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Not on My Balance Sheet: Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, and Stranded Assets
2014-08-04 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: This week is shaping up to be rough for the US coal industry. The EPA is holding hearings on plans to dramatically cut carbon-dioxide emissions released from US power plants and the Obama administration just published a report on the economic consequences of waiting to act on climate change. Its enough to make one wonder if the US might get serious about climate change. But whether these actions are enough for a group of investors to win the argument over stranded assets is another question. ...
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Innovation, change pace progressInnovation, change pace progressOne...
2014-08-04 03:12:59| Agriculture - Topix.net
Innovation, change pace progress One of four monthly columns about the Salinas Valley agriculture industry Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1niJm75 Growing up in the Los Angeles area and coming from a long line of dentists, I had absolutely no clue where our food came from -- how it was grown, harvested, packed, processed, ... (more)
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House Candidates Divided On Belief That Humans Contribute To Climate Change
2014-08-04 01:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Montana's U.S. House candidates claim to offer "all-of-the-above" solutions to the nation's energy problems-- a familiar mantra among politicians keen to give equal attention to fossil fuels and renewables such as wind and solar. Yet stark differences in the details of their proposals reveal a wide divide. Republican Ryan Zinke is a staunch fossil fuels advocate who questions humanity's role in climate change. Democrat John Lewis touts the potential for renewables that he says could transform...
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Farming practices & climate change root Toledo water pollution
2014-08-03 20:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The toxins that contaminated the water supply of the city of Toledo leaving 400,000 people without access to safe drinking water for two days were produced by a massive algae boom. But this is not a natural disaster. Water problems in the Great Lakes the worlds largest freshwater system have spiked in the last three years, largely because of agricultural pollution. Toledo draws its drinking water from Lake Erie. Residents were warned not to drink the water on Saturday, after inspectors...
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Idaho Shifts Policy, Behavior Response to Climate Change
2014-08-03 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Statesman: Despite the uncertainty over the scale and the speed of climate change, Idaho leaders are beginning to discuss how to adapt and how to reduce its impacts. Boise law firm Holland and Hart held a workshop for its Idaho clients and lawmakers last week where scientists and policymakers examined how the state can reduce the effects of warmer winters, earlier runoffs and increased wildfires. It came the same week that Obamas Council of Economic Advisers reported that delaying action to reduce carbon...
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