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Thousands of Activists Gather in Copenhagen, Denmark COPENHAGEN, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Independent media broadcasting pioneer, Free Speech TV and international environmental leader, Greenpeace are partnering to bring breaking coverage of the most crucial international climate summit in recent history. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091211/DC25189LOGO) Delegates from 192 countries, including 100 world leaders, have convened in the Danish capital to participate in...
Millions of Citizens in Over 130 Countries Unite with Candlelight Vigils to Call for Progress in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On December 12, millions of people from around the globe will come together for a massive day of action in a series of candlelight vigils, from the melting glaciers of Nepal to the sinking shores of Fiji. The events draw a line between success and failure at the Copenhagen Climate Conference by calling for a 3-point "Real Deal" that is:...
BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, world governments took the first significant steps towards a Legally Binding Treaty to control mercury pollution at a United Nations Environmental Program meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Their recommendations now provide countries with a basis to head into the International Negotiating Committee (INC) meetings starting in Stockholm, June 2010. "We are happy that governments agreed on rules of procedures, which allow NGO...
SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Santa Fe Institute recently hosted a summer school on global sustainability which brought together leading experts on climate change, economics, and energy technologies. A trove of material from the workshop -- including videos of the lectures, slides, written summaries of the presentations and analyses -- is now available for free to the public online, at http://www.santafe.edu/gsss09. Speakers include: Sir Partha Dasgupta of the...
The unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands is being threatened by climate change, and scientists are seeking a way to protect its vulnerable species. The Galapagos wildlife was what helped Charles Darwin develop his thoughts on evolution about 175 years ago. Scientists are now trying to see how global warming is affecting the spectacular yet fragile biodiversity of the islands.About 600 miles west of the Ecuadorian coast sits the volcanic archipelago, which hosts a number of endemic species...
"Road sign" underscores the danger of global warming inaction PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Greenpeace activists are in the process of rappelling off of Pittsburgh's iconic West End bridge with a massive banner displaying their message to G20 leaders gathering for tomorrow's summit. The banner, nearly 80-feet by 30-feet in size, took the form of a stylized "road sign" that warns of the political maneuvering and delay that have put a international climate treaty in...
Strong Policies Will Drive Critical Low-Carbon Investments; NY State Comptroller DiNapoli, Lord Nicholas Stern Join Investors NEW YORK, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The world's largest global investors issued a joint call today for strong action this year from U.S. and international policy makers in the fight against global warming. Amid growing focus on upcoming international climate treaty talks and Congressional debate of climate and energy legislation, global investors meeting...
Mosquitoes with the potential to carry diseases lethal to many unique species of Galapagos wildlife are being regularly introduced to the islands via aircraft, according to new research published today.The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, was previously thought to have been introduced to the Galapagos in a one-off event in the mid-1980s.However, scientists from the University of Leeds, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the University of Guayaquil, the Galapagos National...
Greenpeace said on Wednesday, in a report that called for trade and financial retaliation against illegal ranchers, that the cattle industry is the biggest driver of destruction of the Amazonian rain forest.The campaign group said clearance of the Amazon had helped give Brazil the world's largest cattle sector and made it the world's largest exporter of beef.However, it said in its report timed - to coincide with UN talks on climate change - that this growth has come at a tragic cost for...
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) today announced proposals designed to assist directors in the inclusion of climate change-related information in companies' annual reports.The pioneering proposals, unveiled at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, take the form of a global framework that clarifies precisely which climate change data should be reported by corporations and provides management with a set of guidelines designed to streamline disclosure...
