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Turning up the heat

Gore proposes climate action timeline 3
Posted 15 Dec 2009 1:10 PM
Al Gore speaking to delegates at the Copenhagen climate conference is hardly big news in green circles, but the former VP and No. 1 climate crusader did manage to make a bit of news with his remarks Tuesday. Read More
your liver, hfcs, and you

New research: Sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup alter human metabolism, digestion 10
Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:00 AM by Tom Laskawy
Is high-fructose corn syrup worse for you than table sugar? A new study suggests it might be. Read More
Canadian fakin'

Canada—or practical jokers?—announces bold new climate position 5
Posted 14 Dec 2009 7:31 AM by Jonathan Hiskes
For a moment it looked like Canada had dropped its oil-friendly climate position and wanted to start helping the Copenhagen talks. Turns out it was a prank. Read More

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An arresting development

Police battle protesters as climate talks stall
Posted 16 Dec 2009 10:41 AM by Agence France-Presse
Police on Wednesday used tear gas and truncheons to stop a march on the global climate summit in Copenhagen, arresting some 260 activists as anger boiled over at the high-stakes talks. Read More
COP an attitude

Europe piles pressure on China, U.S. at climate summit
Posted 15 Dec 2009 10:52 AM by Agence France-Presse
Europe turned up the heat on China and the United States Tuesday, demanding the world's two biggest carbon polluters commit to reducing emissions. Read More
The Copenator

Schwarzenegger calls for U.N. climate summit for cities 2
Posted 15 Dec 2009 9:47 AM by Agence France-Presse
'Gubernator' Arnold Schwarzenegger called Tuesday for a United Nations climate summit for cities and regions, offering to host it in his home state of California. Read More
U.S. offers plan to aid poor nations develop clean energy 3
Posted 14 Dec 2009 10:40 AM by Agence France-Presse
The United States on Monday unveiled a $350 million global effort to help provide clean energy technology to developing countries and invited top officials to a green summit next year. Read More
Who wants what at the climate talks?

Copenhagen talks are a four-corner fight
Posted 14 Dec 2009 10:15 AM by Agence France-Presse
The U.N. climate talks that will wrap on Dec. 18 now rest essentially on brokering a consensus between four key players. They have staked out rival positions on a trio of core issues -- curbs on carbon emissions; funding for poor countries badly exposed to climate change; and the legal architecture of the planned post-2012 climate pact. Read More
Tricks of the traitor

Walkout heightens fear of failure for climate marathon 1
Posted 14 Dec 2009 10:01 AM by Agence France-Presse
The U.N. climate summit hit major turbulence Monday when developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery, as the specter of failure loomed heavily over Copenhagen. Read More
yuan to pay for that?

China might decline climate funding from U.S., other developed nations 2
Posted 14 Dec 2009 1:38 AM by Agence France-Presse
China has said it might not take a share of any funding for emerging nations to fight climate change, the Financial Times reported Monday, in an apparent concession to U.S. prodding in Copenhagen. Read More
Protesting the headlines

On the message—not the arrests—at Copenhagen’s mass rally 1
Posted 13 Dec 2009 7:28 AM by Jonathan Hiskes
Saturday's demonstrators marched with a clear message, though you might not know it from the media coverage. Read More
Sunshine on our shoulders

Tens of thousands march for climate action 6
Posted 12 Dec 2009 10:43 AM
Jennifer Prediger writes, "The sun came out and skies were blue for the first time this week as climate activists from around the world gathered in Copenhagen Saturday morning for the largest public gathering since the start of the international climate talks." Read More
Jinx, you owe me a hoax

Employees* rage against the Coke machine in Copenhagen 4
Posted 11 Dec 2009 2:54 PM by Jonathan Hiskes
Two Cola-Cola* employees urged people in Copenhagen to never drink the soft drink again, denouncing their company’s environmental and human-rights record in a highly unusual press conference* in the Hopenhagen LIVE area in City Hall Square. (*Read: The Yes Men.) Read More
Battle lines emerge in draft blueprint of climate treaty 1
Posted 11 Dec 2009 11:07 AM by Agence France-Presse
A three-way battle over a historic pact on climate change loomed in Copenhagen on Friday with the emergence of an official, seven-page draft blueprint likely to spark fierce week-long haggling. Read More
Guilt trip

Danish police arrest 68 climate protesters; major protest planned for Saturday 4
Posted 11 Dec 2009 10:52 AM by Agence France-Presse
Danish police on Friday arrested 68 anti-capitalist climate protesters on suspicion they could commit illegal acts, a police spokesperson said. A massive demonstration Saturday in Copenhagen is expected to draw tens of thousands of people on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks. Read More
E.U. pledges $10 billion to help poor nations with climate 4
Posted 11 Dec 2009 10:05 AM by Agence France-Presse
Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman release framework for Senate climate/energy bill 1
Posted 10 Dec 2009 2:08 PM by David Roberts
Soros pitches idea of $100 billion climate fund 1
Posted 10 Dec 2009 11:02 AM by Agence France-Presse
Battle over treaty texts looms at U.N. climate talks 1
Posted 10 Dec 2009 10:24 AM by Agence France-Presse
British experts defend climate data after email leaks
Posted 10 Dec 2009 9:25 AM by Agence France-Presse
No climate action, no peace, says Obama in Nobel speech 10
Posted 10 Dec 2009 5:00 AM by Russ Walker
Cracks show in developing bloc on third day of climate talks 1
Posted 9 Dec 2009 5:58 PM by Agence France-Presse
Obama meets with environmental groups ahead of Copenhagen trip 3
Posted 9 Dec 2009 5:41 PM by Agence France-Presse
Tax fraud costs E.U. carbon-trading system billions 2
Posted 9 Dec 2009 1:33 PM by Agence France-Presse
Activists rally at alternative climate summit in Copenhagen
Posted 9 Dec 2009 1:15 PM by Agence France-Presse