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On Truth, Fact, Values, Climate Change, and Doughnuts -- A Guest Commentary By Peter H. Gleick ENN 29 Dec 05

Climate options for a greener world
By David Shukman BBC 28 Dec 05

Storing carbon to combat global warming may cause other environmental problems, study suggests EurekAlert 22 Dec 05

Warming Arctic Sees Return of Blue Mussels After 1,000 Years Amitabh Avasthi National Geographic 21 Dec 05

S'pore closer to signing Kyoto Protocol
Today Online 13 Dec 05

Last-minute climate deals reached
BBC 10 Dec 05

Atmospheric Ozone Drop May Lead to More Cataracts PlanetArk 9 Dec 05

Old Fridges, Cars Slow Ozone Hole Recovery, Scientists Say
John Roach National Geographic 8 Dec 05

Sustainable development can cut greenhouse gases
SciDev.net 8 Dec 05

Study: Temperate Forests Could Worsen Global Warming EurekAlert 6 Dec 05

Pacific Islanders Move to Escape Global Warming
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 6 Dec 05

10 things you can do at home to reduce carbon emissions
The Independent Online 3 Dec 05


Thousands protest global warming amid UN climate conference
AFP Channel NewsAsia 4 Dec 05

Jargon obscures Montreal message
By Tim Hirsch BBC 3 Dec 05

Warming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Experts Warn
Nicholas Bakalar National Geographic 2 Dec 05

Worries for key anti-malaria drug as resistance signs emerge AFP Channel NewsAsia 2 Dec 05

Papua New Guinea leading developing nations on protecting earth's atmosphere
Written by Phil Couvrette PlanetSave 2 Dec 05

"Mini Ice Age" May Be Coming Soon, Sea Study Warns
James Owen National Geographic 30 Nov 05

Key Warming Ocean Current Slowing Down - Scientists
Story by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 1 Dec 05

Forests Urged as New Front in Global Warming Fight
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 1 Dec 05

Nations want cash not to fell trees
By Tim Hirsch BBC 30 Nov 05

CO2: This time it's personal
By Richard Black BBC 29 Nov 05

2 degrees Celcius: A World of Difference to Life on Earth
IUCN 28 Nov 05

"It's About Us!": Climate Change Fires Young Minds
Story by Jeff Coelho PlanetArk 28 Nov 05

Oceans, Greenhouse Gases Rising Faster - Reports
Story by Susan Heavey PlanetArk 25 Nov 05

Can "Tipping Points" Accelerate Global Warming?
Story by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
PlanetArk 25 Nov 05

Islands battle rising seas for survival
By Michael Perry, Reuters AlertNet 23 Nov 05

Climate Change Threatens World Fish Stocks - WWF
PlanetArk 18 Nov 05

Sir David tackles climate change
BBC News 16 Nov 05

Climate Change Could Spread Plague - Scientists
Story by James Kilner PlanetArk 15 Nov 05

Year of Disasters Speeds Drive to Pool Knowledge
Story by Barbara Lewis PlanetArk 9 Nov 05

Caribbean Reefs Bleached by Warm Water
By Associated Press ENN website 3 Nov 05

Climate Change Linked to Rise in Malaria, Asthma
Story by Timothy Gardner Planet Ark 2 Nov 05

Concepts for a low carbon future
By Richard Black Environment Correspondent
BBC Online 1 Nov 05


Environmental Decay may Prompt Refugee Surge - Study
Story by Alister Doyle Planet Ark 12 Oct 05

Amazon Rainforest Suffers Worst Drought in Decades
Story by Terry Wade Planet Ark 11 Oct 05

Global warming drying out source of China's mighty Yellow River Channel NewsAsia 10 Oct 05

Global Warming to Hit Migratory and Static Species
Story by Jeremy Lovell Planet Ark 6 Oct 05

Caribbean Corals Hit by Warm, Storm-Spawning Seas
Story by Alister Doyle Planet Ark 26 Mar 05

'Warming link' to big hurricanes
By Helen Briggs BBC News science reporter BBC 15 Sep 05
Hurricanes Are Getting Stronger, Study
John Roach National Geographic, 15 Sep 05

