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Get Involved | Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge- Take Action
Environment  (tags: petition, world, wildlife, pollution, protection, humans, nature, habitat, politics, globalwarming, environment, destruction, climatechange, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 25 minutes ago - greenpeace.org
1. Sign the petition "Google, IBM and Microsoft should use their influence in Washington to help get a strong international climate deal in Copenhagen. They should also publicly rebuke the US Chamber of Commerce for its opposition to climate change le
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Climate Treaty May Need Extra Year
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climate-change, greenhousegases, world, politics, conservation, protection )

Cal
- 1 day ago - uk.reuters.com
A U.N. climate treaty may need an extra year beyond a December deadline to agree details, delegates at U.N. talks said on Thursday even as a U.S. Senate committee approved a carbon-capping bill.
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Gore's Book a Toolbox for Fixing Climate Crises
Environment  (tags: Al Gore, ecosystems, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climatechange, greenhousegases, politics, protection, research, humans, world )

Cal
- 1 day ago - usatoday.com
With global warming taking center stage in world affairs, Al Gore can't be far behind: The Nobel-Prize-winning former-vice president-turned-energy entrepreneur is releasing his plan to crack the climate conundrum.
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Rich Countries Call on African Bloc to Keep Climate Talks on Track
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climate-change, politics, ecosystems, world, CO2emissions, greenhousegases )

Cal
- 2 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Poor countries forced to make a stand over lack of commitment from rich nations on emissions cuts, claims African delegat
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Africa Boycotts U.N. Climate Talks, Demands CO2 Cuts
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, greenhousegases, politics, globalwarming, climate-change, environment, world )

Cal
- 3 days ago - enn.com
African nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Tuesday in a protest to urge rich countries to set deeper 2020 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
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UGANDA: Palm Project Accused of Environmental Destruction
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, habitat, environment, ecosystems, destruction, forests, trees, world, humans, nature, politics )

Cal
- 4 days ago - ipsnews.net
It is a public-private partnership intended to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. Its critics say it's destroying forests with no regard for environmental regulation
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Forty Days to Get a Climate Deal
Environment  (tags: environment, ecosystems, politics, humans, climatechange, globalwarming, conservation, nature, world )

Cal
- 5 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Global warming has brought hard times to Hebei, the dry northern province of China that envelops Beijing. Rising temperatures and unpredictable rain patterns have forced farmers and nomads to flee the land and move to cities.
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Beyond Copenhagen
Environment  (tags: world, petition, politics, protection, humans, nature, habitat, government, environment, globalwarming, ecosystems, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - change.org
The President of the United States was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He has been a remarkable symbol of change. People all over the world feel empowered again. The Nobel Peace Prize award further symbolizes to the world than for President Obama to
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10 Of The Most Influential Environmentalists Of All Time | Iamgreenâ,,¢
Environment  (tags: conservation, endangered, environment, government, habitat, nature, politics, protection, wildlife, world )

Daphna
- 5 days ago - sayiamgreen.com
A Brazilian rubber tapper turned union organizer and environmentalist. Chico Mendes was one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. When rubber prices fell, and cattle ranchers started buying up the jungle and
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Chad, Cameroon to Fight for Lake at Climate Talks
Environment  (tags: ecosystems, environment, world, pollution, politics, humans, globalwarming, climate-change )

Cal
- 8 days ago - uk.reuters.com
The presidents of Chad and Cameroon will use December's Copenhagen climate change summit to try to save Lake Chad, which is rapidly shrinking largely due to changes in weather, the leaders said
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Stop Attack on the Clean Air Act -Take Action!
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, environment, greenhousegases, pollution, politics )

Tierney G
- 8 days ago - action.earthjustice.org
An attack on the Clean Air Act is in full swing this week, undermining Senate hearings on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733), a plan to fight global warming.
9 comments
Why We Need a World Environment Organisation
Environment  (tags: environment, humans, protection, ecosystems, climate, world, politics )

Cal
- 9 days ago - guardian.co.uk
There is an urgent need for an environmental organisation within the UN system with real political clout
10 comments
Will Ecuador's Plan to Raise Money for Not Drilling Oil in the Amazon Succeed?
Environment  (tags: environment, energy, conservation, nature, protection, ecosystems, politics, globalwarming, climate-change, world, trees, Sustainabililty, humans, habitat )

Cal
- 10 days ago - news.mongabay.com
President Rafael Correa put forth a novel idea, known as the Yasuni-ITT Initiative. He announced in 2007 that he would not touch the oil if the international community compensated Ecuador. He said that leaving the oil would help achieve three internationa
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Rainforest Treaty 'Fatally Flawed'
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, humans, destruction, ecosystems, habitat, protection, world, politics )

Cal
- 12 days ago - independent.co.uk
Climate summit loophole lets palm oil producers cull vital wilderness
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CAMBODIA: Climate Fight An Uphill Battle, But All's Not Lost
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment, world, globalwarming, climate, politics )

Cal
- 12 days ago - ipsnews.net
As one of the world's poorest nations, Cambodia is by definition one of those least able to protect itself from the effects of climate change. As an agrarian society, it is one of those most susceptible to climate change.
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