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Seven protesters are refusing to leave federal Environment Minister ...

(CBC) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:51:19 GMT

(CBC) - Seven protesters are refusing to leave federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice's constituency office in Calgary, despite the arrival of police.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest is introduced to an international ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:28:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Quebec Premier Jean Charest is introduced to an international relations group Monday, November 23, 2009 in Montreal before his speech about his upcoming trip to the environmental summit in Copenhagen. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada's Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice speaks during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable (CANADA POLITICS)

Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, addresses a news conference at the end of a meeting with EU environment ministers in Brussels November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A local, wearing a gas mask, holds a banner reading 'oppose ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A local, wearing a gas mask, holds a banner reading 'oppose garbage incineration, protect green Guangzhou' as she protests outside government offices in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 23, 2009. Hundreds in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a large garbage incinerator in a sign of the region's rising public assertiveness over green issues. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Locals hold a banner reading 'oppose garbage incineration, protect ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Locals hold a banner reading 'oppose garbage incineration, protect green Guangzhou' as they protest outside government offices in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 23, 2009. Hundreds in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a large garbage incinerator in a sign of the region's rising public assertiveness over green issues. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Locals hold signs reading 'oppose garbage incineration' as they ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Locals hold signs reading 'oppose garbage incineration' as they protest outside government offices in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 23, 2009. Hundreds in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a large garbage incinerator in a sign of the region's rising public assertiveness over green issues. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A local holds a banner reading 'oppose garbage incineration, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A local holds a banner reading 'oppose garbage incineration, protect green Guangzhou' as she protests outside government offices in Guangzhou, Guangdong province November 23, 2009. Hundreds in China's southern city of Guangzhou protested outside government offices on Monday, opposing plans for a large garbage incinerator in a sign of the region's rising public assertiveness over green issues. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A transparent sea cucumber, identified as Enypniastes, is seen ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A transparent sea cucumber, identified as Enypniastes, is seen at a depth of 2,750 meters (9,200) in the northern Gulf of Mexico in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday. REUTERS/Larry Madin/Handout (MEXICO ANIMALS SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY ENVIRONMENT) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

An elongated orange fish, identified as Neocyema, is seen in ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An elongated orange fish, identified as Neocyema, is seen in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. This Neocyema is only the 5th specimen of the fish ever caught at 2,000 to 2,500 meters (6,560 to 8,200 feet) and never before on the mid-Atlantic ridge. The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday. REUTERS/David Shale/Handout (NORWAY ANIMALS SCI TECH) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it flaps fins that look like ears of the cartoon flying elephant - is seen in the depths of the ocean in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday. REUTERS/David Shale/Handout (NORWAY ANIMALS SCI TECH) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A tiny copepod collected this year from the Atlantic abyss is ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A tiny copepod collected this year from the Atlantic abyss is seen in this undated photo released November 22, 2009. The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday. REUTERS/Bunzow Corgosinho/Handout (NORWAY ANIMALS SCI TECH) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A child walks through a junkyard of waste plastic bottles at ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A child walks through a junkyard of waste plastic bottles at Dhanas village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 21, 2009. The chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel Rajendra Pachauri said the gap between the United States and India on how to battle climate change has grown over the last six months in the lead up to the U.N. climate meeting in Copenhagen in December. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Astronauts Barry Wilmore (L) and Leland Melvin work in the shirt-sleeve ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronauts Barry Wilmore (L) and Leland Melvin work in the shirt-sleeve environment of the docked International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis to support the flight day four space walk of crewmates Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher in this photo released by NASA and taken November 19, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Astronaut Barry E. Wilmore, STS-129 pilot, prepares to take ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Astronaut Barry E. Wilmore, STS-129 pilot, prepares to take a still photo with a digital camera during flight day two onboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis in this photo released by NASA and taken November 17, 2009. REUTERS/NASA Handout (UNITED STATES SCI TECH SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Filipino seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (C) ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Filipino seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao (C) prays with his wife Jinkee and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza (L) in Manila's Quiapo church November 20, 2009. Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in the Philippines on Friday, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he prepares to run for Congress in next May's elections. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (PHILIPPINES SPORT BOXING)

