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Are Developed Nations Falling Short on Their Climate Finance Commitments?
2013-03-20 20:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: At the 2009 U.N. climate change conference in Copenhagen, developed nations committed to provide a collective $100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing countries mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate changes impacts. Recently, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) released some surprising new data on this pledge. The figures indicate that developed nations recent climate finance contributions have fallen rather than risen toward the level of their...
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ASCE Report Card Shows Slight Improvement in Nations Infrastructure Health
2013-03-20 15:38:29| ENR.com: Headline News
Where investments were made, some improvement seen
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Nation's Infrastructure Receives a D+ from ASCE
2013-03-19 19:35:30| ENR.com: Headline News
Some categories show slight improvement over past four years, bumping up overall grade.
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Six new nations expected to get forest funding this week
2013-03-19 00:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Six additional countries are slated to receive shares in a $23 million fund during a meeting this week of a global partnership focused on reducing emissions from deforestation and enhancing forest carbon stocks. The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility's participants committee (FCPF), which is meeting in Washington, DC on March 19-22, works on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation plus forest carbon stock conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest...
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Ohio is Not the Nations Fracking Waste Toilet
2013-03-18 23:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fifty people, including Athens County Commissioner Charlie Adkins and Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl, braved the rain and cold today to gather at the Athens County Courthouse plaza, bedecked for the occasion with a full-sized outhouse, chanting "We are not the nation`s toxic toilet." The Athens rally was one of four events in Ohio announcing the filing of a citizens petition to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which was written on behalf of all Ohio citizens by Teresa Mills from the Center...
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