Spiegel Online reports here: World leaders will soon gather in Copenhagen in the hopes of coming up with a binding agreement aimed at limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. But what if we’re not successful? Kirsty Lewis of the Met Office Hadley Centre, a leading climate research group, introduces a new Flash map which [...]
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Amazon Exclusive: Joseph J. Ellis Reviews The National Parks Educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale University, Joseph J. Ellis is a Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. His Founding Brothers won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001, and American Sphinx earned the 1997 National Book Award. His latest work, American [...] AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: Albert Prinz of Thurn and Taxis, the German billionaire known for his car racing exploits, wants to build the world’s largest solar farm in Bavaria. The 115 million euro project could generate handsome earnings in green electricity sales for the family. First, though, they have to overcome local resistance. var [...] CNN reports here: London, England (CNN) — A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world’s largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; BBC News reports here: Hopes for the Copenhagen climate summit in December have been boosted after it emerged more than 60 presidents and prime ministers planned to attend. Planning to attend: Leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Australia, Japan, Indonesia and Brazil, Yet to commit: Leaders of the United States, China and India. var addthis_pub = [...] CNET News.com reports here: An IPO filing for the electric-car start-up is expected any day, according to sources. Public offering would be the first from a U.S. automaker since Ford Motor shares debuted in 1956. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Dalai Lama Urges China to Save Tibets Glaciers, from NTDTV via Youtube.com At a press conference in Rome, the Tibetan leader raised concerns about climate change and its devastating effects on Tibets landscape. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: NEW DELHI – India’s cabinet on Thursday approved its first solar power plan, pledging to boost output from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as part of its plan to fight global warming. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; Spiegel Online reports here: Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents. var addthis_pub = ‘haui’; |
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