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Report: Climate change already having major impacts on California
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: Climate change poses an "immediate and growing threat" to California's water, vegetation and wildlife according to a report released Thursday by the state's Environmental Protection Agency. The report outlines the current effects, which include increased wildfires, rising sea levels along the California coasts and migration of plants and animals to higher elevations. We discuss the study, and examine state efforts to address the climate challenge. Host: Penny Nelson Guests: Christopher Field,...
Obama to give major climate change speech Tuesday
2013-06-22 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US President Barack Obama will give a major speech on climate change Tuesday in which he is expected to propose executive action to cut carbon pollution. "I'll lay out my vision for where I believe we need to go -- a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare our country for the impacts of climate change, and lead global efforts to fight it," he said in a statement Saturday. Obama announced the speech on Twitter, calling global warming a "serious challenge" but one that is "uniquely...
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Major businesses call for climate change laws
2013-04-10 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Several major companies issued a joint call Wednesday for the United States to enact legislation to battle climate change, saying that the issue was critical to their businesses. Thirty-three firms including online retailer eBay, tech giant Intel, coffee leader Starbucks and sportswear makers Adidas, Nike, Patagonia, The North Face and Timberland called climate change a threat that required coordinated action. "We cannot risk our kids` futures on the false hope that the vast majority of scientists...
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Major Climate Change Bill Coming to the Senate
2013-02-13 02:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Nation: Only an hour before President Obama is expected to deliver his State of the Union address--in which he might "go big' on the issue of combating climate change--two Senators announced they will introduce comprehensive climate change legislation this week, presenting a possible vehicle in the Senate for Obama's ambitions. Senators Bernie Sanders and Barbara Boxer will outline the legislation on Thursday morning. Details are scant, though it's being billed as "major' and "comprehensive' legislation,...
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Major report warns climate change could raise temperatures by 10 degrees
2013-01-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: A major draft federal report concludes that climate change is already affecting U.S. residents through heat waves, droughts and other changes, and warns that temperatures could increase as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit if global carbon emissions keep soaring. The third National Climate Assessment, released Friday, said theres unambiguous evidence that earth is warming, and that climate change over the past 50 years is driven primarily by human activity, especially from burning fossil fuels....
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