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Virunga, Africas oldest national park, now under new threat
2015-11-16 10:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: WWF is warning of renewed danger to Virunga National Park from oil exploitation. The organization is urging governments to cancel two concessions posing a risk to the World Heritage site, and is cautioning multinational enterprises against their involvement. Earlier this month, and after years of local protest and international outcry, UK oil company SOCO International relinquished its license to Block V, which overlaps Virunga National Park. Socos chairman Rui de Sousa described the exercise as...
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Bernie Sanders says climate change still our biggest national security threat
2015-11-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: Bernie Sanders opened Saturday night`s Democratic debate by vowing to rid the world of ISIS, the terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for killing more than 100 people in Paris on Friday. In a follow-up question, moderator John Dickerson pointed out that during a debate last month, Sanders had identified "climate change" as the greatest threat to national security. "Do you still believe that?" asked Dickerson. "Absolutely," replied Sanders. He added that "of course international terrorism...
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How Fox ate National Geographic
2015-11-15 03:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Over the last few years the National Geographic Society has been slowly vanishing into the Murdoch familys Fox media empire like a gazelle being swallowed by a python in one of the formers famous videos. This month the consummation will be complete and Fox will take full control of NatGeos major assets its stake in the TV network, its flagship magazine, its TV studio in a $725m deal. The process has not been easy, or without controversy. In September, when the deal was announced, former...
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Sanders Stands by Belief Climate Change Is Biggest National Security Threat
2015-11-14 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mediaite: With foreign policy and terrorism on the minds of all Americans tonight, CBS debate moderator John Dickerson asked Bernie Sanders if he still believes climate change is the greatest national security threat. Sanders made that statement at the last Democratic debate, and he reiterated his belief tonight. He said that climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism because as it continues, countries will be struggling over limited resources.
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Moscow bans Egyptian national carrier from flying to Russia
2015-11-13 21:37:58| Airlines - Topix.net
Passengers board an Egyptair Express plane bound for Cairo at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport, south Sinai, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Russian news agencies are quoting Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Russian Travel Agencies Association, as saying the number of Russian tourists brought home from Egypt is likely to reach 23,000 by mid-day.
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