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UN: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record - Yahoo! Newshis decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the U.N. weather agency reported Tuesday on the second day of a pivotal 192-nation climate conference. Only the United States and Canada experienced cooler conditions ...
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Greenpeace ads featuring aged politicians in 2020 apologizing for climate change Boing BoingDarren sez, "Greenpeace is running a clever ad campaign in the Copenhagen airport in preparation for the Copenhagen climate negotiations that start on Dec. 7. They're a series of ads featuring Photoshopped images of sad-looking world leaders, apologizing for not addressing climate change when ...
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BBC News - Climate cash for poor countries 'has not materialised'Large sums promised to developing countries to help them tackle climate change cannot be accounted for, a BBC investigation has found. Rich countries pledged $410m (£247m) a year in a 2001 declaration - but it is now unclear whether the money was paid. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has ...
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Climate science update: from bad to worse - Yahoo! NewsThe planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) this century, a figure that lies at the farthest range of expert predictions made only two years ago, scientists said on Tuesday. The study is the biggest overview on global warming since the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ...
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Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations To Poor Countries For The Climate Crisis.Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.115 or higher is required to watch video inline on this webpage, and JavaScript must be enabled. You can choose another option on the listen/watch page if you prefer. Naomi Klein on Climate Debt: Why Rich Countries Should Pay Reparations To Poor Countries For ...
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CBC News - Ottawa - Quebec to cut emissions by 20 per centMember Centre: Login | Sign Up Quebec to cut emissions by 20 per cent Quebec Premier Jean Charest is painting himself as a world leader on climate change issues, announcing the province will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent from its 1990 levels by 2020. Charest made the ...canadianmacfan added 4 weeks ago- SHARE
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Climate Change About National Security, Not Just Hugging Trees -- Sphere News, Opinion and AnalysisThe United States is in "a defensive crouch" on climate change that threatens its national security and must go on the offense by signing an agreement to combat global warming at an international conference in Copenhagen next month, reporters were told here. "Climate change would act as a ...
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Going to 2010 Games? Offset your carbon | Sports | ReutersVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Spectators, media and sponsors planning to attend next year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver will be under pressure to offset their carbon emissions, organizers said on Tuesday. The Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), which has vowed to make the 2010 ...
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Forests a big focus at Governors' Global Climate Summit 2 : TreeHuggerCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he'd be back to co-host the second Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, this past week he addressed the group again saying this reprise will be better than most movie sequels ("except for mine," added the Governator). US governors gathered with ...
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Ozone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMOOzone hole smaller in 2009 than 2008: WMO AFP September 16, 2009 NASA image of the planet Earth. The World Meteorological Organisation said that the ozone hole is expected to be smaller in 2009 than a year ago. Photograph by: Michael Benson, NASA GENEVA – The World Meteorological ...
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