http://en.greenmedia.md Environmental Blog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Heads of the G8 leading industrial countries are set to meet emerging nation leaders to try to push through a new deal on limiting global warming. US President Barack Obama will chair the key session at the G8 summit in the Italian city of L'Aquila. On Wednesday, the G8 said it had ... http://en.greenmedia.md/key-climate-meeting-looms-at-g8-1697.html The Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice-free in 30 years—60 years sooner than was previously predicted, according to a paper published last week by the American Geophysical Union. The new projections, which appear in the April 3, 2009, Geophysical Research Letters, are based on data from six global-climate models most ... http://en.greenmedia.md/the-arctic%e2%80%99s-frozen-future-on-thin-ice-1694.html Update: Protest G20 in Londra foto Dear friends, Within days, world leaders are meeting at the London G20 Summit to tackle the global economic crisis -- we desperately need them to agree to invest in a green recovery and a bold global rescue package of stimulus, regulation and fundamental reform. But without a ... http://en.greenmedia.md/1687-1687.html More than 200 UK landmarks – and world famous cultural symbols -- including Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster in London, and Edinburgh Castle, also went dark WWF’s Earth Hour. More than 100 cities and towns in the UK, including London, Belfast, Cardiff, and Edinburgh to Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and ... http://en.greenmedia.md/big-ben-chimes-in-on-climate-call-1679.html In the new Europe’s administrative capital of Brussels in Belgium, all 65 European Union buildings institutions went dark, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, Social and Economic Committee and the Committee of the Regions buildings. The world-famous Atomium in Brussels, considered an architectural and design masterpiece, also went dark during ... http://en.greenmedia.md/europe-calls-for-a-new-climate-deal-1684.html The Baneasa Clean Up project was initiated two years ago in 2007 by Tudor Stancu and International British School of Bucharest. The project was initially set to clean up the Baneasa forest, however, this time our aim is to clean up part of the Cernica forest. The main purpose of ... http://en.greenmedia.md/clean-up-3-cernica-1677.html March 14 - International Day of Actions against Dams, and for Rivers, Water and Life; March 15 - World Consumer Rights Day; March 22 - World Water Day; March 23 - World Meteorological Day; March 28 - Earth Hour March 14 International Day of Actions against Dams, and for Rivers, Water and Life    The idea for the ... http://en.greenmedia.md/international-dates-march-2009-1674.html It can be hard to get back into the swing of things at work after the cheer of the holiday season. But we have some tips that might help get your creative juices flowing again during the dark, cold weeks of winter. You can become a new office hero by ... http://en.greenmedia.md/suggest-these-simple-ways-to-save-money-1671.html On 5 November 2001, the General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (resolution 56/4). In taking this action, it considered that damage to the environment in times of armed conflict impairs ecosystems and ... http://en.greenmedia.md/international-day-for-preventing-the-exploitation-of-the-environment-in-war-and-armed-conflict-1664.html Please find attached a call for Applications for the ICSU Grants Programme 2009: Application Form - *.doc  Call for Applications for the ICSU Grants Programme 2009 - *.pdf    STATEMENT AND SCHEDULE - *.pdf The deadline for receipt of applications is 1 December 2008. http://en.greenmedia.md/grants-1655.html