UN claims University of East Anglia was deliberately hacked to derail climate summit

It was obvious. The timing was just too much of a coincidence. The UN is now claiming that data from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit was hacked into by climate change skeptics intent on derailing the talks which begin in Copenhagen tomorrow. Achim Steiner, director of the UN Environment Programme, had this [...]

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Computer hack reveals climate change data manipulation

Oh dear. Recent reports that confidential emails, memos and notes from the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit were stolen by a computer hacker are embarrassing to say the least. The centre is considered to be one of the world’s leading climate research facilities who’s aim, as stated on their site, is to: improve [...]

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Green activists get a bad press

Found another interesting video, this time on the Independent newspaper website. It’s called ‘Melting Pot’ and it’s part of their Green TV section. It’s all about green activism and features members of groups such as Plane Stupid and Greenpeace. It was an extremely enlightening video, exploring and exposing the lengths to which the authorities (chiefly [...]

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David Attenborough talks rainforest destruction

Here’s an interesting video with David Attenborough in which he speaks about what it means to lose so much of our rainforests. Enjoy

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Amazon deforestation at record low

Seven years ago, almost to the day, I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to spend some time in the Peruvian Amazon, near a place called Puerto Maldonado. It was my gap year and I travelled to Peru to teach English with an organisation called Teaching and Projects Abroad. As well as arranging [...]

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