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OPEC Summit: Providing Petroleum, Promoting Prosperity, Protecting the Planet
November 18, 2007, 1 Comment

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2007 shows the closing ceremony of the 3rd OPEC summit meeting in Riyadh, capital of Saudi arabi ...

UN: climate change will have 'abrupt and irreversible' consequences
November 18, 2007, 2 Comments

VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 17 — Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, describing climate change as “the defining challenge of ou ...

Wednesday Night #1341
November 14, 2007, 3 Comments

14 November 2007 A few weeks ago, Tony Deutsch suggested as a topic the subject of the New York Times article “The ...

Wednesday Night #1339 Update: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
November 13, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1339 Update: One Laptop per Child (OLPC)

Give One Get One The OLPC project, which we have been following for some time, is dear to our hearts and has been discus ...

Backing away from ethanol makes sense – Editorial
November 11, 2007, Comments Off on Backing away from ethanol makes sense – Editorial

Sunday, November 11, 2007 Quebec’s decision to back away from developing a corn-based ethanol industry in the prov ...

Extinctions could cut plant productivity in half
November 10, 2007, Comments Off on Extinctions could cut plant productivity in half

November 9, 2007 by Eve Savory, CBCNews.ca In a study that has startled even its authors, scientists have concluded that ...

David Jones on Easter Island
November 7, 2007, Comments Off on David Jones on Easter Island

If you didn’t see the following from American Diplomacy on 6 November, it may be of interest. DTJ   The autho ...

IATA appoints new director of 'environment initiatives'
November 6, 2007, Comments Off on IATA appoints new director of 'environment initiatives'

6 November 2007 New Director Raises Profile of IATA’s Environment Programme (GENEVA) The International Air Transpo ...

Bill Clinton to Cities: 'Green' Economy Offers Great Rewards
November 4, 2007, Comments Off on Bill Clinton to Cities: 'Green' Economy Offers Great Rewards

SEATTLE – The shift to a green economy is the biggest economic opportunity facing the United States since the mili ...

Climate Change – IPCC Report questioned
November 3, 2007, 1 Comment

In the interest of fair play, not to mention our collective education, we feel we must include the link to IPCC too blin ...