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News Link Archive 31 March 2010 Cloud computing and climate change Just days before Apple's iPad hits the market, Greenpeace has released a report looking at the impact of cloud computing and devices that rely on it to access online services such as social networks and video streaming. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/cloud-computing-and-climate-change-1932869.html Will Apple's iPad add to or alleviate climate change?A new report linking Apple's iPad, which debuts Saturday, to global warming has prompted debate among environmentalists about the true planetary impact of these mobile devices. Greenpeace fears clouds will turn earth brownGreenpeace is piggybacking on the media frenzy around the release of Apple's "magical and revolutionary" iPad to drum up PR for its attempt to cajole the information and communications technology ( ICT ) sector into going green. Or, at minimum, greener. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/31/greenpeace_data_center_study/ 30 March 2010 'Massive migration' from climate changeSome of the richest and most powerful men in the world are gathering in London tomorrow to discuss how to help the world's poorest countries adopt climate change policies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8594000/8594274.stm James Lovelock: 'humans too stupid to stop climate change', says maverick scientistProf Lovelock, the man behind the Gaia theory which says that the planet behaves like a single organism, claimed humans were “not clever enough” to handle the problems associated with global warming. Lovelock: 'We can't save the planet' The man who achieved global fame for his theory that the whole earth is a single organism now believes that we can only hope that the earth will take care of itself in the face of completely unpredictable climate change. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8594000/8594561.stm 29 March 2010 Fighting the wind farm 'Nimbys'When more than 1,000 people on the south coast lost their jobs last year it was amid angry scenes when it emerged much of the work was moving abroad. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8589190.stm Achtung! Germans Giving Up on Global WarmingGermans citizens are rapidly losing faith in global warming following the Climate-gate scandals, according to a new report in Der Spiegel . http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/29/achtung-germans-giving-global-warming/ Pachauri cleared of financial irregularities: report Rajendra Pachauri, the embattled head of the UN's climate change panel who was under scrutiny for receiving alleged payments from private companies, has been cleared of the allegations by an independently conducted review, a media report has said. http://www.ptinews.com/news/586625_Pachauri-cleared-of-financial-irregularities--report 28 March 2010 Peru hails Western carbon offsetting programmesIt is not the first and it will not be the last time a multinational company publicly declares its green intentions But the public has become used to greeting such announcements with indifference. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8586617.stm The trillion-dollar question is: who will now lead the climate battle?Some of the planet's most powerful paymasters will gather in London on Wednesday to discuss a nagging financial problem: how to raise a trillion dollars for the developing world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/28/un-climate-change-meeting-london Climate chief cleared over paymentsThe embattled head of the United Nations' scientific panel on climate change has been cleared of allegations of financial irregularity by an independently conducted review. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44a0a92c-3a8e-11df-b6d5-00144feabdc0.html 27 March 2010 Mumbai turns off lights during Earth HourLakhs of Mumbai residents, corporates and government organisations enthusiastically participated in the second Earth Hour on Saturday night by switching off all non-essential lights for one hour in their homes, offices and public places, organisers said. Earth goes dark for an hourIn a campaign initiated by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), more than 1 billion people from over 1,000 cities in 125 countries and territories around the world switched off their lights for one hour between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/28/c_13228024.htm Climate fight: India rejects US pressure tacticsIn the first international meet of the year on climate change in Mexico, the battlelines were again drawn as US tried to push for a small coterie of countries to lead the talks but developing countries, including India, opposed diluting the primacy of the formal talks under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5730098.cms 26 March 2010 Don't hound the climate scientistsTo dismiss the implications of climate change based on an error about the rate at which Himalayan glaciers are melting is an act of astonishing intellectual legerdemain. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/mar/26/dont-hound-the-climate-scientists Bulgaria, the Balkans and Earth Hour 2010Bulgaria's Parliament is among major landmarks in Sofia, along with several Bulgarian cities and towns, that will be taking part in Earth Hour 2010 – just days after the United Nations released a report saying that the first decade of the new millennium was the warmest on record http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/03/26/879223_bulgaria-the-balkans-and-earth-hour-2010 Why WWF thinks flicking the switch for Earth Hour is worth itTomorrow, at 8.30pm, thousands of people across the UK and maybe a billion across the world will take part in Earth Hour It'll look impressive, no doubt. The big switch-off will make the news. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/mar/26/earth-hour 25 March 2010 More needed in climate change fight, MPs sayFar more needs to be done by the government to help the UK adapt to climate change, MPs have said. The Environmental Audit Committee says a programme to "retrofit" homes to make them more energy and water efficient and resilient to flooding is required. