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The earth’s decade 0
Posted 31 Dec 2009 10:36 AM Nature has not fared well in the last decade: species have been lost, whole forests destroyed, the atmosphere polluted and all the while the earth kept warming. But despite the damage of these last ten years, the 21st century's inaugural decade may one day be remembered as the beginning of earth's salvation.
COP15 Video

A conversation with Indian youth activist Ruchi Jain 0
Posted 30 Dec 2009 12:38 PM Ruchi Jain, 23, was working as a marketer in Mumbai, India, when she left her job to become a full-time climate activist. Today she works with the Indian Youth Climate Network and 350.org, and she traveled to Copenhagen in December to participate in the climate talks.
Breakdown or Breakthrough?

The Copenhagen Accord 1
Posted 19 Dec 2009 7:28 AM The Accord is a breakthrough because, for the first time, all major economies, including China, India, and Brazil, as well as the United States, Russia, Japan and the E.U., have made commitments to curb global warming pollution and report on their actions and emissions in a transparent fashion, subject to "international consultations and analysis." The importance of this should not be underestimated.
REDD between the lines

Protecting the rainforests: Are we there yet? 1
Posted 16 Dec 2009 9:02 AM Four key aspects of the rainforests deal have been left to ministers to negotiate, decisions that could make the difference between a REDD that protects the world’s rainforests and forest peoples rights and a REDD that fails for forests.
The Young and the Restless

Youth leaders make an impact in Copenhagen 2
Posted 16 Dec 2009 8:07 AM Students, youth environmental advocates and other “YOUNGO” interests are busy here this week in Copenhagen, pressing world leaders and delegates to reach a real deal to protect their future against climate change.
Spin Class

5 fab bike solutions seen on the streets of Copenhagen 0
Posted 15 Dec 2009 7:15 PM Treehugger.com's April Streeter shows us the really wonderful roles bikes played at the Copenhagen climate conference.
Last, best Hopenhagen

Mr. President, come to Copenhagen early 0
Posted 13 Dec 2009 2:31 PM So far the Copenhagen climate summit has both frustrated and inspired its participants. With Barack Obama slated to arrive on Friday, KC Golden urges the US president to come early and with the intent of providing some sorely-needed American leadership.
Cops in Hagen

The specter of violence in Copenhagen 1
Posted 8 Dec 2009 3:43 PM Could long shifts stress Copenhagen's finest more and threaten their judgment in high-anxiety encounters with protesters? Jonathan Hiskes reports.
Hagen Daze

In a frenzied Copenhagen, crucial climate talks begin 2
Posted 6 Dec 2009 8:35 PM Downtown sidewalks are jammed. Security is tight. Climate-themed posters, banners, and art exhibits abound. The U.N. climate conference has engulfed Copenhagen. Let the climate talks begin!
REDD at Copenhagen

Will Copenhagen save the rainforests? 1
Posted 6 Dec 2009 8:10 AM It sounds too good to be true: can we actually save the climate by saving the rainforest? And can Copenhagen produce such a deal?
Developed targets

Developed country emissions reduction commitments: Copenhagen (part 2) 0
Posted 2 Dec 2009 10:58 AM One of the six key elements of the international agreement is: strong leadership from developed countries with firm and aggressive emissions reductions targets in the near-term (e.g., 2020 and 2030) and strong signals that they will significantly reduce emissions in the medium-term (e.g., 2050).
Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Prelude to COP15: Climate justice actions sweep the U.S. before Copenhagen talks 1
Posted 30 Nov 2009 4:45 PM Climate justice activists turned up the street heat to corporations in the financial and energy sectors most responsible for the climate crisis. Initiated by the Mobilization for Climate Justice and the Climate Pledge of Resistance, the day of action came a week before social movements converge in Copenhagen at the U.N. climate talks on Dec. 7 and on the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle in 1999. Major demonstrations, teach-ins, civil disobedience actions anchored the day of action in nine U.S. cities, supplemented by other smaller actions blooming around the country.
Crisis or no crisis, you can't rush change

Copenhagen: Getting past the urgency trap 4
Posted 18 Nov 2009 1:17 PM We didn't get into this mess overnight, and we're not going to get out of it in one dazzling planetary stroke of universal enlightenment, either.
The road to Copenhagen 0
Posted 17 Nov 2009 3:00 PM
A Walk Through the Week's Climate News

The Climate Post: Where there’s a Will there’s a fray 0
Posted 12 Nov 2009 2:54 PM No prominent columnist spends more energy prying climate rhetoric and understanding farther apart than Newsweek and Washington Post columnist George Will.
if they african do it, why can't we?

Why the climate movement needs more Ethiopian-style activists 10
Posted 3 Nov 2009 1:35 PM Of all the amazing stories that emerged from last month’s historic International Day of Climate Action, the one that really caught Keith Harrington's eye was that of 15,000 Ethiopian students swarming though the streets of Addis Ababa brandishing 350 signs and whooping it up big time in support of bold global climate solutions.
PBS NOW - Electric Car Dreams

The long and wind-powered road 7
Posted 29 Oct 2009 4:56 PM The Danes are hard at work cracking one of the great challenges of wind power: the fact that the wind blows when it darn well pleases.
Denmark’s strides toward renewable energy future 0
Posted 29 Oct 2009 4:20 PM
Polluting and young minds

Sen. Kerry to youth on climate bill: We’re gonna need your help 2
Posted 28 Oct 2009 11:43 AM On a conference call Tuesday night with young climate activists, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) hinted that sort-of climate news will come out of President Obama's upcoming trip to China and that getting a bill through Congress will mean compromising with Republicans who want more nuclear energy.
Olympic proportions

Oct 24, 2009 - Not just a global day of action; a historic turning point 6
Posted 23 Oct 2009 7:44 PM If you’re still looking for a good reason to venture out and take part in an International Day of Climate Action event on Saturday, try this on for size: the day of action won't simply be a landmark moment for the global climate movement; it could very well turn out to be a landmark moment in human history. And that's not an exaggeration.