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Call for Christie to consider climate change in Shore rebuilding
2013-02-18 12:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Philadelphia Inquirer: Did global warming and rising sea levels trigger Hurricane Sandy? And does it matter? Gov. Christie says it doesn't. Whether environmental changes caused the storm is an "esoteric question," he said at a news conference at the Shore earlier this month. Victims of the storm don't "give a damn" either - as confirmed by a group of Sandy survivors who applauded Christie's remark. But scientists say they all need to start caring. Because regardless of what caused Sandy, even those skeptical about...
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Obamas Climate Call May Hasten EU Carbon Fix, IETA Chief Says
2013-02-15 10:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obamas call for Congress to act on climate change may embolden European Union policy makers to fix the blocs ailing carbon market, said the president of the International Emissions Trading Association. A proposal for stricter emissions rules in northeast America may also provide the impetus for EU nations to tackle the oversupply of carbon allowances in the worlds biggest cap- and-trade market, Dirk Forrister, president of the Geneva-based lobby group, said yesterday. EU...
Obama's State of the Union climate call may buy time for EPA
2013-02-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obamas speech Tuesday night further raised hopes that he is prepared to take action on climate change but probably not right away. Instead, the president put most of the onus on an all-but-paralyzed Congress, with the threat that if lawmakers dont act, Obama will order agencies across his administration to come up with ways to address global warming for the sake of our children and our future. Obama offered no details on those potential actions and didnt even mention the...