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Dec. 10, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
Biodiesel currently received a $1.00 per gallon subsidy when blended into diesel fuel. This subsidy is through a tax credit, which is to expire at the end of 2009. This credit is given irrespective of the impact that this fuel is having on the env...
Read More »Dec. 10, 2009 / Posted by: AKitlas / Categories: Blog
Day 4: Thursday, December 10 Today, President Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Norway. And the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance has responded with a powerful letter addressed to President Obama. They write:
Read More »Dec. 9, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
By Kate Horner (cross-posted from Open Left) Yesterday, African activists as well as members of African parliaments attending climate negotiations in Copenhagen demanded that wealthy nations step it up.
Read More »Dec. 9, 2009 / Posted by: AKitlas / Categories: Blog
Day 3: Wednesday, December 9 Watch our latest video from Day 3 of the climate conference!
Read More »Dec. 8, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
By Elizabeth Bast (cross-posted from Open Left)
Read More »Dec. 8, 2009 / Posted by: KTrout / Categories: Blog
A coalition of civil society groups from around the world, including Friends of the Earth International, issued this statement on December 7, 2009 strongly criticizing the Danish government for acting in a biased, manipulative and nontransparent m...
Read More »Dec. 8, 2009 / Posted by: AKitlas / Categories: Blog
Day 2: Tuesday, December 8 Take Action: Tell lead U.S. climate negotiator Jonathan Pershing to stop the back-room dealing in Copenhagen. Sign the petition and our team in Copenhagen will personally deliver all of your names to Mr. Pershing. BREAKI...
Read More »Dec. 8, 2009 / Posted by: KTrout / Categories: Blog
Our team in Copenhagen is creating video updates to give you a first-hand peak at what's happening at the climate negotiations. Check out www.foe.org/copenhagen for more updates and ways to take action!
Read More »Dec. 7, 2009 / Posted by: RConnors / Categories: Blog
By Nick Berning (cross-posted from Open Left) Hi from Copenhagen, where a crucial round of negotiations aimed at yielding a solution to global climate change began this morning. I’m here with three -- soon to be five -- colleagues from Frien...
Read More »Dec. 7, 2009 / Posted by: AKitlas / Categories: Blog
Day 1: Monday, December 7 Nick provides a brief and clear overview of what's at stake -- from a scientific and social justice perspective -- in efforts to yield a solution to global climate change. Check it out here.
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