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Bloomberg: Sustainable Cities are Key to Combating Climate Change
2014-05-28 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, now a UN diplomat, said Tuesday that cities and their mayors hold the key to confronting climate change. Speaking at the opening of a three-day UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) event, billionaire businessman Bloomberg discussed how cities could be more sustainable, urging city leaders to act quickly to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from urban environments, Blue & Green Tomorrow reported. Around 70 percent of the world's population is projected...
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US Industry Gears Up Fight Obama's Climate Change Rules
2014-05-28 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: This summer is likely to see a series of attacks by industry opponents of a U.S. plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants in a bid to stir voter anger ahead of elections in November, when voters in states such as Kentucky and West Virginia may determine whether Democrats keep control of the Senate. On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new rules to crack down on power plant emissions, part of President Barack Obama's efforts to combat global climate change....
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Global Warming vs Climate Change What Scares You More?
2014-05-28 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Many Americans still do not think of "climate change" and "global warning" as synonymous phrases, according to a recent analysis of survey results. The results were detailed in a report released by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies titled "What's In A Name? Global Warming vs Climate Change." According to the report, despite the fact that the scientific community prefers to use the term "climate change" for technical reasons, the term "global warming" still earns stronger...
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'Global warming' scarier than 'climate change,' surveys find
2014-05-28 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: Americans are more concerned about the changing planet when the words "global warming" are used than when they hear "climate change," new research finds. The two terms are often used synonymously, but new surveys reveal that they carry different connotations for many people, particularly African Americans, Hispanic Americans, liberals and people between the ages of 31 and 48. Republicans see the two terms as more or less equivalent, but Democrats, political independents, liberals and moderates...
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Gov. Rick Scott climate change: 'I'm not a scientist'
2014-05-28 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bay News 9: Ask Florida Gov. Rick Scott about climate change and he will tell you exactly what he is not. "I'm not a scientist," Scott said repeatedly when asked about the issue Tuesday during a stop in Miami. The governor did talk about money for flood control and Everglades restoration. His previous stance on the issue expressed more skepticism. "I've not been convinced that there's any man-made climate change," Scott said in 2011. "Nothing's convinced me that there is." Could the shift mean...
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