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Copenhagen Days 2-3 (China-US Youth Workshop, Biodiversity and Alternative Energy in the Developing World)

 |  Dec 16, 2009

Thursday, December 12 (Day 2) One of the issues with getting new, clean technology into developing countries has been the worry that giving this equipment away often leads to misuse. … Read more

Copenhagen Climate Event Livestream

 |  Dec 15, 2009

By Larry J. Schweiger Livestreamed Copenhagen Event at http://fora.tv/live/gmf/Credible_Global_Carbon_Market.  At 9:00am (CET) on Wednesday, December 16, the German Marshall Fund and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University will livestream an … Read more

NWF’s Jeremy Symons: Mind the Gaps

 |  Dec 14, 2009

When 120 foreign leaders converge on Copenhagen later this week, they will need to watch their step for other reasons – minding the two “gaps” that have turned these negotiations into a minefield. Read more

Copenhagen Event: Last Chance for Wildlife

,  |  Dec 14, 2009

By Larry Schweiger I was pleased to see good attendance at National Wildlife Federation’s event this Saturday at the climate discussions in Copenhagen, Denmark. I was joined by Steve Schneider of Stanford University … Read more

Copenhagen Day 1 (EPA’s Lisa Jackson, Smart Grids, Weatherization)

 |  Dec 14, 2009

Wednesday, December 9 (Day 1) McNair Wagner, Robert Boyd and I woke up very early this morning (7am CET = 1am EST), put on our warmest clothes and made our … Read more

Did You Get That Handbag From…The Amazon Rainforest?

 |  Dec 12, 2009

Here in Copenhagen, while negotiators hash out the details of an international climate agreement, thousands of organizations and businesses from all over the globe are monitoring the talks and bringing … Read more

Generosity in Copenhagen

 |  Dec 11, 2009

Caught in indescribably desperate times, my great grandmother Moriah Burke departed from the docks of Cork, Ireland and sailed to the United States using the last bit of money her … Read more

Copenhagen: It’s About Wildlife Too

 |  Dec 11, 2009

My colleague Tom Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair at the Heinz Center and head of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel for Global Environment Facility, has an excellent reminder in his New … Read more

Climate Denial Event Gets Derailed, Then Speaker Goes Unhinged

 |  Dec 10, 2009

Americans for Prosperity had hoped to get their climate denial message webcast to over 40 events back here in the United States. Instead, those events witnessed students demanding clean energy — and one of the AFP speakers coming unhinged. Read more

Will We Stand With Them?

 |  Dec 10, 2009

I’m so inspired by these courageous young leaders who are already making their voices heard in Copenhagen. 50 student leaders from American NGOs showed up to protest a weak presentation … Read more