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Cautious optimism for Copenhagen deal as Barcelona climate talks end 2
Posted 3 days, 11 hours 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 4
Posted 3 days, 12 hours 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 3
Posted 3 days, 12 hours 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 3 days, 13 hours 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! 15
Posted 4 days, 9 hours 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 4 days, 9 hours 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 4 days, 14 hours 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” 9
Posted 1 week 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 5 days, 6 hours 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
Chinabsession

U.S. puts onus on China for climate deal 2
Posted 5 days, 6 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
The United States will not agree to targets cutting greenhouse-gas emissions unless developing countries, particularly China, make similar moves, U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern warned Wednesday. Read More
Letter From Europe

Copenhagen reality check: Gov’ts concede new climate treaty unlikely until 2010 3
Posted 5 days, 15 hours ago by Geoffrey Lean
Now it's out in the open. Key government leaders and U.N. officials are finally, publicly admitting what they have long privately believed: there is no chance of concluding a new climate treaty in Copenhagen next month. Read More
pressure cooker

Obama urges climate action as Europe ups pressure on U.S. 3
Posted 6 days, 7 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
President Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit in Copenhagen. Read More
Flurry of lobbying cash obscures U.S. climate debate 2
Posted 6 days, 11 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
German leader likens the struggle against global warming to the Berlin Wall 1
Posted 6 days, 12 hours ago by Agence France-Presse
Rich countries halt Barcelona climate talks with inaction; Africa walks out 4
Posted 6 days, 13 hours ago by Joshua Kahn Russell
Negotiators take aim at U.S. on day one of Barcelona climate talks 1
Posted 1 week ago by Brendan DeMelle
Religion gets behind fight against climate change 1
Posted 1 week ago by Agence France-Presse
Putin says climate deal must take Russian forests into account 2
Posted 1 week ago by Agence France-Presse
E.U. agrees on helping poor nations fight climate change 1
Posted 1 week, 3 days ago by Agence France-Presse
Grass people invade Congress as Senate hearings wrap up 3
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago by Jonathan Hiskes
Sen. Kerry to youth on climate bill: We’re gonna need your help 2
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago by Ashley Braun
Who’s who on the EPW: Senate committee begins landmark climate hearings 0
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago by Brad Johnson