Interactive graphic on the ozone layer. Efforts to craft a comprehensive ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Interactive graphic on the ozone layer. Efforts to craft a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen next month will certainly 'yield a success,' the UN's top climate official pledged on Thursday. Photo:/AFP

Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice speaks during Question ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Participants read a banner carried by Lebanese environmental ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Participants read a banner carried by Lebanese environmental activists calling on Arab countries to take actions against climate change, at the venue's entrance of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab countries to take action against climate change, as Arab participants enter the venue of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

UAE's Minister of Environment and Water Rashed Bin Fahad speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - UAE's Minister of Environment and Water Rashed Bin Fahad speaks during the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Environmentalists in Kenya plant trees in celebration of Earth ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Environmentalists in Kenya plant trees in celebration of Earth Day in this photo by Jacob Otieno. Three African photographers were named winners in an eco-themed photo competition held by the United Nations Development Program in partnership with the AFP Foundation and Olympus cameras. Jacob Otieno, a Kenyan newspaper photo editor, won first prize in the professional category of the contest. Photo:Jacob Otieno/AFP

A man works in the polluted waters of river Sabarmati in the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man works in the polluted waters of river Sabarmati in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA ENVIRONMENT)

Austrian Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich of the People's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Austrian Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich of the People's Party (OeVP) displays a chart showing European greenhouse gas emissions during a session of the parliament in Vienna November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS)

German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel stands next to outgoing Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) of the Social Democrats (SPD) and outgoing Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) after they received their certificates formally relieving them of their government duties, at Bellevue Castle in Berlin October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY)

Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld/ file

A man chooses tuna at the MercaMadrid wholesale market in Madrid ...

(AFP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man chooses tuna at the MercaMadrid wholesale market in Madrid in 2008. An international agreement to cut bluefin tuna catches by 40% next year is a clear sign that the world sees the magnitude of the problem, the European Commission has said. Photo:Philippe Desmazes/AFP

Picture released by the environmental organization Greenpeace, ...

(AFP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - Picture released by the environmental organization Greenpeace, showing forest fires in the Jamanxim National Forest, in the Amazonia, Itaituba, Para, northern Brazil, in 2006. France and Brazil adopted a common policy Saturday ahead of key UN global warming talks and vowed to launch a worldwide push to convince other powers to back their 'climate bible'. Photo:Araquem Alcantara/AFP

Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc (left) and government ...

(AFP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc (left) and government chief minister Dilma Rousseff hold a press conference in Sao Paulo on November 13. They said Brazil would offer a 'voluntary' cut of at least 36 percent in greenhouse gas emissions at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month. Photo:Mauricio Lima/AFP

Actress and environmentalist Alexandra Paul takes photographs ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Actress and environmentalist Alexandra Paul takes photographs at the Nissan Leaf Zero Emissions Tour stop in Los Angeles, California as Nissan holds its first North American reveal of their Leaf all-electric vehicle November 13, 2009. Paul is perhaps best known for her role on the television series 'Baywatch'. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES TRANSPORT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)

A Manitoba government initiative to encourage people to recycle ...

(CBC) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:10:22 GMT

(CBC) - A Manitoba government initiative to encourage people to recycle plastic grocery bags is destined to fail, says an environmental advocate who wants the bags banned completely.

Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice speaks during Question ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 5, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Aberjazz Avangard music band performs during an anti-nuclear ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aberjazz Avangard music band performs during an anti-nuclear protest organized by the environmental group Greenpeace in Istanbul, November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY CONFLICT POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

Members of the Aberjazz Avangard music band perform during an ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Aberjazz Avangard music band perform during an anti-nuclear protest organized by the environmental group Greenpeace in Istanbul, November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY CONFLICT POLITICS ENVIRONMENT ENERGY)

Visitors walk inside the 'Kitty Lab' exhibition, a simulated ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Visitors walk inside the 'Kitty Lab' exhibition, a simulated city environment of Hello Kitty, to celebrate the character's 35th anniversary, in Singapore November 13, 2009. The event will be held from November 14 to 29. REUTERS/Rina Ota (SINGAPORE SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)

Back dropped by a map depicting the Amazon rainforest, Brazil´s ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Back dropped by a map depicting the Amazon rainforest, Brazil´s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, gestures as Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff, center, and the Environment Minister Carlos Minc talk during a ceremony in Brasilia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The government announced a sharp drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon in September. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chief of Staff ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff walk before an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during an ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during an Environment Ceremony at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 12, 2009. The Amazon registered the lowest deforestation in 21 years, a decline of about 45 percent in a year, according to figures from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Lebanese environmental activists wear masks depicting Lebanon's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese environmental activists wear masks depicting Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) as well as Lebanese Christian opposition leader and head of the Free Patriotic Movement Michel Aoun (L), during an act to mimic the politicians talking, in Beirut November 12, 2009. The project was organized by the League of Independent Activists (IndyACT) and it calls on the new government to place more priority on the creation of policies dealing with climate change. The Arabic characters read, 'Is climate change in the government statement?'. REUTERS/Hussam Shbaro (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CONFLICT)

Graphic showing Asian cities vulnerable to climate change, according ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic showing Asian cities vulnerable to climate change, according to a report released Thursday by environmental group WWF. Photo:/AFP

An undated file photograph shows a brown pelican's stomach with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An undated file photograph shows a brown pelican's stomach with ingested jig head, hooks and fishing line. The brown pelican, listed as an endangered species even before the 1973 U.S. Endangered Species Act existed, is officially back from the brink of extinction, the Interior Department said on November 11, 2009. There are now more than 650,000 brown pelicans in Florida, the U.S. Gulf states and along the Pacific coast, as well as in the Caribbean and Latin America, up from as few as 10,000, Interior officials said. REUTERS/Scott Hansen/U.S. Geological Survey/Handout (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Adult brown pelicans are pictured on a boat dock at Everglades ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Adult brown pelicans are pictured on a boat dock at Everglades City, Florida in this April 19, 2000 file photo. The brown pelican, listed as an endangered species even before the 1973 U.S. Endangered Species Act existed, is officially back from the brink of extinction, the Interior Department said on November 11, 2009. There are now more than 650,000 brown pelicans in Florida, the U.S. Gulf states and along the Pacific coast, as well as in the Caribbean and Latin America, up from as few as 10,000, Interior officials said. Picture taken April 19, 2000. REUTERS/Heather Henkel/U.S. Geological Survey/Handout (UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENT SCI TECH ANIMALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen makes a point during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen makes a point during his speech at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen (R) talks to Economy ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen (R) talks to Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle during a session of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh came under fire Tuesday ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body. Photo:Manan Vatsyayana/AFP

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) gestures as ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) gestures as he and Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc attend a Brazilian Forum on Climate Change in Sao Paulo November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Britain's Energy Secretary Ed Miliband addresses members of ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Energy Secretary Ed Miliband addresses members of the Environment Agency at a conference centre in central London November 9, 2009. The British government on Monday approved 10 sites where utilities could build nuclear power plants and promised to speed up the planning system for new energy facilities. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)

Members of environmental activist group Greenpeace unfurl a ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of environmental activist group Greenpeace unfurl a banner before start of a ceremony at Bornhomer Strasse S-Bahn train station in Berlin November 9, 2009, during day-long celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)

Climate change author and environmentalist Mark Lynes speaks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Climate change author and environmentalist Mark Lynes speaks during the Climate Vulnerable Forum in Male, November 9, 2009. Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future. REUTERS/Maldives Government/Handout (MALDIVES POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS