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India sees clean cooking as climate action that saves lives
2015-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC: Kamlesh feeds the flames of a crude clay cookstove with kindling, kerosene and sunbaked discs of cow dung. She breathes in the billowing smoke, as she does for hours every day. Her eyes water and sting. Her throat feels scratchy and sore. Kamlesh is one of hundreds of millions of Indian housewives who, with the simple act of cooking family meals, fill their homes every day with deadly airborne pollutants. The constant exposure to indoor air pollution kills some 4.3 million people every year across...
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Meet the laziest action hero in the world in 'Dan the Unharmable' volume one
2015-11-11 07:38:13| Agriculture - Topix.net
Starting out by cashing in on the "bad girl" craze of the mid 90's, Avatar Press has since gone on to recreate itself as the home of edgy licensed properties as well as creator owned work by talents such as Alan Moore , Warren Ellis, and Christos Gage. One of the strangest of these creator owned series ran for twelve issues back in 2012-2013.
Popes call for action on climate change has shifted US views
2015-11-10 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: When the leader of the world`s 1.2 billion Catholics issued his call to action on climate change in June, observers wondered whether this would move the needle in the public debate. A survey of people in the US released late last week suggests that it has. Some 17 per cent of overall respondents and 35 per cent of Catholic respondents said they were influenced by Francis`s message that climate change is a crucial moral issue. The percentage of Catholics who said they were "very worried" about...
China promises action on climate ahead of Paris talks
2015-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: China has changed course and emerged as a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions six years after it was accused of obstructing the last high-level climate talks in Copenhagen. Heading into this month's Paris meeting, the world's biggest source of climate-changing gases has yet to accept binding limits. But it has invested in solar, wind and hydro power to clean up its smog-choked cities and curb surging demand for imported oil and gas. That contributed last year to a surprise fall in coal...
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Steel industry calls for EU action
2015-11-09 08:55:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
An emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in the steel industry is to be held by European economy ministers at the request of the UK.
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