Rich Cookson’s final blog from Sakhalin: “The VIP lounge at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk airport is packed with Russian politicians and foreign oil workers. Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – the man tipped to be the next Russian President – is visiting the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the south of Sakhalin today. His delegation … Read More
Day: July 25, 2006
European Experts: Heat Wave is Global Warming
The heat wave sweeping Europe, that is already claiming lives, is a direct consequence of climate change, according to leading European scientists. “We are observing and suffering the first effects of global warming,” says Hervé Le Treut, a meteorologist at the French Centre for Scientific Research.“The emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, are … Read More