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Measuring Climate Change in Mediterranean Caves

SPIEGEL Online reports here: Caverns on the underside of Mallorca — the Spanish island where Germans like to bake in the sun — offer strange new evidence about the movement of glaciers long before the last ice age. What if glaciers melt faster than anyone has suspected?

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Industrialised nations’ carbon cut plans ‘are pathetic’

BBC News reports here: Industrialised nations have set “pathetic” targets to reduce carbon emissions, says one of India’s senior negotiators at the Copenhagen summit.

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US warns China against ’stillborn’ climate deal

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year’s Copenhagen accord risked being “stillborn.”

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China releases first national pollution census

AP reports here at Yahoo News: BEIJING – China has revealed its most ambitious measure of what explosive development has done to its environment, saying Tuesday its first national pollution census has mapped nearly 6 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste.

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Urban growth, farm exports drive tropical deforestation

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: PARIS – The biggest causes of deforestation in tropical countries are population growth in cities and agricultural exports, a finding that should shape decisions on preventing forest loss, experts said Sunday.

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Clean Energy Cashback will encourage to invest in solar panels

Key to starting a green energy revolution, CNN reports here: Called the Clean Energy Cashback, or feed-in tariff (FIT), the aim is to provide an above-market bonus that will encourage individuals and groups to invest in solar panels, wind turbines and other forms of green power.

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Climate scepticism ‘on the rise’

BBC News reports here: The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News suggests.

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Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit

The Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit gives you several more reasons to love the sun. It provides the power you need, while helping you save money and protect the environment. This kit is ideal for cabins, recreational vehicles, remote power, back-up power, and 12-volt battery charging. It comes with everything you need to start [...]

Brazil’s Cosan, Shell in $12 billion ethanol deal

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Cosan, the world’s largest ethanol and sugar processor, agreed on Monday to merge its ethanol and fuel distribution business with Royal Dutch Shell in a deal worth as much as $12 billion.

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