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English: Global climate change 2000-2009 and 1950-1980/ Русский: Изменение средних температур за периоды 2000-2009 и 1950-1980. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) We haven't given up hope on the UN climate negotiations, but these meetings were a particular travesty, and we know that they won't make significant process until we can stand up to the fossil fuel industry and break their stranglehold over our governments and economies. 'The breadth and scope of today's walkout was an unprecedented development in the UN process. Individual groups have marched out of UN climate negotiations in the past (I've lost track of how many times groups like Friends of the Earth or 350.org have marched, protested, or gotten kicked out of meetings). But never before have so many groups, from giant NGOs like the World Wildlife Federation to people's movements from across the Global South, marched out together with a unified voice. Today's action was a small one - walking ou...

United Nations (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) 'Talk to someone who's just lost their livelihood two times in the last five years, lost their cow for reasons related to climate change. There has to be a system in place to help that poor woman.' Harjeet Singh, international coordinator for the advocacy group ActionAid , at ongoing United Nations climate talks in Warsaw where developingnations staging a symbolic walkout yesterday protesting what they consider inadequate financial support from wealthy countries New York Times November 21, 2013 Related articles Warsaw climate talks set to deliver 'virtually nothing' - campaigners Rich and Poor Nations Spar Over Climate Damages NGOs walk out of climate talks against rich countries Poor countries walk out of UN climate talks as compensation row rumbles on Environment Groups Walk Out Of Warsaw COP19 Climate Change Talks EPIC FAIL: UN climate talks fall apart as 132 countries storm out Africa lead...

English: Emblem of the United Nations. Color is #d69d36 from the image at http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/maplib/flag.htm (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) 'We've reached a stage where we cannot adapt anymore. This is new. This is like, "The Martians are landing!" What do you do? ' Ronald Jumeau , United Nations representative for the Seychelles , in remarks at the international climate change conference currently underway in Warsaw, Poland , noting the devastating effects not only of extreme storm events,  but also of creeping desertification, salinization and erosion that could result in financial losses and even territorial issues that the modern world has never had to face New York Times November 17, 2013 Related articles The Warsaw, Poland Exhibit at the UN Climate Conference We Are the World (so give us part of your stuff) President Kikwete Meets with British and French Ministers in Warsaw

English: asteroid 1 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) To Deflect Asteroids From Earth, Deploy Paintballs By The Ton | Popular Science :  " Paek 's strategy is fairly simple: Five tons of paintballs full of white powder would be launched towards an asteroid from a nearby space craft , 20 years in advance of a possible collision with Earth. The force of the pellets hitting the object will push it off course, but also the reflectivity--the albedo--of the white paint would increase, and over time the photons bouncing off the surface would also force the asteroid away from our planet. How has no one ever thought of this before?" Related articles Could paintballs deflect an asteroid headed for Earth? To Deflect Asteroids From Earth, Deploy Paintballs By The Ton Paintballs Could Deflect Asteroids From Earth Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroid Paintballs Proposed to Deflect Asteroids Paintball Pellets Could Deflect an Asteroid from Destroying Earth Paintball...

English: internet Español: internet (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Leaked Proposals Set Stage for UN Squabble Over Internet Freedom | the Net economy :  "Leaked Proposals Set Stage for UN Squabble Over Internet Freedom" .. .ero . Related articles Leaked Proposals Set Stage for UN Squabble Over Internet Freedom The U.N.'s War on the Internet: Could the Web Lose? Battle for net freedom as UN meeting nears U.N. Out of My Inbox!: New Spam Rules May Limit Internet Freedom