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To Increase Disaster Aid, Do Not Mention Global Warming
2015-06-22 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Charities looking for donations after a natural disaster may want to avoid linking the disaster to climate change, a study from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, suggests. Researchers found that climate change skeptics are more likely to justify withholding aid if a drought, typhoon or flood is attributed to climate change than if appeals for aid do not mention the phenomenon. "What our work suggests is that when a disaster occurs and organizations are appealing to the public for aid,...
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Senate Had Hearing On Oil Exports And Didnt Mention The Environment Once
2015-03-20 08:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: On Thursday, the Senate Energy Committee convened a hearing to discuss the U.S. ban on crude oil exports, which has been in place since 1973. With the United States in the midst of an oil boom - and with Americans using less gas than ever before - lifting the ban would have profound implications both at home and abroad, issues that dominated the panelists` testimony and committee`s questions. "The national security side will be an extremely important part of this going forward," Chairwoman Sen....
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Kerry makes no mention of LGBT rights during Egypt speech
2015-03-14 17:31:19| Beverages - Topix.net
Secretary of State John Kerry on March 13, 2015, made no mention of LGBT rights during his speech at an economic development conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday made no mention of Egypt's LGBT rights record during his speech at an economic development conference in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Obama might mention Vertex in tonight's State of the Union
2015-01-20 21:36:30| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama will be talking about precision medicine and cystic fibrosis in tonight's State of the Union address, which means it's likely he will mention Vertex Pharmaceuticals. No one exactly knows what President Barack Obama will highlight in his State of the Union address tonight, but given that one of the guests to sit with the First Lady's will be a cystic fibrosis patient taking a drug for that disease, chances are that Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its role in the field of precision medicine may well come up.
GCA Honorable Mention (Sustainability) K-12 School Districts: Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia Beach, Virginia
2014-12-01 18:00:00| American School & University
Virginia Beach City Public Schools built the states first LEED-certified elementary school, but yet the staff was still using cleaning practices that did not match the environmental consciousness of the schools architecture. In 2007, students, teachers, administrators and parents collaborated to change that. read more
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