Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Coverage of Climate Change Story Crucial to Africa’s Story | Digital News Africa
DURING a two days workshops on “Covering the Climate Change Story” aimed at equipping African journalists on reporting the COP 17 Climate Change conference in Durban and beyond, several eye-opening environment-related discoveries were made.
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UNEP workshop facilitators gave a sound background of the climate change science and reality
Australia: Frost damages Mallee crops
Frost damage is forcing some cereal crops to be cut for hay in the Victorian Mallee.

Previously bumper grain crops were hit by a severe frost a fortnight ago, with the worst affected areas reportedly around Piangil and Manangatang, in Victoria's north-west.
GM and GE Go All-In for Chinese Subsidies | National Legal and Policy Center
Meanwhile, as has been forecast many times by NLPC's Mark Modica, GM is unloading a number of the worthless Volts on General Electric for use in China, it was announced Thursday. In addition, GE will install a number of charging stations (also certain to be subsidized) "at a government-assigned international EV demonstration zone in Shanghai's Jiading District and at the GM Headquarters office in the city." That will put a token number of Volts on the road in China (just like in the U.S.) to make it look like GM isn't just after a naked grab of government subsidies - at least until the joint venture produces its electric Sail or other qualifying vehicle.
Climate sceptic Lomborg may lose funding
“We’re negotiating the government, which includes the budget,” Social Democrat environmental spokesperson Mette Gjerskov said, according to DR. “Our starting point is that money which is given to people who do not agree that there are climate change problems should be chucked out. But I can’t answer what is contained within our budget.”

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