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August 2006

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Eco-houses at Findhorn, Scotland
31.08.2006 from Ecostreet blog:
The average house today leaks 73kg CO2 per square metre each year. By implementing this programme, new homes subscribing to CarbonLite's gold-standard will emit only 4kg CO2/m2.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Shelter & housing] [Climate change]
Image: Eco-houses at Findhorn, Scotland © Peter Armstrong
Climate change is not just a lot of hot air
30.08.2006 from Climate Change Action blog:
Climate change sceptics who've recently swapped sides.
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change]
Image: Climate change is not just a lot of hot air © Sean Sprague / Panos London
30.08.2006 from Ecostreet blog:
Climate activists hope to shut down the UK's biggest coal-fired power station by mass action.
Image: Climate camp poster

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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Energy] [Climate change] [Pollution]
Helen Clark is no ostrich
29.08.2006 from The Huffington Post:
George W Bush has publicly refused to see the documentary film Americans are flocking to see: 'An Inconvenient Truth'. New Zealand's PM, on the other hand, wants everyone to see it.
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change]
Image: Helen Clark is no ostrich
Antarctic ice sheet
28.08.2006 from RealClimate:
Is the Antarctic ice sheet getting bigger or smaller? Is it warming or cooling? These are critical questions to which science is beginning to provide answers.
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Related topics/regions: [Antarctica] [Climate change]
Image: Antarctic ice sheet © British Antarctic Survey
What should we be aiming at?
27.08.2006 from Maribo blog:
How about a 60% cut? Or maybe 70%? 'It is crucial to set the right targets,' says Simon Donner.
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Science]
Image: What should we be aiming at? © Peter Armstrong
Fumes in the air
26.08.2006 from Green Car Congress:
"The [independently-monitored BP] scheme should help raise awareness of the links between driving and climate change," claims Jonathon Porritt, director of Forum for the Future.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Transport] [Climate change]
Image: Fumes in the air © IDRC
25.08.2006 Zelena Akcija environmental organization, in cooperation with Friends of the Earth international network of environmental organizations, organize the summer campaign against climate changes - Climate Deal.
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Related topics/regions: [Croatia] [Climate change] [Environmental activism]
24.08.2006 from deSmogBlog:
Is climate change science (oh, and pretty much all environmental concerns) really a worldwide socialist plot?
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Science]
23.08.2006
Zelena akcija, nevladina udruga za zaštitu okoliša, u suradnji sa međunarodnom mrežom udruga za zaštitu okoliša Friends of the Earth organiziraju ljetnu kampanju protiv klimatskih promjena pod nazivom “MOJA OSOBNA PONUDA ZA SPAS KLIME”.
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Related topics/regions: [Croatia] [Environment] [Climate change] [Environmental activism]
Travel by ship takes time
23.08.2006 from Treehugger blog:
You live in Wales. Your friend in Australia wants you to be at her wedding. What do you do? Book a flight? Babs has a solution (and blog).
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Related topics/regions: [Transport] [Climate change]
Image: Travel by ship takes time
Maybe these sleeping giants in Guatemala could help?
23.08.2006 from Wired News:
Since we're not about to kick our fossil fuel habit, how about mimicking volcanoes to curb warming?
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change]
Image: Maybe these sleeping giants in Guatemala could help? © Andy Narracott
22.08.2006 from worldchanging blog:
The social footprint looks beyond whether a company's efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions are merely worthy or exemplary, but whether they are sufficient to actually solve the problem.
Image: What's your social footprint?

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Related topics/regions: [Business] [Climate change]
Al Gore under attack, but by whom?
22.08.2006 from TheWatt:
'A video appearing on Youtube that derides Al Gore and his movie "An Inconvenient Truth" purports to come from some kid named Toutsmith in his basement hideaway, but after some investigation now appears to have been produced by someone a little higher up the food chain...'
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Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change] [Media]
Image: Al Gore under attack, but by whom? © EarthAction
These protesters have good reasons to be concerned
21.08.2006 from Carbon Footprints blog:
With the aid of a climate scientist, Sir David Attenborough explains why he is convinced that humans are definitely the cause of global warming.
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Related topics/regions: [Atmosphere] [Climate change] [Science]
Image: These protesters have good reasons to be concerned © WWF International
21.08.2006 22 maailman suurkaupunkia on sopinut toimenpiteistä kasvihuonekaasupäästöjensä vähentämiseksi. Yhdysvaltain entisen presidentin Bill Clintonin käynnistämään Clinton Climate Initiative -ohjelmaan ovat liittyneet mm. Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia ja New York Yhdysvalloissa ja Kairo, Delhi, Lontoo ja Mexico City muualla maailmassa.
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From: Ilmastosivut
Related topics/regions: [Climate change]
Image: © SciDev.Net
Climate change in the Arctic, but not in Canada?
21.08.2006 from Maribo blog:
People hoping to visit what was a highly regarded government site explaining the science of climate change are now told their interest in 'the important issue' is appreciated. George Orwell would have been amused.
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Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Climate change] [Governance]
Image: Climate change in the Arctic, but not in Canada? © International Institute for Sustainable Development
Contrary to popular belief, ostriches don't 'bury their heads in the sand'
20.08.2006 from deSmogBlog:
"It's a perfectly legitimate stance for truly reasonable people to conclude that the best policy regarding global warming is to neglect it - and let capitalism continue to make us healthier and wealthier." But what's the bottom line for such free marketeers?
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Related topics/regions: [Business] [Climate change]
Image: Contrary to popular belief, ostriches don't 'bury their heads in the sand'
Aftermath of hurricane: Louisiana
19.08.2006 from Science Blog:
'Climate change is affecting the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes, and hurricane damage will likely continue to increase because of greenhouse warming, according to a new study.'
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Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Science]
Image: Aftermath of hurricane: Louisiana © Julia Cheng / Oxfam America
Can cars steer a green path?
18.08.2006 from Treehugger:
An interview with Joel Makower, green business entrepreneur extraordinaire. What would he do if he could wave his eco-legislation magic wand and pass one law... whilst avoiding the 'T' word?
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Related topics/regions: [North America] [Business] [Climate change]
Image: Can cars steer a green path?
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