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Forest Communities Draw a REDD Line

2013-09-17 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Michael Kusolo and his wife Mary lost all their four children in landslides that occurred in 2012 on the steep slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda's Bududa District. Experts say that it is important that climate finance actually reaches Uganda's communities and addresses the drivers of deforestation and degradation. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS As the ink dries on a 3.6 million dollar agreement between Uganda and the World Bank to support the country`s preparations for REDD, some analysts are...

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Colorado floods: rescuers rush to evacuate stranded communities

2013-09-15 04:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Rescuers broke through to flood-ravaged Colorado towns, issuing a stern warning to anyone thinking of staying behind: leave now or be prepared to endure weeks without electricity, running water and basic supplies. National Guard helicopters and truck convoys carried the message into paralyzed canyon communities where thousands of stranded residents were eager to escape the Rocky Mountain foothills. But not everybody was willing to go. Dozens of people in the isolated community of Jamestown wanted...

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East Rutherford and Rutherford communities dismayed after Norfolk...

2013-09-10 18:39:17| Railroads - Topix.net

After a lone resident cleared a two mile path on the defunct Norfolk Southern rail line two years ago, hundreds of bicyclists, joggers and walkers who now the use the path daily were met with no trespassing signs last week.

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EPA Encourages Revitalization in Auto Communities with New Document

2013-09-04 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

EPA has released a document that provides resources and information for communities affected by recent restructuring of U.S. auto industry. As these cities and towns move forward with efforts to rebuild sustainable and economically vibrant communities, the "Roadmap for Auto Community Revitalization" highlights case studies of auto towns, as well as sources of funding and technical assistance currently available to communities with historical ties to the automotive industry, or auto ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:

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Coal India Threatens Communities and Forests

2013-08-22 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Rainforest Action Network: This summer, the RAN energy team has been casting our eyes around the globe and researching the impact that coal mining is having on deforestation. One of the regions that we are most concerned about is in India, where more than 1.1million hectares of forest are threatened by the expansion of open-pit coal mining. Open-pit mining entails clear-felling of forests, with impacts on forest-dependent communities, as well as endangered species such as tigers, leopards and elephants. The vast majority...

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