Month: December 2008

Do our leaders care about the environment?

Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is not satisfied by the lack of attention given to environmental and social issues at the current Poznan talks. I was right in my article on sustainable development, our leaders only think about the economy, the economy and the economy. Climate change is …

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Antarctica keeps on melting

The European Space Agency (ESA) reported a few days ago that new rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf. This could lead to the melting of a lot of ice in Antarctica Since it would take a melting of only five percent of the sixth continent for sea levels to rise by three meters, …

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Amazon deforestation increasing. Again

I was reporting it previously, the deforestation of the world’s largest forest decreased last year. But it seems that it increased again in 2008, and this albeit the Brazilan government’s ambitious goals. Even if this is a small increase compared to last year – less than 4 percent – this is still a big problem …

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