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Bush/Cheney: Dinosaurs of the Old Economy

Michelle Kraus | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Afganistan, U.S. Economy, Former President Bill Clinton, Bail Out, Acid Rain, Big Oil, Economy, Vice President Dick Cheney, Kyoto Protocol, Mortgage Crisis, Former Vice President Al Gore, Credit Crisis, Iraq, President George W. Bush, China, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

The legacy of Bush and Cheney are inextricably tied to the survival of the old fossil fuel economy. Their assignment was clear: defend and protect at ...

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Talking About Talking

Matthew Owen | Posted 01.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Poznan, Copenhagen 2009, Green News
Matthew Owen

While the countries talk the talk, the deteriorating earth and environment get neglected.

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How to Make a Climate Deal

Michael Levi | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Obama Environment, UN Climage Change Conference, Obama Issues, Climate Change, Barack Obama, Kyoto Protocol, Green News
Michael Levi

We called on the President to leverage ambitious action at home to advance a broad foreign policy agenda, including a five-point strategy for UN climate negotiations.

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My Advice to the UN: Trash the Kyoto Protocol

Hank Green | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: 2012 Kyoto Expiration, Poland, Kyoto Protocol, United Nations, Copenhagen, India, Technology, China, Climate Change, Green News
Hank Green

Both of China and India are considered by the Kyoto Protocol to be "pre-industrial" and thus exempt from harsh regulation. That made sense 15 years ago.

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Rain Forests to Headline at Poznan...

Bill Chameides | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Global Warming, Redd, Reducing Deforestation in Developing Countries, Rain Forests, Poznan Climate Change Conference, Deforestation, Kyoto Protocol, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of the Parties, Green News
Bill Chameides

Dr. Bill Chameides, recently appointed to America's Climate Choices, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the dean of Duke University's...

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Clinton Will Be In Talks About New Kyoto Protocol

Grist | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate, Climate Change, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Hillary Clinton, Pollution, Green News

The announcement today included his selection for Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. He also announced that Susan Rice will serve as ambassador to t...

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Harvard Project Proposes Rich Nations Cut CO2 First

Reuters | Michael Szabo | Posted 12.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, World Trade Organization, Environmental Policy, Harvard University, Carbon Emissions, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Global Warming, Green News

Rich nations should make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on business as usual for the time being, according to a p...

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Local Politics, Global Change: Vote Democrat

Ben Carmichael | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Susan Collins, Environment, Tom Allen, Bush Climate Change, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Republicans Environment, Maine Politics, Maine Republicans, Democrats Environment, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Bush Administration Environment, Maine Democrats, Repbulicans Global Warming, Local Politics, National Politics Environment, November 4, Green News
Ben Carmichael

We have not yet witnessed a nuanced debate in which climate, energy and food are discussed for what they are: independent yet interconnected national issues that must be met with local action.

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In Memoriam: Phil Clapp, Environmental Champion and Climate Leader

David Sassoon | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Phil Clapp, Obituary, Al Gore, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Green News
David Sassoon

Phil Clapp, 54, deputy managing director of the Pew Environment Group, died yesterday in Amsterdam of complications from pneumonia, which he contracted while on vacation.

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Economic Bail Out: Can the Climate Crisis and Carbon Trading Play Major Roles?

Michelle Kraus | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Bush Economy, Bail Outs, Climate Crisis, Cap-and-Trade, Kyoto Protocol, Economy, Green News
Michelle Kraus

The Administration in its swan song performance is still holding us captive to fossil fuel. This stranglehold sadly has devastated the once vibrant US...

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Chicago outlines plan to slash greenhouse gases

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

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CHICAGO — Mayor Richard M. Daley has announced a plan to dramatically slash emissions of heat-trapping gases, part of an effort to fight global ...

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The G8 Punts on Climate Change

Walden Bello | Posted 07.23.2008 | Green

Read More: G8, Climate Change, Energy, G8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hokkaido, Carbon Emissions, G8 Summit, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, Kyoto, Carbon Footprint, Green News
Walden Bello

The G8's endorsement of a 50% reduction in emissions by 2050 is a giant step backward and may have effectively undermined the prospects for an effective global climate strategy for the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

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James Hansen's Warning to the G8: We've Exceeded Safe C02 Levels

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Nasa, The Environmentalist, Japanese Prime Minister, United Nations, Dr. James Hansen, C02 Levels, Yasuo Fakuda, Climate Tipping Points, United Nations Climate Change, Columbia University, Tipping Point, Kyoto Protocol, Environment, James Hansen, Goddard Institute on Space Sciences, Climate Change, Japan, c02, Global Warming, G8, Green News
Janet Ritz

Hansen opens with current climate status: the loss of sea ice, the approaching tipping points, the effects on people and wildlife, the unstoppable sea level rise, shifting of climate zones and more.

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World Bank Prices First Carbon Offset Bond

Reuters | Posted 06.19.2008 | Green

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The World Bank on Monday priced a $25 million bond linked to United Nations-approved carbon emission offset credits, the market's first such bond, lea...

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Japan Announces Aggressive Emissions Program While Failing To Meet Kyoto Protocol

AFP | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

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TOKYO (AFP) - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Monday that Japan would aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming by 60 to 80 perce...

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Europe Has Given Up On Getting Bush To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reuters | Jeremy Pelofsky and Zoran Radosavljevic | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

Read More: India Energy Policy, Iran Nuclear Program, George W. Bush, Kyoto Protocol, China Energy Policy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Policy, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Green News

BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush opened a farewell European summit on Tuesday, aiming to work with allies to increase pressure on I...

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Europe Has Given Up On Getting Bush To Cut Emissions

Reuters | Jeremy Pelofsky and Zoran Radosavljevic | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

Read More: India Energy Policy, Iran Nuclear Program, George W. Bush, Kyoto Protocol, China Energy Policy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Policy, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Green News

BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush opened a farewell European summit on Tuesday, aiming to work with allies to increase pressure on I...

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Bush Security Advisor Says "Next President Won't Change Climate Policies"

AFP | Posted 06.14.2008 | Green

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House on Thursday warned that countries hoping US President George W. Bush's successor will break sharply with his climat...

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Iraq Ratifies Kyoto Protocol On Climate Change

AFP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Iraq has formally ratified the UN's Kyoto Protocol on climate change, according to a government statement seen by AFP on Saturday. "The presidential ...

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