Guardian: The Brazilian government yesterday announced a “historic” drop in the deforestation of the Amazon,…
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Senators seek tweaks in carbon permit plans
Reuters: In the latest obstacle to proposed U.S. climate legislation, key lawmakers on Thursday urged…
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Fewer tress cut down in Brazil’s Amazon jungle
Agence France-Presse: Brazil’s sprawling Amazon jungle this year lost 7,000 square kilometers (2,700 square miles)…
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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels
Associated Press: Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world’s…
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Deforestation sees biggest drop in 20 yrs
Associated Press: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped nearly 46 percent from August 2008 to…
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United States: Groups sue to make rare flying squirrel endangered
Associated Press: Environmental groups are suing the federal government to return a type of flying…
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The Seattle activists’ coming of age in Cophenhagen will be very disobedient
Guardian: The other day I received a pre-publication copy of The Battle of the Story…
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Greenland ice loss ‘accelerating’
BBC: The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and…
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Oil running out far faster than predicted: report
Guardian: A leading academic institute has urged European governments to review global oil supplies for…
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Greenland ice loss accelerating: study
Reuters: Greenland’s ice losses are accelerating and nudging up sea levels, according to a study…