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Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation (AP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:27 +0000

AP – Rich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said at a conference Thursday on saving the world’s forests — a key defense against global warming.

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Kenya thanks Japan prince for climate support (AFP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:02 +0000

AFP – Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki thanked Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito Thursday for his country’s support in programmes to combat climate change, the government said.

Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit (AFP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:12 +0000

AFP – French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday demanded reforms of the United Nations and urged negotiations under a small group of countries to accelerate efforts to fight climate change.

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Sarkozy calls for UN reform, blasts Copenhagen summit
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Independent body to review climate panel (AFP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:39:58 +0000

AFP – A respected international scientific body will review the UN’s Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said.

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California outlet accused of serving whale sushi (AFP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:24:18 +0000

AFP – A restaurant in Santa Monica, California faces criminal charges after being accused of selling sushi made from whale meat, the sale of which is strictly banned in the United States, prosecutors said.

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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:02:53 +0000

AP – Honeycreeper birds, a fly and several ferns, trees and shrubs found only on a Hawaiian island were among 48 species added Wednesday to the endangered species list, boosting the number of such classifications by the Obama administration from two to 50.

DOE E-Mails To Wind Energy Lobbyists Cast Cloud Over Green Jobs Proposals (Investor’s Business Daily)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:00 +0000

Investor’s Business Daily – The Energy Department worked closely with the wind industry lobby to discredit a Spanish report that criticized wind power as a job killer, internal DOE e-mails reveal.

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Feds probe Toyota Prius crash in NYC suburb (AP)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:58:42 +0000

AP – The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall.

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Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing (AP)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:39 +0000

AP – The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday.

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Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing
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Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems (AP)

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:07:10 +0000

AP – Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.

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Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems
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