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Down To Earth archive for Dec. 9, 2009

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9, 2009

Good afternoon from Copenhagen

As day three of the UN Climate Change summit in Copenhagen wraps up, consider a little history - precisely, a "where are we now" lesson learned since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Kyoto, Japan in 1997. The New York Times recently…

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Climate crisis: The editorial heard around the world

On Monday, quite the journalism feat occurred: An editorial on Copenhagen was published by 56 newspapers in 45 countries in a single voice albeit translated in twenty different languages including Chinese, Arabic, and Russian. The London Guardian, probably the most committed newspaper to reporting on…

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It takes Jay Leno to Tango

Our favorite local electric car guru (if there's more than one we apologize) has really made it big now. First George Clooney, and now Jay Leno. Rick Woodbury is one pompous dude away from bro overload. But in all seriousness, Rick Woodbury, president of Commuter…

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Live from Copenhagen: Day 2

What's the next best thing to being in Copenhagen these next two weeks for the UN climate conference? Having Amy Goodman of "Democracy Now" there in Denmark updating us on what's going on. Goodman's broadcast is a global exclusive as her show is the only…

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