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Papua New Guinea: The World’s First Climate Change ‘Refugees’
Friday, June 13th, 2008
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Papua New Guinea: The World’s First Climate Change ‘Refugees’ - Worldpress.org
The 1,500 residents of Carteret Island, an atoll of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, are fast becoming the world’s first climate change refugees.
Bush vision on climate change under fire at Paris meeting
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
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Bush vision on climate change under fire at Paris meeting
U.S. President George W. Bush’s new blueprint for tackling global warming came under attack on Thursday from other carbon emitters, with some branding his scheme a step backwards in the battle against climate change.
Britain and France cooperate on nuclear power for the planet
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
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Britain and France to take nuclear power to the world | Environment | The Guardian
The nuclear power plant in Belleville sur Loire, France. Photograph: Herve Lenain/Corbis
Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change.
The pact is to be announced at the “Arsenal summit” next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London.
Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France’s electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK’s ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs.
Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years.
Renewable Energy From Tides
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
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European Tribune - Renewable Energy From Tides
Last year I came across the story of Dutch company Kema and their energy island idea - basically a variant on the usual pumped hydro energy storage concept where water is pumped out of a space below sea level then allowed to flow back in, generating power as it does. The “island” uses wind power to pump water out of the enclosed area. An obvious extension to this idea would be to harness ocean energy as well - letting wave and/or tidal power supplement the output of the wind turbines. An attraction of this concept is that it potentially allows a large amount of new energy storage to be brought online - and this storage would be along the world’s coastlines, where most of the population lives.
Winter storms batter western U.S.
Sunday, January 6th, 2008
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This is some bad stuff. What is up with the weather?
Winter storms batter western U.S.
Winter storms batter western U.S.
Evacuations ordered in Orange County; 800 flooded out of homes in Nevada
Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters
Published: Saturday, January 05, 2008LOS ANGELES - Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.
50 people who could save the planet
Friday, January 4th, 2008
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50 people who could save the planet | Environment | The Guardian
50 people who could save the planetStranded polar bears, melting glaciers, dried-out rivers and flooding on a horrific scale - these were the iconic images of 2007. So who is most able to stop this destruction to our world? A Guardian panel, taking nominations from key environmental figures, met to compile a list of our ultimate green heroes
Aussies back in the pack!
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
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ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Message to the world: Labor Senator Penny Wong (File photo)
Australia ‘back on the map’ with Kyoto decision 
Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says Australia’s decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol puts the nation back on the map in the fight against climate change.
California fires evacuees go home
Friday, October 26th, 2007
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BBC NEWS | Americas | California fires evacuees go home
California fires evacuees go home
Mark Davis was among those to find his house reduced to ashes
Thousands of evacuees have returned to parts of California devastated by wildfires - some finding their homes no more than smouldering heaps. Fire crews have been gradually bringing many of the blazes under control.
Fire devastationPacific H2O » Sinking Tuvalu pleads for global warming action
Thursday, September 13th, 2007US, Australia work with UN on climate change - Perhaps, do Tigers change their stripes?
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
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World (as of 11:31 PM)
US, Australia work with UN on climate change
Agence France-Presse
SYDNEY - The United States and Australia, the only two countries that have refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, pledged Wednesday to work within the UN system on a post-Kyoto treaty on climate change.
But their efforts to influence the direction of the debate have aroused suspicion among developing countries including China ahead of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders here, diplomats said.
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister John Howard said in a statement they “look forward to working actively and constructively with all countries at the UN Climate Change Conference in Indonesia in December”.
The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, and Washington and Canberra will press for a new agreement that provides for “effective action from all the major emitting nations” on the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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