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At Everglades, Obama to warn of damage from climate neglect
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Floridas Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nations environmental treasures -- and to hammer political opponents he says are doing far too little about it. Obamas trip to the Everglades on Wednesday, timed to coincide with Earth Day, marks an attempt to connect the dots between theoretical arguments about carbon emissions and real-life implications....
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US disaster aid must be overhauled to deal with climate threats, insurers warn
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A coalition of insurance companies and environmental organizations is calling for a "complete overhaul" of the nation's disaster policies, which it says encourage dangerous development and wasteful spending after catastrophes strike. The SmarterSafer coalition urges policymakers in a 21-page report released today to increase pre-disaster spending on mitigation efforts, like raising homes and restoring oyster beds, to tackle climbing losses from floods and other perils exacerbated by climate change....
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Tories, NDP warn power rates will soar if Liberals sell 60 per cent of Hydro One
2015-04-20 19:50:07| Energy - Topix.net
A Toronto Hydro line worker works to restore power to a house in a Scarborough neighbourhood on Friday, December 27, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young Ontario's opposition parties warn that the Liberal's plan to sell a majority of Hydro One will drive up electricity rates and reduce government control over the major utility.
San Diego County farmers warn water reduction rules 'devastating'
2015-04-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A water district serving farmers in northern San Diego County has asked state water officials who are devising cutback regulations for the same exemption given to farmers in the Central Valley. "Not All California Agriculture Is Found Between Bakersfield and Redding," Gary Arant, general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District, wrote to the chairwoman of the State Water Resources Control Board, using capital letters and bold print for emphasis. Arant was protesting the proposed...
04.10.15 -- Self-Powered Sensors That Communicate Could Warn Of Bridge, Building Defects
2015-04-09 02:11:38| publicworks Home Page
04/10/15 Public Works.com Newsletter
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