mardi, 05 février 2008
A DILUTED GREED AND ECO-TERRORISM
In a link to the media, the Federation of Finnish Technologies Industries expressed their ‘uncertainty created by the energy and climate change package published by the European Commission that threatens to freeze investment in Finland’ and I had the sense that greed was drooling from everywhere.00:06 Publié dans ENGLISH EDITION , ENVIRONNEMENT , THANOS KALAMIDAS | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : europe, environment, eco-terrorism, thanos kalamidas, europeus
jeudi, 22 février 2007
DALLAS THINKTANK CLAIMS U.S. CUTTING GREENHOUSE GASES BETTER THAN EUROPE
(Source: Pegasus News wire – United States of America) Despite constant criticism from environmental activists at home and across Europe claiming the U.S. government is doing nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, new evidence suggests America's efforts are more effective than those of Europe's. According to a scholar with the right-wing National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), the U.S. has spent more on research and technologies to reduce climate change than any other country, and its business-led efforts are paying off.
22:28 Publié dans CHERRY PICKING , ENGLISH EDITION , ENVIRONNEMENT | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : greenhouse gas emissions, environment, europe, U.S.
jeudi, 01 février 2007
THE GREAT SWITCH OFF
How many lightbulbs does it take to save the world? No joke here – it is a serious question that the Alliance for the Planet is asking its fellow citizens of the world. Today, February 1st, at 1855 GMT, French environmentalists are urging everybody to turn off all lights and gadgets in stand-by mode for just five minutes in a show of solidarity against global warming.
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samedi, 06 janvier 2007
AUSTRALIA: AN ABORIGINAL VICTORY
It always makes me happy reading on the news something like the following: An aboriginal tribe in Australia has won joint control of world heritage-listed rainforests in a major land rights claim. The deal covers 6,000 square kilometers in New South Wales State.09:59 Publié dans CULTURES & RELIGIONS , ENGLISH EDITION , ENVIRONNEMENT , THANOS KALAMIDAS | Lien permanent | Commentaires (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Envoyer cette note | Tags : australia, environment, aborigen, canada, peru, chile, thanos kalamidas