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The Lamb and the Wolf of Japan's economy.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The eternal game of victims and predators or Rich and poor, Labourer and Masters. Maybe even as La Fontaine once wrote Lamb and Wolf in a Fable from long ago.  There I was visiting the...

Copenhagen: Climate Deal Highly Unlikely

Environmentalists call it the Number one issue plaguing the planet.  Detractors call it drummed up.  Whatever you believe, one thing has become obvious over these past two weeks, large events such...

The Importance of Climate Change Summit, Make Your Voice Count

What is the importance of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen? We may very well be at a crucial point. A critical juncture with a point of no return?  Who will be the great leaders who will rise...

Copenhagen - An Enormous Carbon Footprint

The United Nations estimates that the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference will leave a 40,584 tons carbon footprint.  This is equivalent to Morocco's footprint in 2006. The conference will be attended by...

Canada will follow U.S. lead for Climate Change Targets

Canadian Environment Minister, Jim Prentice said that the Canadian Government will follow Presidents Obama's lead at next week's Climate Summit in Copenhagen.  Canada will propose no more or less than...

Japan Vows 25 Percent Emissions Cut By 2020

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...

Climate’s Urgent Repair

   Writing about biofuels that aren’t always contributing to climate improvement, followed by explaining the destructive effects of carbon emissions and nitrous oxide-N20 gasses into the atmosphere, this...

The Hinamatsury Festival in Japan.

By, Uwe Paschen. Today is Hinamatsury, here in Japan. This is the Japanese Doll Festival (雛祭り Hina-matsuri), or Girls' Day, Hinamatsuri is held on March 3, the third day of the third month. A Platforms with a...

Toyota's First Solar powered Car.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Toyotas First Solar Powered car  Toyota is in spite of a Global Recession and maybe soon to be Depression, as well as its first annual loss in 70 year still investing into environmental...

The Missile Crisis of the Japanese Sea is escalating further.

By, Uwe Paschen. The Missile escalation of the Japanese Sea.  Japan is to deploy the first ship-based long-range missile defence system, said Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada in Tokyo Yesterday. The...

S. Korean Freighter Sinks Off Coast of Kyodo, Japan, 16 Missing

A South Korean freighter has sunk off the coast of Kyodo, Japan after colliding with a Panamanian ship — leaving 16 people missing. "Kyodo: A South Korean freighter reportedly sank after colliding with a Panamanian ship; 7 South Koreans and 9 Indonesians missing." The...

Poznan Stall Over Indigenous Rights

United Nations Climate Change talks currently taking place in Poznan, Poland, have yielded few results. Even topics that had been anticipated to be resolved quickly aren't being agreed upon. One such topic is...

Poznan Climate Change Talks: The Global Results Are In

The U.N. Climate Talks in Poznan, Poland, that took place over the last two weeks, have come to an end and the results were positive for some countries and inconclusive for many others. Considering that the U.S.,...

Talks start in Poland for a post-Kyoto climate treaty

On Monday, delegates from 190 countries met in Poland to start a year-long process in the development of a new, global climate change treaty.  Sponsored by the UN, these early round talks are...

Climate Change Now the Main Driver of Natural Disasters

"Most natural disasters today are linked to climate change, says the UN emergency relief coordinator. From 1988 through 2007, over 75 percent of all disaster events were climate-related and accounted for 45...

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