Monthly Archives: December 2009

Native Alaskans & conservationists challenge Beaufort Sea drilling

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Native Alaskans from the community of Barrow rely on bowhead whales for food and a variety of other uses. (Credit: Luciana Whitaker-Akins, Associated Press) Native Alaskans & conservationists challenge Beaufort Sea drilling by Kim Murphy The Los Angeles Times (December … Read more »

Canadian species among most threatened by climate change

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The beluga whale is among the 10 new “hit list” species identified Monday as the likeliest victims of climate change by the IUCN, a leading global nature organization. (Photograph by: Bill Liao) Canadian species among most threatened by climate change … Read more »

Poll: Action on climate will boost US economy

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Poll: Action on climate will boost US economy More Americans believe steps taken to reduce global warming pollution will help the US economy than say such measures will hurt it. Poll: Action on climate will heat up economy, jobs by … Read more »

Bright Green Expo shows cutting-edge climate solutions

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Bright Green Expo shows cutting-edge climate solutions World-leading companies showed solutions for a greener future at ‘Bright Green Expo’, hosted by The Confederation of Danish Industry. by Sidsel Godshaw Møller & Marie Sauer-Johansen Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (December … Read more »

Gore at COP15: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years

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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he joins cabinet ministers from Nordic countries for discussion on Greenland’s ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. With a week for the climate summit to end, the split … Read more »

Koalas, penguins at risk of extinction: study

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Ice melt shows through at a cliff face at Landsend on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica December 14, 2009. (REUTERS/Pauline Askin) Koalas, penguins at risk of extinction: study by Marlowe Hood AFP (December 14, 2009) COPENHAGEN — Climate … Read more »

INVITATION: Mass Dialogues 2009 – LIVE from the Copenhagen

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INVITATION: Mass Dialogues 2009 – LIVE from the Copenhagen 2degreesC is delivering a web-based global youth outreach initiative LIVE from the Copenhagen climate negotiations (COP15). Using a series of interactive web-based meetings, the mass dialogues 2009 are connecting young people … Read more »

Tufts: “The Arctic…”

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The following blog about the Arctic was written by Ashley Tufts, SOI Alumnus (Antarctica ’04/Arctic ’05) from Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Member of the Canadian Youth Delegation to COP15 currently taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. (http://en.cop15.dk/) Ashley Tufts (Antarctica ’04/Arctic ’05). … Read more »

Giant iceberg heading toward Australia

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Satellite image of the iceberg south west from West Australian coast on November 5. (Photo: NASA) Giant iceberg heading toward Australia CNN (December 10, 2009) — A massive iceberg — more than twice the size of New York’s Manhattan island … Read more »

Canada raises flag over disputed territory

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A 2006 file photo shows the Coast Guard icebreaker Terry Fox in the waters of Lancaster Sound at the eastern entrance of the Northwest Passage, a waterway Canada asserts is its own – and one growing in importance as rising … Read more »