5 hours ago by Evan FitzGerald

Global warming is on the tip of every tongue in many countries today. It is synonymous with Co2 emissions, and how our planet is gradually heating up. Many scientists are focusing on the problem and possible solutions that may lead to a decrease, or eventual halt in human created global warming. The ...

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10 hours ago by Stacy Feldman

Reporting from Copenhagen A much-touted UN forestry scheme aimed at ending deforestation and radically slowing global warming is close to getting approval at the 193-nation UN climate talks, but without any long-term financial commitments to pay for it. Without money guaranteed from wealthy states, ...

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11 hours ago by weatherdem

China and the U.S. continue to have a moderate level of disagreement on issues related to verification, namely “measurable, reportable, and verifiable” or MRV as the parlance has developed. China says it isn’t opposed to MRV for actions that receive international financing, technology or capacity bu ...

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11 hours ago by Rhett Butler

Delmas, a Belgian subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA-CGM, is facilitating the destruction of Madagascar's endangered rainforests by providing transport for timber illegally logged from the country's national parks, report multiple sources that have been investigating the illegal rosewood trade ...

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12 hours ago by Jeremy Hance

Tetepare may be one of the last tropical island paradises left on earth. Headhunting and a mysterious illness drove its original inhabitants from the island two hundred years ago, making Tetepare today the largest uninhabited island in the tropical Pacific. The 120 square kilometer island (46 square ...

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12 hours ago by lscisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 17th: Democrats’ Blues Grow Deeper in New Poll from the Wall Street Journal Anti-corruption body bars 248 people from leaving Pakistan from the Guardian Deforestation and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions (Backgrounder) from the Council on Foreign Relations The world th ...

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12 hours ago by Rhett Butler

Malaysia, the country with the fastest rate of greenhouse gas emissions growth since 1990 among middle and upper income countries, will allow logging to proceed in a contested rainforest area in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo.

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13 hours ago by Robert Stockham

Thanks to my friends over at Grow & Make for turning me on to this great video. It is by Maya Lin and was created to raise awareness about deforestation and global warming. I just thought it was a beautiful way to spread the word! Maya Lin – Unchopping A Tree from Unchop A Tree on Vimeo. Tell the wo ...

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13 hours ago by Kathrin Winkler

The COP15 experience extends well beyond the experiences inside and outside the Bella Center, where the attendees are queuing and negotiators struggling. Throughout the two weeks, there has been a wealth of offsite lunches, receptions, forums, gatherings, panel discussions, galas, and the like. Many ...

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14 hours ago by Xia Neifion~Clark

Renowned American architect and artist Maya Lin, designer of Washington’s Vietnam Memorial, produced this video. The piece supports the “ What is Missing Foundation?” and was unveiled at the Support REDD+ Gala to honor the UN program which helps keep the endangered forests in developing nations stan ...

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