‘BRASILIA, Brazil – A judge on Wednesday temporarily halted bidding on a controversial hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, a move hailed as a “small victory” by movie director James Cameron, who has taken up the fight against the project.’
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Cameron: ‘Victory’ in Brazil halting dam – Yahoo! News
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010China Energy Giants Said to Bid for Brazil Saline Oilfields | TradingMarkets.com
Monday, April 12th, 2010‘A Brazilian official lately revealed that the public bidding for the country’s offshore saline oil blocks had charmed three Chinese energy front-runners, including China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group), and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)’
via China Energy Giants Said to Bid for Brazil Saline Oilfields | TradingMarkets.com.
Russia and U.S. Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact – NYTimes.com
Friday, April 9th, 2010‘PRAGUE — The United States and Russia opened what they called a new era in their tumultuous relationship on Thursday as they signed an arms control treaty and presented a largely united front against Iran’s nuclear program, marking a sharp change since they broke over the Georgia war two years ago.’
via Russia and U.S. Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact – NYTimes.com.
Solar-powered plane soars above Switzerland | Reuters
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Solar-powered plane soars above Switzerland
Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms – NYTimes.com
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010‘WASHINGTON — President Obama said Monday that he was revamping American nuclear strategy to substantially narrow the conditions under which the United States would use nuclear weapons.’
via Obama Limits When U.S. Would Use Nuclear Arms – NYTimes.com.
Russia and U.S. Report Breakthrough on Arms Pact – NYTimes.com
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010‘WASHINGTON — President Obama and his Russian counterpart, President Dmitri A. Medvedev, have broken through a logjam in their arms control negotiations and expect to sign a new treaty in Prague next month that would slash American and Russian nuclear arsenals, officials from both nations said Wednesday.’
via Russia and U.S. Report Breakthrough on Arms Pact – NYTimes.com.
Video – COP 15 Followup – Dr. Helen Caldicott, “False Promises of Nuclear Energy”
Monday, December 28th, 2009Copenhagen, Dec 12, 2009
Dr. Helen Caldicott delivered the keynote address at a talk entitled “False Promises of Nuclear Energy” in the Liva Weel room in the Bella Center as part of the COP 15. The event, sponsored by Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) along with several international partners, also included testimony by panelists Nadezhda Kutepova, Kaisha Atakhanova, Olga Podosenova, and Karin Wurzbacher. Helen Caldicott also spoke later in the day at the conclusion of the large climate march through Copenhagen.
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Report by James George
VIDEO – COP 15 Followup – Youth Climate Protestors Expose the FOX News Polar Bear Skeptic Coverage
Saturday, December 26th, 2009How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room | The Guardian
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009‘Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen.’
COP 15 – ‘Short’ Adjournment of two hours forty minutes ends, Danish Prime Minister no longer Chair
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Copenhagen, Dec 19, 2009.
After the delegates have been awake for a day and a half, and in some cases longer, they were subjected to an extended two hours forty minutes adjournment for what must have been some behind the scenes wheeling and dealing to try to reel in the countries objecting to the proposed deal. Without mention, the Danish Prime Minister was removed as Chair of the proceedings, after his awkward performance through the night.
