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Climate Workshop Stresses Sustainability, Indigenous Knowledge
Environment  (tags: American Indians, Native Americans, culture, society, education, environment, ethics, interesting, GoodNews, activists, Sustainabililty, climate, environment )

Kat
- 18 hours ago - indiancountrytoday.com
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. - American Indian stalwarts of environmental justice recently met at a national workshop to write a milestone climate change declaration, clearly outlining a course on how to save the planet using indigenous science and knowledge.
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Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Wildlife and Ecosystems
Environment  (tags: News, world, arctic, Polar Bears, Wildlife, Ice melting )

Katie
- 20 hours ago - ecoworldly.com
While changes in Earth ecosystems from predicted warming have been reported in nearly all biomes (biological communities), recent climate change seems to be impacting the Arctic region the most.
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China Unveils Carbon Target for Copenhagen Deal
Environment  (tags: News, copenhagen summit, China, Carbon targets, environment )

Katie
- 2 days ago - uk.reuters.com
China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next month hoping to aid a global climate deal.
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Stop Dangerous Double Counting ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, climatechange, humans, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
People in the poorest parts of the world will be hit first and worst by climate change. Many leaders are promising to help people living in extreme poverty adapt to the effects of climate change and to help reduce emissions. This sounds great, but
44 comments
Climate Workshop Stresses Sustainability, Indigenous Knowledge
Environment  (tags: native american culture, copenhagen summit, climatechange, climate, pollution, Sustainabililty, ecosystems, environment, CO2emissions, conservation, nature, humans, globalwarming, climate-change, ClimateChange )

Cal
- 2 days ago - indiancountrytoday.com
American Indian stalwarts of environmental justice recently met at a national workshop to write a milestone climate change declaration, clearly outlining a course on how to save the planet using indigenous science and knowledge.
12 comments
Solving the Climate Puzzle: One Piece at a Time
Environment  (tags: environment, climatechange, climate, globalwarming, climate-change, Sustainabililty, pollution, greenhousegases, CO2emissions, world, wildlife )

Cal
- 2 days ago - sierraclub.org
s author and 350.org founder Bill McKibben says, addressing global climate change is simply "the biggest problem humans have ever faced."
10 comments
GOOD NEWS: Obama Going to Copenhagen
Environment  (tags: OBAMA, obama, politics, copenhagen summit, environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climate-change, climate, Sustainabililty, humans, conservation, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
President Obama will attend the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month, according to a senior administration official, a sign of the president's increasing confidence that the talks will yield a meaningful agreement to reduce greenhou
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Elephants Paths In Kerala To Be Restored In Forests
Environment  (tags: kerala, elephants corridors, paths, conservation, habitat, protection, environment, nature )

Simone
- 2 days ago - bernama.com
The Kerala Forest Department is working on a plan to restore the traditional elephant corridors in the state's forests, to ensure free passage of the jumbos, especially during the summer season when they move in herds in search of water and shade, the
11 comments
CLIMATE CHANGE: Fears Forest Proposals Are 'Human Rights Disaster'
Environment  (tags: copenhagen summit, ecosystems, forests, climate, climate-change, protection, humans, CO2emissions, environment, globalwarming, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
The agreement, if it is reached, could determine how the forests of Africa are managed in decades to come, and whether or not local communities will benefit from it. This law could turn into a "massive human rights disaster" if it is not worded correctly,
2 comments
Economists Fail to Account for 'Natural Capital' - Report
Environment  (tags: environment, wildlife, nature, habitat, protection, natural resources )

Cher
- 2 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Many economists are failing to assess the value of their countries' natural resources, putting billion's of people's well-being at risk and contributing to catastrophic species loss, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme report.
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CLIMATE CHANGE: Latin America's Perpetual Fever
Environment  (tags: environment, globalwarming, CO2emissions, climate-change, climate, world, protection, humans, greenhousegases, wildlife, habitat, ecosystems, climatechange )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
The most harmful impact is the increase in climate variability, according to the responses in the poll of scientists. In the 1995-2006 period, 11 of the 12 years were among the hottest on record of global temperatures since 1850.
6 comments
South Africa Plans to Establish An Industry That Will Sell One Million Solar Water Heaters By 2014
Environment  (tags: environment, energy, solar powered water heaters, S. Africa, protection )

Cher
- 2 days ago - ecoworldly.com
A renewed effort at increasing the uptake of domestic solar water heater (SWH) systems looks to replace 620 MW of electricity, to reduce carbon emissions by 2,7 million tons carbon dioxide and create jobs and develop skills and manufacturing capacity.
14 comments
Tell Walmart: Post Seafood Warnings ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, mercury, fish, Walmart, habitat, humans, protection )

Cher
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Oceana is asking grocery stores to protect kids from mercury in fish by posting the Food and Drug Administration's mercury advice at their seafood displays. Over a third of the major grocery companies are on board but retailing behemoth Walmart has not
24 comments
Top 10 Extreme Eco-Friendly Homes
Environment  (tags: Homes, Environment, Construction, Green )

Sophie
- 3 days ago - constructionmanagementdegrees.org
Eco friendly or green homes have come a long way in just a short time frame. From wind-powered electric turbines to solar panels and geothermal heating systems, these homes are not surprisingly becoming a favored universal trend.
11 comments
Protect the Everglades From Mining ! TAKE ACTION !
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, everglades, mining, wetlands, habitat, nature, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 3 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to issue mining permits for the destruction of up to 15,000 acres of wetlands near Everglades National Park. Together with existing mines, this would convert 30 square miles of historic Everglades and wildlife
21 comments
 
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