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sorry, pachauri

G8 outcome falls short of what’s needed on climate, says IPCC chief 0
Posted 2 days ago by Agence France-Presse
The head of the U.N.'s panel of climate-change experts said on Friday he was encouraged by climate pledges at last week's G8 summit but warned that commitments still fell short of what was required by science. Read More
what's it wirth to you?

Timothy Wirth, natural-gas advocate, takes gas industry to task 1
Posted 2 days, 4 hours ago by ProPublica
In a blunt speech before the Colorado Oil and Gas Association last week, Timothy Wirth, a former Colorado Democratic senator and Under Secretary of State for global affairs in the Clinton administration, warned industry leaders that they need to pay attention to the environmental and climate concerns that are shaping national policy, or risk being left behind. Read More
made of plastic, not fantastic

Supermarkets in Britain slash use of plastic bags 0
Posted 2 days, 5 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Supermarkets in Britain are giving out almost half as many plastic shopping bags as they were three years ago after a campaign to slash use of the environmental hazards, officials said Friday. Read More
wal-smart?

Retail titan Wal-Mart launches ‘sustainability index’ 2
Posted 2 days, 5 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart on Thursday announced plans to develop a database that it said would revolutionize shopping by putting information about products' sustainability at consumers' fingertips. Read More
wet hot atlantic ocean

Ocean current switch due to warming could be slower than feared 0
Posted 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
The nightmare global warming scenario that provided the plot for a Hollywood blockbuster -- in which the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe warm shuts down and triggers rapid climate change -- has long worried scientists. Read More
Chinese environmental activist and daughter sentenced to labor camp, says wife 0
Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
A Chinese environmental activist and his daughter have been sentenced to re-education through labor without a trial on charges of passing state secrets abroad, his wife said Thursday. Read More
Britain greenlights first eco-towns 0
Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Britain gave the green light Thursday to four so-called "eco-towns," claiming it is playing a leading role globally in promoting carbon-neutral communities. Read More
U.S. officials confident of greater clean energy ties with China 1
Posted 3 days, 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Top U.S. trade and energy officials said Thursday they were confident China and the United States would step up cooperation on climate change after meeting with Chinese leaders. Read More
Britain launches renewables drive to cut emissions 0
Posted 3 days, 5 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Britain announced plans Wednesday to slash greenhouse-gas emissions with a huge increase in the use of renewable energy to generate one third of the country's electricity needs by 2020. Read More
Ambition and trouble collide

Vancouver’s Olympic village aims for green, runs into problems 3
Posted 3 days, 23 hours ago by Jonathan Hiskes
The athletes’ village is the centerpiece of efforts to green the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now being constructed on an 80-acre rehabbed brownfield near downtown, the village is intended to be a whole new kind of sustainable neighborhood. The development has impressive green features, but some serious problems too. Read More
made in china

Carbon tariffs are a veil for protectionism, says China 0
Posted 4 days, 5 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
China said Wednesday it was against proposals to impose "carbon tariffs" on goods manufactured in the developing world, saying such moves were a pretext for trade protectionism. Read More
Boy, George

Sen. Voinovich stalls confirmation of EPA deputy, demands new climate-bill analysis 3
Posted 4 days, 21 hours ago by Kate Sheppard
Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) is holding up the confirmation of a deputy administrator at the U.S. EPA until the agency coughs up numbers on the House climate bill that are to his liking. Read More
ExxonMobil invests in algae biofuel project 2
Posted 4 days, 23 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Sen. Alexander calls for 100 new nuke plants, won’t work with Dems on climate bill 8
Posted 5 days, 22 hours ago by Kate Sheppard
Technology transfer key to climate deal: Brazil 0
Posted 6 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Intensive farming hits European animal habitats, survey finds 0
Posted 6 days, 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
$560 billion plan would pump African solar power to Europe 0
Posted 6 days, 4 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Small islands want deeper emissions cuts 0
Posted 1 week, 1 day ago by Agence France-Presse
Worldwatch gets $1.3 million Gates grant to look at sustainable ag in Africa 3
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Tom Philpott
Climate tango at G8 meeting bodes ill for Copenhagen deal 1
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Boxer and Reid delay Senate action on climate bill until September 28
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Kate Sheppard
Declaration of the leaders of the major economies forum on energy and climate 0
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse