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Senator James Inhofe: Pope wasn't talking about climate change before Congress
2015-09-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BuzzFeed: Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe a vocal skeptic of climate change and the author of The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future says Pope Francis never addressed climate change when he spoke before Congress on Thursday. He wasnt strong at all when he talked about this, the Inhofe said on Washington Watch on Thursday. He never used the term climate change or global warming. I can tell you right now, the liberal Democrats that were sitting there were very disappointed...
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Root of Pope Franciss Appeal Among Secular Sustainability Seekers
2015-09-26 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Ive been musing on why Pope Francis has attracted so many secular scientists and others trying to chart a low-impact path for humanity in a crowding, turbulent, fast-forward century?* I count myself among these ranks, and that was one reason I spent four days at the Vatican in May, 2014, lured by the title of a meeting organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences: Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature, Our Responsibility. I think I found the...
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At UN, pope condemns 'boundless thirst' for wealth and power
2015-09-26 05:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNA India: Pope Francis on Friday condemned the craving for material gains and power, warning an annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations that greed is destroying the Earth's resources and aggravating poverty. The 78-year-old Argentine pontiff also prayed at the memorial to those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in perhaps the most solemn moment of his first visit to the United States. He later was greeted by adoring crowds estimated at about 80,000 people as he drove in his "popemobile"...
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Pope Francis issues radical call climate change action
2015-09-26 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: A day after taking a surprisingly deferential tone with climate change skeptics in the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis stood before the United Nations General Assembly to issue a soft-spoken but thunderous call for the world to address global warming, connecting the issue to the wider pursuit of equality, security and justice for all. Generating a sense of palpable excitement, crowds gathered to celebrate Pope Francis' historic visit to the United States. His speech, delivered in his native Spanish...
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Before The World Most Powerful, Pope Delivers Environmental Message
2015-09-25 22:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Pope Francis delivered an appeal for social justice in a speech today to some of the world's most powerful people. Presidents, prime ministers and diplomats gathered for the U.N. General Assembly. He covered many subjects, but his focus was the environment and how its degradation affects the poor most of all. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli is traveling with the pope, and she joins us now from New York. Hi, Sylvia. SYLVIA POGGIOLI, BYLINE: Hi, Kelly. MCEVERS: I guess it's not surprising...
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