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Ed Miliband's adverts banned for overstating climate change

sundaytimes Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:03:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) Climate Change[2]; Climate change[1]; climate change[7]; global warming[1];

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Entities: Ed Miliband[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Climate Change;

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Ed Miliband said: “On the one issue where the ASA did not find in our favour, around one word in our print advertising, the science tells us that it is more than 90% likely that there will be more extreme weather events if we don’t act”

TWO government advertisements that use nursery rhymes to warn people of the dangers of climate change have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for exaggerating the potential harm....

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Vedanta found violating green norms: Ramesh

expressindia Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:12:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) Environmental Protection[1];

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Entities: Vedanta Resources[1]; Jairam Ramesh[1];

Other categories: Environment (general);

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Jairam Ramesh said (about Vedanta Resources) : “I can say that they (Vedanta) violated the Forest Rights Act without taking consideration of tribal rights,”

Mining giant Vedanta Resources, under fire for handling of its environmental and human rights issues in Orissa, has received a fresh blow with environment minister Jairam Ramesh saying the company was found to have violated norms both on the tribal and forest regulations fronts at its Rs 50,000-crore project in Orissa....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

West has distorted IPCC reports: Ramesh

Hindu Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:24:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) Climate Change[1]; Environmental Protection[1]; climate change[6];

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Entities: Jairam Ramesh[1];

Other categories: Climate Change; Environment (general);

Staff Reporter Mumbai: Cautioning against “environmental propaganda” Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh told journalists here on Saturday that the West was using the science of climate change for political gains. Mr. Ramesh was on a visit to the Indian Institute of.......

UN climate change claims on rainforests were wrong, study suggests

telegraph Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:09:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) climate change[5];

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Entities: Simon Lewis[1]; Rajendra Pachauri[1]; Keith Allott[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Climate Change; Environment (general); Natural Disasters;

The United Nations' climate change panel is facing fresh criticism after new research contradicted the organisation's claims about the devastating effect climate change could have on the Amazon rainforest....

Video: Food Network Host's Fancy Feast

CBSnews Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:38:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) Food Network[3];

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This week's 'Chef on a Shoestring', host of two Food Network shows, Claire Robinson, will prepare a three-course meal for four on a budget of just $40....

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Tuna trade ban tops wildlife talks

euronews-en Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:53:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) endangered species[1]; conservation[1]; Conservation[1];

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Other categories: Market;

A possible ban on trading bluefin tuna will top the agenda at an international convention on endangered species that has opened in Qatar. The chances of a ban increased this week when after months of haggling, the EU joined the US in backing the proposal. The Mediterranean is the main fishing ground, and several European countries have tuna fleets....

Delegates gather in Qatar to save endangered wildlife - Summary

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:50:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) biodiversity[1]; conservation[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Entities: Willem Wijnstekers[1]; Achim Steiner[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Trade;

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Achim Steiner said: "2010 is a key year for biological diversity,"

Achim Steiner said: "By ensuring that the international trade in wildlife is properly regulated, CITES can assist in conserving the planet's wild fauna and flora from over-exploitation and thus contribute to the improved management of these key natural assets for sustainable development,"

Doha, Qatar- Some 1,500 delegates on Saturday gathered for a conference in Qatar to draft tougher new measures to protect the planet's endangered plant and animal life. The two-week conference on the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Sp......

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

South asian perspective on the Convention on Biological Diversity

eldis Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:11:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) biodiversity[3]; conservation[1];

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Other categories: Environment (general);

This paper provides a south Asian perspective on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It is argues that the CBD, whose formulation brought together ......

Latest News : Scientists take another run at climate change

tehrantimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:02:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) climate change[6];

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Entities: John Kerry[1];

Other categories: Climate Change; Environment (general); Public Health (general); EU2020;

Scientists take another run at climate change Eight Nobel-prize winning economists and scientists have joined more than 2,000 others in signing a letter today that urges the Senate to take swift action on climate change. “The longer we wait, the harder and more costly it will be to limit climate.......

Africa: Civil Society Must Hold Govt Accountable, Says IMF Chief

allafrica Saturday, March 13, 2010 5:00:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) climate change[7];

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Entities: Spencer Bachus[1]; Maxine Waters[2]; Wangari Maathai[1]; Mobutu Sese Seko[1];

Other categories: Communicable disease-Outbreaks; Climate Change; Environment (general); Climate Action - general; EU2020;

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week made his third trip to Africa in a year, visiting Kenya, South Africa and Zambia between March 8 and 11. In Johannesburg, AllAfrica senior correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault put to him questions sent in by our readers....

UAE Contributes CD 500,000 towards Supporting ICAO Programmes

wam-en Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:14:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) environmental protection[1];

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Entities: Al Suwaidi[2];

Other categories: Environment (general);

WAM Abu Dhabi, 13th March 2010 (WAM) -- The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced today its support for the programmes of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) by donating CAD 500,000 (AED 1.75 million) to be used in ICAO pro...

Latest News : 48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing

tehrantimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 4:02:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) endangered species[3]; conservation[1];

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Entities: Ken Salazar[1];

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing HONOLULU (AP) -– Wildlife officials lauded Washington's “holistic approach” to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish....

