Mayors tackle climate change on their own (12:48 p.m. 12/14/09)

By Charles J. Hanley and Jan M. Olsen AP Writers Copenhagen, Denmark — It isn’t easy getting Italy’s city dwellers out of their Fiats, off their Vespa scooters and onto bicycles to ride to work, “like here in Copenhagen,” said an Italian environmental official. “It isn’t a matter of painting a right lane and saying, [...]

Nations seek common ground on climate

Published: July 7, 2009
Tags: climate change, Copenhagen, emissions, G-8 summit, greenhouse gas, Italy, Kyoto Protocol, L'Aquila

Arthur Max AP Writer Amsterdam — Developing countries with big polluting industries are joining the world’s wealthiest nations at the G-8 summit this week, trying to unblock troubled climate negotiations just five months before a deadline on limiting global carbon emissions. The presidents and prime ministers gathering in Italy are expected to consider committing to [...]

Pope visits quake-hit area in central Italy

Published: April 28, 2009
Tags: earthquake, Italy, Pope Benedict XVI

Nicole Winfield AP Writer l’Aquila, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI visited the earthquake-ravaged area of central Italy on Tuesday to comfort survivors and give them hope to rebuild, visiting tent camps and a dormitory whose collapse epitomized the shoddy construction blamed for many of the 300 deaths. The pope’s first stop was the hamlet of [...]