The drive towards COP 15 does not benefit from the association between climate change activism and bloody riots. Green has come of age, the movement must dissociate itself from its adolescent tendencies or risk alienating the vast majority.

In mood, G-20 protests are not all that different from conservative "tea-parties." Although the anarchists and the conservatives may not agree on economic policy, they are very much alike when it comes to their love of protest and support for revolution.

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Although there were some important promises made at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, climate change negotiations are progressing at a dangerously slow rate.

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This has been a busy week for those involved with combating climate change. Today world leaders are meeting at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, on Tuesday UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon hosted the UN's Global Climate Summit before the UN General Assembly in New York. President Hu Jintao also unveiled China's impressive plans to fight climate change. With the Copenhagen Convention (COP 15) now only a bit more than two months away, leaders are seeking ways to find an international agreement on a climate change strategy. To continue reading go to THE GREEN MARKET

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is staging a global online event today. Titled "What a Difference a Day Makes," the goal of the event is to encourage people to share the ways in which they help to make the world more sustainable.

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Managing climate change and decreasing unemployment are two interrelated issues on the G20's agenda. Pittsburgh is the host of this G20 summit and was once the center of America's industrial heartland, now the city is being reborn as a great example of the new green economy.

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