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6 Democrats standing in the way of action on climate change
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: This week, President Obama announced new EPA regulations on power plants -- the centerpiece of his second-term effort to fight climate change. The expected chorus of condemnation from Republicans -- who, for the most part, don't even accept climate science anymore -- ensued. But there are also many Democrats, mostly from conservative or fossil-fuel dependent states, who are skeptical of Obama's efforts. While they generally don't deny or criticize climate science, they tend to loudly condemn most...
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Climate change could put more in hospitals, says White House
2014-06-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Climate change is driving up the number of children who are living with asthma, according to a new White House report out Friday. The report, which deals with the health impacts of global warming across the U.S., states that asthma rates have more than doubled, and says climate change is to blame. It "is putting those Americans at greater risk of landing in the hospital," the eight-page White House report states. The White House said the answer to curbing drought, heat waves, and more severe...
Seas Rise, Fla. GOP Leaders Balk at Climate Change
2014-06-07 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: On a recent afternoon, Scott McKenzie watched torrential rains and a murky tide swallow the street outside his dog-grooming salon. Within minutes, much of this stretch of chic South Beach was flooded ankle-deep in a fetid mix of rain and sea. "Welcome to the new Venice," McKenzie joked as salt water surged from the sewers. There are few places in the nation more vulnerable to rising sea levels than low-lying South Florida, a tourist and retirement mecca built on drained swampland. Yet as other...
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Dems resist climate change
2014-06-07 08:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Montana Standard: While the Obama administration is churning out rules to limit greenhouse gases that cause climate change, Montana Democrats Friday resisted placing the words climate change in their party platform. We can sit here and talk about what we believe here as Democrats, said Sen. Jim Keane, D-Butte, who argued against mentioning the costs of climate change in the platform. I believe in the (coal) workers who work in eastern Montana, too. There used to be a ton of Democrats in eastern Montana and...
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White House issues report on Climate change threats
2014-06-07 06:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
French Tribune: A report by the White House states that fraction of the American population is already suffering due to the changes in the climate conditions. Further, major chunk of the remaining population is likely to add on to this number. According to a new health report, a warmer world will increase ground level ozone and this would further lead to an increase in the already existing health issues. In this report, six major health conditions have been reported. These include: " Asthma attacks - Major...
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