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Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide - 2009-07-27
Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer. The effects on the world's weather, environments and wildlife could be devastating

The Water Savers - 2009-07-13
It may seem paradoxical to New Englanders who spent June carrying umbrellas to work every day to hear that Dighton has a desalination plant that converts saltwater into fresh, and that there are more such plants on the way in the area

Activist turns Jakarta suburb into green oasis - 2009-07-06
In many areas of Jakarta, the air pollution is choking, what little green spaces there are wilting and garbage festers on street corners. And then there's Banjarsari, a green oasis on the outskirts of city.

10 Outrageous Claims - 2009-07-01
As the House debate heated up, so did the hyperbole.

Global Warming Denial - 2009-06-30
EPA "Suppressed Dissent Scandal" promoted by embattled and bitter Senator Inhofe is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on mankind...

Climate Change Legislation - 2009-06-26
Is the climate change legislation debate being fueled by manipulated data?

European airport group pledges to cut CO2 to zero - 2009-06-16
Thirty-one European airports including Paris Charles de Gaulle launched a joint program on Tuesday to cut their carbon dioxide emissions to zero, airports body ACI Europe said.

Cool Cuisine - 2009-05-29
Author Laura Stec provides a rational analysis of our conventional food system and its impacts on the environment.

US wants to paint the world white to save energy - 2009-05-26
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday the Obama administration wanted to paint roofs an energy-reflecting white, as he took part in a climate change symposium in London.

Consumers in India, Brazil and China are the 'Greenest': Greendex Survey - 2009-05-14
For a second year in a row, consumers in India, Brazil and China scored the highest -- and those in the U.S., the lowest -- for green behavior among the countries included the Greendex survey conducted by the National Geographic Society and international polling firm GlobeScan.

South Africa To Protect Remote Islands - 2009-05-07
South Africa will establish one of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPA) around its Prince Edward Islands, reports WWF.

Experts Mull Global Ban On Commercial Chemicals - 2009-05-05
Experts and officials from some 150 countries started talks on Monday on banning production of nine chemicals considered potentially dangerous but still used in farming and for other commercial purposes.

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