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Bushfires In Australia 'Wake-Up Call' For Abbott Government To Commit To Climate Action
2015-01-05 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: As firefighters continue to contain the fires raging in the two states, dozens of homes were lost to the blaze. Milne warned that Australia is going to suffer the same extreme weather events. She said that the Abbott government must stop its climate change "denial" and get on with creating a plan in the face of extreme weather, ABC News reported. Milne said the government should look at the "suffering" of the people and commit to strong climate action. She recommended a number of actions in preparation...
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Bushfire Response: Disaster Spending in Australia Faces Overhaul Amid Calls Climate Action
2015-01-05 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The federal government has signalled it wants to reduce spending on natural disaster recovery and shift its focus to reducing the risks before an event strikes. The Greens renewed their calls for the government to take strong action against climate change while fire crews worked to contain blazes in South Australia and Victoria on Sunday. The justice minister, Michael Keenan, did not directly respond to the climate change criticism, but said the government would speak to state and territory...
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Pope Francis to urge 1.2 Billion Catholics to Take Action on Climate Change
2015-01-03 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Maine News Online: Media reports have indicated that Pope Francis will soon be urging the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to take action regarding climate change. It has been learnt that the stance is most likely to run afoul of conservatives, who for long have been resisting government efforts to curb emissions of carbon dioxide. The Pope through his effort is also planning to set an encyclical on the threats caused due to rising temperature across the globe. It has been found that the Pope will very soon be visiting...
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CA: BART Cuts Wi-Fi Service, Prompting Threats of Legal Action
2014-12-30 15:37:01| Wireless - Topix.net
Dec. 30--BART announced Monday that it had terminated an agreement with its Wi-Fi provider, but while the transit agency says it was simply ending a trial period, the company's CEO accused BART officials of illegally backing out of a long-term contract. In 2009, BART signed what was billed as an exclusive 20-year contract with Sacramento's WiFi Rail, which agreed to provide the service.
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Anheuser-Busch caught in Bud Light Lime-A-Rita class action lawsuit
2014-12-30 14:20:04| Beverages - Topix.net
Budweiser signage is displayed above the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, the world's biggest brewer, said in February it sees the beer market in the U.S. improving, helped by a strengthening economy.
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