Two Decades of Protecting the Ozone Layer to be Marked
UNEP website 13 Sep 05

Water Crisis Looms as Himalayan Glaciers Melt
By Sugita Katyal ENN 7 Sep 05

Climate food crisis 'to deepen'
By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter BBC 5 Sep 05

'World must wake up to lessons of Katrina'
People and Planet 3 Sep 05

Asian peat fires add to warming
By Paul Rincon BBC News science reporter BBC 3 Sep 05

Pacific Coast Ecosystems Return to Normal
after Winds Arrive Late

By Terence Chea, Associated Press ENN website, 17 Aug 05

Animals Going Awry as Earth Warms, Scientists Say
by John Roach for National Geographic News National Geographic, 12 Aug 05

Major ozone loss over Antarctic
By Richard Black BBC 30 Aug 05

Global warming? Scientists are seeing
more dead birds, fewer fish on the Pacific Coast

by Terence Chea PlanetSave, 2 Aug 05

Fuel Cell Motorbike to Hit U.S. Streets
John Roach National Geographic 2 Aug 05

ASEAN states welcome to join new climate pact: Australia Channel NewsAsia 31Jul 05

Reconsider diesel option
Letter from Lee Keen Yoong Today Online, 29 Jul 05

Responses to the US climate pact
Singapore welcomes new Asia Pacific climate agreement
By S Ramesh Channel NewsAsia, 28 Jul 05
Expected US-brokered deal is no Kyoto alternative, says WWF World Wildlife Fund website 27 Jul 05
EU pushes binding climate deal
By Richard Black BBC Online, 28 Jul 05
Climate pact: For good or bad?
Analysis By Richard Black BBC Online, 28 Jul 05

US Unveils Climate Pact, Kyoto Alternative
PlanetArk website 28 Jul 05

Global Warming: How Hot? How Soon?
By Brian Handwerk National Geographic website 27 Jul 05

Can 'Robin Hood' taxes help S'poreans go green?
By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 28 Jul 05

Cheaper than petrol – and greener
by Charles Tan Today Online, 21 Jul 05

Scientists Raise Alarm About Ocean Health
By Associated Press ENN website 14 Jul 05

Oceans at Risk from Global Warming – Scientists
Story by Jeremy Lovell Planet Ark 1 Jul 05

Greener but costlier diesel
By Patricia Yap Today Online, 17 Jun 05

UN Urges "Green" Planning for Burgeoning Cities
Story by David Fogarty PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05

FACTBOX - Environment Suffers as Cities Boom
PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05

Environment Atlas Reveals Planet Wide Devastation
PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05

Changing planet revealed in atlas
BBC Online, 4 Jun 05

Talking about global warming How can we combat climate change? Does climate change affect your life? Are you worried about the effects of global warming? BBC online 31 May 05

S'pore leaders tackle climate change
by Sheralyn Tay Today online 28 May 05

Climate change means learning to live with floods, tsunamis: experts Channel NewsAsia 28 May 05

Climate change could increase the number of hungry people Severest impact in sub-Saharan Africa
FAO website 26 May 05

How green will you go?
by Sheralyn Tay Today, 25 May 05
Ministry launches environment survey
Channel NewsAsia, 25 May 05

Climate Change is 'All about Our Money,' Big Investors Say
By Charles J. Hanley, Associated Press Environmental News Network, 11 May 05

Global warming 'proof' detected
By Richard Black BBC website, 28 Apr 05

Baking under drought, SEAsia looks to force rain from the sky Channel NewsAsia, 14 Apr 05

New Report on How to Save the Ozone Layer while Combating Climate Change UNEP website , 7 Apr 05

Government launches new initiatives to promote efficient use of energy Channel NewsAsia, 7 Apr 05
$10m for energy audits: No excuse for companies not to reduce power consumption Today, 8 Apr 05

Mini-weather stations in schools to help students learn about climate change
By Yvonne Cheong Channel NewsAsia, 31 Mar 05

Green Energy Seen as $100 Billion Market in Decade
PlanetArk 23 Mar 05

World Water Day
World Water Day puts precious resource in spotlight
Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05
Water, sanitation key to disaster response, long-term development PlanetSave 22 Mar 05

