New Website Is For The Dogs, And Their Owners

The Earthbark Movement kicked off earlier this month, launching a website www.earthbark.com designed to empower eco-friendly dog owners and pet friendly businesses with the a goal to help you reduce your carbon “pawprint”.

Earthbark raises awareness of dogs’ impact on our planet and gives dog owners the tools and information to minimize their impact on the [...]

California Approves New Alternative Energy Initiatives

This past September, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order directing the California Air Resources Board to adopt regulations increasing California’s energy from renewable sources to 33% by 2020 and 20% by 2010.

On December 18 the states regulators approved a request by Southern California Edison to construct a 173 mile long electricity transmission line [...]

We Have A Deal: The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Result

It went from Copenhagen to “Hopenhagen” to in the end “Brokenhagen”.

The UN climate change conference in Copenhagen is still going on after world leaders jetted in over the past few days and reached a “Copenhagen Accord” that was agreed by the US, China, South Africa and India, however as early as this morning it is [...]

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: Nearing The End

Will they or wont they?

With only a few hours left to write and agree on a deal, that question is still largely unanswered. Or is it?

The better question should be, will the deal be substantial, or as it is suggested be a “political deal” promising to meet and to further discuss the issue again [...]

Copenhagen Climate Conference: Day 10

The possibility of agreement in Copenhagen is all but lost. As world leaders arrived at the UN Climate Change Conference, there ultimately may be nothing for them to vote on.

As protestors outside the Bella Convention Centre were doused in pepper spray beaten with batons and 230 of them arrested and detained, inside negotiators still [...]

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: Day 9 Recap

The UN Climate Change Conference is entering the decisive phase, as heads of state and government begin to arrive for the final few days of negotiations.

While UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is saying the leaders are facing a “defining moment in history”. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, offers a more sobering assessment stating the [...]

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: Day 8 Recap

After a brief boycott of the UN Climate talks on Monday, poor countries agreed to resume talks.

The European Union says poor countries have stopped their boycott of climate change negotiations and have found a solution to their dispute with rich nations.

Informal talks resolved the impasse between rich and poor nations ending the day long boycott, [...]

Copenhagen Climate Change Conference: Week 1 Round-Up

With only a short working week left to hammer out a deal, one has to wonder just what are we going to get.

The mood at the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference last Monday was said to be optimistic and positive.

How quickly it changed.

It only took a day or two before China and [...]