From today’s Sydney Morning Herald and I’m sure many others down under, From Cronulla to the world, Clinton’s climate for change
At the Global Business Forum, [Bill Clinton] the former US president suggested climate change was a threat as devastating as that posed by nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
“With the bombs, it was either/or. With […]
From the Resource Investor: Miners Could Earn Carbon Credits Through Energy Savings
Mining companies hoping to earn carbon credits could look at possible projects involving methane capture, energy efficiency, fuel switching and transport projects, auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers told the Investing in African Mining conference last week.
The auditors’ manager of sustainable business solutions, Harmke Immink, said companies […]
From the incredible Robert Fisk, whose writing I have found to be a breath of fresh air. This was published in the Independent in the UK, but the link here takes you to the brilliant Information Clearing House, who archive the stories in a public form. Mr Fisk, best known for his […]
From the Online Opinion in Australia: Global warming the real terror
[I]s the terrorism drum being banged too loudly? Especially, when other hazards are mammoth in comparison?
Take for example, the dangers of climate change, the watered down name for “global warning”. Scientists around the world have been telling us that the danger is real enough. And […]
From Black UK online: Four Mayors agree to work together to combat climate change
The Mayors of Berlin, London, Moscow and Paris have agreed a joint declaration to tackle climate change during their regular four Mayors’ meeting, held in Berlin. Tabled by the Mayor of London, the four Mayors agree in the declaration to work together […]
In the Business Standard: EcoSec lines up $100 m for carbon credits
EcoSecurities Group, one of the largest originators of carbon credit projects, has raised $100 million to invest in Indian projects for reduction of carbon emissions, and set up a new office in Mumbai for the purpose. The company will soon come out with its […]
From the Epoch Times in Canada: Hockey Fans Take Action to Save their Game from Climate Change
Hockey fans concerned about the future of outdoor hockey across Canada took to the ice last week to play a game of hockey meant to raise attention about global climate change.
“The ‘Save Hockey, Stop Climate Change Campaign’…is bringing about […]
In the Melbourne Age today: Global warming breaches the dyke around corporate world’s consciousness
Peter Kinder, the president of Boston-based KLD Research and Analytics, an institutional investment social research firm, says consensus is growing among the big investors that global warming is now too big a risk to ignore.
The wilder weather combined with the potential impact […]
From the Cyber Diver News Network, a news site devoted to diving, comes this story: Water World - How Life on Earth will Look 1,000 Years from Now
An apocalyptic vision of life 1000 years from now has been painted by a team of scientists studying the effect of global warming.
If mankind does not put its […]
From the Guardian in the UK: It’s the wrong time to blow cold on global warming
Each year, new research predicts with increased certainty the severity and imminence of climate change. That continents have been frozen or baked before is no consolation to millions facing famine, flooding and disease.
Against this dramatic backdrop, we might expect the […]