U.S. says rich nations likely to miss carbon targets, but may come close.

At a meeting in Oslow, the top U.S. climate envoy said rich nations as a group are unlikely to reach the deep 2020 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions urged by developing nations as part of a new U.N. climate treaty

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The Nobel Laureate Symposium Series on Global Sustainability Urges Action on Climate

The St James’s Palace Memorandum calls for a global deal on climate change that matches the scale and urgency of the human, ecological and economic crises facing the world today. It urges governments at all levels, as well as the scientific community, to join with business and civil society to seize hold of this historic opportunity to transform our carbon-intensive economies into sustainable and equitable systems.

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Environmental pollution increases the risk of liver disease

A new study is the first to show that there is a previously unrecognized role for environmental pollution in liver disease in the general U.S.

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SOLAR 1’s REVELRY BY THE RIVER JUNE 2nd

Solar 1’s annual Revelry By The River Benefit to build enthusiasm, awareness and help raise funds needed to break ground in 2009 for Solar 2, Green Energy, Arts and Education Center in New York City. This will be the first Platinum LEED certified public building in the city to leave a “zero carbon footprint”, generating more energy than it consumes becoming a prototype for many major cities in this country.

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SOLAR 1’s REVELRY BY THE RIVER JUNE 2nd

Arctic May Boost Oil and Gas Reserves

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of Arctic oil and gas deposits reveals that 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas could be trapped beneath the far north’s barren land and icy waters.

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Rare animals ‘to be moved from native habitats because of climate change’

Endangered animals from wildcats to butterflies and fish could be transported from their native habitats to other countries under controversial plans being developed by scientists to help them cope with climate change.

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Research reveals Pacific Ocean threats and solutions

Center for Ocean Solutions report warns that, left unchecked, the Pacific Ocean faces threats that will render some coastal areas uninhabitable.

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Study Links Stranded Marine Animals to Environmental Toxins

In a study, recently published in the journal Environmental Pollution, scientist found high levels of man-made chemicals in the brains and fluid surrounding the brains of marine mammals in the Cape Cod area.

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Carbon Sequestration - an optimal clean technology?

One technology that attempts to solve the CO2 emissions crisis is carbon capture and storage, or CCS. Both the coal industry and the Obama administration endorse CCS

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Toxin Is Accelerating Demise of Fossil Fish

A chemical applied to ship hulls is robbing Chinese sturgeon of their eyes and causing other deformities, according to a new study.

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