‘It’s our climate, not your business’ protesters say As more than three million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries assemble for the annual hajj in Mecca, health officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. [News Source]

Israel launches biometric airline security system As more than three million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries assemble for the annual hajj in Mecca, health officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. [News Source]

Armed, resolute, church group heads for Haiti As more than three million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries assemble for the annual hajj in Mecca, health officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. [News Source]

Armed, resolute, church group heads for Haiti As more than three million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries assemble for the annual hajj in Mecca, health officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. [News Source]

For orphans, safe haven brings new rules As more than three million Muslim pilgrims from 160 countries assemble for the annual hajj in Mecca, health officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the H1N1 virus. [News Source]

Arctic village has that sinking feeling

Caught between rising seas and land melting beneath their feet, the villagers of Tuktoyaktuk are doing what anyone would do on this windy Arctic coastline. They're building windmills.

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Japan’s new leader pledges sharp emissions cut. Japan’s prime minister-elect breathed new life into efforts to curb global warming, standing by a campaign pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the next 10 years from 1990 levels — a target that environmentalists said puts Japan at the forefront of the fight against climate change. [News Source]

Seeds for change, Dorothy and Dan Oberhausen are participating in the nation's first co-operative solar farm. They are playing a small role in an emerging and potentially significant trend in the nation's energy landscape: A move by rural co-ops into renewable-energy production. [News Source]

In tiny `Tuk,’ they man climate’s front line. Caught between rising seas and land melting beneath their mukluk-shod feet, the villagers of Tuktoyaktuk are doing what anyone would do on this windy Arctic coastline. They're building windmills. [News Source]

Venice in danger because of new port. Venice is in danger of crumbling into the sea because of plans to build a major shipping port alongside the fragile floating city, according to British conservationists. [News Source]

Japan’s new leader pledges sharp emissions cut. Japan’s prime minister-elect breathed new life into efforts to curb global warming, standing by a campaign pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent in the next 10 years from 1990 levels — a target that environmentalists said puts Japan at the forefront of the fight against climate change. [News Source]