Posted by saunvedan -
20 June 2008 at 12:16pm -
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The folks behind the 350 campaign have just launched a brand new
website: 350.org with an amazing video that spells out what 350 parts per
million is about in 90 seconds without using a single word.
Posted by saunvedan -
18 June 2008 at 4:09pm -
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A brand new campaign has been launched in which you can Canvass your MP to bring in tougher
targets on cutting CO2 emissions. This website was created within a week thanks
to climate campaigners working round the clock to make it available to you to
take action. The climate change bill proposed by the government promises
emissions cuts of just 60 per cent. However, a
much higher figure of at least 80 per cent is required for realistically tackling
climate change.
Posted by saunvedan -
18 June 2008 at 12:38pm -
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We have some
truly excellent news to share about the ongoing campaign to protect the Amazon
rainforest. The moratorium on deforestation for new soya plantations and the
use of forced labour - which was the result of our McDonald's campaign
two years ago - has been extended for another year. The original announcement
by the major soya traders in Brazil only ran until this July, but now they've
signed up to a further 12 months.
Posted by saunvedan -
13 June 2008 at 5:53pm -
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Our peaceful efforts to keep the nuclear arms race at bay were crushed
by Czech military police this week. Peaceland, a newly formed state sits on a
site earmarked for a radar station for US anti-missile defence on Czech
soil. Dubbed as part of the ‘Son of Star Wars' project, this American anti-missile
circuit is apparently intended to destroy enemy rockets headed for the US, and Greenpeace
activists responded
to this ludicrous plan by inhabiting the proposed site and declaring
independence, thus forming the new country.
Posted by saunvedan -
3 June 2008 at 6:00pm -
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It’s been reported that, after a gap of 20 years, Iceland and Norway may have resumed the export of fin and minke whale meat to Japan. These countries continue to blatantly defy the International Whaling Commission’s ban on commercial whaling, and any trade in whale meat also undermines the ban on trading in whale products under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Posted by saunvedan -
2 June 2008 at 5:48pm -
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The Make a NOise Carnival on Saturday saw thousands of people gather to oppose the building of a 3rd runway at Heathrow airport. Forming a human chain to spell out ‘NO’ to Heathrow expansion, they sent a clear message to the government’s plans that was large enough to be seen by planes overhead. The proposed 3rd runway will add an extra 900 flights a day which will make it impossible for us to hit our climate change targets. Also, the population of the entire village of Sipson would be displaced by the expansion leading to the bulldozing of 750 homes.
Posted by saunvedan -
20 December 2007 at 2:52pm -
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Japan is the latest country to introduce a ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs following the likes of Cuba, Venezuela, Australia and Ireland. Much to our delight, the Japanese government is keen to move from incandescent bulbs to energy-saving compact fluorescent ones to reduce carbon emissions and energy use. Why can’t our own government take inspiration from these countries and ban power hungry bulbs for good? The global trend is moving from conventional technologies to more eco-friendly ones as we saw in the case of Ireland where the incandescent bulb was banned a couple weeks ago. If we were to ban power crazy bulbs here we would cut our carbon emissions by 5 million tonnes.
Posted by saunvedan -
7 December 2007 at 5:50pm -
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As delegates, scientists and environmentalists from nearly 190 countries continue to thrash out a new climate change agreement in Bali, a new WWF report warns that
destruction of the Amazon rainforest has now reached an ecological tipping point.