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Developing nations set high bar on climate pledges
2015-09-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Developed countries ought to be embarrassed by less-wealthy nations pledges to fight global warming by changing agriculture, forestry and other land use practices, as the developing countries promises go much further and are more detailed, researchers said Thursday as a prominent scientists organization released a major report on the issue. The pledges, called Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), are set to be announced ahead of the signing of a global climate treaty at the...
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BNSF, Union Pacific say 'meltdown' in nation's rail grid is looming
2015-09-11 11:06:33| Railroads - Topix.net
A looming deadline for implementation of new railroad safety standards could cause rail networks across the United States to come to a standstill. Under the 2008 Rail Safety Improvement Act , rail companies are required to implement a safety feature called Positive Train Control on certain high-volume lines coast-to-coast.
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Peter Dutton overheard joking about rising sea levels in Pacific Island nations
2015-09-11 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has been overheard quipping about the plight of Pacific Island nations facing rising seas from climate change. Mr Dutton was involved in a conversation with Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who had just returned from lengthy talks focused on climate change with Pacific Island leaders in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Noting that today's meeting on Syrian refugees was running a bit late, Mr Dutton remarked that it was running to "Cape York time", to which Mr Abbott...
New Alliance of First Nations in B.C. Call for Scrutiny of Energy Projects
2015-09-09 14:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Ten First Nations leaders in northern British Columbia have formed a new alliance to draw attention to their environmental concerns that range from hydraulic fracturing to exporting liquefied natural gas. One project that is raising ecological alarm bells is Pacific NorthWest LNG, said Donnie Wesley, a hereditary chief of the Gitwilgyoots, one of nine allied tribes of the Lax Kw'alaams. Pacific NorthWest LNG, led by Malaysia's state-owned Petronas, wants to take natural gas from northeastern...
Pacific leaders call for coal mining shut down save island nations from effects of climate change
2015-09-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The leaders of some of the world's smallest nations have called for coal mining one of Australia's biggest industries to be shut down, in a bid to save their countries from the effects of climate change. The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which includes Pacific Ocean countries like Tuvalu and Palau, said global warming was already harming their people. The AOSIS said it wanted a moratorium on new coal mines, but was realistic about its chances of convincing Australia to give up its...
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