Earth Sharing News, Feb. 27, 2009
Clinton talks climate change in China, and the right start for right whales
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Clinton talks climate
change in China
Securing
China’s support of global climate initiatives is crucial, because it would be
politically impossible for the U.S. to impose curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions
unless big emitters like China are willing to cooperate. China already emits
more greenhouse gases than the U.S. (although we’re right behind them) and its
fast-growing economy means that will just increase. That’s why Secretary of
State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Asia this week persuading
the Chinese government to address global warming. Check out the Natural
Resource Defense Council’s recommendations
for how the U.S. and China should engage on climate change and energy now
that there are new opportunities in both countries. EarthShare members work on
a range of issues affecting China, including energy
efficiency, wildlife
conservation and earthquake
rehabilitation.
The
right start for right whales
At
least 32
new North Atlantic right whale calves -- more than ever recorded -- have
been observed off the coasts of Georgia and Florida this season. Often struck
by ships, only 400 members of this endangered species are believed to exist. EarthShare of New England member
charity, the New England Aquarium, has been cataloging right whales using the
patterns on the whales' heads since 1980, along with distinctive scars from
ship collisions to assemble whale family trees. Many whales are even given
names. Read more about the plight
of the right whales, read our past news about the effect
of sonar on whales, and check out the New
England Aquarium’s right whale research – the longest running whale program
in the world.
