Chinese and U.S. opposition to international carbon trading make a regional scheme to place a price on pollution unlikely in the near future, Australia’s foreign minister said Monday.
“Sădeşte un pom, creşte un om!” …
“Sădeşte un pom, creşte un om!” – acesta este îndemnul după care membrii clubului “TSL” Chisinău pornesc în soluţionarea problemelor comunitare. Îndemnul, ne reaminteşte rostul şi menirea noastră pe Pământ. Continue reading “Sădeşte un pom, creşte un om!” …
Schimbarea începe de la mine!
Prima parte a acestuia a şi început în tabăra “Prietenia” din com. Sarata Galbena în perioada 12-13 aprilie 2007. La aceasta acţiune au participat 27 elevi din localitate însoţiţi de 3 profesoare tinere. Moderatori au fost Calestru Mihai şi Andries Tatiana – membrii Asociatiei Internationale pentru Educatie din Republica Moldova (AIERM), care au predat lecţiile “Familia – Şcoala Dragostei” şi “Familia, Individul şi Societatea”, colaboratori au fost voluntarii de la clubul TSL Chişinău. Continue reading Schimbarea începe de la mine!
U.N. Professor Says Climate Change Is Creating New Refugees Who Deserve U.N. Protection
Increasing global temperatures and land degradation are forcing more people to migrate, creating a wave of environmental refugees who need U.N. protection, a professor at the United Nations University said.
Climate Change Threatens Ghaf Tree
Twisting out of the hot sand of the Arabian Peninsula is one of nature’s toughest trees. Known for its coarse bark and green canopy that provides rare shade from the sweltering sun, the ghaf tree has been a steadfast survivor in brutal desert.
Travel Experts See Worrisome Downside to Ecotourism
Ecotourism may be just as environmentally damaging as traditional travel because of the greenhouse gases vacationers help create when they journey to remote, pristine areas, industry experts warned Tuesday.
Scientists Predict Asian Dust Plume Might Sway U.S. Climate
Asian desert dust and city pollution is swirling in vast plumes across the Pacific to North America, interacting with storms and possibly spurring climate change, an airborne scientist said Tuesday.
Arctic Islands Invite Tourists To See Climate Woes
A remote chain of Arctic islands is advertising itself as a showcase of bad things to come from global warming.
Visitors to Svalbard can see reindeer, seals or polar bears in the Arctic, where U.N. scientists say warming is happening twice as fast as on the rest of the planet in what may be a portent of changes further south.
Senate Defeats Provision To Require Army Corps To Consider Climate Change
The Senate, after one of its first full debates on global warming, on Tuesday defeated a proposal requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to consider the impact of climate change in designing water resources projects.
Indonesia Counts Its Islands Before It Is Too Late
Indonesia has so many islands it has not been able to count them all and is having a hard time finding names for them. Officially there are about 17,000 islands, but that number may drop as one minister fears hundreds of islands might vanish because of rising sea levels from global warming.