Posts Tagged copenhagen
Copenhagen Police Use Force on Unarmed Protestors
on 16/12/2009 by NW0.eu in Video Library, World News, Comments Off
Police at the climate summit in Copenhagen are using force on unarmed protestors:Copenhagen has turned into Chokenhagen …For background, see this, this, and this.Print this post
Copenhagen Spoof Shames Canada; Climate Debt No Joke
on 15/12/2009 by NW0.eu in World News, Comments Off
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – “Canada is ‘red-faced’!” (Globe and Mail) “Copenhagen spoof shames Canada!” (Guardian) “Hoax slices through Canadian spin on warming!” (The Toronto Star) “A childish prank!” (Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada)
What at first looked like the flip-flop of the century has been revealed as a sophisticated ruse by a coalition of African, North American, and European activists. The purpose: to highlight the most powerful nations’ obstruction of meaningful progress in Copenhagen, to push for just climate debt reparations, and to call out Canada in particular for its terrible climate policy.
The elaborate intercontinental operation was spearheaded by a group of concerned Canadian citizens, the “Climate Debt Agents” from ActionAid, and The Yes Men. It involved the creation of a best-case scenario in which Canadian government representatives unleashed a bold new initiative to curb emissions and spearhead a “Climate Debt Mechanism” for the developing world…
Copenhagen, Carbon and Control
on 02/12/2009 by NW0.eu in Science and Technology, Comments Off
‘From scrapped cars to bloated NGOs, funded by those who aim to profit from carbon, one need only look to the European Union and the UK to see what’s […]
US puts climate debate on hold for five weeks despite plea by Merkel
on 04/11/2009 by NW0.eu in World News, Comments Off
International negotiators lost one of the key elements to a successful deal on global warming today after Democratic leaders in the US Congress ruled out passing a climate change law before 2010.
Copenhagen Agreement is a Plan For World Government
on 02/11/2009 by NW0.eu in World News, Comments Off
‘We can only hope that world leaders will do nothing more than enjoy a pleasant bicycle ride around the charming streets of Copenhagen come December. For if they actually manage […]
