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Pope Francis: Catastrophic Climate if Paris Talks Fail

2015-11-27 14:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Pope Francis warned on Wednesday that the world is facing a "grave environmental crisis" and spoke of the intersection between social justice and the protection of nature. The pontiff`s comments, made in the Kenyan capital at the start of his first visit to the continent, come just days ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris, where global delegates will hammer out an agreement to curb climate change. "The grave environmental crisis facing our world demands an ever greater sensitivity to the...

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Pope: 'Catastrophic' climate if Paris UN talks fail

2015-11-27 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: Pope Francis warned of a "catastrophic" outcome if vested interests block a binding agreement to tackle climate change at UN talks in Paris next week. "In a few days, an important meeting on climate change will be held in Paris... It would be sad - and I dare say even catastrophic - were particular interests to prevail over the common good and lead to manipulating information in order to protect their own plans and projects," the pontiff said on Thursday. The 78-year-old pope has taken on a...

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Dissidents Fail to Win Ethan Allen Board Seats

2015-11-25 04:17:13| Furniture - Topix.net

Shareholders of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. elected the seven directors nominated by the furniture company, defeating an effort by activist investor Sandell Asset Management Corp. to win control of the board, according to preliminary results released Tuesday. After its annual meeting in Danbury, Conn., Ethan Allen said shareholders "overwhelmingly" elected its nominees, but didn't provide detailed results.

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