Japan's next prime minister has announced that the country will aim to slash carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, compared to 1990 levels. Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama takes over as prime minister on September 16. His predecessor, Taro Aso, had previously stated that...
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" Arctic temperatures are now higher than at any time in the last 2,000 years, research reveals. Changes to the Earth's orbit drove centuries of cooling, but temperatures rose fast in the last 100 years as human...
The G8 carbon pledge has dissappointed world environmentalists, as the G8 delegates said they supported reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, but they did not set any short term targets for any...
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China is believed to be on board with U.S.'s attempt to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test and missile launches."“I believe China is on board, together with the major countries of...
Carbon Dioxide levels up - its bad - Methane is worse. Recently scientist reported that humans have not reduced thier carbon footprint on this planet. If anything, we are increasing. This will lead to a relase of a...
Visit earthhour.org/earthinyourhands and you can see a video of yourself holding the earth in your hands. You can add your own name, see everybody else who has done it, and save a photo to send to your friends. The...
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Over the past 30 years, the increase in pollution has caused skies to dim slightly over most of the world. Aerosol is the main culprit as the burning of fossil fuel blocks sunlight from reaching the earth's surface. ...
President Obama in his speech to Congress last night announced that he wants a mandatory cap on greenhouse emissions even though the country is going through a tough economic time right now. Obama did finally...
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Germany's federal environmental agency has asked Germans to limit their meat intake and only eat meat on special occasions. German's mostly have a diet that is heavy on animal products. The production of meat...
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Japan successfully launched the world's first satellite dedicated to monitoring global greenhouse gas emissions on Friday as part of efforts to tackle climate change. " The project will help scientists measure...
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An innovative project where technology races against population growth and global warming changes." The world is going to need vertical farms because conventional agriculture can’t handle what’s to come,...
Barely a day goes by without a headline about the impact of CO2 emissions or greenhouse gases on the environment: melting glaciers, vanishing coral reefs, floods and freak weather. Isn’t it! I, therefore, have...
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Nature is full of suprises and the more humans tries to solve the mystry the more it gets confused.The latest study on changing climatic pattern suggests that we are heading towards ice age.. " The planet could...
Hold on to your electric bill ... Barack Obama is at it again. I can not believe that these truthful revelations from Barack Obama may have some who voted early asking, CAN I HAVE MY VOTE BACK?"Imagine if John...
A new law being proposed in the UK would identify the companies which pollute the most, and which companies are the cleanest. The goal is to allow consumers to make well-informed decisions about where they shop and purchase products, as well as to allow the government to...
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