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Hooray for the Earth: International action has helped the ozone layer
2014-09-12 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post Gazette: Bad news about the health of planet Earth has kept up a steady drumbeat lately just this week the National Audubon Society released a report on the effect of climate change on birds concluding that as many as 314 out of 588 North American species will lose more than half of their climatic range by 2080. Of those, 126 are considered climate endangered. Yet amid the warning drums, a rallying trumpet of hope has sounded, not on climate change directly but a related problem. According to a U.N. scientific...
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Development banks pledge to step up climate action
2014-09-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The worlds six multilateral development banks promised on Thursday to do more to help emerging nations fight climate change as part of efforts to reinvigorate flagging work on a UN deal to limit temperature rises. In a statement before a Sept. 23 summit on global warming to be hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, the World Bank and other banks said they had delivered $75 billion in financing since they started joint tracking of funds in 2011. We now pledge to build on our...
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As Climate Change Hits Home, Americans Call for Action
2014-09-11 17:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The World Meteorological Organization announced this week that climate change pollution has reached record levels. Carbon pollution alone -- one of the most potent greenhouse gases -- had its biggest spike in 30 years. These measurements tell an alarming story about what is happening in our atmosphere. To understand what they mean here on earth, we just have to look outside the window. When fifth-generation Iowa farmer Matt Russell gazes out over his farm, he sees cycles of intense drought and rain...
Ricoh Enters Action Cam Market With WG-M1
2014-09-11 01:37:29| PC Magazine Digital Video Camcorders Product Guide
The company announces its first rugged video camera.
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CAMBODIA: Union coalition plan day of action for wage rise
2014-09-10 17:07:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A coalition of international labour organisations are seeking support for a day of action to demand an increase in the minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers.
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