The Maldives

'Island President' Sheds Harsh New Light on Copenhagen Climate Deal

Corbin Hiar | Posted 04.24.2012

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Corbin Hiar

The Island President stars Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. Until Nasheed was deposed in what his supporters describe as a coup, he was a leading voice in the fight to stop global warming and rising seas which threaten his homeland.

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The Maldives and Greenland's Ilulissat (VIDEO, PHOTOS): Two Countries Experiencing Global Warming At An Alarming Rate

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ilulissat, Johannes Mathaussen, Greenland, Mark Phillips, Maldives Global Warming, Slideshow, Global Warming Icebergs, Greenland Ilulissat, The Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, Global Warming, Ilulissat Global Warming, Green News

The Maldives, a string of islands in the Indian Ocean, and Greenland's biggest glacier, Ilulissat, are polar opposites in terms of location and terrai...

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Weekly Mulch: At Cancun, Incentives Point Toward Incremental Progress on Climate Change

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger This year's round of the United Nations-led climate change negotiations, ongoing in Cancun, Mexico, for the ...

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Vilu Reef Maldives Resort Marriage Hoax Leads To Arrests

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maldives Marriage Scam, Maldives Marriage Video, The Maldives, Swiss Couple Maldives, Marriage Scam, Maldives Marriage, Vilu Reef, Video, World News

A Swiss couple who thought they were renewing their vows in a tropical ceremony were actually the subject of vicious verbal attacks by the officiator,...

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Climate Change Requires a Real Movement

Mohamed Nasheed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, The Age of Stupid, Climate Change, The Maldives, Indian Ocean, G-8, Green News
Mohamed Nasheed

For the Maldives, climate change is no vague or distant irritation but a clear and present danger to our survival.

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