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Poor results from UN climate talks in Poznan

It would be fun to draw a positive and cheerful cartoon about the brave pioneers who struggle for decent climate policy. Unfortunately the current actions of European Union do not inspire for that at all…
I made the cartoon above for Christmas 2000. At that time George W. Bush “won” the Presidency of the United States. […]

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No more Bush politics

The USA is voting for a new president. One thing is for sure, the Bush era is ending.
To celebrate this event, here are some cartoons about this great statesman admired here in Finland only by the former prime minister Paavo Lipponen and some ministers of the current right wing government…
Good luck, friends over there! […]

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Snowmen Against the Climate Change 19th February

Here in Finland some folks have found a way to deal with the global warming. They build artificial refrigerated skiing tunnels, so people can ski even though we have no snow! Brilliant!
Friends of the Earth in Finland tells more about the Snowmen Against the Climate Change campaign.

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After US the Flood…

Avaaz.org reports from Bali:
Climate negotiations in Bali are in crisis. Things were looking good till now: near-consensus on a delicate deal, including 2020 targets for rich countries, in return for which China and the developing world would do their part over time. IPCC scientists say such targets are needed to prevent catastrophe. But Japan, […]

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UN Climate Change Conference starts in Bali

UN Climate Change Conference started with good news. Australia’s new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ratified the Kyoto Protocol as his first official act. The move by Rudd, leaves the United States as the only advanced economy yet to ratify the protocol.
The road ahead is harsh and challenging. As the Climate Action Network puts it: […]

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