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WaterAid America campaigns to help people with no access to clean water

September 15, 2010

WaterAid America and megree are currently working together to raise awareness about the impact of lack of clean water across the globe. Technorati Tags: global warming, megree, poor communities, Water, WaterAid Related Posts:Water and Wastewater Treatment Units Turn To Solar Power to Get GreenerDispatches From Ontario: Interview with Dr. Andrew BenedekBlog Action Day 2010: WaterMicrobubbles [...]

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Recession has driven reduction in greenhouse emissions

September 13, 2010

So, the recession does have a sunny side after all … at least in Europe. Technorati Tags: EEA, EU, Greenhouse gas, Kyoto Protocol Related Posts:De-carbonizing Germany: new study suggests how Germany can be carbon-free by 2050Biofuels: flawed carbon accounting system can lead to more deforestationBig Solar Power Plans for TunisiaEuropean Energy Companies Form Alternative Energy [...]

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Scientists conclude IPCC needs to change

August 31, 2010

An independent committee commissioned by the UN yesterday released a document with recommendations made by scientists who analysed the procedures and methods employed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), headed by Rajendra Pachaur (photo, middle). Technorati Tags: Climate change, IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri Related Posts:Moving Planet Invites the World to Take Climate ActionGetting Real [...]

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Dry regions face toughest climate change challenges

August 24, 2010

The city of Fortaleza in the northeast of Brazil hosted the Second International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions (ICID+18), which took place between August 16-20. Technorati Tags: Brazil, conflict, dry regions, ICID+18 Related Posts:Anger As Amazon Mega Dam Gets Green LightAmazon Under Threat As Brazil’s Forest Code Is Fast Tracked to [...]

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Dispatch from the Amazon: the queen of biomes needs care – and global cooperation

July 29, 2010

The day the group of journalists I was visiting Brazil with by an invitation of Apex, a trade and investment agency, arrived in Brasilia for a series of meetings with government officials, the news was good. The country had managed to reduce deforestation in the Amazon region by 47% between August 2009 and May 2010, [...]

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