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  • India turns its back on the carbon economy

    Published: 1:30 pm

    Radical departure from old ways for clean and safe future
    BY INDIRA KHAN
    NEW DELHI – Everyone remembers where they were when men landed on the moon, when the Berlin wall came down and when Obama won the election. In the years to come, what happened today in New Delhi will become one such indelible moment for [...]

  • U.S patriots turn green

    Published: 8:36 am

    “Free Radicals” in the U.S. douse corporate and government officials to get good climate deal
    BY THEO GREENER
    ATLANTA – In a dramatic turnaround, and to Europe’s delight and surprise, the United States has come to Copenhagen to lead the way with visionary policy changes and green technological innovations. Until now, the U.S. had blocked global efforts [...]

  • Amazon forest a big winner in denmark

    Published: 8:31 am

    Pubic pressure enabled international policy shift
    BY JOSE CHINGU
    BRASILIA, BRAZIL – While the whole world will benefit from the global warming treaty signed by world leaders at the U.N. climate talks, another big winner in Copenhagen this week was the Amazon.
    Brazil has pledged to ensure zero deforestation of the Amazon under the international treaty to combat [...]