UN Climate Talks Open In Qatar

Monday, November 26, 2012 UN Climate Talks Open In Qatar DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Anticipating an onslaught of criticism from poor nations, the United States claimed "enormous" strides in reducing greenhouse emissions at the opening of U.N. climate talks Monday, despite failing to join other industrialized nations in committing to binding cuts. FEMA Approves Sandy Aid For NY Judge Sets BP Plea Deal Meeting Sandy Cost New York $42 Billion, According To Governor's Office UN Climate Talks' Lingo And Acronyms Explained Many Spill Settlement Opt-Out Requests Weren't Valid, BP Claims BLOG POSTS Andrew Winston: The Challenge of Climate Math These are important numbers to wrap your head around, but what do they really mean for countries and companies? How fast do we have to change? Maisie Greenawalt: The Non-Controversy Surrounding Local Food The contentions that local food's opponents are putting forth are actually founded largely on credible data, and this is in part why the "controversy" surrounding local food persists. However, examining why locavorism does or does not make sense in 21st Century America via only one or two specific data points is leading people to the wrong conclusions. Daniel McGahn: Sandy: An Eye-Opener for the Power Grid The absolute paralysis that our economy and our country experiences during these prolonged and widespread outages exposes an extreme vulnerability. Aiko Stevenson: A 4 Degrees Celsius Rise? The warmest July in the Mediterranean will be around 9 degrees warmer than it is today, making it as hot as parts of the Libyan desert. And, water scarcity and devastated crop yields will exacerbate global hunger, making the food riots of 2008 seem quite tame indeed. Kelly Rigg: It's Time for World Leaders to Take a Walk in the Woods Imagine the following scenario for the climate negotiations....

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