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Obama headed to Copenhagen, sets the bar for success 39
Posted 4 days, 23 hours ago President Barack Obama will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month and offer to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent (from 2005) by 2020.
Obama going to Copenhagen 0
Posted 4 days, 23 hours ago President Barack Obama will attend the climate summit in Copenhagen next month and offer to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, officials said Wednesday.
Cloudy with a chance of apocalypse

‘Copenhagen Diagnosis’ offers a grim update to the IPCC’s climate science 36
Posted 6 days ago The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- the world’s foremost body for weighing and assessing climate science -- received a kick in the pants today from members who say the climate situation is much worse than the IPCC has so far reported.
ROCKET, man

Copenhagen talks ready for take off: 5, 4, 3… 0
Posted 6 days, 15 hours ago Suddenly -- and just in the nick of time -- next month's Copenhagen climate conference is starting to gain momentum.
hedging on a pledge

Obama administration may (finally) offer greenhouse-gas targets 4
Posted 6 days, 20 hours ago Provisional targets could let the Obama administration work around the Senate roadblock and bring pledges to Copenhagen, a top negotiator says.
The senator formerly known as maverick

John McCain’s troubles are the world’s troubles 8
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago The U.S. Senate can't do much without senators like John McCain. The United States can't do much without the Senate. The world can't do much with out the U.S. The world needs a mavericky McCain.
CRU cut

Skeptics claim global warming is fake after top scientists’ emails hacked at CRU 43
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago Thousands of emails from a top climate research center have been hacked and illegally posted on the internet. Climate skeptics are taking this opportunity (and out-of-context quotes from the alleged emails) to spread the word that "global warming is a fraud."
Muckraking for the planet

Cast your vote for the best climate journalism 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago The good people at the Earth Journalism Awards have singled out 15 examples of the best reporting on climate and energy issues. They'd like you to cast your vote for the best of the best.
Tackling population rise would fight climate change 9
Posted 1 week, 4 days ago Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change.
Two senators push to ramp up nuclear energy 3
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago Two senators unveiled legislation Monday to double U.S. nuclear energy output in 20 years and foster clean energy options with "mini-Manhattan Projects" named for the original U.S. atomic bomb push.
U.S. Senate puts off action on climate bill until 2010 1
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago The U.S. Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month's global talks.
You might need a drink after you read this

Winemakers face climate change with dread 4
Posted 1 week, 5 days ago With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern.
It ain't over yet

Rumors of Copenhagen’s demise have been greatly exaggerated 3
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago Is a "politically binding" climate treaty really the best we can hope for out of Copenhagen? Is it over before it's begun? Despite what you may have read in the U.S. media, the answer is "No."
Courage to fail

Copenhagen calamity: Now what? 5
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago There were plenty of hints over the past month that world leaders would down-shift expectations for drafting a new, international climate treaty in Copenhagen next month. Still, when news broke over the weekend that key nations, including the United States, were planning to push a final treaty into 2010, it came as shock to climate activists and commentators world wide.
perfect attendance

Merkel decides to attend Copenhagen climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to attend the Copenhagen climate conference after leaders including President Obama buried hopes of a binding deal, her spokesman said Monday.
Environment ministers meet to prepare climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago Environment ministers from 44 key countries gathered in Copenhagen on Monday for a two-day closed-door meeting aimed at preventing embarrassing failure at next month's U.N. conference on global warming.
Peru slum goes cutting edge as ‘fog catcher’ 4
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago 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.
Climate change rings church’s chimes 1
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago 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.
U.S. pushes for compromise in Copenhagen climate talks 5
Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago 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.
Can I get your number?

Cautious optimism for Copenhagen deal as Barcelona climate talks end 2
Posted 3 weeks, 2 days ago 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.