Luxist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Designer Amanda Brotman of Amanda Pearl has created three deliciously wild clutches to help benefit World Wildlife Fund . Why? It all started with a baby cheetah. (Aw.) Brotman visited Africa in the summer of 2008 and, while visiting villages in Kenya to learn about the economic initiatives, her group was given the opportunity to help nurse a baby cheetah back to health. The cheetah's mother had been...
Carbon-Based (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some local reaction to the WWF/Allianz report on impacts, from the Boston Globe : Brace yourself Boston: Sea level rise from climate change could jeopardize Hub assets worth $463 billion. A new report out by World Wildlife Fund and insurer Allianz warns that sea levels could rise along the U.S. coast a whopping 26 inches by 2050 as the world warms. That would place assets worth $7.4 trillion at risk...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Thursday welcomed China's announcement of specific figures for a reduction in the carbon intensity of its economy by 2020. "A 40-45 percent reduction in China's carbon intensity from business as usual projections is far from trivial," said Kim Carstensen, head of WWF's global climate initiative. "Given the size of China's economy, the decoupling...
Abby (the) Librarian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Welcome to Twelve Days of Giving , where I post for twelve days and recommend books for your holiday giving! This year in particular I think everyone's been more conscious of need in our communities and how we can help make the world a better place, so I wanted to start off this year's series with some suggestions for giving back. What better way to do this than by giving a charitable contribution...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | yesterday
PM's tiger still being tracked 5:15 AM Friday Nov 27, 2009 VLADIVOSTOK - A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir Putin fitted with a radio-tracking collar is alive and well, the Russian Prime Minister's spokesman said yesterday, after concerns were raised when an environmentalist said the tracking device had gone silent. Putin gained worldwide publicity last year when he shot the 5-year-old female with...
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The following statement was issued today by World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Program Director Keya Chatterjee in response to the announcement that President Obama will attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/World_Wildlife_Fund/Climate_Change_Talks/prweb3261194.htm...
Britannia Radio (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Citizens Electoral Council of Australia Media Release 25th of November 2009 Craig Isherwood‚ National SecretaryPO Box 376‚ COBURG‚ VIC 3058Phone: 03 9354 0544 Fax: 03 9354 0166Email: cec@cecaust.com.auWebsite: http://www.cecaust.com.au Isherwood: Who would have thought? British genocidalists are liars too The British oligarchy’s depopulation charity, the World Wide Fund for...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Three Sumatran tiger cubs born at Ragunan zoo Hasyim Widhiarto - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Wed, 11/25/2009 7:34 PM Jakarta A Sumatran tiger gave birth to three cubs at Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta , on Thursday, zoo chief Enny Pudjiwati says. “The delivery was successful and all three cubs are now in a healthy condition,” Enny told reporters on Wednesday. However, the sex of the newborns...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Putin's rare Siberian tiger goes missing By LIYA KHABAROVA (AP) – 2 hours ago VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — A rare Siberian tiger fitted by Vladimir Putin with a radio-tracking collar has vanished, a Russian environmentalist said Wednesday, dramatizing the plight of a species some conservationists fear may be approaching extinction. Russia's prime minister drew worldwide publicity in 2008 when...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The following statement was issued today by World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Program Director Keya Chatterjee in response to the announcement that President Obama will attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7...
Stayin' Alive (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
but in case you haven't noticed, this global climate change thang just keeps looking worse and worse. Here's the link to the "Copenhagen Diagnosis" report you've likely heard about , in which some of the world's leading climate scientists try to update policy makers on what we have learned since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report was written three...
The New Security Beat (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
“I’m an optimist,” said Peter McCornick , director for water policy at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute, about the future of food and water security in the Ganges and Mekong river basins at the World Wildlife Fund’s recent two-day symposium on water and climate change ( video ). Although the basins are under threat not only from climate change, but also urbanization...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and Allianz jointly warned that 'tipping points' will be reached if no action is taken to counteract climate change. "If we don't take immediate action against climate change, we are in grave danger of disruptive and devastating changes," said Kim Carstensen, head of WWF's Global Climate Initiative, in a statement in Berlin. Titled Major Tipping Points...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
In seeking to reduce Russia's greenhouse gas emissions, energy saving programs are more important than increased reliance on nuclear power, a World Wildlife Fund Russia official said on Tuesday.
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, North Sea Petroleum and Spring Associates have established the SkyEnergy consortium to advance the production of biokerosene (renewable jet fuel). The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will advise the consortium in relation to ecological aspects....
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ifp | 02/09/2009
Tap water in France is unsafe to drink for those with a serious illness claims a French scientist . According to a David Servan-Schreiber, a French scientist from the World Wildlife Fund, those suffering from a major illness should not drink tap water as he considered it was potentially harmful to them, primarily because of the presence of nitrates and pesticides in it. The comments last month were...
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