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Beware Casting Pope Francis Caped Climate Crusader
2015-06-16 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: All eyes are on the Vatican after an Italian news magazine leaked what is very likely the final text (the Italian translation) of Pope Franciss forthcoming encyclical letter on humanitys obligations to protect the environment, avoid dangerous climate change and overcome poverty and inequity. The official release of the letter, Laudato Si On the Care of Our Common Home, comes Thursday, but interpretations abound already as translations spread. While there are allegations that traditionalists...
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Pope Francis calls for climate action in draft of encyclical
2015-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Pope Francis offers a broad vision of an endangered planet, partly blaming human activity and fossil fuels for climate change while calling for people of all religions to take swift action, according to a leaked draft of his much-awaited environmental encyclical that was posted online Monday by an Italian magazine. The unauthorized release of the 192-page draft, published by LEspresso, angered officials at the Vatican, who warned that the document did not represent the final version of Francis...
Pope Francis blasts global warming deniers leaked draft encyclical
2015-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A draft of a major environmental document by Pope Francis says the bulk of global warming is caused by human activity and calls on people -- especially the worlds rich -- to take steps to mitigate the damage by reducing consumption and reliance on fossil fuels. In words likely to anger some of his conservative critics, the pope backs the science of climate change, saying plenty of scientific studies point out that the last decades of global warming have been mostly caused by the great concentration...
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Pope Francis climate change encyclical leak condemned 'act sabotage'
2015-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A draft of Pope Franciss keenly-anticipated encyclical on the state of the worlds environment was leaked by an Italian news publication on Monday, three days ahead of its official publication. ADVERTISING The 192-page document which the Vatican insisted was not the final draft that will be officially released on Thursday was obtained by Espresso, a news magazine. The Holy See angrily condemned the leaking of the long-awaited treatise, calling it a heinous act, even an act of sabotage....
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Pope Francis Blasts Climate Deniers in Leaked Draft of Encyclical
2015-06-16 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As the world eagerly awaits Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change this Thursday, some scientists have come out and said that the papal letter could draw a larger impact than the world leaders hammering out emissions negotiations at the UN climate summit in Paris this December. Im not a religious person at all, NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt told USA TODAY, adding that faith-based efforts to shift thinking on climate action are very promising. The Popes encyclical is probably going...
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