"An Air of Frustration for Europe at Climate Talks"
"COPENHAGEN — By early Saturday morning, the atmosphere at the European Union pavilion at the Bella Center had turned funereal."
Source: NYTimes, 12/21/2009
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"Climate Summit Hopes Less Is More"
"When two weeks of climate negotiations finally wound to an overtime finish in Copenhagen, the goal of a new binding treaty to combat global warming still looked elusively far away. And, even for climate activists, the question was: 'Is that so bad?'"
Source: LA Times, 12/21/2009
"A Grudging Accord in Climate Talks"
"After two weeks of delays, theatrics and last-minute deal-making, the United Nations climate change talks concluded here early Saturday morning with a grudging agreement by the participants to “take note” of a pact shaped by five major nations."
Source: NYTimes, 12/21/2009
"As Patent Ends, a Seed’s Use Will Survive"
"Facing antitrust scrutiny over its practices in the biotechnology seed business, Monsanto has said it will not stand in the way of farmers eventually using lower cost alternatives to its genetically modified soybeans."
Source: NYTimes, 12/18/2009
"New Senate Bill Aims to End 'War' Over Eastern Ore. Forests"
"Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today unveiled legislation to revamp management of 8.3 million acres in six national forests in eastern Oregon with the backing of both timber and conservation groups that have long battled over the land."
Source: Greenwire, 12/18/2009
"Courts May Beat Congress, U.N. to Punch on Greenhouse Gases"
"A definitive step toward providing legal remedies for the effects of climate change could occur before either an international treaty or legislative accord can be reached, according to attorneys tracking the issue in the courts."
Source: Greenwire, 12/18/2009
"Moderate Global Warming To Wipe Out Many Species"
"Up to a fifth of all species of animals and plants risk extinction even if the world manages to limit global warming to levels widely viewed as safe, the head of the Convention on Biological Diversity said."
Source: Reuters, 12/18/2009
"Forest Service Rewriting Bush Logging Rule"
"After striking out the last three times, the U.S. Forest Service is embarking on another rewrite of the basic planning rule that balances logging against fish and wildlife and clean water in national forests."
Source: AP, 12/18/2009
"Activists Contest EPA Actions on Proposed Mine"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is violating laws requiring public input by working behind closed doors to draft regulations for a proposed uranium mine in northern Colorado, activists said, citing agency documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act."
Source: AP, 12/18/2009
"UN Document Shows Copenhagen Summit Falling Short"
"Carbon emissions cuts pledged at U.N. climate talks would put the world on 'an unsustainable pathway' toward average global warming 50 percent higher than industrial countries want, a confidential U.N. draft document showed Thursday."
Source: AP, 12/18/2009
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