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On the issues: Climate change, environmental policy divide candidates
2016-06-06 11:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Some of the issues being debated in the 2016 presidential campaign start with a generally accepted premise from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Climate change is not one of them. Clinton and Sanders believe the science showing the planet is warming due to pollution created by humans, and the gradually warming temperatures are causing dramatic shifts in climate and weather across the world with potentially devastating consequences. Trump, like many Republicans, is deeply...
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Donald Trump is an environmental nightmare: Keystone, climate change and GOP's demented pander
2016-06-05 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: When President Obama officially killed the Keystone XL pipeline in November 2015, that should have been the end of it. But last week Donald Trump promised to raise the pipeline from the dead if he is elected president. Trump chose to make his remarks in the heart of Americas drill-baby-drill demographic in Bismarck, North Dakota. Im saying yes, we will absolutely approve it, Trump said. Trump also promised to get rid of Obamas measures to reduce emissions, cancel the Paris climate agreement,...
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Environmental balance must be focused in development: PM Oli
2016-06-05 05:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kathmandu Post: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has insisted on the need of maintaining environmental balance while carrying out development endevours. Addressing a programme organised by the Ministry of Population and Environment here on Sunday on the occasion of the World Environment Day, Prime Minister Oli said development works should be carried out only after completing a study of its impact on the environment. "Efforts taken for environment protection are not sufficient," he added. Developed countries are...
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Environmental benefits of vegetarian diets revealed
2016-06-04 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Digital Journal: The environmental impact of eating meat has been well-documented, but what about a vegetarian or vegan diet? A new study suggests meat-free alternatives carry a lower environmental burden. One study (from the Universality of Michigan) has shown the impact of consuming an 8-ounce steak, once all of the factors of rearing, slaughtering and cooking the animal, have been accounted for is equivalent to driving a small car for 29 miles. This leads some to call for vegetarian alternatives to be used...
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Environmental Crimes May Cost World Economy $258 Billion: Study
2016-06-04 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Environmental crimes are rising due to weak laws and enforcement, costing the global economy as much as a record $258 billion, about a quarter more than previously estimated, the United Nations Environment Program and Interpol said. The groups released a study on Saturday, on the eve of World Environment Day, that said the proceeds from crimes ranging from illegal logging to the trafficking of hazardous waste and illicit gold mining are funding rebel groups and criminal syndicates. The scourge...
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