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Discussing Global Warming in Blustery Poland
Today, the UN climate conference began in Poznan, Poland. At the conference, government representatives will be tasked with further developing...
Rip-Offsets: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism
Barbara Haya, UC Berkeley researcher and International Rivers consultant, explains the shortcomings and implications of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development...
UN Suspends Clean Energy Project Auditor
Originally published in Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – The U.N. climate change body has suspended one of the largest auditors of...
Accreditation of Major CDM Auditor, DNV Suspended
The Executive Board (EB) of the UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) must have read our recent report, Bad Deal for...
US Congress Waking Up to Offset Scams?
In September I spent a couple of days touring Congressional offices in Washington with Karen Orenstein from Friends of the...
Hail Mary! Aussie Activists Celebrate Dam Suspension
Communities in the Mary Valley in Queensland, Australia, are celebrating the announcement by state Premier, Anna Bligh, that construction on...
UN Climate Conference: NGOs Demand an End to Loopholes
Joint Press Release Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung (Environment and Development) and International Rivers Berlin The UN climate conference begins on...
Financial Crisis Stops Xalala Dam - For Now
The indigenous Ixcan communities are strongly opposing the proposed Xalala Dam in Guatemala. Partly due to their opposition, private funding...
Flatulence From a Popular Swimming Hole
I was surprised to find out that lots of methane is bubbling out of my favorite swimming hole. Wohlensee, a...
Dirty Hydro: Dams and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Hydropower is often believed to be an inherently “climate-friendly” technology. But scientific studies indicate that the rotting of organic matter...