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Australian Greens Vote Down Carbon Emission Trading LawsGerroa, Australia (SPX) Dec 2, 2009 In a sociopathic act of defiance the Australian Greens have walked away from Australia's first round of carbon economy reform. Via a critical procedural vote in the Australian Senate, a raft of law bills were set aside from a third and final reading. The development sets an ominous sign for the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Summit. The Global Greens Alliance is prepared to walk away from anything less that what they dictate is required today. ... read more |
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Leeds, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2009A new scientific organisation is needed to monitor the commitments that will be made by developing countries at Copenhagen to cut their deforestation rates, according to research at the University of Leeds. Existing government agencies and research groups have failed to make full use of the thousands of satellite images of the Earth's surface collected each week to monitor tropical forests ... more  
Southhampton, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2009Since 1985, seawater temperature in Kuwait Bay, northern Arabian Gulf, has increased on average 0.6 degrees C per decade. This is about three times faster than the global average rate reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Differences are due to regional and local effects. Increased temperatures are having profound effects on key habitats and on power generation the ... more  
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 03, 2009A landmark Australian project that mitigates the extent and severity of natural savannah blazes by deploying traditional Indigenous fire management techniques is being hailed as a model with vast global potential in the fights against climate change and biodiversity loss, and for protecting Indigenous lands and culture. The enterprise is expected initially to generate at least 1 million to ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 2, 2009The UN climate chief voiced optimism Wednesday that the upcoming Copenhagen summit will offer immediate aid for developing nations but urged rich states also to chart out long-term help. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, said it was vital that developing countries come out of the December 7-18 summit with assurances so they can plan more ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 2, 2009The World Bank said Wednesday it would give India at least one billion dollars in assistance for cleaning up the heavily polluted Ganges, Hinduism's most sacred river. The clean-up involves building modern sewage treatment, revamping drains and other measures to improve the quality of the river, which has been badly polluted by industrial chemicals, farm pesticides and other sewage. ... more 
Qastal, Jordan (AFP) Dec 2, 2009Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday urged his country's businessmen to invest in Jordan's water sector as he opened offices for a huge Turkish-managed scheme to supply Amman with water. "Turkish businessmen should increase their investments and cooperation with Jordan in the water field," Gul said as he inaugurated the headquarters for the Disi water plan, which is being carried out ... more |
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  China swine flu death toll triples in two weeks   After Landslides, Soil Carbon Storage Recovers Rapidly  Beijing to hike water price to fight shortage: report |
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