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What Happens in Copenhagen, Stays in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.28.2009

Why it matters:
The worlds biggest polluters have decided to try to put out a forest fire with squirt guns.
Recap:
A U.N. climate conference years in the making. 200 countries in attendance. Heads of state from the world’s most powerful nations gathering [...]

Copenhagen: More Protests than Progress

by Kevin McCann 12.18.2009

Why it matters:
Because it seems like more happened outside the Bella Center than inside, which is bad news.
Recap:
You’ve likely been hearing the news from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen: raucous outbursts and sharp crackdowns. No, not from the [...]

The Ball is Rolling (Slowly) in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.16.2009

Why it matters:
Without an effective and binding agreement, the delegates in Copenhagen are just on vacation.
Recap:
Well folks, week one of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is in the record books.
The general consensus, reflected by Climate Interactive’s Scoreboard, [...]

Copenhagen? More like Hopenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.11.2009

Why it matters:
This is it folks. Monday marked the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Denmark. The UNC4, if I might coin a phrase. Wait, C4, that sounds dangerous.
Recap:
This Monday, the 7th of December marked day [...]

Corporations Kill Climate Change Reform, Invest in Biodomes

by Kevin McCann 11.16.2009

Why it matters:
Because climate change doesn’t care how rich you are.
Recap:
According to a recent report by the Center for Public Integrity, corporations around the world are lobbying hard to curb climate action.
The report follows a four-month, eight-nation investigation that included [...]

350 Means Largest Climate Action Ever

by Kevin McCann 10.29.2009

Why it matters:
Because the October 24th International Day for Climate Action was wildly popular, carried as the top story on “CNN, The New York Times, Le Monde, Google News, and on and on all around the world.” But it can’t [...]

350 or Bust

by Kevin McCann 09.11.2009

Why it matters:
Complete environmental collapse, anyone?
Recap:
No, 350 is not a radical – but incomplete – skate move. It’s our only hope… Like Obi Wan Kenobi. Okay enough with the metaphors.
According to NASA’s James Hansen, touted as the scientist who sounded [...]