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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Al Gore and UN Climate Body

Posted on October 15, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Environment
The 2007 prize was awarded for extraordinary efforts to build awareness about man-made climate change and measures needed to counteract it.
Keywords: climate change, global warming, Peace Prize, Al Gore, The United Nations,

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The Greening of New York

Posted on September 26, 2007
Previously filed under: Environment
Plans are underway to create an environmentally sustainable New York City.
Keywords: emissions, New York, PlaNYC, transportation, global warming

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Climate Change and Malaria

Posted on August 8, 2007
Topics: Health
Countries: Kenya
Previously filed under: Africa, Health
The resurgence of malaria in African cities and highland regions has become important in debates about health and climate change.
Keywords: Nairobi, malaria, global warming, climate change

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Africa Faces Global Warming

Posted on August 1, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
African countries need more scientific data to create successful adaptation strategies to climate change.
Keywords: global warming, climate change, adaptation strategies, Africa, data, science

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Water Scarcity - Real and Virtual Implications

Posted on July 6, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Environment
Conservation efforts are required to manage the world's water supply in order to meet rising global demands.
Keywords: water shortage, water scarcity, World Water Day, global warming

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Our Environment

Posted on July 2, 2007
Previously filed under: Asia, Interviews
Interview with Jim Jarvie, Biologist and Mercy Corps' Director of Climate Change, Environment and Natural Resource Management.
Keywords: environment, global warming, climate change, Mercy Corps

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Inconvenient Truths

Posted on March 6, 2007
Previously filed under: Environment
The Cato Institute's Patrick Michaels discusses climate change and questions the effectiveness of proposed policies for the future.
Keywords: climate change, global warming, environment, Patrick Michaels, Cato Institute, I

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Who Should Foot the Bill on Climate Change?

Posted on March 6, 2007
Previously filed under: Environment
Debate heats up over whether developing or developed nations should bear the costs.
Keywords: climate change, developing, kyoto, environment, global warming, pollution

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Creating an E8 to Address Climate Change

Posted on February 21, 2007
Previously filed under: Opinions and Editorials
Much like the G7 as originally conceived, the E8 would bring together heads of a small number of key countries with the aim of encouraging frank dialogue and clearing logjams.
Keywords: environment, climate change, global warming, Forests

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Brazil Faces Forecast of Heat and Dust

Posted on February 13, 2007
Countries: Brazil
Previously filed under: South America, Environment
New climate change models predict a heavy impact from global warming on Brazil's biodiversity, agriculture and health.
Keywords: the Amazon, global warming, environment, climate models

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The ‘Rush' of Modern Living Lends to Energy and Environmental Concerns

Posted on February 12, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Environment
Working fewer hours could lead to lower carbon emissions and slower, less dramatic climate change.
Keywords: Work, leisure, global warming, health, exercise, family, carbon emissions

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Journalistic Balance as Global Warming Bias

Posted on February 9, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Environment
Pacific University assistant professor Jules Boykoff, and Oxford research fellow Maxwell Boykoff discuss U.S. media coverage of global warming and informational bias.
Keywords: global warming, climate change, media, bias

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Global Warming Insurance is a Bad Buy

Posted on February 6, 2007
Previously filed under: Environment
A new report by the British Treasury argues that we must invest now in order to avoid a near-future crippling of the global economy.
Keywords: global warming, environment, economics, global economy, climate change

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Africa is Burning

Posted on February 5, 2007
Previously filed under: Africa, Environment
Africa contributes only three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but is already suffering from the negative effects of climate change.
Keywords: climate change, global warming, Desertification

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What's So Bad About a Warm Winter?

Posted on January 31, 2007
Previously filed under: Environment
A global warming critic suggests warming trends could have a positive impact on well-being in the United States.
Keywords: global warming, environment, climate change, rising temperatures

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Zimbabwe: Irony of Rich Farmers Without Cash

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:16
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco farmers are having cash problems. They have so much money in their pockets, but cannot buy what they need because it is in the form of cheques.

Ghana: Fisheries Act Forbids Foreign Vessels From Fishing

All Africa - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 12:22
The Ministry of Fisheries has denied allegations by a group, called the Joint Action Against Pair Trawling (JAAPT) that foreign vessels have invaded Ghana's fishing industry and all vessels plying the coastal areas of the country are engaged in pair trawling activities. It says the allegations are simply untrue.

Surplus Rice in Japan 'Could End Rice Crisis'

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Selling excess rice held in Japan and imported from the United States would incite a rapid drop in the global price of rice but requires immediate action from Tokyo and Washington, write former editor of The Rice Trader, Tom Slayton, and policy analyst, Peter Timmer.

Half in Ten

OneWorld Daily Headlines - Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:44
Four prominent American social justice groups are launching a campaign to halve poverty in the United States in 10 years.

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

New York Times - Thu, 05/15/2008 - 21:34
The timing of Cyclone Nargis, which disrupted farmers as they were preparing to plant, could not have been worse.

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