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Children starve in parched southern Madagascar.
As temperatures rise due to climate change, drought, crop failure and deforestation have combined to create a crisis of malnutrition in Madagascar. Los Angeles Times, California. 21 November 2009.
Hacked e-mails fuel climate change skeptics.
Hundreds of private e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show that climate scientists conspired to overstate the case for a human influence on climate change. New York Times. 21 November 2009.
Regreening Africa.
No matter what happens at Copenhagen or beyond, the world is locked in to decades of temperature rise and the associated climate impacts: deeper droughts, fiercer floods, more pests. How populations in the global South adapt to these changes will help decide whether millions of people live or die. Nation. 21 November 2009.
Shoppers going green despite struggling economy,
Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Obscured by war, water crisis looms in Yemen.
Lately, the news from Yemen has been dominated by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But for water experts, Yemen has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply. All Things Considered, NPR. 21 November 2009.
Westlands irrigation district wields major clout in California water wars.
Westlands Water District, the country's largest federal irrigation district, represents just 600 San Joaquin Valley farmers, but Westlands is no hayseed at any bargaining table. Fresno Bee, California. 21 November 2009.
Will the Katrina ruling prevent another disaster?
The blistering ruling validates the rage felt by so many survivors — and it could help spread a message to millions of Americans who still think the tragedy of Katrina was the government's response to the disaster rather than the government's creation of the disaster. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
Where's the clean energy?
Feed-in tariffs transform the economic function of the electrical grid: no longer is it a centralized technological embodiment of corporate power and hierarchy. Perhaps that's what's keeping feed-in tariff legislation from spreading in the United States. Nation. 21 November 2009.
A big loophole in cap and trade.
Nearly 3,000 miles from the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers are debating landmark climate legislation, a crucial aspect of the national campaign to limit greenhouse gas emissions is taking shape at the headquarters of Sierra Pacific Industries. Business Week. 21 November 2009.
Climate goal needs more than technology: Shell.
Action to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius is beyond simply inventing new, low-carbon technologies and depends on wider changes to behavior and the way communities are built, said a Royal Dutch Shell executive. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Canada needs 40 years to stabilize greenhouse emissions, Environment Minister says.
Acting on climate change is urgent, but Canada needs 40 years to succeed in its own part of a global plan to stabilize the emissions that are warming the atmosphere, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said Friday. Canwest News Service. 21 November 2009.
Curbs to ship pollution would stoke global warming, study says.
Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said Friday. Reuters. 21 November 2009.
Middle East coastline faces devastation if climate warms by a single degree.
Lebanon may see parts of its coastline vanish if climate change continues unabated, according to a landmark report on the evolving environment of the Arab world. Beirut Daily Star, Lebanon. 21 November 2009.
Rainfall gets more severe as climate heats up.
The record rainfall that caused yesterday's devastating floods cannot be blamed directly on climate change, experts said. But they warned we were likely to see more extreme weather of this kind in the coming years as a result of global warming. Dublin Irish Independent, Ireland. 21 November 2009.
Are the Earth's oceans hitting their carbon cap?
While the ocean is now absorbing more carbon in total than ever before, the waters are sucking up a smaller percentage of the CO2 emitted by humans. That could mean that there's a limit to the ocean's capacity — and that we might be hitting it. Time Magazine. 21 November 2009.
Gore to techies: Shake off the lethargy.
Former Vice President Al Gore was given the Global Humanitarian Award 2009 for his work drawing attention to the global warming crisis. In his acceptance speech, he emphasized that fundamental shifts in policy are required to stave off environmental disaster. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 21 November 2009.
After the thaw.
Keen skier? Thinking of buying a snow-covered chalet in the Alps? Then think hard before making a decision. According to a recent report from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, melting snow caps will result in the closure of many winter sports resorts in the coming decades. London Financial Times, United Kingdom. 21 November 2009.
The scary math of warming.
A splash of cold reality on the linked tasks of slowing climate change and protecting biodiversity. Toronto Star, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
Harnessing the Severn.
A tidal project that would put a 10-mile concrete barrier across the UK’s longest river is generating controversy. The proposed Severn barrage would help the UK produce reliable, renewable energy in its efforts to combat climate change. But critics say it will harm the river ecosystem. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
The wind may carry a solution for Kenya.
Kenya's Chalbi Desert is a bleak, forbidding stretch of coarse sand and ash-gray ridges broken by clusters of tiny huts. It is also one of the windiest places on Earth, experts say, and it soon will be the site of Africa's largest wind farm. Washington Post. 21 November 2009.
Coastal carbon sink.
A new report put out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature demonstrates that coastal marine environments are highly efficient at sequestering carbon, so are vitally important to protect. Living On Earth. 21 November 2009.
Atlantic Canada braces for climate change.
Next month's global climate change talks in Copenhagen could help avert environmental catastrophe. Or, the sessions could bring on financial Armageddon for business and industry. Saint John Telegraph-Journal, New Brunswick. 21 November 2009.
Canada welcomes U.S. move to set a target for cutting gas emissions.
Washington's move toward a target for slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "good news" on the eve of next month's Copenhagen climate change summit, federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice says. Toronto Star, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
Top U.N. scientist laments U.S. pace on climate actions.
The United Nations' top climate scientist does not expect any major breakthroughs on global warming next week when President Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Greenwire. 21 November 2009.
McCain doesn't love climate bill.
Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman have been working overtime to craft a climate bill that can attract significant GOP support. But they aren't exactly scoring points with their mutual best friend in the Senate, John McCain. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania. 21 November 2009.
Hackers steal electronic data.
Hackers broke into the electronic files of one of the world's foremost climate research centers this week and posted an array of e-mails in which prominent scientists engaged in a blunt discussion of global warming research and disparaged climate-change skeptics. Washington Post. 21 November 2009.
Disunity damages deal on ETS.
Disunity within the coalition is hobbling efforts by both sides of politics to achieve a deal on emissions trading, Labor's junior climate change minister Greg Combet says. Australian Associated Press. 21 November 2009.
Indigenous leaders want ETS bill shelved.
Indigenous groups have called for the deferral of the Rudd government's emissions trading scheme legislation because of fears Aboriginal landholders will be blocked from getting hundreds of millions of dollars in carbon credits from the new green economy. Sydney Australian, Australia. 21 November 2009.
Quebec hints at strong climate stance ahead of Copenhagen conference.
The province will announce an "ambitious" target for greenhouse gas reduction, Environment Minister Line Beauchamp said yesterday, hinting Quebec's 2020 target would be at least 25 per cent below 1990 levels. Montreal Gazette, Quebec. 21 November 2009.
Canadians chagrined over status as climate-change dawdlers.
On the eve of major UN climate change talks next month in Copenhagen, a major survey of Canadians has found that more than three quarters of the public feel embarrassed that the country hasn't been taking a leadership role on reducing emissions. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 21 November 2009.
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