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Remember Our Forests, Greenpeace tells Presidential hopefuls

2009-07-03T07:27:00.000-07:00

2 July 2009 Jakarta - Greenpeace this morning urged incumbent President Yudhoyono to draw up an urgent action plan to protect Indonesia’s last remaining forests, by staging a parody of President Yudhoyono’s speech recently where he called upon Indonesian people to remember their natural heritage. In the Greenpeace parody, the actor admits that his policies for forest protection have been woefully

Unesco Indonesia optimistic about WOC result

2009-05-12T06:50:00.001-07:00

Manado (ANTARA News) - Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO chairman Arief Rachman has expressed optimism that the ongoing World Ocean Conference (WOC) would yield a joint agreement on global marine issue."WOC is just the beginning and thus we have to be optimistic about its outcome," Arief Rachman said the opening of WOC Senior Official Meeting (SOM) at Grand

Environmentalists want marine issue included in IPCC agenda

2009-05-12T06:48:00.000-07:00

Manado (ANTARA News) - The marine issue should be included in the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agenda in Copenhagen in December, 2009, environmentalists said."Through the World Ocean Conference (WOC), we hope the marine issue can be included the IPCC meeting in Copenhagen in December this year," former Environment Minister Emil Salim said at the

Emil Salim: MOD is political commitment to save oceans

2009-05-12T06:43:00.000-07:00

Manado, North Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - The Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) expected to be issued at the end of the World Ocean Conference (WOC) is a political commitment among nations to promote oceans in international conventions, an expert said."It`s a political commitment among nations that oceans must be included in international conventions on climate change,"

ADB Takes Part In World Ocean Conference, Coral Triangle Summit

2009-05-12T06:33:00.000-07:00

MANADO INDONESIA, Greencare- Thousands of delegates from around the world have gathered in Manado, Indonesia, for a major conference on coastal and marine resources management that will culminate in the first Leaders Summit of the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI). The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will participate in and provide support to both events.Hosted by the Government of Indonesia, the

Highlights of draft bill to curb global warming

2009-04-03T02:53:00.000-07:00

CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM - Establishes a cap-and-trade program for electric utilities, oil companies and large industrial sources that release more than 25,000 tons of greenhouse gases a year.- Sets increasingly tighter limits on greenhouse gas emissions from electric utilities, oil companies and large industrial sources. They would have to reduce global warming gases

Ecological Internet Boosts Networking of Biocentric Thought and Action

2009-04-03T02:38:00.000-07:00

EI commits to regular micro-blogging and social networking upon Twitter and Facebook, to promote ecologically sufficient policies adequate to achieve global ecological sustainability Greencare-- Ecological Internet (EI) has committed to furthering its leadership in use of the Internet to facilitate environmental conservation by establishing major new Facebook and Twitter

Glacier dust key to past climates

2009-04-03T02:22:00.001-07:00

Research by Edinburgh, Stirling and Lille universities indicated that Patagonian glaciers were acting as an "on/off switch" for releasing dust. Researchers said during the coldest periods of the last ice age, these glaciers were at their biggest and dust from them was blown to Antarctica. During warmer periods, dust was trapped in meltwater which ran into lakes. The study concluded that the

Internet auction sees 256,000 Kyoto offsets sold

2009-03-16T10:06:00.001-07:00

LONDON (Reuters) - A total of 255,592 Kyoto offsets were sold via online auction on Thursday, brokers and auction organizers CantorCO2e said.The offsets, issued by the United Nations and known as CERs, were sold for 19.05 euros ($26.57) each to four anonymous buyers, CantorCO2e said."Demand for the CERs outstripped supply by a significant margin," CantorCO2e said in a statement, adding the

Britain's Prince Charles sees time running out to save planet

2009-03-16T09:57:00.000-07:00

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Time is running out to save the world from the ravages of climate change and prevent economic meltdown and a flood of environmental refugees, Britain's Prince Charles has warned on a visit to Chile.The Prince of Wales, and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, are in Chile at the start of a Latin American tour to promote energy efficiency and measures to combat climate change."If

