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Greenpeace apologizes for protest at Peru Nazca Lines
2014-12-11 02:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Environmental activist group Greenpeace apologized on Wednesday for a protest it organized at the ancient Nazca Lines etched in a desert in Peru. The group said it was sorry if the protest at the historical site on Monday caused any "moral offense" to the people of Peru. The activists placed giant letters in the soil close to the figure of a hummingbird, saying "time for change, the future is renewable." The message was intended to pressure negotiators at the UN climate talks happening in Lima....
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Zero emissions idea floated by climate 'nerd' getting traction at UN conference in Peru
2014-12-10 21:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Pulling a worn, yellowed copy of the 1992 U.N. climate change convention from her handbag, Farhana Yamin points to the paragraph that states its goal: To stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that would prevent dangerous warming. It doesn't provide any guidance on how to do that. But Yamin does. And, in a historic first, dozens of governments now embrace her prescription. The global climate pact set for adoption in Paris next year should phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,...
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Greenpeace apologizes for stunt at ancient Peru site
2014-12-10 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a protest banner there calling for action on climate change. The stunt at the ancient Nazca lines, enormous drawings etched in the earth some 2,000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization, drew a furious reaction from Peru, which is currently hosting UN talks aimed at curbing global warming. Greenpeace set up large letters beside one of the designs,...
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Peru to press charges Greenpeace over Nazca lines stunt
2014-12-10 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Peru has said it will press criminal charges against the Greenpeace activists who, it says, damaged ancient earth markings in Perus coastal desert by leaving footprints in the ground during a publicity stunt meant to send a message to the UN climate talks delegates in Lima. This is extreme environmentalism which ignores what we Peruvians consider to be sacred, said Perus vice minister of culture, Luis Jaime Castillo, after the protest at the world renowned Nazca lines, a Unesco world heritage...
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Peru Criticized Disregarding Rights of Indigenous in Amazon
2014-12-09 11:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Peruvian Times: Indigenous organizations and international human rights activists say Peru is failing to protect the rights of indigenous people in its Amazon rainforest, putting at risk the individuals and the carbon stored in their lands. The report, produced by Perus national indigenous group, Aidesep ,and the UK-based Forest Peoples Programme, said the Peruvian government has ignored the real drivers of deforestation in its vast Amazonian region, home to some of the most biologically diverse spots on earth....
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