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Africa: Extreme Weather and Extreme Emissions Beckon Extremely Committed Climate Activists
2013-09-04 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pambazuka: There is ample evidence from around the world of extreme weather conditions arising from the devastating effects of climate change. But there is still plenty of denial among those who design and implement environmentally sensitive projects The northern hemisphere summer has just peaked and though the torrid heat is now ebbing, it is evident the climate crisis is far more severe than most scientists had anticipated. The latest report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - a notoriously...
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A cozy relationship between regulators and activists: James Varney
2013-08-31 22:17:26| Waste Management - Topix.net
When the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality fined ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge operation earlier this month, one would think green activists would have been overjoyed.
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Its time for civil rights and environmental activists to join hands
2013-08-28 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Somehow environmental justice got lost at the rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Freedom & Jobs. The 50-plus speakers at the August 24 gathering, which drew tens of thousands of people to the nation`s capital, spoke out about restoring voting rights, fighting stand your ground laws, and pushing for stronger worker wages. But little was said about how people of color suffer disproportionately from polluted air and water, and are the first to suffer because of...
Activists propose naming hurricanes after politicians who deny climate change
2013-08-27 07:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Environmental activists are petitioning the World Meteorological Organization (WHO) to start naming storms after policy makers who deny human's role in driving climate change. Campaigners with 350.org, an advocacy organization that is pushing to reduce carbon dioxide levels from the current 400 ppm to 350 ppm, have launched ClimateNameChange.org to rally support for their proposal to revise the WHO's naming system for tropical storms. Currently hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons receive randomly...
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How Anti-Keystone Activists Plan to Solve Climate Change
2013-08-27 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: North America's vast carbon emissions -- and the pressing need to limit them -- are invigorating a cultural debate among those who advocate urgent change. At its heart are profound disagreements over efforts to block the Keystone XL pipeline. Last week The Tyee reported on those who worry the anti-pipeline fight led by author and activist Bill McKibben is polarizing, distracting and ultimately unhelpful as a climate change solution. After that story ran, The Tyee spoke at length with Phil Aroneanu,...
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