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Your support makes all the difference.Buzz words for the week ending December 10:
Biotech- environmental group Greenpeace handed a petition of a million signatures to the European Commission in Brussels, those that signed are calling for a freeze on the import of 'biotech' crops. ( NY Times)
Cancun- negotiators struggle desperately to reach agreement as the international climate change conference held in Cancun, Mexico, comes to a close today. ( NY Times, Guardian, Economic Times et al).
Gisele Bundchen- on a lighter note-supermodel Gisele has launched an online cartoon series entitled 'Gisele and the green team' - in which Gisele and her group walk the runways by day and fight environmental crime at night. ( Style Bistro)
Himalayas - a new UN report warns that global climate change poses a serious threat to countries in the Himalayan region due to their dependence on water sources originating in the mountain region. ( Reuters)
Mistletoe - Consumers are being urged to by Mistletoe from local suppliers in an attempt to reverse the decline of mistletoe orchids. ( BBC)
Ocean acidification - the oceans are undergoing the fastest rate of acidification in 65 million years according to a report produced by the United Nations Environment Programme -UNEP. ( SciDev)
Suspended solar- France has decided to suspend solar energy projects for three months while an investigation into potential subsidy cuts and growth limiting measures is concluded. ( Bloomberg)
Wiki Leaks- the controversial website released cables allegedly revealing how America used threats and promises to gain support from other countries at the Copenhagen climate change conference in 2009. ( Guardian)
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