World leaders are heading to the Japanese island of Hokkaido, to take part in arguably the most ecologically-friendly G8 summit. Green issues will feature strongly at the three-day gathering along with other international headaches, such as global food...
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G8 criticized for lavish meal during food crisis »
YouTube video As Global Food Crisis Tops G8 Summit Agenda, World Leaders Enjoy Lavish 18-Course Banquet
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Global warming extreme crisis for one in three Japanese » What Japan Thinks With yesterday’s G8 Hokkaido Toyoko Summit survey showing that most people were hoping to see something done about global warming, this survey from MyVoice on the environment explorers these green issues a bit further. Demographics Over the first... |
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Japan's Media Going Green to Save the Future on World Environmental Day » TreeHugger First post from greenz.jp! We are happy to see that Japan's media is going green and catching on to the global environmental message. With the upcoming G8 Summit in Toyako, Hokkaido, the level of concern is rising and so is the citizen driven green... |
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34th G8 Summit » adekun As world leaders arrive for the G8 summit so has the warmer weather. Down in Kyūshū it was over 36°C. In Hokkaido, a key point on the agenda is rising costs. Even the ‘cost’ of hosting the event is up with the Japanese government splashing ... |
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