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Follow us in Brazil!

July 19, 2010

Follow our blogger/editor, Antonio, on a six-day trip to Brazil for a firsthand look at the world´s greatest biodiversity, found in the Amazon rainforest, and to become familiar with local policies to reach national targets on deforestation and climate change. Follow him at http://vimeo.com/energyrefuge and also on EnergyRefuge’s Twitter. Join him as he provides you [...]

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Brazil supports forest protection initiative

May 27, 2010

Brazil today signed the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Partnership at the Oslo Forest and Climate Conference in Norway. The event was attended by representatives of 52 countries. The objective of the agreement is to scale up REDD Plus actions and financing. Technorati Tags: Brazil, Climate change, environment, Food and Agriculture Organization, National [...]

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Gulf oil spill: a tragedy and reminder of the environmental threat posed by fossil fuel

May 3, 2010

“terribly upset about the oil spill today i wish i was a scientist. wondering if can all push something alternative through, soon please.” Comedienne Sandra Bernhardt on her Twitter (April 30, 2010) And who isn’t terribly upset about this? Watching nature and wildlife being devastated by oil is not something that anyone wants to see. [...]

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Scottish island gets green prize

January 14, 2010

A small island in Scotland, home to a community of about 100 people, was awarded £300,000 (US$487,000) from the Big Green Challenge by the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts. Solar power was part of the islanders’ efforts to go green. Technorati Tags: Add new tag, Carbon footprint, Eigg, environment, Fossil fuel, Scotland, [...]

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Climate change concern at all-time high – except in China and the U.S.

December 14, 2009

Image via Wikipedia A new survey conducted by Globescan found that “public concern about climate change is at its highest level” since the company began international tracking in 1998. The poll, carried out in conjunction with the BBC World Service poll, was conducted in 23 countries and listened to over 24,000 adults. Nearly two thirds [...]

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