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Pope Francis Calls for Urgent Action to Fight Climate Change

2015-06-18 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: In a highly anticipated papal letter released Thursday, Pope Francis called on Catholics worldwide to make safeguarding the environment and battling climate change an urgent and top priority of the 21st century. In the lengthy treatise, more broadly addressed to "every person" who lives on Earth, the pope lays out a moral case for supporting sustainable economic and population growth as part of the church`s mission and humanity`s responsibility to protect God`s creation for future generations....

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Pope Calls for Global Action on Climate Change and Environmental Problems

2015-06-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Pope Francis released today his highly anticipated encyclical, which is largely focused on halting climate change and environmental degradation and emphasizes the importance of protecting impoverished communities from the worst effects. This is the first such letter from a leader of the Catholic Church to address environmental issues, analysts say. Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political, Pope Francis wrote. It represents one of the...

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NFU Calls TPA Passage Major Setback for Americas Workers, Family Farmers and Ranchers and Future Prosperity

2015-06-18 18:37:40| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2015 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (June 18, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said todays vote to pass Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives was a major setback for Americas workers, family farmers and ranchers and this nations future prosperity. Unfortunately, instead

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MIT panel calls for targeted divestment in coal, tar sands

2015-06-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Boston Globe: In a sweeping new report, a climate change committee at MIT has thrown its support behind targeted divestment from coal and tar sand companies and called for the creation of a new institute dedicated to global warming. The 52-page report, released this week, described climate change as "society's grandest challenge of the present day, possibly of all time,' and urged broad action in confronting it. "The time has come for MIT to play a prominent, visible part in the action and solutions needed...

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ATA President Calls on Congress to Address Highway Funding Needs

2015-06-17 17:32:26| Trucking - Topix.net

June 17, 2015: Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves told members of the House Ways and Means Committee that Congress must act quickly to find a sustainable funding source for the Highway Trust Fund. "It is important for all to understand that the decisions made by this Committee over the next few months will have effects beyond the immediate solvency issues.

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