Death toll from Chinese earthquake more than doubles to 1,706 | inthenews.co.uk

International aid agency Oxfam warned of how the severely cold weather could hamper the rescue effort.

"The temperature here during the daytime is around ten degrees Celsius; at night, it drops to below zero. The freezing weather is a huge challenge for the people made homeless by the earthquake, including people living in the camp in Jiegu," said Aman Yee, deputy programme manager of the rural development and disaster management team of Oxfam Hong Kong.

Abya Yala Nexus: Streaming Live! - AYN

streaming live from the Climate Change conference in Cochabamba

Sacramento Press / Cap-to-Cap to celebrate Earth Day with carbon offsets

With Earth Day’s 40th celebration just days away, the Sacramento Metro Chamber proudly announces that 300 delegates travel for the Capitol-to-Capitol advocacy program is “green.”

Metro Chamber member Sacramento Municipal Utility District has once again provided carbon offsets for the official travel portion of each Cap-to-Cap delegate. This is the third year in a row that SMUD has sponsored reduction of the delegation’s carbon footprint.

“SMUD’s carbon offset program is retiring 295 tonnes of greenhouse gas offsets [which could be offset for $29.50 here] on behalf of our delegation,” said Metro Chamber President & CEO Matt Mahood.

Green Lib Dems on policy offensive - politics.co.uk

"The climate science tells us that this is our last chance for change," Nick Clegg said at his party's early morning press conference.