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8586431.stm UK must help homes adapt to climate change, MPs sayA programme to "retrofit" homes with measures to make them more energy and water efficient and resilient to flooding is needed to help households cope with climate change , MPs said today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/25/uk-homes-climate-change-adaptation Adapting as essential as cutting emissions' - UK MPsAdapting to climate change needs to become as much of a priority as cutting emissions, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee argue in a report out today. Climate projections show that Britain can expect wetter winters, drier summers and a higher likelihood of flash-floods, heat waves and droughts. http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news/v.php?id=13323 24 March 2010 UPDATE 2-California: climate change law won't hurt economyCalifornia's economy will not be damaged by the state's 2006 climate change law, a state agency said in a report on Wednesday that counters the business community's arguments that the economically troubled state will lose more jobs and businesses. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2414731120100325?type=marketsNews EDF Review Confirms Findings That Show California Climate Change Plan Will Support Economic GrowthCalifornia can grow its economy and reap immediate benefits from cleaner air while meeting air pollution reduction goals of its Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), according to an economic analysis released today by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and reviewed by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). UN Rep Acknowledges Flaw in Report on Livestock's Effect on Global WarmingUN representative has acknowledged a flaw in a 2006 study on the effect of meat production on the environment, a flaw that exaggerated the impact of livestock on climate change. 23 March 2010 Assessing the role of microfinance in fostering adaptation to climate changeMuch of the current policy debate on adaptation to climate change has focussed on estimation of adaptation costs, ways to raise and to scale-up funding for adaptation, and the design of the international institutional architecture for adaptation financing. http://www.africaclimatesolution.org/news.php?id=7043 Global Warming Is Fact, and Denial Won't Change Climate BackBig Oil wants us to remain addicted to oil, a major source of carbon pollution. So it and other special interests have conducted an aggressive disinformation campaign for more than a decade to convince Americans that there's a major disagreement among scientists on the dangers posed by carbon pollution, just as the tobacco industry disputed the science to keep smokers addicted. Resolving the Global Warming ParadoxA giant meteor capable of extinguishing human life is believed to be hurtling toward Earth. Will the US unite to figure out the threat or will we cleave along partisan political lines? Most likely the former. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sunil-sharan/resolving-the-global-warm_b_510471.html 22 March 2010 22 Senators Urge Clean Energy and Climate Actiont was reported today that 22 Senate Democrats, led by Tom Udall of New Mexico, sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid calling for action on a comprehensive energy and climate change bill. http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/22-senators-urge-clean-energy-0361.html Science Museum takes on global warming debate with new climate change gallery The Science Museum in London (above) is weighing into the global warming debate by opening a new gallery to provide up-to-date, accurate information about the science of climate change. http://www.culture24.org.uk/science+%2526+nature/environment/art77256 21 March 2010 Britain. A breath of foul airMore than 50,000 people are dying prematurely in the UK every year, and thousands more suffer serious illness because of man-made air pollution, according to a parliamentary report published tomorrow . http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/britain-a-breath-of-foul-air-1924790.html From Wishful Thinking to Real-World Action on ClimateI'd like to thank Joe Romm for not jumping to conclusions based on what appears to be a substantial mashup of what I said in my first speech on “ two decades of greenhouse diplomacy — and rising greenhouse emissions . http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/from-wishful-thinking-to-real-world-action-on-climate/ MPs to pedal their way to Parliament? The idea of a handful of MPs to pedal their way to Parliament could become a reality soon amid chances that the trend will catch on among lawmakers who have always upheld the 'green' cause. http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/mps-to-pedal-their-way-to-parliament-18166.php 20 March 2010 In Silt, Bangladesh Sees Potential Shield Against Sea Level RiseThe rivers that course down from the Himalayas and into this crowded delta bring an annual tide of gift and curse. They flood low-lying paddies for several months, sometimes years, at a time. And they ferry mountains of silt and sand from far away upstream. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/world/asia/20bangla.html Living in defiance of a drying climateW HEN Premier John Brumby travelled deep into the suburbs on Tuesday to relax Melbourne's water restrictions, the surprise was not in the announcement but in the bold statement that followed. http://www.theage.com.au/environment/living-in-defiance-of-a-drying-climate-20100319-qm8v.html IPCC has underestimated climate-change impacts, say scientiststeam of scientists has determined that the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007 4th assessment report underestimates the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/03/20/ipcchas-underestimated-climate-change-impacts-sayscientis.html 19 March 2010 Human health linked directly to forest healthEnvironmental degradation is causing serious detrimental health impacts for humans, but protecting natural habitats can reverse this and supply positive health benefits, according to a new WWF report. http://www.panda.org/wwf_news/news/?191323/Human-health-linked-directly-to-forest-health Language of Religious Fervor Inflames Climate Change DebateApocalyptic visions and the muscular language of religious fervor are invading the climate arena, replacing issues of fact with those of faith and bringing high emotion into science -- an area where it should have no place -- politicians and religious leaders complain. Press Release - Go-ahead given for gas development West of ShetlandThe UK Government today gave consent for Total and Dong Energy to develop the Laggan and Tormore gas fields, which lie in 600 metres of water and in one of the most hostile environments in the UK. