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WattHead (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
A new info-graphic from the New York Times , released today as UN climate talks begin in Copenhagen, looks at the "Lessons from Kyoto," the global treaty that's ongoing fate will be the focus of UN climate negotiations beginning today in Copenhagen, Denmark. The graphic gets the lessons pretty much dead-on , including how little actual progress any nations have made towards meeting...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
KYOTO (Kyodo) Deaths in Japan related to the swine flu epidemic reached 100 after the Kyoto Municipal Government said Sunday that a man with an underlying illness who was vaccinated three weeks ago died after being infected by the H1N1 virus. The 74-year-old man, who was running a fever of more than 38 degrees, tested positive Friday for type A influenza and was given the antiviral drug...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Adam Binder of Kyoto Drive has launched an electro pop rock solo project going by the name of The Great State Race. Check out his first song at www.myspace.com/thegreatstaterace.
Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
... at the most significant environmental event that occurred before the start of the decade – the ‘Kyoto Protocol’ – which was officially adopted in December 1997. As of October 2009, 187 states have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aimed at combating global warming. And while the US ‘signed’ the Kyoto Protocol,...
Seeing the Forest (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
I think this is a significant post from Natasha, who is on her way to Copenhagen to cover the climate treaty talks: Is China Still A Developing Nation? | OurFuture.org The details of climate treaties are complex and wonky, but important. There is a "Clean Development Mechanism" in the Kyoto... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit Seeing the Forest at http://seeingtheforest.com...
Business & Sustainable Development (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
The December 7-18 UN climate conference in Copenhagen is tasked with framing a new deal for tackling global warming and its impacts beyond 2012.
Gristmill (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
by Michael A. Livermore The Kyoto Protocol has taken criticism from all sides over the years. But in fairness, it is important to recognize that, according to almost any estimate, the treaty has resulted in surpassed targets in some nations, significant emissions reductions even in nations that may miss their targets, and a marked improvement over business-as-usual had there been no treaty....
In Spring It Is the Dawn (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... Japanese Literature Book Group selection, The Old Capital by Yasunari Kawabata, which is set in Kyoto, and in which many scenic spots in Kyoto are mentioned. He said, "maybe you could run a contest for best photo of a location that appears in the novel. It might help readers who've never been to Japan visualize the settings. As an example, here's a link to my photo of the camphor...
small dead animals (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
small dead animals (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
More at Ed Driscoll's....
small dead animals (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
"This email has been sent to you for good luck. The original copy is in England. It has been around the world nine times. The luck has now been sent to you. You will receive good luck within days...
Ekklesia (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Dumping the world’s only legal agreement on fighting climate change would be gambling with the future of the planet and the world’s poorest people, four major campaign groups are warning.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
As the world prepares to converge in Copenhagen, Denmark in December with the hope of arriving at a globally accepted agreement to reduce the impact of climate change on the world, there is a strong feeling that developing countries are in for a shocker.
Politics in the Zeros (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Canada is the only country to abandon and deliberately sabotage greenhouse targets under Kyoto and is going full-tilt on tar sands extraction. Their betrayal of Kyoto is directly linked to the forces there wanting to engage in the hideously destructive environmental degradation that is oil sands extraction. Monbiot. Canada is now threat to world peace So [...]
small dead animals (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Times of India; In an unprecedented move, India on Saturday joined China and two other developing countries to prepare for a major offensive on rich nations at the Copenhagen conference on climate change next month. The four countries, which include...
