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Robert Redford: Republicans are 'living in 1950s' on the environment
2015-01-19 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Robert Redford, the Hollywood star and long-time environmentalist, has accused Republicans of "living in the 1950s" with their approach to their environment. The Oscar-winner took particular aim at Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, who has been a champion of the coal industry. "He represents the polluters' interest because he is living in the 1950s," Redford told Variety. He added that the bespectacled 72-year-old senator "looks like he just slid out from under a rock"....
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5 reasons why low oil prices are good for the environment
2015-01-18 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: Low oil prices are to be cheered: may they stay low for a long time and decrease even further. Here are five reasons why they are great for our health and that of the planet. 1. The end of fossil fuel subsidies Our binge on fossil fuels is partly driven by gigantic subsidies. Low oil prices allow these to be tackled without a material impact on consumer (read voter) pockets. According to the IMF, we subsidise fossil fuels by 1.3tn each year, with US subsidies alone amounting to 333 bn. Leadership...
Papal text says man betrays God by destroying the environment
2015-01-18 00:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pope Francis waded into the global debate on climate change and the environment on Sunday, saying in the text of a speech that man was destroying nature and betraying God's calling to be stewards of creation. Francis offered his thoughts about the environment and climate change for the second time in four days at a rally with young people at a Manila university on the last full day of a week-long Asian tour that has taken him to Sri Lanka and the Philippines. He did not read all of a speech prepared...
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CSE Condemns Environment Ministry's Claim That Vehicles Are Not The Root Cause Of Air Pollution
2015-01-16 05:11:14| pollutiononline Home Page
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) condemns environment ministry’s claim that vehicular pollution is not a problem in Delhi
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Reality vs. myth of animal feeding and the environment
2015-01-15 16:16:00| Beef
Phil Brink Media sensationalism can give the impression that the livestock feeding industry is lightly regulated, rarely inspected and the source of an enormous amount of water quality pollution. read more
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