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  The Highs and Lows of Climate Activism

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM ET

  be disappointed to learn they will travel there by plane instead of climbing. The meeting will occur just before world leaders meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December to discuss solutions to global warming.The AP reports that glaciers are melting rapidly, forming lakes that threaten to floo Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Global Warming, Water, Associated Press, The Associated Press, Ocean, Copenhagen, Nepal, Lakes, Glaciers, Tibet
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  Brazil Poised to Provide Climate Leadership

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:24 AM ET

  reports that Brazil contemplates leaping way above the bar in designing a climate initiative described as a potentially game-changing display of tru Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, United Nations, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Nature, Amazon, Brazil, Greenhouse Gas, Copenhagen, Deforestation, U.N. Climate Change Conference
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  Celebrating World Food Day

  By Ben Corbett | Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:09 PM ET

  the numbers of hungry people,” stated the report, "while some wealthy countries are lagging behind."Luxembourg, Finland, Ireland, Norway and Denmark took the top five positions, with excellent performance in their efforts at world hunger eradication. On the other end of the spectrum Read More

  More like this in: United States, China, Farmers, Agriculture, Brazil, Italy, New Zealand, Vietnam, Ghana, Ireland, Malawi
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  Self-adjusting Video Games

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:25 PM ET

  Then you pop it into your computer, Xbox, or PlayStation... and 10 minutes later, you're bored, bored, bored. Now, Julian Togelius of Copenhagen, Denmark, thinks he has the answer to your gaming woes. According to New Scientist, it's "a new breed of game [that] aims to suit everyone by adaptin Read More

  More like this in: Atlanta, Video Games and Consoles, Georgia Institute of Technology, Technology, Science, Gadgets, Cutting-edge, Innovation & Discovery
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  Get In Bed with Kofi Annan

  By David Jenison | Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  on all major music download platforms, including Time For Climate Justice, and each download will count as a digital signature that will be taken to Denmark.Contributing artists include Lily Allen, Fergie, Duran Duran, Jet Li, Brazilian Girls, the Scorpions, Paul Shaeffer, Mark Ronson, the Al Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Celebrities, Australia, Planet, Pollution, Greenhouse Gas, Copenhagen, Deforestation, Nobel Peace Prize, Kyoto, Global Green
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  No Ceiling On Longevity

  By Darragh Worland | Sat Oct 3, 2009 12:13 AM ET

  the Associated Press. Now that's something to celebrate!German researcher James Vaupel of the Max Planck Institute in Germany and colleagues in Denmark reveal in Friday's edition of the medical journal Lancet that life expectancy has been on an upward trend, with people in the developed worl Read More

  More like this in: United States, Germany, Elderly, Max Planck Institute, World, Science, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Americas, Europe, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness
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  Zimbabwe Boosts Textbooks, Education

  By John Casey | Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:16 PM ET

  facing serious problems, especially greatly reduced public financing for education. Much of the grant money came from the governments of Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the European Commission.   Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: UNICEF, Europe, Africa, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Zimbabwe
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  Eco-Logic

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:17 PM ET

  also calls for a reduction in deforestation and other measures.The world's leaders are scheduled to meet for the UN's Climate Change Conference in Denmark's Copenhagen in December. Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Climate change, China, United Nations, Pollution, Environment, World, Science, Environment
• In the Hot Seat

  By Courtney Rubin | Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:57 AM ET

  Kent, a London suburb. They'll hit England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Germany (again), Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany (for the third time), The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and finally the UK.Wilkinson, who works for London’s Royal Opera House Read More

  More like this in: London, England, Germany, fundraising, France, Italy, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland
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  Renewable Energy, Arab Style

  By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Aug 6, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  town will be powered by renewable sources of energy. It is this distinction, most likely, which allowed Masdar City to beat out places in Austria, Denmark and Germany to serve as headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the first major international agency to be base Read More

  More like this in: Energy, Germany, Japan, Renewable Energy, Austria, Middle East, United Arab Emirates