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/ 1 April 2008

Gore to recruit 10-million-strong green army

Al Gore on Monday launched a drive to mobilise 10-million volunteers to force politicians to act on climate change — twice as many as the number who marched against the Vietnam War or in support of civil rights during the heyday of United States activism in the 1960s.

By Staff Reporter

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/ 31 March 2008

‘Kyoto II’ climate talks open in Bangkok

The first formal talks in the long process of drawing up a replacement for the Kyoto climate change pact opened in Thailand on Monday with appeals to a common human purpose to defeat global warming. ”The world is waiting for a solution that is long-term and economically viable,” said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

By Ed Cropley