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Submitted by Polly Dallas
December 14, 2011
COP17 Photoblog

Earlier this month climate activists from all over the world gathered in Durban, South Africa for the UN’s annual climate conference.  Here, we’ve chosen some of the most memorable photos from the Greenpeace archives documenting the conference and related actions across the globe to share with you.

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Submitted by Joe Smyth
December 13, 2011
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Senator Murkowski continues dirty air affair with polluter lobbyists
Senator Murkowski announced yesterday she plans to introduce legislation to weaken upcoming safeguards that would protect Americans from mercury pollution and other dangerous emissions from coal fired power plants. 

 

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Submitted by Polly Dallas
December 12, 2011
Clean Air Blog - December 12th, 2011

The US got what it wished for in the Durban climate conference - a global agreement that binds not only industrialized nations but also developing ones in a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - but at what cost?

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Submitted by Dan Schreiber
December 12, 2011
Politicians Listen to the Polluters at UN climate talks

UN climate talks in Durban have ended the same way they began, in failure. Governments at the UN climate talks have chosen to listen to the polluters over the people and failed to reinforce previous climate saving measures and have steered clear of new global rules for tackling climate change.

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Submitted by Robert Gardner
December 12, 2011
Indiana Utility Commissioner Indicted in Duke Energy Ethics Bust

Today, an indictment has come down from a Marion County grand jury concerning Duke Energy's improper relationship with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's ("IURC") former chairman David Lott Hardy. The indictment states that Hardy allegedly allowed IURC administrative law judge Scott Storms to preside over cases involving Duke Energy Corp. despite the fact that Storms was talking with Duke about a job.

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Submitted by Dan Schreiber
December 9, 2011
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Kumi Naidoo and Greenpeace Activists Removed From COP17 and Banned From Building
Kumi Naidoo of Greenpeace has been removed from the Durban conference center and has been banned from the building.

 

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