Obama and Lula need to bail out the Amazon

2009-03-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Saving the Amazon rainforest is vital for protecting the Earth against runaway climate change. Enlarge Image Washington D.C., United States — Today President Obama will be meeting President Lula of Brazil for the first time and saving the economy will be at the top of their agenda. But they need to add a new item: Saving the Earth.Twenty percent of annual greenhouse gas

EARTH MEANDERS

2008-12-27T07:13:00.000-08:00

By Dr. Glen Barry, Ecological InternetOceans on acid, certifiably crazy ancient forest logging, carbon markets paying to log and pollute -- the global ecosystem is failing and the world has gone mad. The disease of too many humans, each wanting to forever consume more at the expense of liquidating life-giving ecosystems, must be decisively cured before being ends. It has become apparent that

2008-12-25T00:27:00.000-08:00

BP wins coveted 'emerald paintbrush' award for worst greenwash of 2008 Posted by Jamie-Greenpeace I'm reposting this piece from the Greenpeace UK blog by my esteemed colleague Joss. The tension built as the judges deliberated. Then at last the results were were all in and - ta-da! It was time to announce the winner of the first annual Greenpeace 'Emerald paintbrush'

What sort of fisheries manager are you?

2008-12-25T00:24:00.000-08:00

As the delegates at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Korea negotiate tuna into extinction. Our oceans team over there have been asking them to fill out this survey: WHAT SORT OF FISHERIES MANAGER ARE YOU? Your scientists tell you to end overfishing by reducing effort by 30%. Do you:a) thank your scientists and reduce fishing effort by 30%b) say “nya-nya-nya I

2008-12-25T00:21:00.001-08:00

Putting whaling on trial: co-defendants worldwide admit to crime of opposing whaling Thousands of ordinary people would stand as co-defendants with two activists who exposed a whale-meat scandal rather than see Japan's whaling programme continue in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. Help us show the government of Japan just how many people they'll need to arrest, if

Greenpeace Whale-defenders

2008-12-25T00:17:00.000-08:00

Greenpeace and a number of human rights organisations like Amnesty International and Humane Society International see this as a political arrest. We think that Japan should be investigating the embezzlement, and the whole illegal whaling operation, not those trying to draw attention to it. On December 9, 2008 a group of executive directors from seven Greenpeace national

The Rainbow Warrior- Greenpeace

2008-12-24T23:58:00.000-08:00

SV Rainbow Warrior in full sail between Majuro and Ebeye in the Marshall Islands. Enlarge Image Origin The Rainbow Warrior is perhaps the most famous Greenpeace ship The current Rainbow Warrior was launched on 10 July 1989. The original vessel was sunk in 1985 by agents of the French government in an attempt to foil protests of their

Quit coal, save the climate! 2008

2008-12-24T23:54:00.000-08:00

campaign highlights Greenpeace activists project a message to the climate summit talks, taking place in the nearby city of Poznan, on the side of the Pątnów power coal fired power station. International — Quit coal – save the climate. It's a simple message, but it's also an urgent one. Coal, the dirtiest of all fossil fuels is the single greatest contributor to the

the Rainbow Warrior on the Quit Coal expedition in Europe

2008-11-23T05:12:00.000-08:00

Climate Rescue Station - Virtual Tour

2008-11-23T05:09:00.000-08:00

Quit Coal - Save the ClimateThe Climate Rescue Station is part of our global Quit Coal campaign which has featured actions and events this year in Oceania, South East Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean - led by our flagship the Rainbow. She is currently on an expedition in Europe that is urging governments and energy companies such as German owned E.ON - to give coal the boot.We will also be at

Climate Rescue Station

2008-11-23T05:05:00.000-08:00

Our Climate Rescue Station is next to an open coal mine in the heart of Polish coal country ahead of UN climate talks in Poland in December.We have set up a Climate Rescue Station on the edge of a vast open pit coal mine in Konin, Poland. The Rescue Station is a four storey tall globe, and will stay here to highlight the true cost of coal in the lead up to crucial UN climate negotiations taking

