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It's crunch time for a climate change deal
2013-05-05 18:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of Oman: A couple of years ago the global community came together and set a self-imposed date for agreeing a legally binding deal to tackle climate change. By 2015 we agreed to have a deal signed, and coming into force by 2020. You might think we've been here before of course. Copenhagen, Durban, Doha each annual conference makes incremental steps forward. But, we now have an opportunity, working steadily over this year and next, to seal a deal in 2015. The science demands it. Climate change threatens...
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Crunch time for truck-driver shortage
2013-02-22 09:51:18| Trucking - Topix.net
The trucking industry is on the brink of crisis due to a lack of drivers - and if you think that doesn't affect you, think again.
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Crunch Time Looms for Decision on Keystone Pipeline
2013-02-21 12:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Epoch Times: Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is shaping up to be a pivotal issue for President Barack Obama, with pro-oil groups arguing that it is critical to national security and environmentalists declaring it a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Obama highlighted climate change in his State of the Union Address, saying that rising temperatures and extreme weather events have made action inevitable. For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change,...
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