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Delegates from developing nations and various NGO's inside the COP15 climate summit left the building this morning to join what could be the largest activist activity of the conference. The demonstration is openly focused on overcoming security checkpoints to hold a people's summit inside the Bella...
Just hours before corporate CEO's arrived in Copenhagen to begin weighing in on the proposed COP15 treaty, Danish police rounded up climate activists planning to take to the street and detained at least 40 individuals. The police say there was no reports of violence, and that the arrests were preven...
Danish police are preparing for a wave of violent protester action in Copenhagen, already detaining 200 demonstrators in their state-provided quarters to search their belongings for devices that could be used to facilitate illegal activity. Power tools, like an angle grinder, and some "wooden props"...
Science overwhelmingly shows greenhouse gas concentrations at unprecedented levels due to human activity
WASHINGTON – After a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that greenhouse...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host 13 events at the annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which will be held at the U.S. Center in Copenhagen. The center will provide an interactive forum to highlight the strong st...
Green Festival, a joint venture between San Francisco-based Global Exchange and Green America, showcases leaders, educators, authors, and entrepreneurs in the green sector to interested individuals across the country. The 5-city tour includes San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, and Washington D...
The International Day of Climate Action, organized by the 350.org group, sought to raise awareness of climate change and those concerned about its effects on the environment. Events included mass gatherings to create giant human billboards showing the number "350", to marches across busy bridges and...
350.org's Day of Action takes place this Saturday, October 24, 2009 and is being called the International Day of Climate Action. 350.org states that their mission "is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency..."
UK police stopped a known eco-activist from leaving Britain under the authority of an anti-terrorist law this morning. Chris Kitchen, a 31-year-old office worker, was apprehended when en route to Denmark to admittance organize protests in preparation for the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change.
Greenpeace activists climbed Westminster Hall yesterday to unfurl a black-and-yellow banner that reads "Change the politics, save the climate." To ensure that the banner stayed in place when the parliamentary session began this morning, 31 activists remained on the rooftop overnight despite the 45...
