‘An elderly Catholic nun and two peace activists have been convicted for damage they caused while breaking into a US nuclear defence site.’
via BBC News – Elderly nun convicted over US nuclear site break-in.
News Roundup
BBC News – EU China solar panel trade war looms
May 8th, 2013‘The European Commission is on the verge of a trade war with China over the import of solar panels worth 21bn euros (£18bn) a year.’
U.S. envoy sees new plan energizing global climate talks | Reuters
May 8th, 2013‘The proposal that a global climate deal by 2015 should be based on national “contributions” gained traction at last week’s round of U.N. climate talks in Germany, although China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, said it wanted far more binding commitments by wealthy countries.’
via U.S. envoy sees new plan energizing global climate talks | Reuters.
Study Charts 2,000 Years of Continental Climate Changes – NYTimes.com
May 7th, 2013‘A comprehensive new analysis of temperature changes over the continents through 2,000 years has found that a long slide in temperatures in most regions preceded the unusual global warming of recent decades, but with a lot of regional variability and other fascinating details.’
via Study Charts 2,000 Years of Continental Climate Changes – NYTimes.com.
Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says – latimes.com
May 6th, 2013‘In the Northern Hemisphere, drought-prone areas include the Southwestern United States, Mexico, North Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and northwestern China. In the Southern Hemisphere, drought could become more likely in South Africa, northwestern Australia, coastal Central America and northeastern Brazil.’
via Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says – latimes.com.
Would we give up burgers to stop climate change? – Salon.com
May 4th, 2013‘…In their report, Goodland and Anhang note that when you account for feed production, deforestation and animal waste, the livestock industry produces between 18 percent and 51 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. ‘
via Would we give up burgers to stop climate change? – Salon.com.
This is the end: Team of experts say humanity faces extinction | The Sideshow – Yahoo! News
May 2nd, 2013‘A team of mathematicians, philosophers and scientists at Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute say there is ever-increasing evidence that the human race’s reliance on technology could, in fact, lead to its demise.’
via This is the end: Team of experts say humanity faces extinction | The Sideshow – Yahoo! News.
Low-key U.S. plan for each nation to set climate goals wins ground | Reuters
May 2nd, 2013‘Reuters – A U.S.-led plan to let all countries set their own goals for fighting climate change is gaining grudging support at U.N. talks, even though the current level of pledges is far too low to limit rising temperatures substantially.’
via Low-key U.S. plan for each nation to set climate goals wins ground | Reuters.
Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe | Environment | The Guardian
May 1st, 2013‘Europe will enforce the world’s first continent-wide ban on widely used insecticides alleged to cause serious harm to bees, after a European commission vote on Monday.’
via Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe | Environment | The Guardian.
U.S. pragmatic approach leads climate talks: Wynn | Reuters
May 1st, 2013‘(Reuters) – A U.S. submission to U.N.-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015’
via COLUMN-U.S. pragmatic approach leads climate talks: Wynn | Reuters.