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Nothing could be as much a mirror of poor people’s food plight today as Thai farmers reportedly conducting armed vigils in their rice fields at night to prevent thieves from reaping the crop.

Reuters reports that the U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has launched a new carbon emissions calculator in a bid to standardize the carbon offset schemes provided by various airlines.

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Many companies, entrepreneurs, and even celebrities are jumping on the carbon-free bandwagon. And even though there are critics of the efficacy of carbon credits, the trend shows no sign of slowing down.

Europe toned down a clash with the United States over 2020 climate goals on the final day of U.N. talks in Bali on Friday, raising hopes of a deal to start negotiations on a new global warming treaty.

Al Gore was speaking at the United Nations conference in Bali where 190 countries are trying to find consensus on a new approach to reducing carbon emmisions.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore drew cheers at 190-nation talks by saying the United States was the main block to launching negotiations in Bali on a new global climate treaty.

A 190-nation U.N. climate meeting in Bali from Dec 3-14 is seeking to launch two years of formal negotiations meant to end with agreement on a broad new U.N. pact to fight global warming.

A non-binding range from 25 to 40 per cent cuts below 1990 levels of greenhouse gases by 2020 remains in draft text but several nations including the United Nations, Canada and Australia oppose the guideline figures.

Al Gore said Thursday the United States is "principally responsible" for blocking progress at the U.N. climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reductions.

More countries should follow the examples of Costa Rica, Norway and New Zealand and aim to wipe out their contribution to climate change altogether, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.

Forty nations held unprecedented talks about ways to slow global warming without derailing world economic growth on the margins of U.N. climate talks in Bali on Monday.

The United States on Monday rejected a proposal to include 25 to 40 per cent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 in a UN draft agreement at a climate change conference. <br>

It is nice to know that with the downfall of oil, housing, and the dollar, we our moving money into renewable energy at a faster rate then Web 2.0 startups.

Rich nations have less than a month to go before they must start meeting emissions caps under the Kyoto Protocol that aims to fight global warming. <br>