Green Blog: On Our Radar

In advance of the climate talks that opened today in Doha, Qatar, the European Union hedged on whether it would renew climate funding that will run out by the end of this year, drawing waves of criticism from interested nongovernmental organizations.
[Euractiv.com]

A weekend of torrential rains in Britain?s southwest caused devastating flooding, as shown in this slide show,?as several rivers burst their banks, flooding fields, towns and homes. [Guardian UK]

Changing climate conditions have allowed the Ob River tanker, which carries liquefied natural gas, to shave about 20 days off its regular route, as it is expected to become the first tanker to cross the Arctic ? from Norway to Japan ? arriving early next month. [BBC]

Vancouver has begun combining asphalt and plastic to create ?recycled? sidewalks, as part of its stated effort to become the world?s greenest city by 2020. [Inhabitat]

Tuesday morning, Saturn and Venus will seemingly cross paths and create a startling contrast, forming what astronomers call a conjunction. [Mother Nature Network]

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