Flickr,Genista / CC BY 2.0 Among the developed nations, the US is the only one led by people who either deny climate change exists or feel that bringing it up will lose them too many votes . On the other hand, there are plenty of large corporations and institutional investors which address climate risk in official policy statements …
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Photo: Swift Benjamin /Creative Commons Grapes may be one of nature’s most versatile fruits: You can eat the seeds, you can turn them into jelly or juice, you can eat them fresh or preserved — and then, of course, there’s wine. Growing them at home isn’t as hard as it sounds — at least, not if you pay attention to the tips in this guide, figuring out the how, where, and when of grape planting. We threw in a couple recipes for good measure — like pickled grapes, a tasty, untypical pa.. Photo credit: Kevin Cole via Flickr/CC BY Oh good. The gas tax — the small fee that imposed on consumers of gas when they fill up their tanks is about to expire. Our gas taxes are already much, much smaller than almost all of the rest of the developed world Photo: Wikipedia , CC The Privy Council Office Doesn’t Want This in the Media Kristi Miller is the head of a $6-million salmon-genetics project at the federal Pacific Biological Station on Vancouver Island. In January, the prestigious journal Science published some of her findings to great acclaim. “The journal considered the work so significant it notified ‘over 7,400′ journalists worldwide about Miller’s ‘Suffering Salmon’ study.” The media started to line up for interviews via the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, but strangely.. Shifting to sustainable energy could leave the West dependent on technology from China, much as the developed world now depends on oil from the Mideast. Paul Beckett reports from New Delhi: India may be softening its stance on the issue of carbon emission cuts, a move that could shake up the global dynamics ahead of the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. Associated Press Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, left, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. India should “listen more and speak less,” Mr Photo via Flickr The world is down to about 160 days until the international climate talks in Copenhagen begin. The long-term outlook for oil supply isn’t getting any better, which means the prospects for a price spike when demand finally recovers is increasing. Abdalla Salem El-Badri (AP) OPEC Secretary-General Abdalla Salem El-Badri said even more oil drilling projects in cartel member countries are being put on hold or axed altogether. |
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