I heard the negotiations weren’t going well today and the African and developing nations walked out of the climate talks at COP15. As I was at the Bella Center at the time, I made my way into the Nigerian delegation’s offices where I was fortunate enough to secure this exclusive interview with Felix B....
Today was an extraordinary and dramatic day at COP15, the United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. In addition to a fake press release issued supposedly from the Canadian government, the African and developing nations threatened to walk out of the talks today due to a breakdown in the...
Yesterday I had the good fortune of meeting Bill Becker, the Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Action Project and a regular contributor to the Huffington Post. Today I had the even better fortune of securing an interview with Bill and learning more about his thoughts on U.S. policy, what he thinks may happen...
I met with the Climate Action Task Force today and we had dinner with Jean-Michel Cousteau who is showing a movie here and speaking tomorrow. More to come on that in the days to come. After dinner I headed over to Hopenhagen Live where there was a DJ and party scene. The battery died...
Today was relatively quiet at the Bella Center. Here’s Jacob Malthouse from Vancouver, BC with his perspective on the scene at COP15 —– Green Media News is a private blog and depends on support from readers. Click here to learn how to support Green Media News with financial or other contributions.
I am either the luckiest man alive, or simply one tenacious freelance climate journalist. After being shut out of media accreditation for COP15 along with 10,000 journalists from all over the world, I now report from inside the conference where I was able to secure a badge through Green Cross International. Special thanks to...
Over 15,000 journalists applied for only 5,000 media accreditation spots at COP15. When I got to the Bella Center this afternoon I was informed that while my paperwork “looks fine” I am not going to get the press accreditation to enter the conference. I’m in good company with about 10,000 journalists here in Copenhagen...
I’m almost to Copenhagen, just 2 hours here in the Amsterdam International Airport before my connecting flight. Here’s a short video I just shot courtesy of QuikPod, the handheld monopod I’m using to shoot video of myself. QuikPod lets you hold the camera at a distance and capture more background images. It’s light and...
I really did it. I gave up my luxury lifestyle and took the plunge into sustainable living. I now live in a yoga pod in a communal environment. I plan to write about it more here but in the meantime you can read about it on Smart Planet now, it’s called “The Sustainability Journey.”...
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