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31/01/2006
The climate change debate hots up: an increasing number of meetings on OneWorld UK's Events page deal with global warming. In the next couple of weeks talks and discussions include Bangladesh and climate change adaptation; Climate change and civil society: who is speaking for whom?; The Dana Pub Guide to Energy and The things we do for energy; Should global warming be one of the top priorities for humanity? - with Tom Burke, Michael Meacher, Prof Bjorn Lomborg and Philip Stott; and Contraction and convergence: global solutions to climate change.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld UK Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] Image: Climate demonstrators, London
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31/01/2006
As ExxonMobil announces record profits of US$32 billion in 2005, evidence that global warming is gathering pace is rapidly piling up. While most oil companies are making huge profits, what Exxon does -- and doesn't do -- with those profits is what marks them out as the world's number one climate criminal, says Greenpeace. Have a word with the new Exxon boss.
Més informacióFont: Greenpeace UK Temes/Zones: [Energia] [Empreses multinacionals] Image: Have a word with the new Exxon boss. © Anne Ward
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31/01/2006
China's skies have darkened over the past 50 years, possibly due to haze resulting from a nine-fold increase in fossil fuel emissions, according to researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Més informacióFont: Environmental News Network Temes/Zones: [Xina] [Contaminació] |
31/01/2006
While the many of us snap up £1.99 flights to Rome, a small but growing band of conscientious objectors are making a stand by refusing to fly. Is this the beginning of the budget travel backlash, asks Tom Robbins.
Més informacióFont: Guardian Unlimited Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] [Transport] [Contaminació] Image: Congestion at Heathrow airport © FreeFoto.com
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31/01/2006
A national search has begun to find England’s young ‘climate change champions’, who will be asked to help raise the profile of green issues among young people in their area. Nine people will be selected as part of a government initiative.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] [Joventut] |
30/01/2006
The American space programme's leading climate scientist has accused the White House of trying to gag him after he called last month for urgent cuts in the emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
Més informacióFont: Guardian Unlimited Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Ciència] |
30/01/2006
Global climate processes are affecting the number of calves produced by southern right whales in the South Atlantic, according to a newly published 30 year study by an international team of scientists.
Més informacióFont: Environment News Service (ENS) Temes/Zones: [Conservació] |
30/01/2006
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that the risks of climate change may be more serious than previously thought.
Més informació* How much climate change can we take? - Defra launches new book Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
30/01/2006
from Discover:
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Amory Lovins describes how the world's biggest economy could kick the oil habit. His ideas apply to any country hooked on 'cheap' energy based on fossil fuels. "Five years from now," says Lovins, "the official industry forecast suggests that decentralized low- and no-carbon generators will be adding 160 times as much capacity as nuclear will add up to that year." So let's get cracking with microgeneration, Grommit!
Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Energia] [Transport] [Energies renovables] |
27/01/2006
from the Onion:
Més informació Chicago snowwoman loses three snowchildren to warm temperatures... Shocking headlines like these are rocking the cryogenic community. "The unseasonably warm winters of the recent past are a clear indication of a real environmental threat to humans and their frozen simulacra," said Joe Centigrade at the recent Washington DC march. At last, snowpeople are taking action against global warming!
Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Activisme mediambiental] |
27/01/2006
The Chinese capital has removed the ban on electric bicycles to ease city traffic, which has become increasingly congested due to the fast rising number of cars.
Més informacióFont: People & the Planet Temes/Zones: [Xina] [Contaminació] |
27/01/2006
Asthma sufferers may not be able to buy non-prescription inhalers in the U.S. much longer because the devices contain propellants that harm the ozone layer.
Més informacióFont: Environmental News Network Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Salut] |
26/01/2006
Wave and tide power could provide up to 20% of the UK's current electricity, a new report says.
Més informacióFont: Guardian Unlimited Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] [Energies renovables] |
26/01/2006
A NASA report says 2005’s record warmth is more notable than previous record-breaking years as there was no boost from the tropical El Niño phenomenon.
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26/01/2006
New Zealand ranks first in the world in an environmental performance study produced by environmental experts at two U.S. universities. The U.S. lags behind in 28th place.
Més informacióFont: Environment News Service (ENS) Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] [Nova Zelanda] [Medi Ambient] |
25/01/2006
The UK Government is still failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, new Government figures reveal.
Més informacióFont: Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] [Contaminació] Image: G8 Edinburgh 2005, Climate Change banner © Peter Armstrong
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24/01/2006
from theworkshop.ca:
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Frank Gombik has a workshop, but this is no ordinary workshop. Get inspired by his examples of converting soft drink cans into solar collectors, burnt-out fans into wind turbines and much more.
Temes/Zones: [Canadà] [Energia] [Energies renovables] |
24/01/2006
Plants are not driving climate change despite the huge levels of methane they emit, say the researchers behind that discovery.
Més informacióFont: SciDev.Net Image: Plants are not to blame for global warming, say researchers © Bernard Suprin / The World Conservation Union
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24/01/2006
Signing a climate saving agreement with WWF-Denmark, pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has pledged significant reductions in its global emissions. So far, ten corporations have become part of WWF's Climate Savers programme.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Dinamarca] [Empreses multinacionals] [Droga / Narcòtics] |
24/01/2006
The Swedish Minister for Sustainable Development, Mona Sahlin, has announced plans to break the country's dependence on oil by 2020.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Suècia] [Energia] |
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