Amazon Deforestation Report is Major Setback For Brazil Ahead of Climate Talks
Trees covering an area more than seven times the territory of New York City have been cleared in the Brazilian Amazon over the past year, in a major setback for government efforts to combat deforestation.
Recorde de Calor no Rio de Janeiro e Umidade Fora do Padrão Californiano
O calor no Rio de Janeiro não fica trás do calorzão úmido que está fazendo no Sul da Califórnia. Os termômetros atingiram marcas históricas nos últimos dois dias (15 e 16 de outubro), e a cidade maravilhosa registrou a terceira maior temperatura em 100 anos pelo...
Possible Solution for the Deforestation: Make ‘Good Stuff’ Cheaper
In the next 15 years, Brazil aims to eliminate illegal deforestation, restore and reforest 12 million hectares, recover 15 million hectares of degraded pastures, and establish 5 million hectares of land on which crops, livestock and forests co-exist, said president Dilma Rousseff.
Em Benefício do Planeta e da Natureza: A Ação Ecológica do SOS Praias
A consciência ecológica na luta da preservação do meio ambiente vai formando uma nova sociedade que se mostra mais humanitária e menos materialista. Esse fato reflete na educação e na atitude de muitas pessoas e organizações. Nos novos tempos mais e mais pessoas,...
BRAZIL IN THE AGE OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Brazilians are accustomed to looking beyond petroleum for power. Brazil has long been on the leading edge of ethanol production.
Brazil and U.S Announces Joint Forces for Reforestation and Renewable Energy
President Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama put climate change at the top of their agenda at their bilateral meeting on Tuesday, June 30, with the US and Brazil agreeing to obtain up to 20% of their electricity from renewable power by 2030. In a press conference, The...
8th World Water Forum May Be Hosted by Brazil
In March 2012 Brasília officially launched its candidacy to host the 8th World Water Forum, the most important event relating to the conscientious use of the world’s water resources. From 21st to 23rd August, four executives will come to Brasília...
Tax Relief for Homeowners, Social Responsibility & Eco-Friendly Folks
The new law now allows some homeowners to deduct a common insurance cost. A last-minute compromise on Capitol Hill granted millions of taxpayers a reprieve from the costly alternative minimum tax. And while one law made it easier for some to give to their favorite...
Greetings of Peace in this Age of Turmoil
You have probably heard that at the Bali conference, the Canadian government along with Japan and the USA are blocking signature of the environmental agreements on climate change that are so vital for all living beings on this planet. We don't want to bring the blame...
