Tuesday, December 7, 2010

CLIMATE CHANGE: Cancún Summit Gives Fossil Fuels a Free Pass - IPS ipsnews.net

CLIMATE CHANGE: Cancún Summit Gives Fossil Fuels a Free Pass - IPS ipsnews.net: "That is the question posed by Canadian indigenous representatives at the alternative civil society meet, Klimaforum, held parallel to the United Nations-sponsored climate summit under way in the Mexican resort city of Cancún.

'Canada's tar sands project emits 40 million tonnes of carbon every year, with ambitious growth plans pushing that to nearly 140 million tonnes by 2020. The entire country of Denmark emits just 52 million tonnes,' said Melina Laboucan- Massimo."

Saturday, December 4, 2010