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Climate Talks on the Road to Nowhere

The seeds of the current impasse were planted in Bali and nourished in subsequent negotiations Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new...

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The Looming Debacle in Copenhagen

The major capitalist powers are blocking the road to a global climate treaty … and preparing to blame China for the failure Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a...

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Greenhouse Gas Tar Sands

Carbon Capture Can't Clean the Tar Sands

A new study produced by The Co-operative Financial Services and WWF-UK debunks the idea, lauded by oil companies and the Canadian government, that carbon capture and storage (CCS) will significantly counter the high levels of greenhouse gases emitted in the production of oil from the Alberta tar...

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Australia Nuclear

Debate: Is Nuclear Part of the Solution?

Two environmentalists debate nuclear power. Barry Brook is the Sir Hubert Wilkins professor of climate change at the University of Adelaide. He runs the Brave New Climate blog. Dr Jim Green is national nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth and a member of the EnergyScience Coalition...

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Cuba

Learn from Cuba says New Orleans mayor

We’re not fans of New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin, but in this case he gets it right. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)MoreClick...

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More on Copenhagen: Climate Justice Action

Climate justice movement plans mass action during UN climate talks. “The UN climate talks will not solve the climate crisis” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a...

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