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United Kingdom: Climate change: our sin of omission
2013-03-19 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Betrayal is a word not to be used lightly. But no betrayal is worse than the betrayal of children, and the Department for Education's attempt to remove all explicit reference to climate change from the national curriculum guidelines up to the age of 14 would, if it succeeds, betray a whole generation of children. The purpose of education is to prepare us for the challenges we will face in life. Climate change, and our success or failure in dealing with it, will be a defining challenge. A successful...
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Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel
2013-01-26 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: LAST fall, when Democrats and Republicans seemed unable to agree on anything, one bill glided through Congress with broad bipartisan support and won a quick signature from President Obama: the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011. This odd law essentially forbids United States airlines from participating in the European Union Emissions Trading System, Europes somewhat lonely attempt to rein in planet-warming emissions. Under that eight-year-old program, European power...