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The real issue is whether the big nations of this world will stand in line and truly lead in this matter. And it seems, from the little guy's perspective, that is not the case : The confrontation in Copenhagen began when the Africa group called a press conference in the Bella centre. Seven countries, led by Algeria and including South Africa and Nigeria, said that rich countries were trying to collapse the Kyoto protocol. This followed moves by Japan, Australia and other rich countries at the weekend who argued that a new single treaty had to be presented to heads of state to be signed. Developing countries fear that rich nations will ensure that a new treaty will not place strict and legally binding commitments on the developed countries to cut their emissions, unlike the Kyoto protocol. Victor Fodeke, head of the Nigerian special climate change unit, said any attempt to remove the Kyoto track would be disastrous for the talks. "Africa is on death row. It has been sidelined

This is the country of Tuvalu: Up until today, I have never heard of the country of Tuvalu. And I have never heard of a man named Ian Fry. Today, as obnoxious Senators continue to make (for lack of a better word) a--holes of themselves , Mr. Fry took to the podium in Copenhagen with his country's hazardous condition weighting most in his heart. And with that deep lying sentiment of pain combined with the unbridled spirit of hope. Mr. Fry placed the future existence of his nation, only 31 years after declaring its independence from Great Britain, in the hands of our embarrassing "cooling center of democracy." Soul hitting is the words uttered out of the mouth today from Mr. Fry : The entire video is worth your time, but here are the key words if you cannot here what Fry uttered. It's that deep: It appears that we are waiting for some senators in the U.S. Congress to conclude before we can consider this issue properly. It is an irony of the modern world that the fate o

The point of the speech that really focused on the whole theme on whether his acceptance was totally awkward is the focus on escalation in Afghanistan (while drawing down in Iraq, so it won't be forgotten there). make this statement mindful of what Martin Luther King said in this same ceremony years ago –- “Violence never brings permanent peace. It solves no social problem: it merely creates new and more complicated ones.” As someone who stands here as a direct consequence of Dr. King’s life’s work, I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there is nothing weak — nothing passive — nothing naïve — in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King. But as a head of state sworn to protect and defend my nation, I cannot be guided by their examples alone. I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake: evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler’s armies. Negotiati

Photo from AFP As host nation of the important climate change talks in Copenhagen, you would expect the sense of urgency to be high from Denmark. And in day one of the conference, that urgency was prevalent, and then some. From the Danes lead political figure "The world is depositing hope with you for a short while in the history of mankind," Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the Danish prime minister told delegates who are seeking to agree the first United Nations climate pact in 12 years. Rasmussen said: "By the end, we must be able to deliver back to the world what was granted us here today: hope for a better future. "The time for formal statements is over ... Copenhagen will only be a success if it delivers significant and immediate action." Significant and immediate action will only suffice here. But even if that is produced from these crucial meetings, then odds of stopping the melting seem grim .