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Air > Climate > Causes > Greenhouse GasesGreenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Projections 2006 new
http://reports.eea.europa.eu/eea_report_2006_9/en/eea_report_9_2006.pdf
report by the European Environment Agency which shows greenhouse gas emission trends in all EU member states (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Beyond the Tipping Point: Positive Feedback and the Acceleration of Climate Change new
http://www.meridian.org.uk/_PDFs/BeyondTippingPoint.pdf
presentation suggesting that Earth’s climate has passed a “tipping point” beyond which the extinction of humanity is possible if climate change is not managed (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage new
http://whc.unesco.org/documents/publi_climatechange.pdf
UNESCO publication which highlights impacts of climate change on World Heritage sites, a global network now comprising 830 natural
and cultural properties (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
11th Hour Action new
site for Leonardo DiCaprio's film and supporting action community
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) new editor's pick
(1 vote)
documents relating to arctic warming, including the important "Impacts of a Warming Arctic: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment" (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Clouds on the Horizon: The Congo Basin's Forests and Climate Change new
http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/files/Global%20Warming%20Low%20PDF.pdf
a report by the Rainforest Foundation UK about emissions from deforestation in the Congo Basin, and the likely impact of increased logging and land conversion in the future (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Carbon Neutral Myth, The - Offset Indulgences for your Climate Sins new editor's pick
http://www.carbontradewatch.org/pubs/carbon_neutral_myth.pdf
(2 votes)
report from Carbon Trade Watch highlights several ways in which the carbon offset approach to climate change is fundamentally flawed (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Brief of Amici Curiae Climate Scientists new editor's pick
http://www.communityrights.org/ClimateScientistsAmicusFinal.pdf
the legal brief filed by climate scientists to the Supreme Court in support of Massachusetts vs. EPA, 05-1120 which seeks to clarify that carbon dioxide is a pollutant that can and should be regulated by the EPA (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable new
http://www.unfoundation.org/files/pdf/2007/SEG_Report.pdf
(1 vote)
a report from the UN Foundation regarding integrating adaptation and mitigation strategies to achieve reduction negative impacts of climate change (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Green Power Marketing in the United States: A Status Report new
http://www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/resources/pdfs/38994.pdf
a technical report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory documenting green power marketing activities and trends in the United States (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
American Fuels new
http://www.americanfuels.info/
blog with news and commentary on alternative energy with an emphasis upon biofuels and biodiesel
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Climate Change Impacts on Bird Species new
a recent status report compiled for WWF that reviews more than 200 scientific articles, finds a clear and escalating pattern of climate change impacts on bird species around the world, suggesting a trend towards a major bird extinction from global warming (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Gardner's Guide to Global Warming, The new editor's pick
http://www.nwf.org/gardenersguide/Gardeners_Guide.pdf
the National Wildlife Federation discusses the challenges and solutions (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Carbon Trading: A Critical Conversation of Climate Change, Privatisation and Power new
http://www.dhf.uu.se/pdffiler/DD2006_48_carbon_trading/carbon_trading_web.pdf
a critical analysis of carbon trading and carbon-offsets, in particular of those based on tree monocultures, published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Broken Ground new
http://www.ourforests.org/brokenground/release.html
a report from the Heritage Forests Campaign which shows how the Bush Administration has broken its pledge for interim protection of America's last wild forests (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Carving up the Congo Report new
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/forests/africa/congo-report
(1 vote)
Greenpeace exposes that logging in the Congo rainforest is out of control, falls short of calling for an end to industrial logging in Congo's ancient primary rainforest (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Bulldozing Progress new
http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_acf-celcor_full.pdf
(1 vote)
report from the Australian Conservation Foundation and Celcor investigates human rights abuses and corruption in Papua New Guinea's large scale logging industry (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Failing the Forests: Europe's Illegal Timber Trade new
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/failingforests.pdf
a WWF report about illegal timber sales in Europe; includes research on the scale of the illegal timber market, origins of illegal timber and policy options for stopping it (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Ghosts on our Own Land new editor's pick
http://www.forestpeoples.org/documents/prv_sector/oil_palm/ghosts_on_our_own_land_txt_06_eng.pdf
report by Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch about the social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Hydroelectric Dams on the Madeira River new
http://www.foei.org/en/get-involved/take-action/RIO_MADEIRA.pdf
a report by Friends of the Earth International about the social and environmental threats posed by planned hydro-damns on the Madeira River -- the Amazon's largest tributary -- in Brazil (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Divided Forests: towards fairer zoning of forest lands new
http://rainforestfoundationuk.org/files/Divided%20Forests.pdf
report from Rainforest Foundation discussing case studies where tropical rainforest zoning practices have favored timber companies over long term sustainability (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Factory Farm.org new
http://www.factoryfarm.org/home.php
seeks to eliminate factory farming in favor of sustainable food production system which is healthful and humane, economically viable and ecologically sound
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Climate Change Health Impacts in Australia new
http://www.acfonline.org.au/uploads/res/res_ama_acf_full_report.pdf
report on the effects of dramatic carbon dioxide emission reductions; concludes that policy action to control greenhouse gas emissions, if taken decisively and soon, will reduce the extent and severity of climate change impacts on the health of Australians(pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Fraunhofer IZM - Department Environmental Engineering new
http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/EN/abteilungen/ee/index.jsp
supports industry's efforts to develop competitive electronic innovations with high ecological, economical as well as social benefits
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Insights from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture new
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/21_08_06_world_water_week.pdf
report seeks to critically evaluate the current situation regarding choices about water, food and ecosystems and to provide policy relevant recommendations on the way forward (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It