Copenhagen – UN climate talks were thrown into disarray on Monday as developing countries blocked negotiations, demanding that rich countries raise their pledges for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Representatives from developing countries said they refused to participate in any working groups at
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A proposal aimed at saving the world´s tropical forests suffered a setback Sunday, when negotiators at the UN climate talks ditched plans for faster action on the problem because of concerns that rich countries aren´t willing to finance it Destruction of forests — burning or cutting trees to
Danish police stopped an unauthorized demonstration on a second day of street protests over climate change, as environment ministers met for informal talks to advance negotiations on a new pact More than 200 activists detained Sunday Hundreds of demonstrators were outnumbered by polic
TUV AIMAK, Mongolia – Often, the best eco-friendly initiatives stem out of necessity!In Mongolia´s vast steppe, where thousands still practice the nomadic lifestyle of their ancestors, solar panels are pitched atop more and more tents, taking the place of fixed power lines.The panels, which cost aro
I recently read a really interesting article in TIME magazine which talked about the Fair Trade coffee industry and highlighted that Fair Trade practices were created to help small farmers but that they may have now hit their limit.Here is an excerpt from the article by Ezra Fieser entitled “What Pr
Environmentalists and activists rallied worldwide Saturday in favor of a global climate agreement. In Copenhagen, host city of the ongoing UN negotiations, a six-kilometer march from the parliament building to the conference venue gathered an estimated 50,000 people Global activists: Seal the
The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion US dollars) a year to help poorer parts of the world combat global warming The leaders of Britain and France say EU leaders will commit more than 2 billion euro (3 billion US dollars) a year to he
Using recycled glass bottles, UK College of Design student Aaron Scales has built a bus shelter with a non-profit volunteer organization in Lexington, Kentucky. Project Bottlestop is beautiful. The shelter uses recycled glass Ale-8-One soft drink bottles illuminated by LED lights to create a
American billionaire George Soros says wide disagreements over climate-change financing for poor countries “could actually wreck” the Copenhagen climate conference. The investor-philanthropist says the 10-billion-a-year-US dollars, three-year proposal being put forward by richer nations is “not m