[In case you missed it]: UN climate change deal needs more sacrifices by West, John Prescott warns | Environment | The Guardian

The fact is that the west has poisoned the world and left continents like Africa in poverty.
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Copenhagen, he argues, will represent a major infringement on free market economies, even though it will use market mechanisms such as cap and trade to set a price for carbon through rationing.

"What we are beginning to witness is a whole new set of rules for economics, based on rationing resources."

Climate Change [Allegedly] Opens Northwest Passage - REALscience

The 64-foot Ocean Watch sailboat is parked behind a 45-mile chunk of sea ice, waiting for open water to be among the first American boats to sail the fabled shipping route.

For the last two summers, ice-free conditions in the Canadian archipelago allowed smooth sailing across the top of North America for the first time. This year’s late and heavy winter is making navigating the passage more difficult this year. But sailors are certain the thick ice will melt enough to allow boats to travel successfully from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic.

Daily News from Korea - Lee Calls for Green Lifestyle to Fight Climate Change

President Lee Myung-bak urged the public to join government efforts to fight climate change by adopting a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle.

In his bi-weekly radio address on Monday the President stressed the importance of reducing carbon gas emissions, saying that the erection of so-called "carbon trade barriers" could be a critical blow to the export-driven Korean economy. This environment protectionist measure is under consideration by some major economies, including the U.S., to levy on imported emission-extensive goods.