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First Antarctic Educational Center to be Opened Soon |
 ...Now his aim is to build a center on a Russian base, which is situated on King George Island. The center is to teach children about several important things about Antarctica. They will learn about the climate change and most importantly they will learn about the things that they can do for protecting our planet.
The base itself has a size of 40 by 10 feet. The material from which it is made is recyclable. It functions u... |
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Growth of Emissions Predicted in the U.S. for the Next Decade |
 ...eport is that it's developers didn't hurry when the problem of global warming was actively discussed. That is why it was delayed. It was for the first time when George W. Bush spoke about the "global climate changes" in his State of the Union Message. He called this issue a "serious challenge". The environmental problem has been spoken about for the first time since the President took his seat in 2001.
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Scientist's call upon policy makers on global warming |
 ...to convey the core of the problem to policy makers rather than proving the existance of global warming.
The Artic Sea melting has struck a warning sign on humanity that can no longer hide from the climate changes. The warming that takes place on the poles is much different from the warming on the equator. Huge amounts of ice that turn into water will alter the sea level with no way back. The succession of the events ma... |
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Second Smallest Country on Earth is Disappearing |
 ... than two meters above sea level and the rise in sea level is at twice the average global rate. In the past 10 years the sea level rise was more than 10 centimeters and this rise will continue due to climate changes, according to data provided by South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project.
The study predicts island going underwater in less than 50 years and probably even sooner if unexpected storm occurs.
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The Nobel Prize 2007 Has Been Given Away |
 ...very good depicted in her most recent fantasy novel Mara and Dann (1999) and its sequel The Story of Dann and Mara' Daughter, as well as Griot and the Snow Dog (2005).
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. have received congratulations on this year's Nobel Prize for peace. They have earned it for making people acquainted with the global warming problem. The two awardees will... |
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Global Warming will Launch the Global Wars |
 ...Global warming is likely to cause political and social conflicts worldwide, the UN officials declared.
Climate changes may result in global civil war, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, a leading climate specialist reported on UN climate change conference on Bali Island, Indonesia.
The fight against global warming requires a lot of cooperation from countries around the world but it may as well increase the rivalry for signif... |
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Ethical Sourcing Forum (ESF), North America, 2008 |
 ...l, Vice President of Carbon Disclosure Project USA will outline how and why investors are collaborating via CDP to encourage disclosure of corporate GHG emissions and business strategies to deal with climate change.
Fukumi Hauser, Nike’s Director of Americas Compliance, will speak about building credible relationships with suppliers. Engaging suppliers to own their remediation plan has no magic bullet. It takes mutual ... |
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Earth Hour Will be Marked Worldwide |
| ...rk reported about their wish to participate.
Earth Hour has a goal to reduce carbon emissions for an hour that can be compared to taking 480,000 cars off the road. Anyone who are concerned about climate change may join the campaign and follow some save simple rules to save energy energy and reduce emissions daily.
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Intertek's Ethical Sourcing Forum - Press Release from 26 Feb. 2008 |
| ... Rodriguez is expected to highlight the ways of how Levi’s engages with its suppliers to overcome compliance shortcomings using tools and methods such as brand collaboration, capacity building.
With climate change still high on the political and corporate agenda, Shen Xiaoyue, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE) in China will update us on trade and investment related environmental policies to enter... |
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Global Food Crisis to Make 100 Million People Starve |
 ...efforts made to reduce poverty in recent years and this crisis will be more severe than financial crisis.
Global food crisis is a result of the growing population and the reduction of arable land. Climate changes also add to the loss of agricultural land. More and more arable lands were turned into pasture for livestock and raising cattle is a profitable business. The rising oil prices push many countries to grow energ... |
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Forests to Be Destructed for Food |
 ...ge of a last great global land grab," said Andy White, co-author of the report called Seeing People through the Trees.
"It will mean more deforestation, more conflict, more carbon emissions, more climate change and less prosperity for everyone."
The cities analysis showed that the food demand will continue to grow and additional land needed to meet this demand may reach three billion hectares. Today nearly 1.4 bi... |
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Hundreds of New Species Discovered in Australian Waters |
 ...ctures{ARMS} to serve as a home for animals for further study of marine life that may take up to three years.
The findings are potentially helpful to humans, giving some answers to the problem of climate change and pollution.
The first census of 10-year initiative to evaluate and explain the diversity of marine life in the oceans will be published in 2010, being internationally supported by governments, the United... |
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Who won Nobel Peace Prize 2008? |
| ...ts. His peacekeeping actions promoted friendship among different nations.
The Nobel Committee renewed its interest in traditional peace work after selecting Al Gore and Intergovernmental Panel on climate change last year. The committee consisting of five members said that Ahtisaari's efforts to keep peace all over the world proved to be quite effective and showed that mediation of various types played a prominent part... |
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