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'Historic' Toronto climate march calls for new economic vision
2015-07-06 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Demonstrators from a huge diversity of organizations marched boisterously through downtown Toronto on Sunday calling for a paradigm-shift in how climate change is addressed. Not a typical protest of environmentalists, it attracted labour unions, First Nations, anti-poverty and faith groups, health workers and immigration rights activists who all underlined the need to change an economic system so it works for people and the planet. Marchers carried banners broadcasting a wide range of demands...
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Calls for unity to fight 'climate catastrophe'
2015-07-06 10:04:41| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: CALLS have been made for collaboration within Asean and beyond to try to limit the rise of world temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius - to avoid catastrophic impacts from climate change. The calls were made at a regional forum on climate change in Bangkok by the Asian Institute of Technology, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, the Asean Secretariat and the European Union. The forum is a lead-up event to the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) - also known as the 2015 Paris...
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Climate change concert calls for more investment in green energy
2015-07-05 02:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Around 100 people gathered on the Alberta legislature grounds Saturday afternoon, trying to convince politicians that a strong economy and healthy environment are not mutually exclusive. The Jobs, Justice and The Climate concert was held to encourage investment in renewable energy. "It's really about pushing the federal and provincial governments to invest in energy options that address the climate crisis but put jobs in the community first," said Mike Hudema, a Greenpeace campaigner who helped...
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Industry calls plan for sage-grouse political
2015-07-02 19:09:33| Livestock - Topix.net
The name of the game is politics; not preservation, says the livestock industry of the Obama administration's latest regulatory move on the greater sage-grouse. Last Monday, industries and a host of local governments submitted protests on the administration's plans to amp up regulations on 50 million acres of federal land across the West.
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Audit Calls Portland's Long-Term Financial Position "Problematic"
2015-07-02 18:00:29| PortlandOnline
Mackenzie Broderick and Beth Slovic in the Willamette Week, June 29, 2015
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