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First Drip (1/15/15): Chiquita reflux, Pope on Hebdo, Boko Haram destruction worse than thought
2015-01-15 17:45:03| Agriculture - Topix.net
Chiquita Brands International said Wednesday that it would pay back millions in incentives that state and local governments granted to woo the company to Charlotte, raising questions about the use of incentives to spur economic growth. The corporation is moving its headquarters and hundreds of jobs, despite its earlier promise to keep its headquarters in town for 10 years.
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Pope Francis: Acting Climate Change Essential Faith
2015-01-15 16:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Pope Francis will be touring the Philippines today, including a visit with survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, which was devastated by the typhoon that killed 6,300 people in 2013. Catholic organizations around the world are taking this opportunity to call on the pope and Catholics worldwide to take meaningful action on climate change. A new initiative, the Global Catholic Climate Movement, has formed in response to man-made climate change. The organization is made up of laity, religious...
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Pope says climate change mostly man's fault
2015-01-15 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Pope Francis said on Thursday he believed that man was primarily responsible for climate change and that he hoped this year's Paris conference would take a courageous stand to protect the environment. The Pope said his long-awaited encyclical on the environment was almost finished and that he hoped it would be published in June, ahead of the U.N. climate meeting in Paris in November. Speaking to reporters on the plane taking him from Sri Lanka to Manila, he was asked specifically if man was mostly...
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Pope on Climate Change: Man Has 'Slapped Nature in Face'
2015-01-15 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Pope Francis said Thursday he is convinced that global warming is "mostly" man-made and that he hopes his upcoming encyclical on the environment will encourage negotiators at a climate change meeting in Paris to make "courageous" decisions to protect God's creation. Francis has spoken out frequently about the "culture of waste" that has imperiled the environment and he elaborated en route to the Philippines. While there, Francis will meet with survivors of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan, which the government...
Pope Francis, the climate activist
2015-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Rappler: Many are familiar with Pope Francis' love for the poor and his commitment to a simple lifestyle, but did you know that he is also a devoted activist for climate change awareness and a passionate environmentalist? In fact, the leader of the Catholic Church has promised that his first encyclical will be about climate change. Vatican insiders say it could be released early this year, in time to influence an important international climate change conference to be held in Paris in December 2015. It's...
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