WASHINGTON, Sep 21 (OneWorld.net) - "As the U.S. delegation prepares for the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December, it does so from a surprisingly strong position, one based on a dramatic 9 percent drop in U.S. carbon emissions over the past two years and the promise of further huge reductions," writes eco-economy expert Lester Brown.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (OneWorld.net) - During last week's Pacific Islands Forum in Australia, activists blocked a coal export terminal to protest the expansion of the port, which would double the nation's coal exports and fuel the effects of climate change that already threaten coastal countries as sea levels rise. But their concerns seem to have fallen on deaf ears.