Brazil Amazon destruction rises after 3-year fall
Source: Reuters
Destruction of the Amazon forest in Brazil accelerated for the first time in four years, the government said on Friday, as high commodity prices tempted farmers and ranchers to slash more trees.
Washington plans mass slaughter of America's mustangs
Source: The Independent
Pressure from cattle-ranching industry could lead to more than 30,000 horses being culled.
U.N. urges climate cash boost for poorest
Source: Reuters
The United Nations and aid groups are pushing for an urgent increase in international funding to help the world's poorest countries cope with climate change, even as the global credit crunch strains rich nations' budgets.
The fool's gold of carbon trading
Source: The Times
A huge new market designed to solve global warming seems doomed to failure.
Climate change remains a top priority
Source: ENN
Skeptics believed that the fiscal crisis would force Obama to put his plans to address global warming on the back burner. But Obama has said, 'Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all. Delay is no longer an option.'
