Saturday, June 2: G8 leaders won’t arrive for several days, but the demonstrations in Germany have already begun. I’m just back from today’s march, which started in a few different locations throughout city of Rostock, Gemany, and then converged at the fair grounds near the city’s harbor. The Police have apparently claimed that there were … Read More
G8
Bush’s Poison Pill
President Bush has killed off any hope for a G8 climate plan by throwing international efforts to control climate change into complete confusion with a proposal to create a “new global framework” to curb greenhouse gas emissions as an alternative to a planned UN process. The proposal comes less than a week before the G8 … Read More
Pelosi Urges Bush on Climate
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged President George Bush to compromise with other G8 countries to fight climate change at the G8 summit next week. Pelosi and a bipartisan delegation of congressional leaders have just visited Greenland on a visit to see the effects of climate change at first hand. “There is … Read More
Canadian PM Backs US Climate Plan
The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has been accused of “giving George Bush cover” in US effort’s to water the G8 climate change agreement. Harper has faced criticism for remaining non-committal on whether Canada would support Angela Merkel’s  post-Kyoto agreement. This lack of commitment was giving Mr. Bush the opportunity to deflect pressure from other … Read More
Naked Bike Ride Raises Climate and Oil Issues
It’s all hotting up over the G8 Summit next week, where climate and oil will be high on the agenda. One confrontation seems to have been avoided though. In Brighton, police have finally given the go ahead for one of the rallies for World Naked Bike Ride. This year’s protest hopes to raise awareness of … Read More