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Earth Hour Hopenhagen

Posted 12.17.2009 | Green


On December 16, 2009, thousands of Copenhageners and visitors came out to celebrate Earth Hour Hopenhagen. The special event included a lantern parade...

All Or Nothing: A Look At The Copenhagen Endgame

Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


By Geoffrey Lean, from Grist.org: Well, here we are at last. After two years of largely fruitless negotiations, the real bargaining on the terms of ...

Lord Monckton, Climate Change Denier, Punked By International Youth Climate Movement (VIDEO)

Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


Lord Monckton may have had it coming. The International Youth Climate Movement decided to confront the well-known climate change denier on camera in C...

Reason And Faith In Copenhagen

Bill McKibben | Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


Bill McKibben

I've spent the last few years working more than full time to organize the first big global grassroots climate change campaign. That's meant shutting off my emotions most of the time.

People Around The World Rally For Effective Climate Deal (PHOTOS)

Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


This past weekend, people from all over the world mobilized in their respective communities and cities to rally for an equitable, effective, and bindi...

Peaceful Protesters Take Over Copenhagen; Fight Climate Change (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 12.14.2009 | Green


An estimated 100,000 people marched through the streets of Copenhagen this weekend to rally against climate change, the largest of such gatherings in ...

NYC Climate Summit Puts the Focus on Food

Kerry Trueman | Posted 12.11.2009 | New York


Kerry Trueman

We could find true prosperity, improve our health, and fight global warming all at once. How? By transforming the way we produce, distribute, consume and dispose of our food.

Americans Arrogant at UN Climate Conference (COP15)

Mike Smith | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green


Mike Smith

American bombast and European Union snark were on full display at Day One of the UNFCC in Copenhagen today. U.S. Envoy Jonathan Pershing said "there is a deal to be done" in Copenhagen.

Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: Meet The Candidates

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky/Katherine Goldstein | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green


UPDATE: We have a winner. With nearly 2,000 votes, some notable endorsements and an inspiring story, David Kroodsma won over the judges and is our Ho...

Climate Deal For Copenhagen: Time Is Running Out

AP | ARTHUR MAX | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


BARCELONA, Spain — As China's actions to curb gas emissions garnered praise at U.N. climate talks, the United States came under renewed pressure...

Gore In Poznan: We Must Focus On Climate Change, Not Paris Hilton

UN Dispatch | Posted by Mark Leon Goldberg at 1:23 PM | Posted 01.12.2009 | World


Here is a bootleg clip of Al Gore speaking today at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. Early in the speech, he blasts "sclerotic" pol...

Will President Obama Lead on Climate Change?

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green


Gillian Caldwell

Now that the heat of the campaign season is behind us, we hope Obama will stop pretending that "clean coal" is a realistic way to reduce carbon emissions and achieve energy independence.