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Saturday, July 12th, 2008In a recent swing through Minnesota, McCain did his best to distance himself from President Bush’s environmental beliefs and policy. In McCain’s new token “straight talk,” McCain strongly said several things:
He greatly disapproved of Bush’s Climate change policy
McCain believes global warming is real (maybe..)
He often visits environmentally sensitive areas
What a good guy huh? Well, he [...]
Proof US Less concerned about Environment than rest of World
Friday, July 11th, 2008The number one economy, one of the most tech savvy cultures, widespread broadband access, world’s “most powerful” nation - All descriptions of the United States. When it comes to the environment though and our interest in it, as a nation, we frankly don’t seem to care - and I recently came upon some irrefutable [...]
G-8 2008 Tokyo Recap: Climate Change, 2050
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008So what happened at this year’s ever-glorified G-8 summit in Tokyo? I would guess a lot of politics and meet and greets, but for actual discussions the focus seemed to be on the world economy. Also, climate change was fortunately the hot topic of the conference again.
The G-8 world leaders came to a consensus [...]
U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s Latest Report - Bad News
Thursday, June 19th, 2008According to the U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s latest report, we are in for some more extreme weather in the future. Floods will be larger, droughts will be dryer and storms will be stormier. All over the world there has been an increase in the amount of natural disasters and the magnitude of these disasters [...]
EU Acts To Save Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The European Union (EU), through its executive arm, the European Commission, has clamped down on bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. The ban came in the wake of overfishing activities that threaten “stock collapse†of the prized bluefin tuna.
Craved for by sushi lovers all over the world, the bluefin tuna has fallen [...]
