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Climate Change Denial: A Costly, Politically Dangerous Gamble
2014-05-27 05:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MintPress: Half of the United States is suffering through drought conditions - including all of California, which saw huge swathes of the San Diego area swept by raging wildfires this month. In the Midwest, major rainstorms and tornadoes inundated the Mississippi floodplain for days, causing millions of dollars in damage. In Baltimore, hurricane-intensity rain contributed to the collapse of a city street. It is the consensus of the scientific community that the Earth is sick. According to the National Climate...
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How Maine can sustain coastal communities in the face of climate change
2014-05-26 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangor Daily News: The National Climate Assessment released recently highlights the impacts of climate change across the country, including on our coastal communities. Maine fishermen are already seeing the effect of warming waters and shifting species. Between climate change and the current trends in the health of the lobster fishery, there is little doubt that the economic base of our coastal communities will change in the years ahead. How it changes depends on actions fishermen, community leaders, government officials...
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Wary Climate Change, Indonesia Looks Lawmakers for Solutions
2014-05-26 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Comprised of over 17,000 islands that are highly susceptible to rising seas, Indonesia is taking stock of its position as the world's third leading emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States and China. Faced with the upcoming GLOBE Summit of World Legislators, scheduled to take place in Mexico City next month to test a new international climate change agreement centered on national legislation, the Indonesian government is in a race against time to evaluate its existing climate change...
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Carbon In 15,000 Year-Old Soil Is Contributing To Climate Change
2014-05-26 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HNGN: Scientists found carbon in soil that covered the Earth thousands of years ago. These soils could contribute to global climate change if disturbed through "erosion, agriculture, deforestation, mining and other human activities," a University of Wisconsin-Madison news release reported. "There is a lot of carbon at depths where nobody is measuring," Erika Marin-Spiotta, a University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor of geography and the lead author of the new study, said in the news release....
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McKinley amendment bars Defense funds for climate change
2014-05-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Charleston Gazette: Whether it wants to or not, the Department of Defense would be unable to spend money on climate change initiatives, under an amendment sponsored by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives. McKinleys amendment to the annual bill that funds the Defense Department and national security programs within the Department of Energy, bars the use of funds to implement any recommendations from recent national and international reports on climate change. The...
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