http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with environmental news that matters. Cover ecology, climate change and news affecting the world's environment en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293601,news-can-anyone-save-a-copenhagen-climate-treaty--feature.html Brussels - It is not often that negotiators call talks a failure before they have begun, but that seemed the case on Friday ahead of United Nations climate-change talks in Copenhagen. ... Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293601,news-can-anyone-save-a-copenhagen-climate-treaty--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293596,binding-climate-treaty-in-copenhagen-deemed-unlikely--summary.html Barcelona - Negotiators from several European and developing countries stressed Friday the need for a legally binding treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol but conceded such a deal may not be reached at the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference.... Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293596,binding-climate-treaty-in-copenhagen-deemed-unlikely--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293561,baltics-reaffirm-commitment-to-new-nuclear-plant.html Vilnius - The prime ministers of three Baltic states said Friday they remained committed to the joint construction of a new nuclear power station for the region in which Poland will also have a share. After talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, th... Energy,Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:40:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293561,baltics-reaffirm-commitment-to-new-nuclear-plant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293556,storm-death-toll-hits-109-in-vietnam.html Hanoi - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae in central Vietnam has risen to 109, the country's Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control reported Friday. The authority said 16 people remained missing, and local media were reporting death ... Nature,Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293556,storm-death-toll-hits-109-in-vietnam.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293517,india-eu-leaders-hold-talks-on-trade-climate-change.html New Delhi - Leaders from India and the European Union began discussions at a summit Friday during which both sides were expected to give a boost to negotiations for a free-trade pact and expand cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism to c... Environment Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:10:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293517,india-eu-leaders-hold-talks-on-trade-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293476,hurricane-ida-hits-nicaraguas-caribbean-coast--summary.html Managua/Miami - Hurricane Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with heavy rain Thursday and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said. Civil Defence chief General Mario Perez-Cassar said the authorities were coordinating to send foo... Nature,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:34:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293476,hurricane-ida-hits-nicaraguas-caribbean-coast--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293449,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott--summary.html Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293449,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293445,india-sweden-hold-talks-on-climate-change-energy.html New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Thursday held talks on a wide range of issues in hopes of providing a fresh impetus to bilateral ties in the areas of trade, energy and environment. Sing... Energy,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293445,india-sweden-hold-talks-on-climate-change-energy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293438,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott.html Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293438,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293436,extra-hurricane-ida-makes-landfall-on-nicaraguas-caribbean-coast.html Managua - Hurricane Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with heavy rain Thursday and led to the evacuation of several villages in the area, Nicaraguan authorities said. General Mario Parez-Cassar, head of the Central American country's Civil Defence,... Nature,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:04:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293436,extra-hurricane-ida-makes-landfall-on-nicaraguas-caribbean-coast.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293430,eus-barroso-urges-ukraine-to-avoid-disruptions-in-gas-supplies.html Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged Ukraine to do everything in its power to prevent a repeat of last winter's gas crisis, in which a fight with Russia over money cut off supplies to much of Europe. Europea... Energy,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:16:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293430,eus-barroso-urges-ukraine-to-avoid-disruptions-in-gas-supplies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293426,ida-becomes-a-hurricane-en-route-to-nicaragua--summary.html Managua/Miami - Tropical Storm Ida became a hurricane as it continued to approach Nicaragua Thursday, the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami said. Ida - with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometres per hour with higher gusts - was expected to ma... Nature,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293426,ida-becomes-a-hurricane-en-route-to-nicaragua--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html Athens - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on developed countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent in an address to the Greek parliament Thursday. With just over a month remaining before a key UN climate change conference in... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Barcelona - December's Copenhagen climate conference will produce a real but probably not binding agreement, a US climate change negotiator said Thursday. Jonathan Pershing made the comments in Barcelona, Spain, where UN climate negotiators are try... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293327,storm-death-toll-in-vietnam-rises-to-98.html Hanoi - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae has risen to 98 in central Vietnam, the country's Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control said Thursday. The authority said 20 people were missing and it expected the death toll to continue to... Nature,Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:04:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293327,storm-death-toll-in-vietnam-rises-to-98.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293237,un-expects-us-to-commit-to-fight-against-climate-change.html Barcelona - The United Nations' top climate change official said Wednesday he expected the United States to table concrete proposals against global warming at December's Copenhagen climate conference. The US Senate was expected to reach an agreement ... Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293237,un-expects-us-to-commit-to-fight-against-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293216,un-climate-deal-necessary-to-prevent-migration.html Athens - A deal at the climate change conference in Copenhagen next month is critically needed in order to curb migration UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. We are in a critical period...populations will relocate due to more extreme we... Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293216,un-climate-deal-necessary-to-prevent-migration.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293174,quake-shakes-southern-iranian-port-700-injured--summary.html Tehran - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the southern Iranian port town of Bandar Abbas Wednesday and injured at least 700 people, state media reported. The quake occurred in the early morning hours of Wednesday and l... Nature,Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:58:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293174,quake-shakes-southern-iranian-port-700-injured--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293170,klm-to-fly-first-passengers-using-bio-diesel.html Amsterdam - Dutch KLM will be the first airline to fly a passenger flight using bio-diesel, the airline claimed on Wednesday. The Boeing 747 flight, carrying a limited number of passengers, will take off on November 23 using a mixture of bio-fuel and... Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:40:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293170,klm-to-fly-first-passengers-using-bio-diesel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293144,storm-death-toll-rises-to-33-in-vietnam.html Hanoi - The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae in central Vietnam has risen to 33, the country's National Steering Committee for Storm and Flood Control reported Wednesday. Vietnamese newspapers reported higher death tolls, with figures running a... Nature,Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293144,storm-death-toll-rises-to-33-in-vietnam.html