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British PM Brown: UK faces a climate catastrophe of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves

UK PM Gordon Brown warns that Copenhagen negotiators have 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the "impasse", telling the Major Economies Forum in London there was "no plan B".

New Statesman Leader on Copenhagen: World leaders need to become green heroes too

"heroes ...who lead from the bottom up, corralling support for their cause by being passionate, committed and practically engaged. If the politicians can only delay and equivocate, we must take matters into our own hands."

Sri Lanka Minister on First World "Climate Nazism, Climate Racism and Climate Terrorism"

Sri Lanka Minister: "So in Copenhagen, developing countries will have a moral high ground... developed countries only have brute force and concepts like Climate Nazism, Climate Racism and Climate Terrorism. "

Dr Lovelock: "Climate war could kill nearly all of us, leaving survivors in the Stone Age"

Lovelock: "We have enjoyed 12,000 years of climate peace since the last shift from a glacial age to an interglacial one. Before long, we may face planet-wide devastation worse even than unrestricted nuclear war ..."

Experts: GHG pollution 50% greater than thought, livestock give over 51% of GHGs pa

World Bank Group environmentalists have re-examined greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution due to methanogenic livestock - total GHG pollution is 50% greater than thought previously and livestock contribute over 51% of total.

Australians Face Reality On Sea-Level Rise - plus 1.1 meters means 2 million Oz refugees

Official Australian report based on conservative IPCC projections : with a sea-level rise of 1.1 meters about two million Australians would become refugees and have to leave their homes and the places they love.

Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years

Genetically-engineered corn, soybeans, and cotton now account for the majority of acres planted to these three crops. A model was developed that utilizes official, U.S.

Rudd Australian Government bows to pressure & excludes agriculture emissions from ETS

According to this report from top newspaper The Age (Melbourne): "The Government will permanently exclude agricultural emissions and give farmers access to credits for good farming practices such as tree planting."

Tiny pesticide exposure during pregnancy can have long-term impact on female offspring | Rodale Institute

Study confirms chlorpyrifos levels far below "toxic" threshold can impair learning, change brain function and alter thyroid levels into adulthood for tested mice.

Turning Desert into a Garden/Food Forest

About two kilometers from the Dead Sea and two from where Jesus was christened, in the country of Jordan, Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute and his crew created a near miracle turning desert into a lush permaculture garden.

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