United Nations (United States) (AFP) - The largest gathering of world leaders on climate change opens at the United Nations on Tuesday amid calls for action to put the planet on course toward reversing global warming. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is hosting the summit of...source: businessinsider.com
Sydney (AFP) - Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said Tuesday it would lay off 700 workers at coal operations in central Queensland as it seeks cost efficiencies, with weakening demand from China sending prices tumbling. The move comes as BHP executives have emphasised the need to...source: businessinsider.com
Activists gathered in Manhattan's Financial District on Monday morning where they said they planned to stage a mass sit-in" to protest Wall Street for "financing climate change." The event is being promoted billed as "#FloodWallStreet" on social media. According to a press release sent...source: businessinsider.com
September 22, 2014 Earth, Energy & Environment Climate change is a fact, and most of the warming is caused by human activity. The Arctic is now so warm that the extent of sea ice has decreased by about 30 pct. in summer and in winter, sea ice...source: scienceblog.com