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Environmental Report Predicts Global Warming Will Bring More Days of Extreme Heat – report & video
The U.S. space agency NASA says this year has been the warmest for the earth in 131 years. And a new study of hot weather in the U.S. released by the National Wildlife Federation predicts that extreme heat will be the norm by 2050. The private environmental organization says as the planet warms, there... »
Greenland Ice Island Prompts Global Warming Debate – report & video
Heat waves, droughts and floods have been wreaking havoc across the globe in recent weeks, and now scientists say a 250 square kilometer island of ice has broken off from a glacier in Greenland. Some are blaming this huge chunk of ice on global warming, while others say such breaks in the Arctic... »
Massive ice island broke off Greenland glacier – report & video
On Thursday, August 5, 2010, a massive ice island broke off from Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest glaciers remaining on Greenland that terminate in floating shelves. The glacier connects the great Greenland ice sheet directly with the ocean. This is the biggest event in the Arctic in nearly half a... »
Protesters Attack British Art Galleries Over BP Sponsorship – report & video
Article source: VOA News (23 July 2010, Henry Ridgwell | London) - Protesters Attack British Art Galleries Over BP Sponsorship – report & video Artists and environmental protesters have joined forces to attack British art galleries and museums over their acceptance of sponsorship from oil giant BP. The huge oil spill in the... »
World Bank Invests $400 Million in Indonesian Geothermal Energy
Source: VOA News (23 March 2010, Brian Padden | Jakarta) – World Bank Invests $400 Million in Indonesian Geothermal Energy The World Bank has announced $400 million in funding to help double Indonesia’s geothermal energy capacity. It says the investment is an effort to assist developing countries produce clean energy and reduce... »
UN Chief says Climate Change Accord is Real Deal
Text Source: VOA News (Lisa Bryant, Paris, 19 December 2009) – UN Chief says Climate Change Accord is Real Deal Ban Ki-moon hailed a controversial accord reached in Copenhagen after all-night talks among world leaders. The agreement has drawn sharp criticism from environmentalists and poorer nations. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed a controversial climate change... »
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