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Fight to control Copenhagen climate change fund
6 hours ago
The deadlock over who should cut carbon emissions and by how much may be dominating the headlines here in Copenhagen but behind the scenes an equally big issue is being thrashed out. It's a fight for control of the massive new fund that will challenge our changing climate. So far there has been no a ...
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China welcomes U.S. climate cash offer
7 hours ago
China said on Thursday a U.S. pledge to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate funds was a "good step," and signaled Beijing was seeking compromise with Washington on its demand for checks on Chinese emissions curbs. But Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei, bearing a message from Premier Wen Jiabao, war ...
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SAVE the Planet – COP15
9 hours ago
by Vinicius Basaglia
Como todos sabem, ou deveriam saber, está rolando em Copenhagen a COP15, que está tratando dos rumos que as nações devem seguir para preservar o planeta, mas como já era previsto os dois maiores destruidores do meio ambiente não estão nem aí (EUA e China). Então só nos resta torcer para que alguém o ...
Vinicius Basaglia's Blog - viniciusbasaglia.wordpress.com
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Home for Christmas
9 hours ago
by rwhitefoot
Bedroom view I’ve returned to Herefordshire for my Christmas holidays today. I’ll be staying with my parents and catching up with friends in my favourite pub, The Barrels. You’ll find it on St Owens Street in the city. It serves Stowford Press. I don’t think anything can beat it. Except Westons Vint ...
Whitefoot World - rwhitefoot.wordpress.com · 2 references
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An Unlikely Nativty Scene
9 hours ago
by rwhitefoot
You’ll find Thornhill Farm four miles outside of Cardiff. The owners Carol and Andy Phillips have transformed one of their barns into a Christmas nativity scene. Thornhill Farm also has a caravan park Christmas music and fairy lights enhanced the nativity scene Nice to see some more free range chick ...
Whitefoot World - rwhitefoot.wordpress.com · 2 references
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U.S. Offer of Long-Term Aid Pushes Climate Talks Forward
9 hours ago
COPENHAGEN — With time running out on the stalled Copenhagen climate negotiations, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave new hope that an agreement might still be reached when she announced Thursday that the United States would help raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to enable poor nations t ...
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That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy
9 hours ago
The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United S ...
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Prostitution to be legalised in Kerala?!
17 hours ago
by jisha6
Just think of the impact if prostitution is legalised in Kerala. The matter is under consideration at the Supreme court! The Supreme Court judges Dalveer Bhandari and A.K. Patnaik argued in front of the Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam that, “when you say it is the world’s oldest profession and w ...
Slices of Kerala Life - news.karmakerala.com · 5 references
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