Copenhagen Climate Summit: The Empire’s New Clothes

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 16, 2009 As the United Nations' climate summit enters its final week in the home country of Hans Christian Andersen, the notion that a binding agreement will come from this gathering looks more and more like a fairy tale. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Palin’s Climate Epiphany

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 15, 2009 Back in the heady days of 2008, as governor of our most at-risk state, Sarah Palin sounded a dire warning against climate change What a difference a book tour makesAs governor of our most at-risk state, Sarah Palin sounded a dire warning against climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Naomi Klein to Danes: Ease Off the Controls in ‘Hopenhagen’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2009 So, author-activist Naomi Klein has spent the last few days in Copenhagen, taking in the developments -- and appreciating streamlined and functional Scandinavian design -- at the climate summit, but she has a message for her Danish hosts: Cool it on the whole control freak thing, or the "Hopenhagen" conference isn't going to be a success. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Copenhagen Protests Call for Emission Cuts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 12, 2009 The Copenhagen climate conference brought not only heads of states to discuss the environment but tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding action by the leaders to cut emissions Later, violence led to arrests Update . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fair and Balanced (and Phony) Science

Joe Conason / Truthdig Dec 10, 2009 Evading the challenges of climate change -- and the human responsibility to save the planet -- is simple enough even for the laziest citizen.Evading the human responsibility to save the planet is simple enough even for the laziest citizen. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Human’ Factor Missing in Copenhagen

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Dec 10, 2009 Countries are wrangling over everything about human-induced climate change except the increasing number of humans inducing it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Take Me to Your Climate Leader

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 9, 2009 "Politicians talk, leaders act" read the sign outside the Bella Center in Copenhagen on the opening day of the United Nations climate summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Some Summit

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Crunch Time for the Climate

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2009 President Obama has shifted travel arrangements so he can be present at the final negotiating sessions of this month's Copenhagen climate summit. The move, a result of international pressure, will have Obama making two trips to Scandinavia, one to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday in Oslo, then again Dec. 18 for the key Copenhagen discussions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. to Investigate Climate E-Mail Controversy

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2009 The apparently deliberately timed release of leaked e-mails stolen from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia has created problems for the global warming cause just as world leaders are preparing to convene at the Copenhagen climate change summit, and now the United Nations is launching its own investigation into the incident. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama on His Own

By Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang Dec 4, 2009 In Copenhagen, a major binding agreement at the global warming summit is not to be Not this year In Washington, the Senate is so divided that it became clear months ago that climate legislation will be pushed off until 2010 at the earliest Still, the United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming Here's howThe United States can meet the challenge of a world demanding that it take the lead on global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Code Yellow

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