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Federal action needed to tame airlines high-flying climate pollution

2014-11-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: Some 24 million Americans will cram into airplanes for Thanksgiving travel this year. Theyll face flight delays, bag fees and hassles with reclining seats. And most will fly home in inefficient planes that spew far too much climate-damaging carbon pollution. Greenhouse emissions from aviation are rising rapidly, even as scientists explain that were running out of time to avoid disastrous global warming effects, from dangerous temperature increases to food-supply disruptions. But the airline...

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Learn about Portlands Climate Action Plan at Fix-It Fair this Saturday

2014-11-20 02:37:05| PortlandOnline

Presentations happen at Parkrose High School at noon and 2 p.m.

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G20 promises "strong & effective" climate action following "trench warfare" w/ Australia

2014-11-17 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: The G20 yesterday reasserted its commitment to "strong and effective action to address climate change", announcing new measures to promote energy and fuel efficiency and reaffirming its commitment to phasing out "inefficient fossil fuel subsidies", financing a new Green Climate Fund, and finalising a new international climate change treaty in Paris next year. However, reports quickly emerged revealing how the passages on climate change included in the communique released at the end of the Brisbane...

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Obama's $3bn for climate fund could kickstart action on global warming

2014-11-14 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Barack Obamas handshake deal with China and $3bn pledge for climate finance could break down the wall between rich and poor countries that has blocked action on global warming for 20 years, observers of the negotiations said. The White House announced the $3bn pledge on Friday, putting climate change firmly on the agenda of the G20 summit in Brisbane and injecting momentum into United Nations talks ahead of a key meeting in Lima this month. The $3bn is the most pledged by any country to date...

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Elections biggest loser: Action on climate change

2014-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

San Francisco Chronicle: Within days last week, the nation and the rest of the world got a harsh look at the problem in both scientific and political terms. But barring a Beltway miracle, nothing will change in this country's fitful efforts to clean up emissions blamed for melting ice caps, rising seas and extreme weather. The U.N. report was the fourth of four such studies, culled from 20,000 documents. It amped up the findings that damaging changes are already under way and called for ending greenhouse gas emissions...

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