When Jozwin met Jharia

2008-11-23T04:59:00.001-08:00

Gene, at the Climate Rescue Station, compares the coal mining industry in Poland to what he has seen in his home country - India.On the streets of Amsterdam, on the off chance that you're paying any attention to the pavement, you might spot a stray ladybug tile. These spots mark scenes of senseless violence. [editor's comment - does violence ever make sense?]If these ladybug tiles were to be laid

Greenpeace - Making Waves

2008-11-23T04:48:00.000-08:00

GMO Alert!Thanks to all of you that have already responded to our call to stop Gentically Modified Organisms in European Union!You've generated more than 35,000 letters so far, but only 13 days remain before the vote!EU ministers on the 4th of December will decide whether they will strengthen the EU authorization system to protect our health, our food and our fields from GMOs.Our latest

Obama victory signals rebirth of US environmental policy

2008-11-20T09:39:00.000-08:00

President-elect Obama will shred the Bush administration's energy policies and introduce a major climate change bill in an attempt to bring the US back into the international environment fold according to his senior advisers.Obama talked of the "planet in peril" in his acceptance speech — a clear reference to climate change. He will now send his own energy representatives to the UN's climate

Summit takes aim at climate change

2008-11-20T09:36:00.000-08:00

SACRAMENTO — Will the world's economic meltdown stall initiatives to curb global warming?World leaders in the campaign to address climate change will confront that question as they gather in Beverly Hills tomorrow and Wednesday to shape policies aimed at responding to the mounting threats to food production, public health and the environment.“The goal is very simple: to form a broad international

Australians march against climate change

2008-11-18T22:07:00.000-08:00

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests around the country Saturday to call for tough government action on climate change, organizers said.The demonstrations were held as Australia prepares to set national greenhouse gas emissions targets, expected around the end of this month. Environmentalists accuse industry of pushing for targets that are likely to

Maladewa Will Sink, Its President Confuse

2008-11-18T02:26:00.000-08:00

Former political prisoner, Mohammed " Anni" constituted Formal Nasheed and administered an oath as chosen President Maladewa. She have to immediately handle the climate change which can make entire/all its state sink the Archipelago Maladewa which nowadays represent one of famous target wisata, according to a number of expert can sink entirely if sea level go up only 1 metre. " We converse to

Save our Forests, Save our Climate

2008-11-13T03:49:00.000-08:00

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Greenpeace prevents palm oil shipment leaving Indonesia,

2008-11-10T05:53:00.001-08:00

Indonesian Greenpeace activist Romadon Canarisla from the MY Esperanza climbs the anchor chain of the tanker ‚ÄòGran Couva‚Äô and braves the crew‚Äôs water hoses. The tanker is carrying 27,000 metric tonnes of crude palm oil for the Wilmar company destination Rotterdam. Dumai, Indonesia — Greenpeace activists today prevented a palm oil shipment from departing for Europe from Dumai, Indonesia’s

The Conference of the Parties (COP 14)

2008-11-10T03:27:00.000-08:00

The world's largest gathering dedicated to tackling climate changeMost countries in the world have signed up to the broad goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC aims to keep the impact of climate change within safe limits by assessing options for reducing the potentially harmful effects of anthropogenic global warming and by finding ways of coping

Greenpeace - Making Waves

2008-11-07T04:37:00.000-08:00

The Rainbow Warrior arrived in Belgium waters today and visited the first Belgian offshore wind park that will very soon be connected to the Belgian grid. With journalists and politicians on board the crew were congratulating the Belgian government for taking the first step towards an energy revolution.We're now asking for further development of wind energy offshore in the North Sea and for this

Ship of Greenpeace Esperanza arrive at the Jakarta

2008-10-29T20:26:00.000-07:00

Jakarta,Greencare- Ship of this Greenpeace Esperanza morning arrive at the Port of Foreland of Priuk Jakarta to assist the campaign of penyalamatan of Indonesia forest utilize the global climate repair Activist Greenpeace follow in sea transport of ship Esperanza to Papua also bring a heap of documentation of disforesting evidence in land;ground Papua. That Evidence will be showed at Environment

Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions

2008-10-28T00:36:00.000-07:00

Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization.The paper says cities are often blamed for 75 to 80 percent of emissions, but that the true value is closer to 40 percent. It adds that the potential for cities to help address

