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A shopper walks past a display of detergents in a department store in Brussels October 29, 2003. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Shopping green trumps budgets 11:14am ET

Americans continue to spend more on organic and environmentally-friendly products in spite of the worst economic recession in decades, experts say.  Full Article 

 
A leaf hangs from the branch of a tree during an autumn day in Farnborough, southern England, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
Cleantech Open winners

(Sustainable Business.com) - Meet the winner of the Cleantech Open business plan competition - a California company behind a personalized energy management solution for heating and ventilation.  Full Article 

Yvo De Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), pauses during the New Climate Framework session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting of the New Champions, in China's port city of Dalian September 11, 2009. The world must devise a climate change treaty that will allow all countries to contribute to cutting emissions and not drive companies and jobs to other nations, De Boer said on Thursday. REUTERS/Jason Lee
Industrialized countries' targets

(SolveClimate) - The U.N. climate chief says the greenhouse gas reduction targets offered by industrialized countries as a whole are not in line with what science is telling us is necessary.   Full Article 

 
 
 

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Radiation leak investigated at Three Mile Island

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal officials are investigating a radiation leak at Three Mile Island, scene of the worst U.S. nuclear power accident, but said on Sunday there was no threat to public health or safety.  Full Article  

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The road to copenhagen

A truck emits smoke during evening rush hour in Mumbai November 19, 2009. A government report in August said India contributes around five percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, but was still only about a quarter of the emissions of China and the United States. REUTERS/Arko Datta
Robust deal a must

World leaders cannot afford to leave the summit in Copenhagen next month without a robust agreement to fight climate change, German government climate adviser Hans Joachim Schellnhuber says.  Full Article 

 
Gas flares burn at a Rosneft refinery near the town of Achinsk, some 188 km (117 miles) west of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, February 26, 2008. Russia's relations with countries through which it ships gas, power and coal to Europe have been characterised by frequent disputes. President Vladimir Putin has branded as parasites the energy transit states that have benefited from shipping fees and cheap Russian energy and said Russia should stop subsidising them. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin
Russia steps up pledge

In a surprising move, Russia has toughened its plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions leading up to the climate summit in Copenhagen.  Full Article | Related Story 

 
Smoke billows from a factory during sunset in the northern Spanish town of Torrelavega, March 12, 2005. The British government said on March 11, 2005 it would launch legal proceedings against the European Union (EU) over plans for a carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme, which is designed to improve the world's climate.  REUTERS/Victor Fraile
"Golden" opportunity

Despite doubts that the summit next month will produce a treaty, carbon trade players are urging delegates to seize this "golden" opportunity to reform the $33 billion offset market.  Full Article | Video 

 
U.S. President Barack Obama talks to China's President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin
Obama calls for effect

Talks in Copenhagen should cut a deal with "immediate operational effect", even if its aim of a binding pact is not achievable, President Barack Obama said.  Full Article | Related Story 

 
A United Nations flag is raised at the United Nations multi-agency compound near Herat November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
Leaders want fast deal

World leaders are now hoping to complete an international deal on global warming by the middle of next year, a U.N. official says.  Full Article | Video 

 
  U.S. flags hang on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange October 8, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East
Q+A: The U.S. stance

Here are some of the questions facing U.S. negotiators as they approach Copenhagen and attempt to allay those concerns.  Full Article 

 
An airplane flies near a gas flare from a factory at Keihin industrial zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo June 10, 2009.  REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Japan's triumph

Japan is expected to report its greenhouse gas emissions sank last year, the first year of its Kyoto obligations. So why isn't anyone passing around the sake?  Full Article 

 
Avaaz activists protest during a demonstration on the final day the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 6, 2009.  REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino
The RSVP list

About 40 world leaders plan to be in Copenhagen next month to boost the chances of clinching a climate deal, the U.N. says.  Full Article | Related Story 

 
A man rides his bicycle amidst smoke from burning garbage in Ningwu, Shanxi province, December 22, 2007.  REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
China's emissions

China should halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to keep the world on a safe climate path, the head of the U.S. delegation at U.N. climate talks in Barcelona says.   Full Article 

 
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern arrives to give a news conference after attending a private meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Cuernavaca, in Mexico's state of Morelo, June 23, 2009.  REUTERS/Henry Romero
Co-operation urgent

The sooner countries search for pragmatic common ground the better off they will be, the top U.S. diplomat on climate change says.  Full Article 

 
Elephants rampage in eastern India

Nov 22 - A herd of elephants goes on a rampage, destroying a tea garden in Doars region of India's eastern West Bengal state.  Play Video

 
Men watch plumes of smoke rise from an oil depot fire near Hemel Hempstead, southeast England, December 11, 2005.  REUTERS/Darren Staples
Merger talks in London

If the merger goes ahead, Britain's Trading Emissions and Leaf Clean Energy may create the largest carbon-focused company listed in London. (Free registration required)  Full Coverage