OPEC Goes on the Defense

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By Chris Nelder | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Growing evidence of a global recession continues to take a heavy toll on the oil business. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Bank are forecasting the first decline in economic growth in 25 years, with a consequent decline in oil …

First Metro Green Jobs Report Projects 4.2 Million Jobs by 2038

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Thursday, October 2, 2008 Report by Mayors Climate Protection Center Sets Index to Measure Green Jobs Growth in America’s Metro Economies Miami, FL – According to a groundbreaking study establishing a national Green Jobs Index, the U.S. economy currently generates more than 750,000 green jobs—a number that is projected to …

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Transparency and the economic emergency Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability – Update 1 Transparency and the Office of Financial Stability – Update 2 “And We All Thought Banks Had Money” by Hazel Henderson GEORGE SOROS on ECONOMIC RECOVERY & THE BANKING SYSTEM (MaximsNewsNetwork) Alternative Trickle-up Plans Beyond Paulson …

Global Footprint Network 2008 Year End Appeal

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Global Footprint Network 2008 Year End Appeal Dear Friends and Colleagues, I hope your first days of 2009 will be filled with health and vitality. We at Global Footprint Network see the coming year as one of great potential, one in which your continued support can make the greatest impact …

Advance Materials: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and World Public Opinion: Global Poll

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Embargoed from Publication until 20:00 GMT December 9, 2008 25-Nation Poll Finds Worldwide Support for Principles in Universal Declaration of Human Rights Most Favor UN Taking a Larger Role in Promoting Human Rights For Release: 20:00 GMT Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Contact: Steven Kull, Director, WorldPublicOpinion.org , (202) 232-7500 College …

Environment News Service: December 13, 2008

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Slow Progress in Poznan While Climate Threats Mount POZNAN, Poland, December 13, 2008 (ENS) – The annual UN climate change conference ended shortly before 3:00 am today in Poznan with a commitment from governments to shift into full negotiating mode next year in order to shape a effective international response …

Dec. 9, 2008: PARRY TRANSIT LAUNCHES AS DEMAND SOARS FOR AFFORDABLE, ALTERNATIVE RAIL

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Green, Low-Carbon British Streetcars Run Free of Electric Rail, Propelled by Patented Kinetic Energy Storage System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 9, 2008 – Reflecting America’s changing transportation agenda, Parry Transit (www.parrytransit.com) is launching as the exclusive U.S. provider of Parry People Mover technologies, trams, streetcars, and inter-urban light rail vehicles. …

Environment News Service: December 6, 2008

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Climate Hopes and Fears at Poznan POZNAN, Poland, December 5, 2008 (ENS) – For the first time, a solar-powered car has traveled around the world, arriving at the UN climate conference in Poznan Thursday with the United Nations’ top climate official Yvo de Boer onboard for the last few meters …

Why New China-U.S. Talks Hinge On Energy

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By Sam Hopkins | Thursday, December 4th, 2008 On December 3, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson continued multi-year negotiations centering on energy security and renewable energy progress. As part of their ongoing Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), each country is looking to the other for answers …