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Washington: Ahead of the Sep 23 UN Climate Summit in New York, Washington-based environmental organisation, EcoSikh has asked Sikhs to strengthen their connection to the Sikh faith through environmentalism and expand their political voice. "We want to inspire the Sikh community to take...

There are two articles starting the thread. The first is a synopsis of climate change impact on developing countries predicted by the World Bank. The second article gives some background on the report itself, summarizing the agricultural data the World Bank analyzed. About the image: Immature...

Muslim Advocates Rally After Subway Pushing Death To Fight 'Climate Of Hostility' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/muslim-groups-rally-subway-pushing-death_n_2435611.html?ref=topbar NEW YORK -- A coalition of advocacy groups and political leaders held a rally on Tuesday linking the...

SHE may be an atheist but Julia Gillard is receiving divine intervention from religious leaders who support her carbon tax. Representatives from all major religions met politicians in Canberra yesterday to discuss climate change action - and they were not praising Catholic Tony Abbott's plan...

For the first time, scientists have discovered mysterious deep seat jets of water, which cause anomalies in wind, rainfall and sea temperature across the tropical Atlantic. Past research has shown that the oceans impact climate in a multitude of ways, most notably with the ocean atmosphere...

April 15, 2011 India needs the requisite critical climate for political reforms Gobind Thukral - South Asia Post - April 15, 2011 A few days back Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal declared that corrupt should either be hanged or jailed for life. He also said that electoral...

Researchers at the Ohio State University have discovered a 'mummified' forest in northernmost Canada which is giving clues on how plants struggled to endure ancient global cooling. Researchers believe the trees-buried by a landslide and exquisitely preserved 2 to 8 million years ago-will help...

Dalai Lama wanted international focus on climate issues in Tibet Jason Burke The Dalai Lama told U.S. diplomats last year that the international community should focus on climate change rather than politics in Tibet because environmental problems were more urgent, secret American cables...

Sikh Environmental Leaders to Speak On Environmental Issues and Climate Change In Toronto. Coinciding with Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen December 8, 2009 For Immediate Release TORONTO--Climate Action Network is partnering with the Dixie Road Gurdwara and EcoSikh to host two speaking...

Noted Sikh environAMRITSAR: Noted Sikh environmentalists Baba Sewa Singh and Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal were among 200 representatives of all major faiths of the world who gathered at Windsor Castle, near London, for a three-day conference that concluded on Wednesday. The meet is aimed at...

On Saturday, crores of people across the world participated in 4000 simultaneous events in over 170 countries, to urge world leaders to support a clear solution to the climate change crisis. The events, organised by the Association of Community Organisations for Reform Now and the grassroots...

Warning Mankind Facing Extinction? There is little doubt that our climate, has over the last 50 years been undergoing some drastic changes. Indeed around the world extremes in global weather patterns are causing misery with catastrophic droughts, floods, and Hurricanes. All the while the...