The Human Bee Pollinator: People in a Beeless World?
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It’s well known by now that much of the action at the failed climate talks in Copenhagen happened outside the convention center. From clashes with police to activists being banned from talks, some of the action was confrontational. But there was also a gigantic sha…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Pachauri. Semi-autographical Sex Tinged Novel. Oh Boy.
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The UN’s top climate official and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, Rajendra Pachauri, has penned a novel that reportedly mixes global warming lectures with steamy sex scenes involving a male protagonist that resembles Pachauri himself. An engineer by training, Pachauri has endured the recent failings in Copenhagen and the recent attacks on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change over charges that the group wasn’t careful enough when editing their 2007 global warming assessment….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Keep Track of Nations’ Copenhagen Accord Commitments with US Climate Action Network
With ten days to go before countries have to submit their plans for reducing emissions and signing onto the thoroughly non-binding, it was the best we could do, trust us, Copenhagen Accord, none of the world’s major economies have actually done so. The United Nations has indicated that the Jan 31 deadline is now flexible–”soft” was the word the UN’s Yvo de Boer used. None of which sounds particularly promising to me. However, if you want to keep track of which nati…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Failure, Yes. But Copenhagen Still a Game-Changer
Environmentalists marching for clean air in Tel Aviv in 2008. (photo by Jesse Fox)
Last month’s climate change summit in Copenhagen, which inspired so much expectation, seems to have pleased no one. Asked to describe their feelings post-Copenhagen in one word, TreeHugger readers responded with words like “disappointed,” “cop-out” and “fail.” Many people have described COP15 as a resounding failure, and maybe it was – but maybe not……Read the full story on TreeHugger
Blaming China for Copenhagen Won’t Help the Climate
The Copenhagen Accord was a deal and not a deal, and its real implications remain uncertain. Nonetheless, thanks to fly-on-the-wall accounts by participants like Ed Milliband and Mark Lynas (“How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room”), China’s been taking heavy blame for keeping the …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Copenhagen’s Silver Lining: Is the Accord a Big Step Forward?
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The general reaction to the Copenhagen Accord, as you’re likely well aware, has been disappointment. Especially in green circles, the lack of legally binding initiatives and the vague parameters outlined seemed like an overwhelming cop out (pardon the pun). But not everyone is down on COP15–the <…Read the full story on TreeHugger
How Do We Feel Post-Copenhagen?
Words, Words, and a Word Cloud of Our Responses
With such great expectations and such great limitations, any sort of agreement that came out of the Copenhagen summit was always going to be considered a deal and not a deal, as both a disappointing fa…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Top 5 Scrumptiously Festive Food + Drink Recipes Across The Blogosphere
After last week’s relatively serious Copenhagen roundup on TH Blog Love, we’re going to lift ourselves out of the post Cop15 depression and get into the festive spirit with some scrumptious holiday recipes for you to enjoy with your celebrations! Over at Planet Green there are some mouth watering ideas for you, with Emerils’ Green Videos, <a href=”http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/baked-alaska-ho…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Focus Earth Reports Live from Copenhagen
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This week, Bob Woodruff and the Focus Earth team are reporting from Copenhagen. With the conference drawing to a close, it’s time to evaluate the success of the meeting and decide what actions need to be taken in the next few months….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Greenpeace Director Explains Final Day at Copenhagen in Five Minutes (Video)
Before the speeches and scrambling to secure some kind of agreement in Copenhagen, I caught Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace International, on the way to work in the Bella Center. He kindly explained for us the major stic…Read the full story on TreeHugger
