Stories tagged "climatechange"

George Monbiot: Without radical action, we will be the generation that saved the banks and let the biosphere collapse

Scientists have identified new rifts on an Antarctic ice shelf that could lead to it breaking away from the Antarctic Peninsula, the European Space Agency said.

Nov. 25, 2008: WASHINGTON — A united and diverse coalition of environmental advocacy groups has sent President-elect Barack Obama its roadmap for change _ and it represents a U-turn from the policies of President George W. Bush.

Delegates from 186 nations are in Poznan, Poland today (1 December) to launch 12 days of talks designed to bring forward an international deal to tackle climate change.

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is not pollution and Global Warming has nothing to do with pollution. Pollution is already regulated under the Clean Air Act and regulating Carbon Dioxide (CO2) will do absolutely nothing to make the air you breath "cleaner".

At 5 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on Nov. 24, wind power reached a new record of meeting 43% of Spain's electricity demand - with 9,253 MW of wind energy in operation - of the 21,264 MW total demand. The previous record was broken March 22.

This season, CBC and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos want to mobilize Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. In partnership with Cisco, the idea behind the campaign is that one small act can make a big difference.

The forthcoming Live Earth India has been cancelled due to the recent attacks in Mumbai. Organizers for the charity festival, which was due to take place December 7, released a statement saying they are “shocked and saddened by the tragic events..."

The UN is having a climate change conference in Poznan, Poland, but indigenous people may not be included, which is unfortunate because they are the ones who are firstly directly affected by it and have much crucial information for the conference.

By Gabriela Baczynska and Alister Doyle POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - The European Union is ''very close'' to a deal on a new climate package meant to be agreed at a summit next week, Poland's Prime Minster Donald Tusk said on Monday. Poland relies...