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The U.N.'s War On Global Warming
New York (UPI) March 05, 2007U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reached back to his past to tell the students he was addressing how as a child he first became aware of the world organization he now heads and how his experience shapes the way he equates the fight against global warming with war. He spoke last Thursday at the U.N. International School in New York debating climate change. Indonesia 'Mud Volcano' Suit Alleges Human Rights Violated 
Jakarta (AFP) March 05, 2007A court in Indonesia gave the go-ahead Monday for a lawsuit against the president and other officials for human rights violations over the slow response to a disastrous "mud volcano." The lawsuit, which also names the firm held responsible for triggering the toxic mudflow, alleges the tardy response breached human rights because it contributed to loss of life and impoverished the local population. Asian Pollution Linked To Stronger Pacific Storm System 
Chicago (AFP) Mar 05, 2007Increasing levels of environmental pollution in Asia are changing atmospheric conditions over the north Pacific and may explain stronger-than-usual thunderstorms over this part of the ocean during winter months, a study released Monday suggested. |
Satellite Scientists Set To Descend On Hobart
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 06, 2007Nearly 200 ocean and climate scientists will gather in Hobart this month for the first meeting in the Southern Hemisphere of the NASA/French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Science Team. The scientists specialise in using satellite altimeters to: Wen Says China Must Stop Wasting Energy 
Beijing (AFP) March 05, 2007Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday that China needed to stop wasting energy and care more for the environment as its booming economy continues to soar. China is one of the most polluted countries in the world and last year missed official targets to cut pollution and improve environmental efficiency -- a situation Wen said would have to change. North Korea Could Close Nuclear Plants Permanently 
Seoul (AFP) March 05, 2007North Korea is willing irreversibly to shut down its nuclear plants as part of a six-nation deal, a senior South Korean official said Monday. The communist's state chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-Gwan has reaffirmed that disabling the plants would be an "irreversible process," the official told reporters on condition of anonymity. Kim was speaking during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Chun Yung-Woo in New York on Saturday, said the official, quoted by Yonhap news agency. |
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EU Split On Renewable Energy Targets
Brussels (AFP) March 05, 2007European Union countries were divided Monday over how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and what role nuclear energy could play in the fight against climate change. With global warming a high priority, the EU states agree that carbon dioxide emissions must be cut by 20 percent by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, but they disagree on how much renewable and nuclear energy should be used in the future. Nuclear Energy Finds Little Support Among Europeans 
Brussels (AFP) March 05, 2007Most Europeans want the EU to reduce its reliance on nuclear energy because of safety threats, while also supporting the use of alternatives to fossil fuels, a survey released Monday showed. The survey found that 61 percent of those polled were in favour of reducing the share of nuclear sources in the EU's overall energy make-up to limit risks from waste and accidents, the European Commission said in a presentation of the results. Iran Seeks Closer Naval Ties With Oil-Starved India 
New Delhi (AFP) March 06, 2007Iran on Monday urged India to forge closer military ties, especially between their two navies, officials told AFP. Iranian naval chief Sajjad Kouchaki Badelani kicked off a five-day visit with talks with local military leaders including Defence Minister K.A. Antony, Indian navy spokesman Vinay Garg told AFP. "The two sides spoke about (bilateral) maritime cooperation and about our energy needs and they called for closer cooperation," Commander Garg said. |
Wet Desert Of India Drying Out
Shillong, India (AFP) March 03, 2007Rainfall in the unique "wet desert" of India's northeast has become unpredictable and the dry season longer in a disturbing sign of major changes in global weather patterns, scientists say. Cherrapunji, in northeast India's tiny Meghalaya state, has long been a top contender for the world's wettest spot, with approximately 12 metres (40 feet) of rainfall annually, most of it in the summer monsoon season. Indian Army Airlifts Thousands Stranded On Kashmir Highway 
Srinagar, India (AFP) March 02, 2007India's air force has airlifted to safety more than 5,000 people stranded for days in sub-zero temperatures on a Himalayan highway by avalanches and landslides, officials said Friday. Nearly 2,000 others stuck on the highway in Indian-held Kashmir were able to start up their vehicles late Friday as labourers and engineers cleared the way, using bulldozers, snow removal machines and shovels. Time For TV Detox 
Washington (UPI) March 05, 2007The bilious index is up in America as television commercials resort to mindless anger to sell their wares. A Snickers ad featured two plug-ugly bruisers chomping at either end of a candy bar until their lips touched and kissed accidentally -- and then quickly tearing clumps of hair from their chests to prove their virility. |
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