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The North Pole could be ice-free in just five years

13 August, 2008

Last week the ice at the North Pole melted at an “unprecedented rate.” And that has some scientists worrying that the Arctic could become ice-free during the summers as early as 2013, the Guardian reports. The storms over the Alaska’s … Continue reading

100 Months Left Until Climate Change Runs Out of Control

12 August, 2008

In 100 months it will be too late to stop climate change. Then we have passed the “tipping point” where climate change will run out of control and leave us powerless to intervene. The message comes from the new campaign … Continue reading

The image shows the sun shining through the clouds on the Sahara desert in Morocco. Photo by: GETA.80.

Solar power from Africa could power all of Europe

7 August, 2008

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy earlier this summer launched, with the support of EU, a new Mediterranean union with the aim to “tackle issues such as regional unrest, immigration to pollution.” The new international body will include 16 non-EU states … Continue reading

Biofuels caused food crisis according to secret report

4 July, 2008

According to a secret World Bank report obtained by the Guardian biofuels have increased global food prices by up to 75%. The report dismisses the idea that droughts in Australia and rising demand from India and China has caused the … Continue reading

Protesters stops coal train in Britain

13 June, 2008

Image shows activists shoveling down coal from the train. The dirty coal-plant Drax can be seen in the distant. Photo: Climate Camp. Today activists from Climate Camp stopped a train carrying coal to Britain’s biggest coal-power station. Armed with a … Continue reading

Angry kids against the grownups inaction

9 May, 2008

The older generation is partly to be blamed for this climate change mess we have gotten our self into. They sit on the power and the money. They decide yours, mine and your children’s future. And from the looks of … Continue reading

Green WebHost

24 March, 2008

Green WebHost is an UK company that started providing environmental guided hosting in 2003. They were, according to them, the first ISP in UK that took this issue seriously. Their datacenter is located in California, east of Los Angeles, and … Continue reading

London raises its congestion charge for gas-guzzling vehicles

25 February, 2008

In London today, all cars, except the cleanest ones, have to pay £8 ($16) a day, to enter the city of London. But starting in October this year owners of big gas-guzzling cars will need to pay £25 ($50). On … Continue reading

EfficienCity – The sustainable future of cities?

13 February, 2008

Are you interested in how a sustainable city could look like? Just take a look at the EfficienCity! EfficienCity is a city built and governed by Greenpeace. The city shows, with text, images and video how a sustainable city it’s … Continue reading

Japan launches its largest whaling expedition ever

21 November, 2007

Japan’s whaling fleet has once again sets sail for Antarctic, on a mission to brutally slaughter whales. Let’s call it what it’s actually is and not “scientific research”, like Japan calls it. But this time it’s a little different. This … Continue reading

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