1 hour ago by robertkyriakides

The United Kingdom Committee on Climate Change, an independent body set up by law under the Climate Change Act has advised the UK government that the United Kingdom ought to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 21% of the 2005 figure for emissions by 2020 – in twelve years time. It sounds such a m ...

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1 hour ago by Agmates

Meet Nationals Senator Fiona Nash [pictured] , one of a handful of National Party Politicians who will stand up for her constituents, regardless of the consequences. Yesterday the Liberal Party once again demonstrates it’s anti-farmer and anti-rural Australia policies. Not only did the Liberals supp ...

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3 hours ago by MK

Daily Mail - Tough new targets on tackling climate change will cost Britain £500 a year per household, push up utility bills and force 1.7million Britons into fuel poverty by 2020. The grim predictions came from independent Government advisers yesterday as they set targets for slashing greenhouse ga ...

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3 hours ago by Cookie Jill

the city's gone-do-leer.... a combination of heavy rain and high winds has led to levels in the lagoon around venice rising to more than 4ft above normal. ...last year, unesco warned that venice was one of its designated world heritage sites that was threatened by climate change and that it is in da ...

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4 hours ago by Dewita Soeharjono

I went to attend the Green Recovery event today, hosted by Center for American Progress. The room was packed! Think there were more people coming to this event than last one (with Van Jones). The three featured speakers are: Gov. Rendell (PA), Thomas Friedman, author of the book " Hot, Flat and Crow ...

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5 hours ago by smoo

You are probably wondering what the heck CRAG Day means. Today is the end of the first year for our Carbon Reduction Action Group and the beginning of the next year. Our group spent the past year tracking personal use of the following resources and will calculate the emissions after all is said and ...

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5 hours ago by Jarrah Job

There are some no-regret actions we can take to combat climate change, and one of the best is energy efficiency. The returns on investment are substantial in their own right, even before we start calculating the benefits of reducing CO2-emissions growth. California has been at the forefront in devel ...

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5 hours ago by weatherdem

I received an email from one of Colorado’s state legislators, Rep. Claire Levy. One of the things she discussed was her interest in improving energy efficiency as her focus on climate change policy. First off, a big tip of the hat to Claire for making climate change policy something she pays attenti ...

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6 hours ago by DailyElitist

From CNN/Money: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks that have now failed. It ignored remarkably prescient warnings that foretold the fin ...

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6 hours ago by Ian

Marine reserves currently provide coral reefs with little protection against global issues such as climate change and disease outbreaks. Marine reserves, while effective at protecting coral reefs against local issues, are not protecting them against global issues such as climate change, according to ...

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