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 		Green Power from Oceans
As the world tries to find ways of reducing the carbon footprint of humanity, some experiments with ocean waves are showing promise.
Failing the Climate Change Challenge
A government with its political base in oil-producing provinces is reluctant to get serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Challenges for Climate Change Meeting
An attempt to replace the expiring Kyoto Protocol is failing because of disagreement between developed and developing countries.
Earth's Boundaries on Human Activity
A group of prominent scientists has released a study on the capacity of the planet's biosystems to support life.
Pacific Island of Garbage
An enormous raft of waste material, estimated to cover an area the size of Texas (some say twice the size of the state), is floating in the North Pacific Ocean.
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 		Save the Planet. Recycle Free
Freecycle is an internet-based, nonprofit organization started in the United States that connects communities and spreads wealth by distributing rubbish.
Climate Talks Heat Up in Copenhagen
Doubt rises among COP15 diplomats to reach a mutual agreement as Tuvalu temporarily suspends talks calling for a tougher treaty.
Environment - Perspectives on Global Warming
Two perspectives on Environment and issue of Climate Change. Global Warming, the Sceptic's View and the Pro-active Approach. Rainforest deal between Norway & Guyana
Copenhagen Summit - Halt Climate Change
No matter the result of the Copenhagen Summit, the individual can play his part in reducing his energy usage and lowering carbon emissions.
Will Climategate Derail the Global Warmers?
Global warming dialog reached an abrupt departure point with the recent release of hundreds of hacked emails from the U.K. CRU (Climate Research Unit).
Kumi Naidoo Becomes Chief of Greenpeace
Greenpeace International has appointed Kumi Naidoo as Chief Executive to strengthen their battle against catastrophic climate change, days before Copenhagen.
Windy Times Around the Globe
Global wind power has ratcheted up several notches in the past few years as governments and private companies invest heavily in renewable energy.
Climate Change: Impact on Food Security
By 2080, climate change would render Sub-Saharan Africa and certain parts of South Asia the most food insecure, with 75% of the world's hungry desperate for food.
Potatoes Gaining Status in World Food Economy
Supporting local farms benefits economies, environment, and health. Around the world, potatoes are replacing rice crops, leading to a shift in the way the world eats.
Success on Agricultural Biodeversity Treaty
Involvement of farmers' organizations helps overcome objections to farmers' rights by industrialized countries and ensures more rapid implementation of the 2004 treaty.
UN Climate-Pact for Copenhagen is on the Table
With only 200 days before Copenhagen, time gets tighter but the world is not standing still on climate change, says top UN greenhouse gas convention official.
The Biofuels Dispute
Friends of the Earth report provides more evidence supporting claims that agrofuels have negative environmental and social consequences.
How Cap and Trade Works
Cap and trade relies on the reward and punishment system of free markets to reduce the amount of pollutants emitted by industries worldwide.
The U.S. Joins the Fight Against Global Warming
At the current United Nations climate summit a messenger for the Obama cabinet stated that the U.S would take measures to reduce it's current carbon dioxide (CO2) output.
Eco-Terrorism Threat Increasing in 2008-09
Eco-terrorists such as Earth First are said to be preparing a list of target companies which they believe to be major polluters or are a threat of climate change.
Endangered Wonders of the World
The world is an ever changing landscape in which climate change means some of our most spectacular sights are facing an uncertain future.
Plastic Soup in the Pacific Ocean
Huge quantities of plastic are accumulating in the middle of the world's oceans, like they have in the North Pacific Central Gyre, creating toxic plastic soups of trash.
Harrison Ford Speaks for Wildlife
On World Environment Day 2008, the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking launched its global intiative that features public service announcements by Harrison Ford.
Resource Exploration in the North
Northern countries are rushing to claim parts of the Arctic, as melting sea ice makes the North more accessible for resource exploration.
Saving the Earth: A Global Effort
Nations are now convinced that a healthy environment with lower carbon emissions is a necessity for our future and no longer a luxury that we can live without.
Fisheries and Conservation
Protecting fisheries and endangered species is a difficult chore. Common goods such as water, and migrant fish transcend international boundaries and are in danger.
PCB Health Risk for SUNY Students
Dormitories at SUNY New Paltz were contaminated with PCBs and dioxins in a 1991 explosion. How can levels be "safe," as officials claim, for students moving in?
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