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U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose in 2013 as coal use ticked up
2014-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: When all the data is in, it looks like carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels will have gone up 2 percent in 2013 from the previous year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Monday. The main reason, it said, is an uptick in the use of coal for electric power. But it's also a sign of growing economic activity in general. Ever since the deep recession began in 2008, U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide had been going down. CO2 is the principal greenhouse gas that's causing...
Fossil fuel giants face climate stress test call at UN summit
2014-01-14 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The worlds 48 leading fossil fuel companies will be asked to run a 'climate stress test` at a summit hosted at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Fund managers and investors attending the meeting want oil and gas majors to assess how compatible their assets are with global efforts to avoid dangerous levels of warming. US low carbon business group CERES, which runs a network of investors worth $12 trillion, is organising this week`s event. Its chief Mindy Lubber told RTCC the financial...
Budget deal protects fossil fuel interests
2014-01-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The $1.1 trillion catch-all spending bill negotiated by Congressional leaders and published on Monday night shaves away at several of the Obama administration's climate priorities, propping up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy programs. But the administration avoided devastating cuts to its agenda in the "omnibus" appropriations bill, a compromise between the Democrats who control the Senate and the Republicans who dominate the House of Representatives. The bill does not go as far toward...
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Fossil Group, Inc. Announces Participation in 16th Annual ICR XChange Conference
2014-01-06 15:51:31| Jewelry - Topix.net
Fossil Group, Inc. announced today that the Company will present at the 16th Annual ICR XChange Conference being held at the JW Marriot Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 8:30 am Eastern Standard Time.
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Our Climate Hangover: 5 Reasons to End America's Fossil Fuel Fiesta in 2014
2014-01-04 16:40:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
It was a heck of a party. For America's oil and gas industry, 2013 was another festive year of incredible financial gains and expanding opportunities.
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