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Cycling mission to save environment |
Staff reporter |
The Hindu , Friday, May 14, 2010 |
NAGAPATTINAM: A bunch of young-men have wheeled their way on a mission from Chidambaram. The five-person cycle squad of the Friends of Police has commenced on a 14,600 km-cycle tour along the coasts i ...More
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Huhne gets energy and climate change |
By Echo Reporter |
Daily Echo , Friday, May 14, 2010 |
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has been confirmed as energy and climate change secretary after a day of speculation about his role in the new Lib Con coalition.
The twice a contender for Liberal Democra ...More
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Ban urges Canada to put environment on G20 agenda |
By CHARMAINE NORONHA (AP) |
The Associated Press , Friday, May 14, 2010 |
TORONTO — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday urged Canada's Conservative government to champion climate change and the world's poor at next month's G-20 and G-8 summits.
Ban ...More
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Climate of Scrutiny |
Nitin Sethi |
The Times of India , Friday, May 14, 2010 |
How will India measure, report and verify its climate change actions when it is not yet sure of what actions it needs to take or the economic consequences of such moves to reduce greenhouse gas emissi ...More
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Orissa action plan on climate change in June |
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The Financial Express , Friday, May 14, 2010 |
Orissa is going to announce its action plan on climate change in June.
“Keeping in mind that the climate change and rise in temperatures have posed a serious threat, Orissa is all set to put in plac ...More
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Climate Change - Half of Earth to Be Uninhabitable? |
By Marty Cox |
National Ledger , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
It reads like a Hollywood doomsday movie: "Report: Climate change could render much of world uninhabitable," screams a USA Today headline. How long until the doomsday scenario unfolds on planet earth? ...More
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Top 50 Twitter climate accounts to follow |
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The Guardian (blog) , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
Discover the key people and organisations you should be following on Twitter if you're interested in climate change and the environment
We've pulled together the top 50 Twitter accounts worth fol ...More
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Cap-and-Trade, Dead or Alive |
Written by Rebecca Terrell |
The New American , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
The White House special climate envoy has assured U.N. delegates from more than 40 countries the U.S. is ready to move forward on a comprehensive international climate change treaty without Congressio ...More
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58 pc rise in carbon emissions |
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The Hindustan Times , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
In a span of 16 years, India’s climate change causing green house gas emissions have increased by 58 per cent and the biggest contributor has been coal fired power sector, a government report released ...More
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US senators launch long-awaited climate push |
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The Hindustan Times , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
US senators vowed on Wednesday to revamp US energy priorities as they laid out a long-awaited plan to fight climate change, but they faced a tough battle ahead to sell a delicate compromise.
The ...More
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Climate change: a cultural crisis |
Linda Connor |
ABC Online , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
Modern anthropological research can provide useful and important perspectives on climate change as a cultural crisis in the contemporary world, and contribute to a cultural theory of action and activi ...More
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India's greenhouse gas emissions jump |
AFP |
AFP , Thursday, May 13, 2010 |
NEW DELHI — India's annual greenhouse gas emissions increased by 58 percent from 1994-2007, driven by higher industrial activity, energy production and transport, government figures showed Tuesday.
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Environmental groups lobby EPA on bay |
By Cory Nealon, cnealon@dailypress.com |
Daily Press , Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
A coalition of 40 environmental groups sent a letter to the federal government Monday urging it to make good on a promise to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
The National Wildlife Federation, Environment ...More
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Sunoco Issues 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report |
PHILADELPHIA, May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sunoco, Inc. |
Market Watch (press release) , Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
/quotes/comstock/13*!sun/quotes/nls/sun (SUN 31.27, +0.16, +0.51%) announced today that it has issued its 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report, marking the eighteenth consecutive year that the company ...More
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Nations Ignoring Biodiversity Treaty, U.N. Says |
By NATHANIAL GRONEWOLD of Greenwire |
New York Times , Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
UNITED NATIONS -- Governments are largely ignoring a biodiversity protection treaty they signed 17 years ago, allowing the rate of species decline to continue at an alarming rate, the United Nations s ...More
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In 300 yrs, Earth will be too hot for humans |
AFP, |
The Times of India , Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
SYDNEY: Climate change could make much of the world too hot for human habitation within just three centuries, research released on Tuesday showed.
Scientists from Australia's University of New Sou ...More
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