http://www.america.gov http://ow.ly/DvXn Dancing the Copenhagen two-step Danish PM Rasmussen: settle for a binding political accord at Copenhagen first, and negotiate over specifics later. (Independent / UK) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:56 -0500 http://ow.ly/DvXn http://ow.ly/Dw0H The Big Melt Greenland’s ice sheet is disappearing faster than ever, losing 1.5 trillion tons since the year 2000. (Spiegel) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:29:48 -0500 http://ow.ly/Dw0H http://ow.ly/D9PX Valuing trees A new U.N. study puts a value on the services nature provides. It’s a lot more than we think. (Newsweek) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:46:46 -0500 http://ow.ly/D9PX http://ow.ly/DvH3 The plastic plague The “Pacific garbage patch” of plastic trash has doubled in size each decade, and is now twice the size of Texas. (New York Times) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:40:48 -0500 http://ow.ly/DvH3