CITES conference projects wildlife trade

afriquejet Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) biodiversity[3]; endangered species[1]; Conservation[2]; Biodiversity[3]; climate change[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Entities: Jane Smart[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); European Enterprise News; Trade; Alternative Energy;

Key decisions on the international trade of bluefin tuna, sharks, polar bears and coral, among many other species, will be deci d ed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Conventio n on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), taking place 13-25 March, 2010, in Doha, Qatar....

Climate change adverts draw mild rebuke from advertising watchdog

guardian Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:53:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) Climate Change[1]; Climate change[1]; climate change[3];

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Entities: Ed Miliband[1];

Other categories: Climate Change; Environment (general);

Leaked adjudication largely clears government over campaign that some thought 'scary, inaccurate and too political' Read the full text of the ASA adjudication The advertising watchdog has mildly rebuked the government over the phrasing of a claim in two advertisements on the danger of climate.......

CITES world conference opens in bid for new rules on wildlife trade

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:47:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) biodiversity[2]; conservation[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Entities: Willem Wijnstekers[1]; Achim Steiner[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Trade; European Enterprise News;

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Achim Steiner said: "By ensuring that the international trade in wildlife is properly regulated, CITES can assist in conserving the planet's wild fauna and flora from overexploitation and thus contribute to the improved management of these key natural assets for sustainable development,"

Doha - Delegates from around the world Saturday began two- week conference under the auspices of the 175-nation CITES in Doha to draft tougher new measures to protect the planet's endangered plant and animal life. Some 1,500 persons representing over......

Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tuna - Update

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 3:47:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) endangered species[1]; conservation[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Entities: Achim Steiner[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); Trade;

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Achim Steiner said: "2010 is a key year for biological diversity,"

Doha - Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect wildlife. Bluefin tuna, elephants, polar bears, and a wide variety o......

Namibia: Being Wet oor Cold is a Matter of Perception

allafrica Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:29:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) global warming[6];

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Entities: Al Gore[1];

Other categories: Climate Change;

There is an interesting debate between advocates of global warming and those who try to defame it. Al Gore makes it very clear in the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" that the scientific evidence for global warming is overwhelming, substantiated and has been subjected to the rigorous verification process of science....

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Endangered species summit to open

aljazeera-en Saturday, March 13, 2010 11:42:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) endangered species[1]; Endangered species[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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An international conference on endangered species is set to open in Doha to tackle issues such as ivory trade and threats to animals from bluefin tuna to tigers. However, it has been ruled that any agreements made at the 15th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.......

World Bank recommits to aid sustainable growth of region

stabroeknews Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:19:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) climate change[4];

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Entities: René Préval[1]; Robert Zoellick[1];

Other categories: WTO; Climate Change; Environment (general); EU2020; Alternative Energy;

Following discussions between World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick and the Heads of Governments of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Bank has restated its commitment ......

Great Earth Day Book: One Child, One Planet Teaches Children Conservation

earthtimes Saturday, March 13, 2010 9:14:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) conservation[1]; Conservation[1]; climate change[1];

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Other categories: Climate Change; Environment (general);

Mother Earth couldn’t have said it better herself. One Child, One Planet: Inspiration for the Young Conservationist (Emerald Shamrock Press, 2009) is a loving tribute to Mother Earth, her gifts and her greatest concerns. One Child, One Planet teaches gentle lessons on greenhouse gases, cli......

BIODIVERSITY: Lucrative Shark Trade Under Scrutiny

alertnet Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:58:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) conservation[4]; Conservation[2]; BIODIVERSITY[1]; climate change[1]; food chain[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Entities: Ellen Pikitch[1]; James Cook[1];

Other categories: Environment (general); European Enterprise News; Trade; Fisheries management;

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Ellen Pikitch said: "The fact that we're seeing more proposals for sharks at CITES is a good sign in that species that need this international attention and monitoring are getting it, but it is also a sad sign of the oceans being in real danger,"

To reverse that unsustainable trade, an unprecedented number of aquatic species have been proposed for listing on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in order to prohibit or significantly curtail international trade in those species....

11 Siberian tigers starved to death in China zoo: report

ChinaPost Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:04:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) endangered species[1]; conservation[1]; Endangered Species[1];

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Other categories: Trade;

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Eleven Siberian tigers have starved to death over the past three months at a zoo in northeast China, after the cash-strapped animal park fed them cheap chicken bones, state media reported....

Kenya: Fence Built for 21 Years Unveiled

allafrica Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:29:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) conservation[3];

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Entities: Noah Wekesa[1]; Raila Odinga[1];

Other categories: Environment (general);

President Kibaki on Friday inaugurated the longest conservation fence around the Aberdares National Park built for 21 years....

China, India give qualified approval to climate deal

ChinaPost Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:19:00 AM CET | info

Trigger words: (Ecology) climate change[4]; global warming[2];

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Wen Jiabao[1]; Copenhagen Accord[2]; Su Wei[1]; Connie Hedegaard[1];

Other categories: European Parliament; Climate Change; Environment (general); EU-USA; Connie Hedegaard;

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Wen Jiabao said: “it is neither viable nor acceptable to start a new negotiating process”

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions....

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