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(Reuters) FACTBOX: Themes And Scenarios For G8 Summit In Italy
The talks are expected to focus on the state of the world economy, […]

See related posts under Environment & Energy ; Arctic ; Biofuels ; Oil ; Canada & the Climate Change Conference (Bali) ; Liquid Asset The Canadian dean of the discipline, the University of Alberta’s David Schindler, wrote in 2006 that Alberta, along with Saskatchewan and Manitoba, will soon face “a crisis in water […]

East Asia looks to lead on green power
Asia is leading the charge to develop more eco-friendly technology, with Japan and South Korea partnering with Beijing to combine their engineering prowess with China’s manufacturing capabilities. The three have individually put significant investment into new technologies, outpacing the U.S. TIME (6/25)
What a […]

‘Hopenhagen’
Brilliant Greenpeace spoof of IHT
Ban has made climate change his signature issue. In September 2007, Ban invited world leaders, ranging from Nicolas Sarkozy to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Al Gore to the United Nations headquarters for a climate change summit. (Foreign Policy even covered the event!) And there will be a repeat of […]

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David Jones: Ambassador Jacobson and the Passing Baton
… this is what Canadians should desire in a U.S. ambassador—an individual who, when giving a speech or conveying a private demarche, is clearly appreciated as a “connected” member of the administration and […]

UN Talks Seek Links In Food, Climate Crises
(Reuters/Planet Ark) BONN - A new focus on the impact of farming on climate change could both curb carbon emissions and prod efforts to boost yields and rural incomes in developing countries, delegates told a U.N. climate conference.
But curbing greenhouse gases from farms also means confronting complex […]

In search of shelter: mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement
Report: Climate shifts will lead to mass migration
As many as 700 million people might be forced to flee their homes by 2050 as a result of global climate changes, which would make a mass migration larger than any seen in recorded […]

A new solar-powered aircraft attempts to fly around the world with zero emissions
The prototype will be unveiled on June 26th by Solar Impulse, a project the aviators run. Mr Piccard helped pilot Orbiter 3, the first balloon to fly non-stop around the world, and comes from a family of adventurers: his grandfather, Auguste, was the […]

A video montage of many of Julius Grey’s most publicized cases served to remind all of his commitment to the rule of law and his fight for reasonable laws governing civil rights and humanitarian issues. Although the freedom of expression, freedom of association along with freedom not to associate cases have been widely publicized, it […]

I tell you naught for your comfort,
Yea, naught for your desire,
Save that the sky grows darker yet
And the sea rises higher.
– G.K. Chesterton
Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada
BOULDER–Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New […]