Aichi Expo to showcase latest technology in eco-friendly energy By Michiyo Ishida Channel NewsAsia 22 Mar 05

Nuclear Energy May Be Back in Vogue - UN
Story by Louis Charbonneau PlanetArk 22 Mar 05

No Stopping Global Warming, Studies Predict
by Maggie Fox PlanetArk 18 Mar 05

Thai Farmers Pray For Rain as Drought Bites Hard
by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk 18 Mar 05

No Drought Relief in US Northwest Seen - NOAA
by Christopher Doering PlanetArk 18 Mar 05

Global Warming Threat Central To Policy - Britain
PlanetArk 16 Mar 05

Photos Show Climate Change As Ministers Meet In UK
by Jeremy Lovell PlanetArk 15 Mar 05

Water crisis looms as Himalayan glaciers retreat
World Wildlife Fund newsroom 14 Mar 05

Thai king concerned about drought as 10 disaster zones declared Channel NewsAsia 12 Mar 05

Australian scientists prove less trees, less rain
Australian scientists have found that deforestation along the Amazon River in South America was reducing rainfall and causing climate change in the region. PlanetArk 11 Mar 05

Millenium Project Report on Environmental Sustainability: a practical strategy. So why will this latest incarnation of environmental analysis be any different? UNEP website 10 Mar 05

Asian Drought Affects Millions, Hits Crops, Exports A severe Asian drought has left millions of people struggling to find water, damaged crops from India to China and cost millions of dollars in lost exports. by Vissuta Pothong PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05

Forests Could Be Key To Curbing Global Warming
by Alister Doyle PlanetArk, 4 Mar 05

What bush fires mean Singaporeans should develop a deeper understanding of issues that some may consider faraway
The Straits Times, 27 Feb 05

Bush fires may have been caused by human activity Singapore is experiencing its most severe dry spell in nearly 40 years. Channel NewsAsia, 23 Feb 05

Plastic Bag Ban in Kenya Proposed as Part of New Waste Strategy UNEP News Centre, 23 Feb 05

UNEP Launches 2004/5 GEO Yearbook: Scientists are linking a rise in new and previously suppressed infectious diseases with the dramatic environmental changes now sweeping the planet UNEP News Centre, 21 Feb 05

Ocean, Arctic Studies Show Global Warming is Real
by Maggie FoxPlanetArk: Reuters News Service, 21 Feb 05

Environment ministers, world officials to discuss efforts to cut poverty in Kenya conference PlanetSave.com, 18 Feb 05

Tsunami, global warming to top world environment ministers' agenda in Kenya Tribune de Geneve, 18 Feb 05

Scientists find dramatic changes in Southern Ocean,
fear climate link
Channel NewsAsia , 17 Feb 05

Feted and Hated, Kyoto Global Warming Pact Starts
by Alister Doyle Planet Ark, 17 Feb 05

Singapore committed to cutting carbon emissions
The Straits Times, 17 Feb 05


The great Antarctic meltdown
by Neo Hui Min The Straits Times, 4 Feb 05

Sunny S'pore 'ripe for solar power'
by Christopher Tan The Straits Times, 2 Feb 05

Refugees, disease, water and food shortages to result from global warming
and Triggers to climate catastrophe still poorly understood
Channel NewsAsia, 1 Feb 05


Global warming already disrupting climate: scientists tell conference
Channel NewsAsia, 1 Feb 05


Global warming reaching point-of-no-return
Channel NewsAsia, 24 Jan 05

Global warming a danger now:
Extreme climate changes cause 160,000 deaths yearly, warns expert By Radha Basu The Straits Times, 21 Jan 05

links
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Related articles on Global issues: tsunami and the environment Media and other articles discussing the role of mangroves and coral reefs in mitigating the effect and the impact on the natural environment and the people that depend on them.

Ecological footprint: yours, Singapore's
Singapore Environment Council website has lots of links to find out how green your home, office and school are, and tips on the 3Rs
Archives of newspaper articles on the 3Rs on Recycling Point Dot Com
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change website

 
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