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Science Museums, Some Backed by Big Oil, Take Evasive Approach to Climate Change
2014-06-20 06:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AllGov: With significant funding from oil companies, the city of Dallas established a new science museum two years ago that has ditched exhibits discussing the relationship between fossil fuels and climate change. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opened its doors in 2012 after raising $185 million, including contributions from Exxon and Chief Oil & Gas. Among the exhibits developed for visitors was a "Climate Change' panel that featured the following information: "Volcanic eruptions and burning...
Australia: Julie Bishop confirms climate change won't be high G20 agenda
2014-06-20 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: After weeks of speculation, the Federal Government has today confirmed it won't be making climate change a priority during November's G20 summit in Brisbane. The issue dogged Prime Minister Tony Abbott on a recent overseas trip, where he met world leaders, including US president Barack Obama who supports a cap and trade scheme and wants the issue on the G20 agenda. But the Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, says it's not the right forum to discuss climate change. She's made the comments at...
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Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc Files (8-K) Disclosing Change in...
2014-06-20 03:41:08| Jewelry - Topix.net
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Christie feels heat on climate change
2014-06-20 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asbury Park Press: New Jersey lawmakers and representatives of environmental groups at a press conference Thursday urged Gov. Chris Christie to set regulations aligned with President Obamas newly proposed Clean Power Plan, which limits carbon pollution from power plants. A pair of state lawmakers expected to win elections to the House of Representatives in November, Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman and Sen. Donald Norcross, attended, as did fellow Democrat Bob Smith, chairman of the state Senate Environment...
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Rerouting Flights Avoid Contrails Would Slow Climate Change
2014-06-19 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Flight paths that avoid forming contrails Rerouting the flight paths of commercial aircraft to minimize the condensation trails, or contrails, they leave behind would help slow global warming, even if the new flight path is longer, according to research published today. Contrails, thin clouds composed of ice crystals condensed from an aircraft's exhaust, can persist for 17 hours or more and are likely the single largest contributor to climate change associated with aviation. They form when a plane...
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