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President Marcus Stephen gains a 6 seat majority in Nauru’s 18 member parliament after snap elections the past weekend. Stephen declared a state of emergency and dissolved parliament on April 18 as it ground to a halt due to a political impasse. They now have what Stephen calls a “strong workable majority”, which should bring […]

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With oil and natural gas prices reaching record highs, Europe’s top economies are looking to cheaper but considerably dirtier coal to meet their rising energy demands. Other factors that contribute to countries such as Italy and the UK turning to coal include energy security concerns and general distaste towards nuclear power. In term of greenness, […]

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More from Darren in Majuro! View his blog here.

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All over the island people are doing their part to cut energy use on April 22nd. Some of the more bizarre acts include politicians being vegetarian for a day and a department store offering discounts to customers who eat at the food court with environmentally friendly reusable chopsticks! Even Taipei 101 had special lighting […]

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FIJI Water is the first brand in the beverage industry to make such strong commitments towards mitigating the effects of climate change. As the number 1 imported bottled water brand and also the top selling premium bottled water in the US, maybe they feel they should live up to their high expectations and lead by […]

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Last Halloween we took part in the Village Parade in New York City to raise awareness about the Pacific Islands and the impacts of climate change.

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President Bush proposes that US emissions should peak in 2025. He said “to reach our 2025 goal, we will need to more rapidly slow the growth of power sector greenhouse gas emissions so that they peak within 10 to 15 years and decline thereafter,” in a speech released by the White House. This is an […]

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Courtesy of Darren who’s doing great work in Majuro teaching English with WorldTeach!
Check out his blog here.

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University of California research suggests that China’s CO2 emissions may have already surpassed that of the US in 2006-2007. This would make China the world’s largest polluter for over an year to date. The research team will publish their work in the Journal of Environment Economics and Management. To China’s defense, it should be noted […]

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Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr. gave his last State of the Republic address on Monday. He mentioned amongst other things the success of the Micronesia Challenge, which he initiated in November of 2005. It calls for the conservation 30% of near shore coastal waters and 20% of forest land by 2020. Other countries who signed […]

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