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Indonesia Extends Major Logging Moratorium, Critics Decry as Weak
2015-05-15 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Indonesia has extended a major logging moratorium aimed at preserving the archipelago's vast swathes of tropical rainforest, but environmentalists say the logging ban does not go nearly far enough. The country, home to some of the world's most biodiverse rain forests and endangered species such as tigers and elephants, first enacted the moratorium in 2011, banning new logging permits for primary and virgin forests and peatlands. The moratorium was first extended until 2015, and now has been extended...
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Why Major Free Trade Deal Could Have Huge Consequence For Climate
2015-05-15 07:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: A wide-reaching trade agreement between the United States and several Asian nations could have catastrophic repercussions for climate change, including giving corporations the power to sue governments that try to limit polluting industries, environmental groups say. In order to avoid dangerous climate change, scientists estimate that 80 percent of the world`s fossil fuels need to remain in the ground. But coal, natural gas, and oil left in the ground means profits left on the table for fossil...
Major U.S. pay TV providers add 10,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015
2015-05-14 10:00:29| Digital TV News
Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US -- about 95% of the market -- added fewer than 10,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2015, compared to a gain of over 250,000 video subscribers in 1Q 2014.
Climate change take major toll on economy and children's health, experts warn
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Researchers have only scratched the surface of the complex effects climate change will have on children's health and the economy, panelists said at a climate change forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The panel was part of a discussion titled, "The Social and Economic Costs of Climate Change on Children's Health," organized by American University, the Children's Environmental Health Network and the Wilson Center. Panelists said the complex nature of the issue makes it...
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Why Are Development Costs Getting Higher in Major U.S. Cities?
2015-05-12 14:00:00| National Real Estate Investor
Land costs in the urban cores have dramatically escalated, making it difficult for developers to find developable parcels that pencil. read more
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