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Senators Seek Action on DDGs and China
2014-09-22 20:58:00| National Hog Farmer
P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have informed the U.S. Trade Representative of their strong concerns regarding China rejecting U.S. export shipments of dried distillers grains that contain traces of a U.S. approved trait. read more
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Big Oils heirs join call for action as climate summit opens
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: For 140 years, the Rockefellers were the oil industrys first family, scions of a business empire that spawned companies called Exxon, Mobil, Amoco and Chevron. So it was no trivial matter when a group of Rockefeller heirs decided recently to begin severing financial ties to fossil fuels. There is a moral imperative to preserve a healthy planet, said Valerie Rockefeller Wayne, a great-great-granddaughter of oil magnate John D. Rockefeller Sr. and a trustee of the largest charitable foundation...
Climate change summit: Global rallies demand action
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The People's Climate March is campaigning for curbs on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN climate summit in New York next week. In Manhattan, organisers said some 310,000 people joined a march that was also attended by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Earlier, huge demonstrations took place in Australia and Europe. "This is the planet where our subsequent...
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Prince Charles urges action against climate change 'before it is too late'
2014-09-22 13:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Prince Charles, who has long been an outspoken campaigner on climate change, has made clear his frustration that more has not been done to tackle global warming, despite clear warnings from UN scientists of the potentially catastrophic risks it poses. In a pre-recorded video address to political and business leaders in New York, as they meet for major international climate change talks, he describes climate change as the greatest challenge facing humanity. Speaking as Patron of the Prince of Wales's...
As global leaders gather for UN climate talks, protesters urge action
2014-09-22 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Climate change is hanging like a shadow over all international development efforts, a top UN official says, as the world body moves to tackle global warming in a landmark summit this week that will see more than 120 heads of state attend. Helen Clark, head of the United Nations development program, made the comments on Sunday afternoon, while more than 100,000 people marched through New York City to call for tougher action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The demonstration coincided with...
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