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Fossil fuels tax to fund climate efforts proposed at UN talks
2013-07-19 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: UN climate finance talks in Manila ended on Wednesday with no new pledges but showed signs of progress in identifying new sources of funding, such as a levy on fossil fuels. The two-day meeting marked the latest attempt by countries to establish how developed countries can meet their pledge to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to enable poorer states to cut pollution and build a climate resilient infrastructure. As yet it is unclear where that money will come from, but delegates attending...
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2013-07-19 00:32:41| PortlandOnline
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Burning fossil fuels imperils our ability to burn fossil fuels
2013-07-18 20:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Pretty much every power plant requires water to work. Coal, natural gas, nuclear, and even some types of renewable energy need water to create steam and to cool down. These plants account for more than 40 percent of the fresh water drawn from lakes and rivers in the U.S. each year. But climate change limits access to that water and poses a major threat to our ability to keep power plants running, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists [PDF]. If plants don`t have enough...
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Symptoms of Fossil Fuel Addiction
2013-07-18 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Like smokers who put off quitting until their health starts to suffer, were learning what happens when bad habits catch up with us. Were witnessing the terrible effects of fossil fuel addiction every day: frequent, intense storms and floods, extended droughts, rapidly melting Arctic ice, disappearing glaciers, deadly smog and pollution, contaminated waterways and destroyed habitats. Transport accidents are also increasing as governments and industry scramble to get fuels out of the ground and to...
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Six Tech Advancements Changing the Fossil Fuels Game
2013-07-18 10:32:30| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Oil and gas is getting bigger, deeper, faster and more efficient, with new technology chipping away at "peak oil" concerns.
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