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn10_046/pn10_046.aspx 18 March 2010 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Supports Earth Hour 2010"Climate change is the greatest human induced crisis facing the world today. It is totally indiscriminate of race, culture and religion. It affects every human being on the planet," said the Archbishop. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3740724.htm Cancun Climate Talks Get Dim Prognosis for Success (Update1)Government negotiators are already writing off chances for a global treaty to fight climate change, nine months before the annual talks begin in Cancun, Mexico. China drought leaves millions short of waterThe drought has gripped huge areas of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan provinces, the Guangxi region, and the mega-city of Chongqing for months, with rainfall 60 percent below normal since September, the Global Times said. http://www.physorg.com/news188032826.html 17 March 2010 Climate change 'exaggerated' in government advertsIt said the advertisements went beyond mainstream scientific consensus in asserting that climate change would cause flooding and drought. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8571353.stm Government to continue climate change ads despite criticism from watchdogThe government has pledged to continue its campaigns on climate change , despite the advertising watchdog banning two of its press ads. Last October's £6m ad campaign , by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, has become a lightning rod for the politically charged debate over the issue. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/17/asa-climate-change-ads Black cloud hangs over climate-change issueIt is hardly surprising that climate-change scientists feel "muzzled." I share their concern. Sadly those scientists researching climate change are all under the same black cloud that has enveloped this branch of science. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Black+cloud+hangs+over+climate+change+issue/2691439/story.html 16 March 2010 Transcript of Harper's YouTube interviewSo good afternoon or good day, everybody. My name is Patrick Pichette, and we have really a unique opportunity today, an exclusive interview with the Prime Minister, and by exclusive, I really mean inclusive, because we've brought in all of Canada and their questions back into this room. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/transcript-of-harpers-youtube-interview/article1502591/ Change we can believe in?The election result may not be a foregone conclusion but the prospect of a Tory government remains strong enough for marketers to ask what this would mean for them. http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/990244/Change-believe-in/ Water scarcity becoming a critical issue for the Arab world – UN reportlimate change, food insecurity, decreasing water availability and unemployment are among the multiple challenges facing the Arab region, according to a new assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme ( UNEP ) which calls for rational and sustainable use of resources and inclusion of the environment issues in decision making. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34096&Cr=drought&Cr1= 15 March 2010 Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to NFU: Properly Designed Climate Change Legislation Will Avoid Unintended Consequences and Benefit America's Farmers, RanchersAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed how properly structured climate change and energy legislation will benefit America's farmers and ranchers in a speech at the National Farmers Union 2010 convention in Rapid City . As Climate Change debate wages on, scientists turn to Hollywood for helpKeeping the public looped in on what scientists are discovering has never been easy. For one thing, the traditional explainers – journalists – can distort, hype, or oversimplify the latest breakthroughs. But the need to communicate science broadly and clearly has never been more urgent. Earth Hour 2010 outlines blueprint for public involvementEarth Hour 2010 organizers hope to reach more people to actively participate this year by encouraging different activities. http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p100315.htm&no=18 14 March 2010 Chinese premier refutes US claim of intentional devaluation of Chinese yuanCountering claims by United States that China is keeping its currency undervalued in order to boost exports, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stated that the country has kept yuan stable in order to help global rebalancing. Sweet success for Pa. farmersWhile many are worried about the realities of recession and the possibility of climate change, for Northern Tier maple syrup producers, it's all good. "People are interested in local, in American-made and in natural," said Kelly Mann of Bradford County. "That's why I believe that the syrup sales are growing." http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100314/NEWS01/3140361/1113 The week in Mexico: 3-14-2010Two fugitive teenagers wanted in the 2009 killing of a Hemet 16-year-old were found in Mexicali and returned to authorities in Riverside County after a four-month manhunt. Hemet police believe Jose Campos, 18, shot Adrian Rios and burned his body in a backyard bonfire in November with the help of his girlfriend, Felicia Sharp, 17. Campos pleaded not guilty to murder charges Friday. