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What I didnt say to Gov. Scott about climate change
2014-08-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Tribune: I recently joined fellow climate scientists in a meeting with Gov. Rick Scott to discuss the threat climate change poses to our state. We appreciated the opportunity to have a dialogue with the governor, but we left the meeting with concerns about his willingness to take meaningful action to address this problem. This is a leadership moment for Scott, since Florida is ground zero for the impacts of climate change. We explained to Scott that the fundamentals of climate science are not complicated....
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Maj. Gen. John Nichols and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst address National Guard troops at Camp Swift.
2014-08-31 00:17:39| Electronics - Topix.net
The Texas National Guard says at least two of its troops have requested financial assistance after deployment to the Texas-Mexico border in response to a surge of children pouring illegally into the United States.
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Amid Concerns, Gov. Snyder Wants Review Of Michigan Radioactive Waste Standards
2014-08-26 01:26:18| Waste Management - Topix.net
Gov. Rick Snyder ordered a review Monday of state standards for disposing certain types of radioactive waste in landfills, responding to public anger over the disclosure that material generated in Pennsylvania but rejected for storage there would be shipped to Michigan.
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Gov Scott must acknowledge climate change threat
2014-08-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News-Press: Gov. Rick Scott sat down with the scientists. We commend the governor for meeting with some of Florida's brightest minds on the threat of human-induced climate change and sea level rise. But we're disappointed to hear that the scientists left the meeting, well, disappointed. As reported by the Miami Herald's Mary Ellen Klas, David Hastings, professor of marine science and chemistry at Eckerd College, said after the meeting, "There was no acknowledgment of the issue nor was there any reflection...
Colorado Town Sues State, Gov. Hickenlooper and COGA to Protect Right to Ban Fracking
2014-08-21 16:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a state wracked with clashes over its explosive expansion of fracking, residents of Lafayette, Colorado just outside Boulder, have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the state of Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) from taking away the towns right to ban the practice. Citizens in Lafayette, which is a Home Rule Community under Colorado law, voted last November to pass a Community Bill of Rights under its Home Rule Charter that...
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