Climate change may drown cities

2008-10-28T00:28:00.000-07:00

JOHANNESBURG, 24 October 2008 (IRIN) - People in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, prefer to commute in three-wheeled autorickshaws, taxis and buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG), in their bid to slow down global warming. CNG produces a lower level of greenhouse gases and is an environmentally cleaner alternative to petrol. Dhaka's residents are among the most vulnerable to global

California Maps a Plan to Slow Down Global Warming

2008-10-28T00:23:00.000-07:00

SAN FRANCISCO—The presidential candidates certainly paid lip service to tackling the problem of climate change during their debate last night. But what would it actually take to slow down—or even reverse—global warming?California lawmakers tried to answer that question two years ago when they passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, a first-of-its-kind law that spelled out the state's

AXIS and Program To Care The Environment

2008-10-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

Jakarta,Greencare- Operator GSM, AXIS launch the program care the environment " Go Green" by applying program the garbage management its job environment. " Environmental problem represent the global issue becoming our responsibility with, and we can start from environment work. Through program of Go Green, we wish to give best for environment," word of President of Director and CEO AXIS Erik Aas

Indonesia's tin islands: blessed or cursed?

2008-10-23T20:24:00.001-07:00

PANGKALPINANG, Indonesia - Tin mining on these sleepy islands off Sumatra has brought wealth, but at a price; it is literally eating away at the land.The scale of the environmental damage on the Bangka-Belitung islands can be most clearly seen from the air, revealing a lunar landscape of craters and hundreds of highly acidic, turquoise lakes created by centuries of largely unregulated tin

At School For Climate Change

2008-10-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

Students, educators and school administrators can all play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Here is a directory of some education and action planning resources to help you: Students Bring science to life Explore

Past Climate Change

2008-10-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

Causes of Change | Rates of change | The Last 2,000 Years The Earth's climate has changed throughout history. From glacial periods (or "ice ages") where ice covered significant portions of the Earth to interglacial periods where ice retreated to the poles or melted entirely - the climate has

Top Ten Ways to Save Energy and Money at Home

2008-10-22T08:42:00.000-07:00

Heating accounts for the biggest chunk of most utility bills – and offers the most opportunities for money and energy savings. Did you know that the energy used by the average home generates twice as much pollution as the average car? Read these ten tips and help reduce your bills and your environmental impact...

Green Product Shopping Principles

2008-10-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

When should you spend your money to protect the planet – and when should you keep it in your purse? Given the thousands of green products being introduced these days, and the vague marketing claims being used to sell them, you don’t want to blow your budget just to keep up with the newest “eco,” “herbal,” or “biodegradable” fad – especially if the claim turns out to be more greenwashing

Be One in a Million!

2008-10-19T08:41:00.000-07:00

One of the fastest, easiest, most effective ways to protect the environment is by shifting money you already spend to eco-friendly goods and services.The more money you spend on green products, the more you encourage manufacturers to reduce pollution, save energy and water, use less packaging and protect

What You Can Do This Week...

2008-10-19T08:31:00.000-07:00

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A Lesson In Changing Light Bulbs

2008-10-19T08:22:00.000-07:00

/top_stories/article/38438In recent days the news poured in from all corners of the earth; many, many countries are going to force their citizens to change their light bulbs. No joke - 27 countries in Europe, Australia, Canada, Cuba and the Philippines are all eliminating incandescent light bulbs as early as 2010 and replacing them by fluorescent bulbs. And the US 2008 energy

WWF “Greenprint”� for presidential candidates

2008-10-19T08:19:00.000-07:00

Washington, USA: WWF-US has released a “Greenprint”agenda, a policy roadmap for the next US president to address global threats to environmental, social and political stability in four key areas.The WWF Greenprint highlights how the challenges of climate change, conservation of natural resources, food security and freshwater availability are intertwined, and how they can and should be solved by

Global warming threatens Australias iconic kangaroos

2008-10-19T05:55:00.000-07:00

Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): A new study has found that an increase in average temperature of only two degrees Celsius could have a devastating effect on populations of Australias iconic kangaroos.Ritchie and Bolitho used computer modeling and three years of field observations to predict how temperature changes that are considered to be likely over the next half-century might affect four species of