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/14/week-mexico-3-14-2010/ 13 March 2010 Our World — 13 March 2010This week on Our World: A study of the UN climate change agency ... clothing that carries electric current ... and the challenge of archiving virtual worlds .. http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/science-technology/Our-World--13-March-2010-87482377.html LETTERS: NCT, March 13, 2010Americans are in danger of becoming a culture of lies, but the chief danger is not in who tells the lies, but who eventually believes them. Who can honestly not see through the increasingly affected rhetoric of those who couch their false causes in righteously worded entreaties? http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/letters/article_9470e537-bb38-51bd-b8a9-729f52b0fae8.html Climate change heads the agenda The 16th SAARC summit, scheduled to be held in Bhutan in April, will provide an opportunity where politics, hopefully, will not come in the way of cooperation, according to Nobel laureate and chairman of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC), Dr Rajendra Kumar Pachauri. http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14891 12 March 2010 Climate change 'makes birds shrink' in North America A study of almost half a million birds, belonging to over 100 species, shows that many are gradually becoming lighter and growing shorter wings.This shrinkage has occurred within just half a century, with the birds thought to be evolving into a smaller size in response to warmer temperatures. http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8560000/8560694.stm Rajendra Pachauri must be sacked for the UN to rescue its credibility on climate changeIf the survival of the planet is in peril and the campaign to save it lies in the hands of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's chairman, can we replace the incumbent as a matter of urgency? Immigration reform back on Obama's radarThe phrase "from the frying pan into the fire'' comes to mind when thinking about President Barack Obama's meetings this past week on immigration reform with advocates and lawmakers. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/immigration-239043-bill-president.html 11 March 2010 CNMI to participate in its first Earth HourOn March 27 at 8:30pm the Division of Environmental quality is encouraging CNMI residents and businesses to turn their lights off for one hour in support of the World Wildlife Fund-sponsored Earth Hour event that seeks to raise awareness and promote global action on climate change. http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=97850 Climate change affects indigenous peoples most: scholar Indigenous peoples worldwide contribute little to global warming but suffer the most from its impact, a local professor said Thursday at an international indigenous conference in Taiwan. http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aSOC&ID=201003110020 Climate change is a fact, says ChinaA deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/11/2842415.htm?section=justin 10 March 2010 China to stick to climate change stand, expects India to follow suitChina said it will not deviate from its stand on climate change even after it gave qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord on Tuesday. Climate Change Index Insurance for FarmersThe Copenhagen Accord puts the issue of climate change adaptation centre stage. http://allafrica.com/stories/201003110521.html Emissions: China joins India on scrutinyChina supports India in opposing any international “scrutiny” of voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, said the country's top climate change negotiator on Wednesday. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article228685.ece?homepage=true 9 March 2010 EU to Call for Urgent Aid on Climate Projects in Poorer Nations European Union finance ministers meeting next week will call on rich nations to “urgently mobilize” on the first round of climate aid for developing countries, according to a draft document obtained by Bloomberg. The Local Food and Farming RevolutionBefore I get into the presentation, a few words about where I'm coming from. As it happens, I grew up in a little farming community in northeastern Colorado—Yuma—where my family owned the local drug store (complete with soda fountain). http://energybulletin.net/51861 8 March 2010 Climate change and scienceCurrently, the science indicates that global warming is real and that it is being accelerated by human activity. Because of the serious consequences of global warming, it would be risky to assume that data will be found someday that might cause the scientific theory to change http://www.pennlive.com/letters/index.ssf/2010/03/climate_change_and_science.html Copenhagen accord on climate change The Environment Ministers of BASIC group of countries i.e. Brazil, South Africa, India and China regularly consulted each other and adopted a coordinated approach to the negotiations on climate change and Copenhagen Accord during the Copenhagen Conference. http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=59152 A Climate-Change Chameleon"The climate world is divided into three: the climate atheists, the climate agnostics, and the climate evangelicals. I'm a climate agnostic." A direct—some would say brash—man with a penetrating stare, it's hard to believe India's Environment and Forests Minister, Jairam Ramesh, is agnostic about anything. 7 March 2010 Conserving and restoring moorlands can slow down climate changeScientists have stressed that conserving and restoring the moorlands is important because they are some of the rarest habitats in the world, home to extremely rare animals and plants, and can also slow down climate change. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/03/07/conservingand-restoring-moorlands-can-slow-down-climatecha.html Forestry satellite by 2013: Jairam RameshUnion Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh has announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch a dedicated forestry satellite in all likelihood in the year 2013. http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article202431.ece?homepage=true `Judiciary making efforts to save environment'A host of legal luminaries shared their views on the issue of sustainable development and global warming at a seminar held in the city on Sunday. 