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World is on collision course with fossil fuels, Gov. Jerry Brown says

2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA Times: After two days of rubbing shoulders with an international collection of politicians, Gov. Jerry Brown emerged from a climate-change conference here with new partnerships in the fight against global warming. In a speech Wednesday to government officials and environmental advocates that capped his trip, the governor took aim at "troglodytes" who deny the threat of climate change, and insisted that all aspects of modern life must be scrutinized to save the planet. "We have to redesign our cities,...

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In oil-friendly Oklahoma, Gov. Fallin moved slowly on 'awkward' issue of quakes

2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EnergyWire: As she knocked on the federal government's door for aid in the wake of a damaging earthquake in 2011, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) avoided talking about one aspect of the earthquake -- its cause. Too "awkward," said Fallin's communications director, Alex Weintz. "The problem is, some people are trying to blame hydraulic fracturing (a necessary process for extracting natural gas) for causing earthquakes," Weintz wrote in an email, vetoing mention of the earthquake at an energy conference. "So...

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Gov. Rick Snyder honors Michigan volunteers with awards

2015-06-30 02:48:40| Grocery - Topix.net

The awards are being given out Monday at "An Evening with the Stars" at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. A Michigan teen who walked 57 miles carrying his brother on his back this year to raise awareness for cerebral palsy after a 40-mile last year is among those being honored.

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How a CEO's midlife crusade became Gov. Mike Pence's problem

2015-06-28 05:46:30| IT Services - Topix.net

How a CEO's midlife crusade became Gov. Mike Pence's problem Why Angie's List executive Bill Oesterle, who's about to turn 50, dropped everything to support gay rights Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/1No5Ge2 Bill Oesterle, CEO of Angie's List, talks about his life journey from New York state to Indianapolis during an interview on Angie's List's corporate headquarters campus on East Washington Street in Indianapolis on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Since March, the about-to-turn-50 chief executive of Angie's List first touted a $40 million expansion on the Near Eastside , then canceled it to protest the state's new religious freedom law.

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