'Safe' uranium that left a town contaminated

The Observer - They were told depleted uranium was not hazardous. Now, 23 years after a US arms plant closed, workers and residents have cancer - and experts say their suffering shows the use of such weapons may be a war crime.

America “Recycle’s” Electronic Waste Overseas

CommonDreams - Most Americans think they’re helping the earth when they recycle their old computers, televisions and cell phones. But chances are they’re contributing to a global trade in electronic trash that endangers workers and pollutes the environment overseas.

US power company linked to Bush is named in database as a top polluter

Independent - An American power company with close financial links to President George Bush has been named as one of the world's top producers of global warming pollution.The first-ever worldwide database of such pollution also reveals the rapid growth in global-warming emissions by power plants in China, South Africa and India. Power plants already produce 40 per cent of US greenhouse gas and 25 per cent of the world's.

Overfishing and development turning the Mediterranean into a marine graveyard

Independent - "'From devil rays to angel sharks, Mediterranean populations of these vulnerable species are in serious trouble,' said Claudine Gibson, Programme Officer for the IUCN Shark Specialist Group (SSG) and co-author of the report. 'Our analyses reveal the Mediterranean as one of the world's most dangerous places on Earth for sharks and rays. Bottom-dwelling species appear to be at greatest risk in this region, due mainly to intense fishing of the seabed.'"

Clean coal could be 15-years away, admits Danczuk

Rochdale - Rochdale’s Labour Parliamentary Candidate, Simon Danczuk, has agreed with Paul Rowen that we need to spend more time developing clean coal, but warned that clean coal technology was still up to 15-years away from completion and that we must do something about climate change now.

Emergency Brakes Needed to Stop Climate Crash

IPS - "The report shows that the window for action is closing. Policy-makers need to take action," Verolme told Tierramérica in an interview from Valencia Saturday.The 24-page Synthesis Report and shorter Synthesis Summary for Policymakers summarise the scientific findings from the IPCC's 2,800-page, three-volume assessment of climate change released earlier in the year

Bangladesh storm toll over 3.000, millions suffer

Reuters - Four days after super cyclone Sidr killed more than 3,000 people in Bangladesh, rescuers struggled on Monday to reach isolated areas along the country's devastated coast to give aid to millions of survivors.

Britain to study carbon cuts as deep as 80 percent

Reuters - Britain will study whether it can commit to cutting its carbon emissions by as much as 80 percent by 2050, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday in his first major speech on the environment since taking office this year.

Japan shuts down nuclear reactor

Reuters - Tohoku Electric Power Co. shut a reactor at one of its nuclear plants on Saturday due to an unspecified problem that occurred when the unit was restarted after a regular inspection.

Organise organise organise!Get organised

Guardian - Bibi van der Zee offers some advice on how to mobilise people in your area to take action on climate change ahead of the national march on December 8

Coal addiction hinders climate cleanup

Los Angeles Times - Coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, is the crack cocaine of the developing world. It is the inexpensive and plentiful fuel powering the rising economies of Asia -- and because of that, it has become one of the most intractable problems in combating global warming.

B.C. set to introduce first laws to ensure emissions will be cut as promised

The Canadian Press - British Columbians will see legislation tabled this week legally enshrining Premier Gordon Campbell's ambitious commitment to combat climate change, which he touts as a first in Canada.

Climate scientists want war on warming

Canada.com - Climate scientists believe global warming is accelerating and in a landmark report, out today, they lay out the case for global action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. "What we need is comparable to the mobilization for World War Two," says Danny Harvey, a climate specialist at the University of Toronto, and one of many Canadian contributors to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC.

China says: Et Tu?

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER - Here's hoping The next Kyoto Protocol, whatever it's called, should take those things into account, driving home a point we must never forget: Globally speaking, there is no free lunch. A great deal on goods in the U.S. often means a great deal of exploitation and pollution elsewhere. This isn't about letting China off the hook. It's about copping to our share of responsibility for what we condemn in other countries.

A world dying, but can we unite to save it?

Independent - Humanity is rapidly turning the seas acid through the same pollution that causes global warming, the world's governments and top scientists agreed yesterday. The process – thought to be the most profound change in the chemistry of the oceans for 20 million years – is expected both to disrupt the entire web of life of the oceans and to make climate change worse.

Cyprus water crisis highlights climate change

Reuters - A small pool of water at the bottom of Cyprus's largest reservoir is shrinking by the day: without rain, the main source of surface water for most of the island will dry up by the end of the year.

Çevreyi kirleten fabrikaya kredi yok

BBCTurkish - Çin bankaları, çevreyi kirletmekle suçlanan 12 fabrikaya kredi vermeyi reddetti.

Heavy rain causes floods in northeastern Greece

Reuters - Authorities declared a state of emergency in parts of northeastern Greece on Sunday after heavy rain caused floods near the border with Turkey, forcing residents of several villages to evacuate their homes.

Bangladesh cyclone death toll at least 2,400

AP - "Nothing is going to happen. That was our first thought and we went to bed. Just before midnight the winds came like hundreds of demons. Our small hut was swept away like a piece of paper, and we all ran for shelter," said Mridha, a 45-year-old farm worker, weeping.

Bodrum’u sel aldı

NTV - Sabah saatlerinde başlayan ve kısa süre devam eden şiddetli yağış nedeniyle, kent merkezi ve beldelerde, birçok ev ve iş yerini su bastı. Bazı iş yerlerinde önemli çapta maddi hasar oluştu.