6 March 2010 Addressing trust in climate change The Copenhagen Accord, by shifting the focus on ‘what' has to be done, from ‘how' it should be done, has the potential to move out of the binary division of the world into two halves and shape the transformation of the world economy and human activity. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5649392.cms IITs, CSE join hands to set up climate research networkThe Indian Institutes of Technology, Delhi and Madras, along with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), have launched an “open-ended” network of climate change researchers in the country. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article201587.ece New Global Warming Threat as Methane Bubbles Up from Under Arctic Ocean Among the various kinds of greenhouse gases that accumulate in the atmosphere, trap solar heat and contribute to global warming, carbon dioxide gets the most attention. http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/science-technology/Our-World---6-March-2010-86638942.html 5 March 2010 Montek named on UN secy general's panel on climate change financeThe UN secretary general has announced the terms of reference and members of a high level advisory group on climate change financing on which deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia will represent India. Climate change human link evidence 'stronger'A review from the UK Met Office says it is becoming clearer that human activities are causing climate change. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8550090.stm Met Office analysis reveals 'clear fingerprints' of man-made climate changeClimate scientists say the 100 studies of sea ice, rainfall and temperature should help the public to make up their own minds on global warming http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/05/met-office-analysis-climate-change 4 March 2010 World leaders, top academics selected for Ban’s climate change advisory groupPhilanthropist George Soros and prominent British academic Nicholas Stern are among the 19 members of the high-level advisory group set up by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeking to mobilize financing to help developing countries combat climate change, it was announced today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33978&Cr=&Cr1= Climate Change Proxy Resolutions IncreaseFollowing on the heels of the SEC’s issuance of an interpretive guidance on disclosure that public companies must make regarding the potential impact of climate change on their businesses, a group of leading U.S. investors announced on March 4 that they have filed a record 95 global warming shareholder resolutions with 82 U.S. http://www.investmentadvisor.com/News/2010/3/Pages/Climate-Change-Proxy-Resolutions-Increase.aspx Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean – but is it new?A wide expanse of Arctic Ocean seabed is bubbling methane into the atmosphere. This is the first time that the ocean has been found to be releasing this powerful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere on this scale. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18614-methane-bubbling-out-of-arctic-ocean--but-is-it-new.html 3 March 2010 We can’t wish away climate change It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it. http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=215260 Closed nuclear-fuel cycle must to mitigate climate change threat World scientific community has acknowledged that nuclear energy technology is a mitigating one in the context of climate change threat, but to make it sustainable, closing the nuclear fuel cycle is a must, principal scientific adviser to the government of India, R Chidambaram has said. Efficiency in energy In last week's article I said I would describe the environmental impact that a windmill would have at UND. Well, because I like keeping my word, and I know how much everyone at UND was looking forward to reading my eloquent words 2 March 2010 Carbon Emissions Meets Financial Reporting: No Time to Waste In January of this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented unprecedented new reporting that mandate thousands of companies—many for the first time—track and report their carbon emissions for 2010. http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/03/enviance-carbon-reporting/ Islamist radicals: Complain early, complain often… You may have noticed that any newspaper articles or TV programmes exposing the doings of Islamist radicals - such as the ones about the Islamic Forum of Europe which I’m in the process of bringing out at the moment – always attract weirdly formulaic, oven-ready complaints Sorting through the conflicting claims on global warming After snow blanketed Washington for several days last month, political opponents of efforts to address climate change pointed to the blustery weather as evidence that global warming is a hoax. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-0228-climate-science-20100302,0,1822291.story 1 March 2010 Government scheme to save organisations £1billion and more than 4MtCO2 each year by 2020 Today marks the one month countdown to the start of the Government’s new scheme to save organisations money on fuel bills and to reduce carbon emissions.The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will require large public and private sector organisations like supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, local authorities and central government departments, to improve the energy efficiency of their estate. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn10_035/pn10_035.aspx Al Gore emerges to defend ‘climate change’ James Hansen of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies responded to the admission by “climate scientist” that there has been no significant warming of the earth during the past 15 years. http://www.dakotavoice.com/2010/03/al-gore-emerges-to-defend-climate-change/ 'Blue carbon' plan to enlist the oceans to fight climate change Countries and coastal communities may eventually be paid to preserve their seas to help fight climate change, as a result of an agreement just made in Bali. Over half of all the carbon emitted each year is taken up by the oceans – without this essential, service global warming would be far worse.
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