement last year in the Danish capi...

DENMARK HOTEL BOMB

2010-09-13T09:46:20Z

Image from security video released on on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 by Danish Police of a man arrested, but not yet identified, for setting off a small explosion in a hotel Friday in Copenhagen . Danish police say evidence suggests the French-speaking man could have links to Belgium. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Police)

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Denmark Blast

2010-09-11T08:45:20Z

Copenhagen Police operations chief Joern Aabye tells media that he could not rule out that an act of terrorism had been planned in Friday’s explosion, in Copenhagen, Denmark Saturday, Sep. 11, 2010. Officers arrested a man in a park in central Copenhagen after he was seen ru...

The latest in Copenhagen

Climate Change, More Lost Opportunities

Copenhagen Reality Check Bounces

The US Gov't is using the global warming hoax to tax the air you breathe

2010 home improvement popular wind: low

Why eating greens won't save the planet

Rich nations to up forest aid to $4bln: Norway

Puma ditches shoe boxes in eco initiative

Can the Green Economy Survive in a Policy Vacuum?

World's iconic sites go dark to fight global warming

Lights out across Asia as world marks Earth Hour

Lights out across Asia as world begins Earth Hour

The quest for energy solutions

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action

U.N. meeting moots WTO-style environment agency

Failure at Copenhagen Doesn't Mean Businesses Are Off the Hook

Help Support Going Green Ideas and Preserve Energy

Clean Tech Investors Have Faith in 2010

For Corporations ? It?s Not Easy Being Green

OBAMA'S GREEN GAMBIT

OBAMA'S GREEN GAMBIT

Copenhagen summit carbon footprint biggest ever: report

Copenhagen: Why the U.S. Should Build a Green City

Obama to meet Gore on climate

Indian leader to attend Copenhagen climate talks

Many in US coal country oppose new emission regulations

In Rush To COP15, Scrappy Senate Hearings On Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill

G20 Are Trying to Hit Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Goals While Obeying Political Constraints

G-20 Are Trying to Hit Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Goals While Obeying Political Constraints

British chefs, footballers vow to cut carbon footprints

Tree cover far bigger than expected on farms: study

Blanchett urges top global execs to act now on climate

Environmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success

Millions to flick the switch for climate change

Climate Conference

DENMARK HOTEL BOMB

Denmark Blast