Greenhouse mafia active down under

Posted on January 12th, 2010 by Green Assembly

ATTITUDES shown at Copenhagen by the world’s major per capita polluters namely the USA, Australia and China, demonstrated that the core thinking has barely changed since Kyoto 20 years ago.
Sure, the presentation is smoother, the denial less strident, and the opposition to change less aggressive; but behind the scenes it is clear that big [...]

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Shun meat, save the planet says UN climate chief

Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Green Assembly

PEOPLE should eat less meat as a way of combating global warming, because livestock production has an even bigger impact on climate than transport, says the UN’s top climate scientist.
Rajendra Pachauri, who chairs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), will make the call at a speech in London on Monday evening, according to the [...]

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