2008-10-17T23:37:00.000-07:00

Scientists have to think like detectives. They look for clues to help them understand how the world works. Then they investigate the clues to find evidence – real facts that can give them a better idea of what is going on. Here are some of the ways that scientists gather evidence about climate

2008-10-17T23:33:00.000-07:00

Earth's climate has been changing constantly over its 5-billion-year history. Sometimes, the climate has warmed so that the oceans have risen and covered much of the Earth. Each of the changes may seem extreme,

2008-10-17T23:26:00.000-07:00

It may seem hard to believe that people can actually change the Earth’s climate. But scientists think that the things people do that send greenhouse gases into the air are making our planet warmer. Atmosphere The atmosphere covers the Earth. It is a thin

2008-10-17T23:04:00.002-07:00

The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane, for example) trap energy from the sun. Without these gases, heat would escape back into space

2008-10-17T23:04:00.000-07:00

Weather is all around us. Weather may be one of the first things you notice after you wake up. Chances are, if it is cold and snowing, you'll wear a jacket when you go outside. If it's hot and sunny, you may wear shorts. Sounds pretty simple, right? But what about climate?

2008-10-17T23:00:00.000-07:00

Earth has warmed by about 1ºF over the past 100 years. But why? And how? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world's leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.

Greenpeace: Climate change threatens China's food safety

2008-10-17T08:30:00.000-07:00

China is likely to face inadequate food supply by 2030 if the current climate change trend continues, warns a new Greenpeace report released Wednesday.If the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) continues to be high, the impact of climate change - including rise in temperature, loss of arable land, shortage of water and extreme weather - could reduce China's overall food production by 23 percent by

Green Websites

2008-10-17T07:33:00.000-07:00

Grist is the Colbert Report of climate change, the Daily Show of deforestation, the Oprah of oil dependency — except with real reporting and analytical journalism. Also, Grist staffers have never had a dust-up with David Letterman. (Not yet.) The e-zine delivers news and news-you-can-use on pivotal topics — with punny, sometimes corny headlines, such as "Diversifying Your Stalk Portfolio," a

Global Warming, Up Close and Personal

2008-10-17T07:24:00.000-07:00

Subhankar Banerjee / AP You think you know climate change. You've seen An Inconvenient Truth. You've noticed the changing and warming weather patterns in your part of the

Obama Green Valley shirt

2008-10-17T07:07:00.000-07:00

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O'Bama Button for St. Pat's Day

2008-10-17T07:00:00.000-07:00

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and show your support for Barack Obama at the same time! These limited edition 2.5” round stickers come in packs of 50 and are only available while supplies last. Ideal for your St. Patrick’s Day parade! Union-made and Union-printed in the USA. Delivery by 3/17/2007 is not guaranteed, however, orders received by 3/11/2007 have a higher likelihood of arriving before

Green Is the New Red, White And Blue

2008-10-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

So far the U.S. has largely sat out the war against climate change—but that can change. We have a plan for making America the global leader on global warming (time.com)

Is Europe Backsliding on Climate-Change Targets?

2008-10-17T06:44:00.000-07:00

Poland's President Lech Kaczynski speaks with the media at an E.U. summit in Brussels Yves Logghe / AP Is this the moment the European Union's ambitious climate change agenda unraveled? At the end of the two-day E.U. summit in Brussels Thursday, European leaders congratulated one another on their

Greencare landscapes

2008-10-17T06:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Greencare landscapes. We are a professional and skilled landscaping team with many years experience in all areas of landscape gardening and garden design. We specialise in hard landscaping such as monoblock driveways and fencing. Our services are outlined below. We serve Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Our main area of work is concentrated around

Cycles for health, clean air

2008-10-17T06:26:00.000-07:00

JAKARTA is notorious for its air pollution and traffic jam. Taking bicycles to work places, as well as for shopping or visiting friends and relatives has captured the hearts and minds of a number of people in this busy, smoky city.Started among people who like cycling for sports and recreation, more and more Jakarta inhabitants have moved forward by using their bicycles as