Who Will Lead The U.N. On Climate Change?

photo via Climate Changer A few weeks ago, UN Climate Chief Yvo de Boer stepped down from his post as the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat. Who replaces him figures to be a signal of where the UN is going on climate change.

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Who Will Lead The U.N. On Climate Change?

Today on Planet 100: Fallujah Birth Defects (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: Fallujah Birth Defects (Video)

Mooncup giveaway!

Following on from yesterday’s washable sanitary pad giveaway (there’s still time to enter the draw if you want a shot at them), today we’ve got a Mooncup to give away.

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Mooncup giveaway!

International Women’s Day

Today, the 8th of March, is International Women’s Day. I’m not really one for Days or similar events because I dislike the way it compartmentalises action or thought and I have particular dislike for International Women’s Day because I don’t feel like I need a special day to celebrate being a woman and our achievements – I’ve got 365 of them a year.

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The Nation Magazine Rips US eNGOs. Are They Right?

There’s a rift among some of the environmental groups almost as wide as the cracks in melting Arctic sea ice caused by climate change.

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The Nation Magazine Rips US eNGOs. Are They Right?

Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Gas Guzzling Dinosaurs (Video)

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Prairie Dog and Black-Footed Ferret Populations Plagued By Plague

The Utah prairie dog. Photo by Dean Biggins, U.S

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Energy-Saving Dynamically Tinted Glass Could Make Most Buildings More Efficient

Photo: SAGE Electrochromics SAGE Electrochromics Gets $100+ Million Another day, another announcement by the U.S.

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Energy-Saving Dynamically Tinted Glass Could Make Most Buildings More Efficient

The Week in Pictures: First Plug-in Hybrid Electric Porsche Unveiled, Best Picture of Earth Ever, PETA Porn, and More (Slideshow)

From the news that state legislators in South Dakota have passed a resolution that “urges” schools to stop teaching global climate change as hard science–and instead pair it with “astrological” and “cosmological” theories–to the unveiling of the 918 Spyder, a new plug-in electric hybrid Porsche concept car from Volkswagen, a lot happened this week in green.

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The Week in Pictures: First Plug-in Hybrid Electric Porsche Unveiled, Best Picture of Earth Ever, PETA Porn, and More (Slideshow)

‘Behemoth’ Golf Development on China’s Hainan Island Will Be As Big As 1.5 Manhattans

Workers at a golf club in China.

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‘Behemoth’ Golf Development on China’s Hainan Island Will Be As Big As 1.5 Manhattans

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