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Copenhagen Diaries: Capitalist Gods and Socialist Tantrums - Awards for Idiots
Environment  (tags: -climate-change, globalwarming, nature, humans, AWARDS FOR IDIOTS )

David
- 3 days ago - newscientist.com
First prize for unrealistic expectations goes to Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, prime minister of Malaysia. He began by arguing that "developed countries have to commit to cut their emissions by well over 100 per cent" by 2050. Yes, you read that right!
Chavez Slams Rich Nations at Copenhagen, Calls for Systemic Change to Save Planet
Environment  (tags: climate, ClimateChange, climate-change, climatechange, denial, reactionaries, reactionary, propaganda, capitalism, energy, environment, CO2emissions, conservation, globalwarming, globalwarming, politics, research, science, Sustainabililty, demonstrations )

Simon
- 4 days ago - venezuelanalysis.com
Chavez' speech received a standing ovation: "I have been reading some of the slogans painted in the streets. One said, 'Don't Change the Climate, Change the System!' And I bring that on board for us. Let's not change the climate. Let's change the system!"
Tell Your Senators: Don't Nuke the Climate!-Please Take Action!!!!
Environment  (tags: Nuclear Energy, copenhagen, destruction, habitatdestruction, greenhousegases, government, environment, CO2emissions )

Tierney
- 19 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
As the Copenhagen climate negotiations begin and the world turns its attention to the climate crisis, it's time to remind our Senators that nuclear power is dirty, dangerous, and expensive, and has no place in U.S. climate legislation or international tr
Hands Up for the Kimberley - The Wilderness Society
Environment  (tags: action alert, conservation, ecosystems, energy, pollution, nature, oceans, habitatdestruction, environment, water, suffering )

Jelica
- 50 days ago - secure.wilderness.org.au
On 21 August, an oil/gas well off the Kimberley coast blew out, uncontrollably spewing oil into the ocean. Since then, the oil has spread through an area known as a marine wildlife super-highway, and now covers thousands of square kilometers of turtle, wh
SPLIT ESTATES--WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW CAN HURT YOU
Environment  (tags: habitat, energy, government )

Dandelion
- 66 days ago - splitestate.com
What is becoming an issue in the West with gas and oil exploration, due to the number of so-called "split estates" in which a person may own the surface rights to something, but someone else buys the mineral rights.
Scientists Rebut Claim That Man Causes Climate Change
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, nature, pollution, humans, research )

Lone
- 70 days ago - cnsnews.com
(CNSNews.com) - As the world focused on President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a small group of determined scientists gathered in a Senate office building to present evidence backing their claim that climate change is caused not
Brumby's Dirty Secret: Coal for Export
Environment  (tags: )

Merv
- 70 days ago - theage.com.au
Victoria's brown coal reserves look set to be opened up to export on a mass scale. Victorian Premier considering offering billions of tonnes of Latrobe Valley brown coal to be burned in Indian power stations.
Oahu Hawaii Bans Shark Tours!
Environment  (tags: conservation, protection, sharks )

Feisty
- 96 days ago - honoluluadvertiser.com
Existing state law makes it illegal to operate shark tours within three miles of the shore. Bill 67-09 would make it illegal to maintain an office, collect money, market or conduct any other activity related to a shark tour. Violators to be fined.
India's Thirst for Water Is Bigger Than Ever Before - Consequences Are Present and Pending
Environment  (tags: water supply, politics, irrigation, drought, sea level rise, India )

Feisty
- 79 days ago - newscientist.com
One nation's thirst for groundwater is having an impact on global sea levels. Satellite measurements show that northern India is sucking 54 trillion litres of water out of the ground every year, threatening a major water crisis and adding to sea levels.
Human Footprint: Aral Sea Keeps Shrinking
Environment  (tags: water depletion, habitatdestruction, water, Asia, irrigation, drought, suffering )

Feisty
- 79 days ago - ddimick.typepad.com
Formerly the world's fourth largest lake, the Aral Sea in central Asia has become a dustbowl of its former self after more than 40 years of irrigation... Upstream diversions irrigate cotton and other farms in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan...
 
 
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