The annual UN climate talks are getting underway this week in Doha, Qatar, and so we will be featuring a number of articles looking at the planetary emergency of global warming. Yesterday, Bill Henderson looked at the latest PR offensive from the oil industry and the lack of action by the Canadian government to prevent global warming. For a complete selection of our articles on climate change, check out our Environment issues page here.
July 18, 2012 |
It is outrageous that such a damaging mining initiative has the backing of the World Bank, whose mission is to advance real and sustainable development.
World Bank Open Data Initiative
The World Bank's Open Data Initiative aims to provide all users with access to World Bank data sets.
http://data.worldbank.org/news/a-year-of-Open-Data
LIGHTS OUT: Armenia's Ontario - private energy kills environment, economy and people
“We will not stand by and allow our treasured public lands to be marred forever by a corporate giveaway to private industrial energy developers,” Ms. Parker said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29wind.html


