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Half of world’s population could face climate-driven food crisis by 2100

26 January, 2009

A recent study from the University of Washington, published in “Science”, warns that half of the world’s population will face “serious food shortages” due to climate change by 2100. The worst areas affected will be the tropics and subtropics. “Rapidly … Continue reading

Uneven Development and Northern Imperialism in the making of Today’s Ecological Crisis

19 January, 2009

What is equality and development? And what kind of influence has the environment on both of these relations? For me, environmentalism has always been about caring about the well-state and equality of everyone and everything. Al Gore said, during the … Continue reading

Spain to open world’s biggest solar power tower

14 January, 2009

Photo credit: afloresm The Guardian reports that in the Andalucian deserts, 20 miles outside Seville, the Spanish company Abengoa will soon open up the world biggest solar power tower. Over 1,000 mirrors, each “about half the size of a tennis … Continue reading

Greenpeace, celebrities and politicians buy Heathrow land to delay third runway

13 January, 2009

In a genius attempt to stop the construction of a third runway at the Heathrow airport in the UK the TV impressionist Alastair McGowan has bought a piece of the Heathrow third runway site along with Emma Thompson, Zac Goldsmith … Continue reading

Is It Easy Being Verde?

7 January, 2009

Photo credit: Mossaiq Where you live determines many things about who you are. Whether it is your quality of education, cultural awareness or general health, it’s all about location location location. Being green is no exception. Currently I am visiting … Continue reading

George Monbiot: The new European climate deal is carbon colonialism

12 December, 2008

Photo credit: World Economic Forum George Monbiot writes today on the Guardian that the new EU emissions agreement is a disaster and calls it carbon colonialism. So much for the Europeans leading the way on climate change. Even as our … Continue reading

Embarrassment: EU leaders fail to agree on a strong climate deal

12 December, 2008

Photo credit: rockcohen Leaders from the European Union (EU) have just agreed on a new watered-down climate deal to tackle global warming. The actual emissions cuts could amount to as little as 4% by 2020. Yesterday UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon … Continue reading

Vattenfall’s latest climate campaign faces protests from environmental organisations

17 November, 2008

If you live in northern Europe you might have heard about a new “climate manifesto” from Vattenfall, Europe’s third-largest energy company which is wholly owned by the Swedish government. With this “climate manifesto” Vattenfall is a trying to influence politicians … Continue reading

Greenpeace occupies the construction of a new E.ON coal plant

15 November, 2008

As part of their global Quit Coal Campaign, Greenpeace activists from 18 different countries have today occupied the construction site of a new E.ON coal fired power plant on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The construction of the plant has … Continue reading

Climate change is happening much faster than previously expected

23 October, 2008

Photo credit: azrainman A new report from WWF says that climate change is happening much faster than the scientists have predicated earlier. The report says that we must take action on a global scale to avert devastating climate effects such … Continue reading

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