Climate Change - special issue

The Economists' Voice -

BP, Husky link oil sands development with refinery

Reuters - BP Plc and Husky Energy Inc will form a joint venture linking a BP Ohio refinery with Husky's Sunrise oil sands project in Alberta in what is the latest in a series of deals integrating Canadian oil production and U.S. processing.

U.N. hails U.S. Senate climate steps

ENN - The United Nations praised on Thursday a step by a U.S. Senate committee to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the world's top carbon emitter even as Washington reaffirmed opposition to caps.

US faces isolation at climate summit

AP - American climate negotiators refused to back down in their opposition to mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, even as a US Senate panel endorsed sharp reductions in pollution blamed for global warming.

France Suspends Commercial GMO Seed Use, Studies Safety

Reuters - France formally suspended on Thursday the commercial use of genetically modified (GMO) seeds in the country until early February and ordered a biotech safety study.

Cut GhGs or Face Extreme Events

IPS - Scientists attending a major United Nations conference on climate change on this Indonesian resort island warn that unless greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions are contained extreme geo-climatic events are only expectable.

Wind farms to power every home in Britain

Telegraph - Every household in Britain could be powered by off-shore wind farms under major expansion plans being announced by the Government.

UK's official CO2 figures an illusion - study

Guardian - Britain is responsible for hundreds of millions more tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions than official figures admit, according to a new report that undermines UK claims to lead the world on action against global warming.

Norway to Spend Billions on Preserving Rainforests

VOA - Norway's prime minister has committed his country to spending more than $500 million a year to preserve the world's endangered rainforests.

Child Cancer Risk Higher Near Nuclear Plants

PlanetArk - A German study has found that young children living near nuclear power plants have a significantly higher risk of developing leukaemia and other forms of cancer, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.

2 top polluters oppose caps in Bali

AP - Presidents, prime ministers and environmental ministers prepared to join discussions on how to head off the impacts of rising temperatures, from rising oceans to deadly droughts and diseases.

Nuclear power plan faces fresh legal threat

Financial Times - Gordon Brown faces a dilemma on energy policy after a legal warning from Greenpeace, the environmental group, that a decision to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations would "not be lawful".

South Korean spill hits seafood industry

Reuters - Some 2.7 million gallons of crude gushed into the ocean after a collision Friday between a barge and a supertanker carrying more than 260,000 tons of crude oil.

Albert, Boğaziçi'nde "Kapitalizm Kaçınılmaz Değil" Dedi

Bianet - ZNet'in editörlerinden Albert, "İnsanlar kapitalizmin hayatlarını körelttiğini biliyor ama umut göremedikleri için harekete geçmiyorlar" dedi; "Katılımcı Ekonomi"yi anlattı.

Göstericiyi dağıtan polis, yürüyüş yaptı

CNNTurk - Küçükçekmece, Beyoğlu ve Okmeydanı’nda bazı gruplar yasadışı gösteri yaptı. Göstericileri dağıtan çevik kuvvet ekipleri, uygun adım yürüyüş yaptı.

Pentagon plans unchanged by Iran report: general

Reuters - A U.S. intelligence assessment that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 has had no effect on Pentagon planning, a senior U.S. military officer said.

"2010 yılında İran'ın atom bombası olacak" - 9 Aralık, 2007

CNNTurk - İsrail Başbakanı Ehud Olmert, kabinesiyle yaptığı toplantıda, ABD istihbaratının raporunun tersine, İran'ın 2010 yılına dek nükleer bomba yapacak kaynaklara sahip olabileceğini savundu.

İsrail'den 'barışı' baltalayacak çıkış

CNNTurk - İsrail Başbakan Yardımcısı Haim Ramon Doğu Kudüs'teki Yahudi yerleşimlerinden vazgeçmeyeceklerini söyledi.

AB-Afrika stratejik ortaklığı

BBCTurkish -
Portekiz'in başkenti Lizbon'daki Avrupa Birliği-Afrika Zirvesi'nde liderler serbest ticaret ve demokrasiye vurgu yapan bir stratejik ortaklık belgesi imzaladı.

'İsrail'de Arap karşıtlığı arttı'

BBCTurkish - İsrail Sivil Haklar Birliği, ülkedeki Arap karşıtı ırkçılığın geçen yıl büyük düzeyde arttığını açıkladı.

Irak’ta Babil Emniyet Müdürü öldürüldü

NTV -Irak’ta, başkent Bağdat’ın güneyindeki Babil vilayetinin Emniyet Müdürü Kays El Mamuri, yola döşenen bombanın patlatılmasıyla hayatını kaybetti.

İzlandalı genç Beyaz Saray’ı işletti

NTV- İzlandalı 16 yaşındaki bir genç, kendisini İzlanda Devlet Başkanı Olafur Ragnar Grimsson olarak tanıtıp ABD Başkanı George W. Bush’un gizli telefon numarasından Beyaz Saray’ı işlettiğini açıklayınca, ülkesinde kahraman oldu.