From what I have heard the US media is primarily reporting on the growing violence of the protests at COP15. As usual they are only covering the violence and destruction caused by a small minority of protesters. I actually got the chance to go around and interview some of the protesters during my stay here. …
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Bomb threat closes down Copenhagen train station
“There is no 1A bus running from here,” the Danish metro transit security man told me on the corner of Kongens Nytorv (King’s Center Square), where I generally get off the subway and hop onto a bus. “You have to get back on the subway, go one stop, get off at the Norreport station. Then …
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Department of Interior/EPA and Adaptation
I attended two talks hosted by the US Department of Interior (DOI – an agency plagued by mismanagement for a long time) at the U.S. Center at COP. Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Tom Strickland, opened the first by touching on Secretary Salazar’s Secretarial Order to establish a research and action plan …
Three Copenhagen Videos
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Twitter Updates for 2009-12-14
#cop15 Talk of G77 & China walking out of negotiations. Aus & others suspend negotiating target numbers for 7 hrs to regroup & gather info. # Secretary Chu announcing 2010 Clean energy ministerial in DC. #cop15 #umcop15 # Protestors in blue raincoats, youth groups of the world stage protests are Bella Center # UN President …
Race against time
Today, Secretary Chu emphasized the importance of quick action to mitigate climate change, evoking a powerful quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. of the "fierce urgency of now". And indeed, today the United States and many other countries announced an array of initiatives to boost efficiency, transfer technologies, and invest in research, development and deployment. …
A fun (?) climate barometer
http://cs80.clearspring.com/o/4b0afdf054484c54/4b268e3e76370d82/4b26742e760a5dc3/6c40507e Written by NICHOLAS PARKER.
Ocean Acidification
Released today at World Oceans Day: CBD Secretariat Releases Scientific Synthesis of Ocean Acidification Impacts on Marine Biodiversity 14 December 2009: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has released a publication entitled “Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity,” which highlights the direct link between climate change, ocean …
Bill McKibben and Maldives President Chant "3-5-0!"
More details to come, but I just returned from the Klimaforum09 center, dubbed "The Peoples' Climate Forum." Bill McKibben spoke for over an hour and a half (he was only scheduled for about 45 minutes) as the crowd eagerly waited for the president of the Maldives to arrive from negotiations at the Bella Center. Over …
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Secretary Chu Announces Climate REDI Today
Today the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced an initiative called “Climate REDI,” which stands for Climate Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative. Secretary Chu announced the initiative during a U.S. Center event at the COP15 entitled “Leading in energy efficiency and renewables.” Those in attendance for the announcement were the President’s Science Advisor …
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