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Peru slum goes cutting edge as ‘fog catcher’ 3
Posted 1 day, 15 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Many of Peru's grittiest slums can only dream of access to water. But thanks to a German NGO, simple technology, and hard work, some humble homes are the first to use plastic netting to harvest water from the fog cloaking the night sky. Read More
Climate change rings church’s chimes 0
Posted 1 day, 16 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
The World Council of Churches on Thursday called on churches around the world to ring their bells 350 times during the Copenhagen climate change summit on Dec. 13 as a call to action on global warming. Read More
U.S. pushes for compromise in Copenhagen climate talks 3
Posted 2 days, 17 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
The United States called Wednesday for a compromise at next month's global climate talks in Copenhagen and vowed to support a fund to help developing countries cope with emissions cuts. Read More
Can I get your number?

Cautious optimism for Copenhagen deal as Barcelona climate talks end 2
Posted 1 week ago by Brendan DeMelle
The mood was markedly improved on the final day of the Barcelona climate talks, as delegates, observers, and non-governmental organizations all brushed off the pessimism that dominated much of the week and announced that there is still hope for a global deal at the Copenhagen COP15 summit. Read More
Barcelona outcome: White House strategy is plea for more time 7
Posted 1 week ago by Keith Schneider
The Barcelona climate talks wrapped up on Friday with the U.S. making a bid for additional time to get a climate plan in place. Read More
Another coal plant bites the dust 4
Posted 1 week ago by Bruce Nilles
Minnesota and South Dakota residents stopped a coal-fired power plant project and prevented about 4.7 million tons of CO2, or the equivalent of the pollution from roughly 670,000 cars, from entering the atmosphere every year. Read More
Activists launch climate hunger strike 4
Posted 1 week ago by Agence France-Presse
Climate activists from around the world will launch a hunger strike on Friday, describing their protest as a "moral reaction to an immoral situation" in the face of environmental catastrophe. Read More
More clunker debunkers

Cash for Clunkers brought us ... more clunkers! 29
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago by Jonathan Hiskes
So how did Cash for Clunkers work out from an environmental standpoint? Don't ask. The most common deals swapped old pickup trucks for new pickup trucks that got only marginally better gas mileage. Read More
Senate Democrats push climate bill through committee 1
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago by Agence France-Presse
Senate Democrats on Thursday pushed through a sweeping climate change bill, maneuvering an end-run around opposition Republicans who continued their boycott of deliberations. Read More
EU ewww

Europe places outcome of Copenhagen squarely on Obama 2
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago by Brendan DeMelle
Europe now predicts that a legally binding treaty is impossible to expect in Copenhagen, and that it could take up to a full year beyond the global summit this December in order to reach a binding deal. Read More
all about al

Reactions to Al Gore’s book o’ solutions, “Our Choice” 10
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago
Tracking the best reviews, analyses, screeds, and tirades on the new book. Read More
Barcelona Balogna

Why developing countries cannot afford failure in Copenhagen 9
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Brendan DeMelle
After the third day of climate talks in Barcelona, it's clear that much work remains to be done -- and 99 percent of the burden rests on the E.U. and U.S. The anger from Africa and the rest of the developing world will continue to grow, as will the carbon emissions responsible for climate change. Read More
U.S. puts onus on China for climate deal 2
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Copenhagen reality check: Gov’ts concede new climate treaty unlikely until 2010 3
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Geoffrey Lean
Obama urges climate action as Europe ups pressure on U.S. 3
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Flurry of lobbying cash obscures U.S. climate debate 2
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
German leader likens the struggle against global warming to the Berlin Wall 1
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Rich countries halt Barcelona climate talks with inaction; Africa walks out 4
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Joshua Kahn Russell
Negotiators take aim at U.S. on day one of Barcelona climate talks 1
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Brendan DeMelle
Religion gets behind fight against climate change 1
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Putin says climate deal must take Russian forests into account 2
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Agence France-Presse
E.U. agrees on helping poor nations fight climate change 1
Posted 2 weeks ago by Agence France-Presse