Much ado about a napkin
Why had The New York Times announced a climate "deal" so many hours before any other major news outlet – and why the optimism?
23 December 2009
Month: December 2009
Axis of Eco
Head in the tar sand
The only thing perhaps more shocking than the scale of the Alberta tar sands operation is the ignorance of it beyond Canada’s borders.
18 December 2009
Reality bites
The week of futile talks in Copenhagen has demonstrated unequivocally that climate change is an issue of social justice and human rights - and not merely a “scientific” or “environmental” concern.
17 December 2009
The other conference, and the other climate cause
Negotiations at Copenhagen leave water and its effects on climate change out of the picture
16 December 2009
The new enviro-guilt: water footprints
Now that you've figured out how to reduce your carbon impact, another global problem is emerging. We may see a future in which everyday items will be labelled with the amount of water required to produce them
11 December 2009
Copenhagen: Unmissable
Death by a thousand cuts
A new analysis concludes that pollution from the tar sands is up to five times higher than industry figures state.
8 December 2009