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Environment News tagged with world

Why Copenhagen Will Be Crawling With Business Lobbyists
Environment  (tags: environment, business, economy, politics, pollution, world, climate-change, climate, CO2emissions )

Cal
- 5 hours ago - theecologist.org
Is a business presence at Copenhagen crucial or corrosive? Either way, in a few weeks Denmark is going to be up to its eyes in corporate lobbyists
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CLIMATE CHANGE-THAILAND: Bangkok: A Future Filled With Floods
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, climatechange, ecosystems, protection, humans, world, climate, ClimateChange, climate-change )

Cal
- 5 hours ago - ipsnews.net
Thailand's capital, dubbed the 'City of Angels' and the 'Venice of the East', is threatened by long-term flood inundation as rising sea waters triggered by global weather change and monsoonal rains combine.
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Melting Sea Ice Dilutes Water, Endangers Sea Life
Environment  (tags: world, News, melting ice, Sea life, endangers )

Katie
- 12 hours ago - ca.reuters.com
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found.
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Rising CO2 Could Cause Catastrophic Sea Level Rise Finds Antarctic Study
Environment  (tags: CO2emissions, climatechange, climate, globalwarming, environment, protection, greenhousegases, pollution, water, world, ecosystems, climate-change )

Cal
- 1 day ago - telegraph.co.uk
Sea levels could rise by up to six metres if the world fails to get pollution under control, according to the latest study in the Antarctic.
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INDIA: A Famed Region's Triple Whammy of Environmental Bane
Environment  (tags: world, environment, destruction, humans, ecosystems, politics, climate-change, climate, globalwarming, CO2emissions )

Cal
- 1 day ago - ipsnews.net
The combined impact of tourism, climate change and changing lifestyle in this internationally renowned adventure haven has raised serious concerns among environmental groups.
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Take Action: Will President Obama Attend the Copenhagen Climate Talks?
Environment  (tags: petition, world, pollution, protection, humans, nature, globalwarming, environment, destruction, ecosystems, climatechange, CO2emissions )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - action.wilderness.org
The world's leaders will be in Copenhagen in early December for international climate change negotiations. But will our president be there? It is well recognized that creating a successful international agreement hinges on strong American climate leader
19 comments
10 Little Things the World Needs to Agree on
Environment  (tags: environment, world, Copenhagen, climatechange, conference )

Katie
- 1 day ago - blogs.panda.org
The Copenhagen Climate conference is just around the corner and we are working on clear goals for the negotiations, a "simple" menu of what the world needs to agree on.
18 comments
CLIMATE CHANGE: Small Islands Fear Going the Way of Atlantis
Environment  (tags: ClimateChange, water, globalwarming, environment, climatechange, climate-change, climate, ecosystems, destruction, habitatdestruction, habitat, protection, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
The world's small island states, most of which are painfully vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, have put the United Nations on notice.
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ENVIRONMENT: Save Half the Planet, or Lose It All
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, destruction, nature, protection, humans, world, climate, ecosystems )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
At least half the planet must be protected if humanity is to survive the next century, declared conservationists at the conclusion of 9th World Wilderness Congress
1 comment
GOOD NEWS----Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests
Environment  (tags: environment, GoodNews, trees, protection, habitat, conservation, ecosystems, world, humans, nature )

Cal
- 2 days ago - enn.com
The campaign received major support last week when Norway announced a $30 million commitment on Monday for the small South American nation to implement an "avoided deforestation" plan. If the program demonstrates success, Guyana will receive an additional
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The Prince's Rainforests Project: Keeping Forests Standing
Environment  (tags: environment, rainforests, forests, trees, protection, ecosystems, globalwarming, habitatdestruction, destruction, habitat, humans, world, wildlife )

Cal
- 3 days ago - theecologist.org
It's the best hope for creating a critical mass of support for tough action on tropical deforestation, and its website offers a wealth of information for all
4 comments
SCANDALOUS!! Palm Oil Firms Letting Four-Year-Olds Sign Contracts
Environment  (tags: habitatdestruction, environment, palm oil companies, palm oil, humans, protection, world, habitat, ecosystems, destruction )

Cal
- 3 days ago - theecologist.org
'Chaotic' legislation in Indonesia is allowing palm oil plantation companies looking to produce biofuel to bully local people off their land
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Carbon Sinks Keep Pace With Rising Emissions
Environment  (tags: news, world, CO2emissions, climate-change, environment )

Katie
- 3 days ago - planetearth.nerc.ac.uk
The proportion of the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere that is absorbed by natural carbon sinks like soils, forests and the oceans has remained almost unchanged over the last century and a half, even as CO2 levels have soared.
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Take Action- Organize To Be Heard: Get Started
Environment  (tags: climate, Petition, ClimateChange, CO2emissions, conservation, ecosystems, environment, globalwarming, habitat, nature, humans, pollution, protection, world )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - consequence09.org
I believe the Senate must jump-start our economy by supporting a comprehensive clean energy jobs and climate bill that also includes a cap on carbon pollution. Making the shift to clean energy will ultimately make energy cheaper, create jobs
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The World's Most Cited Climate Change Denier: The World's Leading Climate Scientist?
Environment  (tags: world, research, pollution, humans, nature, habitatdestruction, globalwarming, environment, CO2emissions, climate-change, ecosystems )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - planetgreen.discovery.com
If there's one climate change-related interview you read today (just in case you're one of those people who read dozens of them), check out the piece over at the New Republic featuring Dr. Stephen Schneider.
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