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The global people's climate march is a reason to be a climate optimist
2014-09-21 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The people's climate march is a reason to be a climate optimist, despite the grave dangers posed by runaway global warming. Share Tweet this Email A crowd of up to 30,000 people gather at the State Library in Melbourne, Australia for the global people's climate march. Photo by Alexander White. We are almost out of time to build a zero carbon future, and the devastating impacts of global warming will only become worse if our leaders do nothing. Tens of thousands of people in Australia and many...
Science shows up in force at People's Climate March
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The People's Climate March may end up being the biggest protest to urge action to restrain global warming yet. The march in New York City on September 21 is predicted to draw more than 100,000 people, which would top the tens of thousands who showed up in Copenhagen back in 2009. But how many scientists, whether they study climate change or not, will be there? The idea of the march--first proposed by writer and activist Bill McKibben of 350.org--is intended to remind world leaders gathering in...
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50 Canadian climate researchers speak out support People's Climate March
2014-09-20 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Canadian government is hell-bent on exploiting the Alberta tar sands to the fullest extent possible, even at the expense of the global climate. Canada simply cannot meet its carbon pollution reduction pledges if it continues to expand tar sands operations. While the American government has finally begun to take the threat of climate change seriously and do something about it, the Canadian government has merely played lip service to the problem. 50 Canadian climate researchers have reached...
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Peoples Climate March = Tipping Point in Fight to Halt Climate Crisis
2014-09-14 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The New York state elections just concluded, and the national midterms are still weeks away, but there is a campaign office in downtown Manhattan that has just gone into overdrive. Volunteers there are hard at work on another deadline: Sept. 21. Thats the day of the Peoples Climate March, what promises to be the largest demonstration for action on climate change in world history. The march has brought together more than 1,100 organizations at last count, from the New York City Environmental Justice...
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Indigenous peoples forefront historic peoples climate march NYC
2014-09-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Today: With climate change a no-brainer in the credible scientific world, and more and more people--indigenous and non-Native alike--experiencing firsthand its effects on the ground, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has summoned world leaders for a one-day summit to work toward an agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Just in case they are not listening, the people will follow suit. The weekend before the U.N. summit, the rank-and-file are descending upon New York City to demand...
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