June 30, 2008
Mexico City eyes roof terraces to alleviate food crisis
The mayor of the Mexican capital is expanding a "backyard agriculture programme" as a solution to soaring food costs, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. more ...
印度推出国家气候变化行动计划
印度政府周一公布了针对全球暖化的国家行动计划，其中以太阳能和能源效益为核心策略。根据该计划，当局还将成立一基金会来研究清洁技术。但计划并没有作出有可能造成经济增长放慢的减排承诺。 更多 ...
India releases national climate plan
Solar power and energy efficiency are at the core of a strategy on global warming unveiled by the Indian government on Monday. The National Action Plan also said a fund would be set up to research clean technologies, but it did not commit to any emission targets that risk slowing economic growth. more ...
中国呼吁发达国家帮助解决气候变化问题
据国家媒体报道，中国国家主席胡锦涛呼吁富裕国家帮助中国对抗全球变暖的威胁。在下周举行的八国峰会前，胡锦涛发讲话指出，抗击气候变化符合国家自身的最大利益。 更多 ...
China calls for help on climate change
Rich countries need to help China address the threat of global warming, state media reported president Hu Jintao as saying. In a speech ahead of next week's Group of Eight summit, Hu said fighting climate change was in his country's best interests. more ...
June 27, 2008
Transfer policies add to water crisis, report says
Beijing hopes to provide water for the summer Olympics by pumping it from reservoirs in neighbouring Hebei province, but a new study says the policy is "short-sighted" and will deprive poor farmers of water for their crops. more ...
油轮漏油事件裁决震惊阿拉斯加人
1989年，超级油轮埃克森‧瓦尔迪兹号造成美国史上最严重的漏油事故。二十年后，法院裁定削减埃克森的惩罚性赔偿金，数目远超出当地居民所预料。许多加拉斯加人均对此裁决表示愤怒。 更多 ...
Alaskans stunned by oil-spill verdict
Almost 20 years after the Exxon Valdez supertanker created the worst oil spill in American history, many Alaskans expressed outrage after a legal ruling that trimmed Exxon's punitive damages for the 1989 disaster far more than many residents had expected. more ...
2008年6月26日
环保人士未能阻止美国燃煤电厂建设
据英国《卫报》报道，尽管环保人士采取了一致的阻止行动，美国第二大公用事业公司还是赢得了一笔18亿美元的生意——在阿帕拉契山建设一座发电厂。 更多 ...
June 26, 2008
Activists fail to block construction of US coal plant
The second largest utility in America has won a deal to build a US$1.8 billion power plant in the Appalachian mountains, despite a concerted campaign by environmentalists. more ...
英国推出清洁能源计划
《卫报》报道，英国首相戈登‧布朗已推出了一项计划，投资1，000亿英镑（合1，980亿美元）发展可再生能源。这将可创造数十万个就业机会，并在英国各地安装风轮机。 更多 ...
Britain reveals clean power plan
The British prime minister has unveiled a scheme to invest £100 billion (US$198 billion) in renewable energy, the Guardian reported. The plan could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and install wind turbines across the UK. more ...
加州公布解决全球变暖建议
美国加利福尼亚州已提出一宏大的计划，推广使用环保汽车，可再生能源和为造成污染的工厂设碳排放上限。 更多 ...
California unveils global warming proposals
The American state of California has presented an ambitious plan to promote cleaner cars, renewable energy and emissions caps for polluting industries more ...
内蒙水库决堤, 造成万余人转移
国家媒体报道, 由于连日普降中到大雨，周三内蒙古自治区赤峰市阿鲁科尔沁旗沙坝水库副坝出现决口，致使下游约1万6千受灾并被迫转移至安全地带。 更多 ...
Dam burst in Inner Mongolia forces evacuation
Heavy rains caused a dam to burst in Inner Mongolia, state media reported. A total of 16,000 people were evacuated from the flooded region in Ar Horqin county. more ...
研究指出全球水务业的腐败贪污问题
国际透明组织在一报告指出，从输水的小额贿赂到水力发电资金的抢劫，供水部门的腐败问题就是水危机的根源。数十亿人的生命因此而受到威胁并导致世界各地环境问题的恶化。 更多 ...
Study highlights corruption in global water sector
From petty bribery in water delivery to the looting of hydropower funds, corruption in the water sector is a root cause of the water crisis that threatens billions of lives and worsens environmental problems worldwide, says a new report by transparency campaigners. more ...
