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Fuel protests: Europe, Indonesia, Bulgaria and India | Newsblog | guardian.co.uk
Fuel protests: Europe, Indonesia, Bulgaria and India
We plot a map of the main fuel protests across the world as oil prices hit a new record high of $139 a barrel
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BBC NEWS | Business | The great carbon bazaar
Evidence of serious flaws in the multi-billion dollar global market for carbon credits has been uncovered by a BBC World Service investigation.
The credits are generated by a United Nations-run scheme called the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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The Nation - Running in Circles Over Carbon - NYTimes.com
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions is a fine idea, and a lot of companies would be proud to do it. But they would prefer to be second, if not third or fourth.
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BBC NEWS | Business | Green energy 'revolution' needed
A leading energy body is calling for a $45 trillion (£23 trillion) green revolution to tackle global warming.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said nations must spend 1% of annual economic output on new technology to halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
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BEFORE & AFTER: 3rd Largest Rain Forest Vanishing Fast
June 6, 2008—Satellite images show Papua New Guinea's Gulf Province rain forest intact in 1988 (left) and laid bare by logging in 2002. The images were released this week as part of a new study.
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Nationmedia.com | Daily Nation | COMMENTARY | Climate change inescapable fact
Climate change inescapable fact
Story by NGOVI KITAU
Publication Date: 6/9/2008
CLIMATE CHANGE LEADING to global warming is the biggest environmental challenge facing the world. The World Environment Day was marked last week, and it is necessary to examine the state of our environment.
Our moderate weather and tropical climate encourage a range of outdoor activities. We have been fortunate to live in a country that has marvellous mountains to climb, fabulous beaches to bask in, magnificent vegetation and animals in our famous national parks.
We have great lakes and rivers to explore, fertile highlands to grow cash crops and rear exotic dairy animals in, extraordinary lowlands to grow food crops in, the magnificent Rift Valley, beautiful plateaus and hills covered by dense tropical forests and giant trees, and great savannas for grazing our animals in.
And what do we observe today? Long and recurrent droughts, flooding whenever it rains, melting of ice on Mt Kenya, destruction of the Mau and other forests, continuing and alarming soil erosion, silting of dams, degradation of the eco-system, accelerated desert march, loss of biodiversity, and persistent human conflict over scarce resources.
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kidsgcci wiki / The Case for a Sustainable Climate Policy
I am convinced that as people begin to see the limited performance of existing approaches to emissions reductions, and as the toll of climate-related disasters grows due to ever-increasing vulnerabilities, there will be a shift to a more short-term-focused approach to climate mitigation and adaptation.
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The Case for a Sustainable Climate Policy
I am convinced that as people begin to see the limited performance of existing approaches to emissions reductions, and as the toll of climate-related disasters grows due to ever-increasing vulnerabilities, there will be a shift to a more short-term-focused approach to climate mitigation and adaptation.
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Hurricanes and Global Warming Research
So I am going to stand pat with our conclusions first presented in 2005:
[T]here are good reasons to expect that any conclusive connection between global warming and hurricanes or their impacts will not be made in the near term.
That is where things stand on this subject at the close of 2007.
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Technology Networking Ideas for Learning
# Ning, a social networking system which lets you create a community
* An example: The Falmouth Kids Global Climate Change Institute is a unique opportunity for teachers and students to communicate and collaborate with a global audience as they study the causes and effects of global climate change. This project was designed to inspire teachers to empower students to use Web 2.0 tools in contextual learning environments
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kidsgcci wiki / Woods Hole Research Center
Climate Change and Tropical Forests Q & A Video Clips
Connections and Remedies
Dr, John Holdren, Director, Woods Hole Research CenterDr. Daniel Nepstad, Senior Scientist, Head of Amazon Project, Woods Hole Reseach Center
Spring 2008 Erpf Evening Lecture
April 2008
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Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake - New York Times
Every week to 10 days, by boat in summer and over the ice in winter, he crossed the lake to a spot about a mile and a half from Bolshie Koty, a small village in the piney woods on Baikal’s northwest shore. There, Dr. Kozhov, a professor at Irkutsk State University, would record water temperature and clarity and track the plant and animal plankton species as deep as 2,400 feet.
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CBS | Late Show with David Letterman : Video
Dr. John P. Holdren
The President of the Woods Hole Research Center discusses global warming with Dave Letterman.
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Climate Program Office (CPO) Home Page - Page:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have established that "Environmental literacy" is integral to NOAA's mission. It has a central role in its strategic plan by recognizing that "all of NOAA's long-term goals ultimately depend on the public's capacity to understand and react to Earth system science and ecosystem conditions." NOAA's Climate Program Office Education and Outreach team are developing the climate part of NOAA's environmental literacy priority through a partnership with NOAA's Office of Education, outside agencies and organizations. The Climate program office is beginning the process of developing the climate literacy essential principles and fundamental concepts framework.
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Teenage girl reaches North Pole
Teenage girl reaches North Pole
April 27: At 15, Camilla Hempleman-Adams is interested in makeup, boys and the effect of global warming on the North Pole. This month, she became the youngest woman to reach the top of the world on skis. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports. 
 (Nightly News)
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Global Climate Change: Research Explorer- The Exploratorium
Climate is the average pattern of weather over the long term. The earth’s climate has warmed and cooled for millions of years, since long before we appeared on the scene. There’s no doubt that the climate is growing warmer currently; indications of that change are all around us.
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Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
Understanding what climate change means for Canada requires addressing potential impacts and how we, as a country, can best adapt. Adaptation is a critical response to climate change, which is complementary to mitigation. Adaptation will reduce our vulnerability to climate change and allow us to take advantage of potential opportunities.
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Global Climate Change Student Guide
Welcome to the website for the Global Climate Change Student Information Guide. This website reproduces aric's Global Climate Change Student Guide, written by Joe Buchdahl, a comprehensive work for geology, geography and environmental science students studying climate change. To find out how to obtain the paper copy, contact aric. Alternatively, download and print the PDF version.
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Earth Day Should Be Everyday - SimCity, Eat Your Heart Out!
To start with, the game is completely FREE (I love that word). Better than that, this is a perfect game simulation for middle school and high school teachers looking to provide a reflective learning experience for students interested in how the environment is affected by choices made by local or state government concerning energy production and use. It combines the addictiveness of Lemonade Stand with the deep control and management tools of SimCity. With only 150 turns to create a thriving economy and growing population based on realistic environmental practices, I thought I would be presented with simplistic choices, and be railroaded into some pre-scripted “save the Earth, reduce energy consumption”, but I was happily wrong.
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