Planet 100 - This Week Recycled

Welcome to the Planet 100 "Recycled" edition, where we review the news of the week in 100 seconds or less.

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Obama says "Yes, he will" (Wednesday)
Last week President Obama deflated the hopes of climate activists when he announced that there would be no binding deal in Copenhagen. But they now have cause to celebrate.

An administrative official announced on Wednesday that he would indeed attend Copenhagen to participate in the preliminary negotiation on Dec. 9, one day before he accepts the Nobel Peace Price in Norway.

Via: Washington Post
Obama Photo: ©AP Photo
Image: UN COP15

BILLionaire funds farms (Wednesday)
Billionaire Bill Gates has unveiled grants totaling $120 billion to promote sustainable farming in India and Africa.

The funding, which will be issued by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will work to build new agricultural markets supported by a range of programs ? from mobile phones knowledge networks to women's education and public schools.

Via: MNN
Bill + Melinda photo: ©AP Photo
Farmers photo: ©Getty Images
Children photo: ©AP Photo

Carbon-Sucking Nanotubes (Tuesday)
A major breakthrough in nanotechnology by Lawrence Livermore national labs may solve 2 of the worlds greatest challenges ? sequestering carbon and purifying water.

Their technology, now licensed by Porifera, enables tiny carbon fibers 1/50,000 the thickness of a human to attract & trap specific molecules, providing a potentially inexpensive way to permanently sequester carbon dioxide.

Via: CNET
Images: Porifera

AND FINALLY...
Grassroots organization Plane Stupid has released a controversial video of polar bears plunging to their deaths to call attention to a sobering fact ? a typical plane flight emits 900 pounds of CO2 per passenger, the weight of a young polar bear.

Via: Treehugger
VIDEO: Plane Stupid