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DEBATE global warming : Kinda green: five myths about sustainable development in Bulgaria

Kinda green: five myths about sustainable development in Bulgaria

Ah, the Bulgarians. They're relatively apathetic. Most companies are interested in either doing only the legally required minimum for the environment or in using their ‘green’ activities as marketing tools. But counterintuitive though it may seem, the financial crisis actually promotes sustainability

by Hanna Sankowska @ // 16/12/09

global warming, copenhagen, communism, cities, bulgaria, marketing, sofia

OPINION global warming : Copenhagen climate: what the EU is being asked to commit billions for

Copenhagen climate: what the EU is being asked to commit billions for

Confused by talk of CO2 concentration and parts per million? In the run up to Copenhagen, what is all the fuss about climate change?

by Chris Coxon @ // 04/12/09

global warming, netherlands, copenhagen, summit, global europe, greenhouse effect, natural disaster

ANALYSIS global warming : December Copenhagen climate conference: who bets on an agreement being reached?

December Copenhagen climate conference: who bets on an agreement being reached?

Faced with an American “green team” who present themselves as the epitomy of efficiency in regards to all things green, the experts are asking themselves. Will Europe head the fight against global warming this year?

by Sibille Perretière @ , Sibille Perretière @ // 26/03/09

global warming, electricity, bali, what the hell is, nuclear plant, kopenhagen, european union

FEATURE global warming : Biofuels: how green is the green gold rush in Senegal?

Biofuels: how green is the green gold rush in Senegal?

Europe’s Sustainable Energy Week takes place in Brussels from 9 to 13 February, with biofuel at the centre of the debates. Is it possible for Europe to go green without causing famine in western Africa? Feature

by Alexandre Polack @ // 09/02/09

global warming, agriculture, feature, best of cafebabel.com, transport, europe, biofuel

FEATURE global warming : US warms up to the global climate change consensus

US warms up to the global climate change consensus

As Barack Obama inaugurates his mandate on 20 January, environmental scientists prepare their guidelines for a greener approach to energy production and usage. Is America ready to make the same changes? The word from Union Square farmers market and climatologist Dr. Stephen H. Schneider

by Gaia Pianigiani @ // 19/01/09

global warming, solar energy, green, windmills, carbon footprint, george bush, barack obama

Climate change: transatlantic time keeping

Climate change: transatlantic time keeping

In the EU, leaders struggle to commit to one package. In the US, presidential elections breathe priority back into the issue. As Nordic environmental ministers meet in Helsinki on 28 October, a side glance on where the climate sands in the hourglass are turning. An UN summit will be held in December, in the Polish city of Poznan

NEWS global warming : EU: the text messaging war

EU: the text messaging war

The French are told to pull their socks up, European businesses face the economic effects of global warming – it's your latest news from Brussels

by federico poggi // 18/02/08

global warming, euweek, news, politics

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The spirit of our times..

A short sentence can really encapsulate the spirit of the times? So it seems judging from the statement made by the Director of Google, Eric Schmidt, who in the international technology exhibition in Berlin announced that the Google is going to launch a television platform. The platform will broadcast over ...

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Brrr! What's Happening to the Sun?

(As always, click on the picture to enlarge it; you will see it describes the years 1988 to 2008. Or click on c4s to find the source of data and other details.) What are the causes of this temperature drop, according to the popular press, the lunatic fringe, and climatologists ...

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The Czech EU presidency: Happy? New Year.

Certainly an exciting year is ahead, at least to those with a strong sense of irony. In the first post of this blog we pondered doom scenarios in general philosophical terms. Now it is time to get specific: The Czech republic will assume presidency of the EU in January 2009 ...

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Steps ahead

"More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly." Woody Allen translationImagine: A field covered with freshly-fallen snow, undisturbed and pristine, except for a single ...

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Survey Climate Change: where do we go from here?

There is a general consensus that global warming is a challenge which needs to be dealt fast. What do you do to counter climate change?

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