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The Planet Loses as Republicans Seize Control Congress
2014-11-05 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Voters gave Republicans control of the Senate in Tuesdays midterm elections with a majority of 52 seats to the Democrats 48. The GOP also maintained control of the House of Representatives, making Congress entirely Republican. For the environment, this will mean fossil fuels such as coal and oil will receive congressional support, while renewable energy and environmental protections will be left behind. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell from the coal-producing state of Kentucky has often...
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Climate change will 'transform the planet'
2014-11-03 06:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
3 News: The United Nations delivered its sharpest warning to date about climate change today. It says we need to stop burning fossil fuels by the end of the century, or face catastrophic consequences. It's being called the most important ever document on climate change and the prognosis for humanity is grim: stop burning fossil fuels by 2100, or risk catastrophic warming that's a global rise in average temperatures of up to 5degC. "If greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current rate, we...
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UN sees irreversible damage to planet fossil fuels
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Humans are causing irreversible damage to the planet from burning fossil fuels, the biggest ever study of the available science concluded in a report designed to spur the fight against climate change. Theres a high risk of widespread harm from rising global temperatures, including floods, drought, extinction of species and ocean acidification, if the trend for increasing carbon emissions continues, a panel convened by a United Nations body said today in Copenhagen. Humans can avoid the worst if...
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Planet headed toward irreversible climate damage, UN warns
2014-11-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The globe is heading toward severe, pervasive, and irreversible climate change impacts if left unchecked, according to a new United Nations report. In its most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken, the U.N.s synthesis report released Sunday, finds that the evidence behind human influence on climate change is overwhelming and undeniable, as greenhouse gas emissions are the highest in history. The report, which over 800 scientists from 80 countries wrote, additionally drawing from 3,000...
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Washington Gas Energy Services And Sterling Planet Present More Than $11,000 To Pennsylvania Environmental Council At Abington Friends School Tree Planting
2014-10-20 03:37:52| pollutiononline Home Page
Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. (WGES), Sterling Planet and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) will celebrate their partnership at the first Pennsylvania tree planting event held recently at the Abington Friends Schoo
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