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Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson proposes space colonies in response to climate change
2016-09-26 05:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blasting News: Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, was being interviewed on This Week on ABC when the question was put to him about #Climate Change, the theory that human use of fossil fuels in pumping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere is raising the temperature of the Earth. Johnson offered an unusual policy prescription for the problem, according to the Washington Examiner. He said "we do have to inhabit other planets. The future of the human race is #Space exploration. Space exploration and...
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Consequences of Climate Change: Polar Bear Population Shrinking Due to Arctic Sea Ice Melt
2016-09-26 04:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Alert! The melting sea ice in the Arctic is leaving polar bear hungry and their population dwindling in numbers. According to a report from Earth Sky, polar bears have taken the most drastic hit from the melting Arctic sea ice due to climate change. Polar bears mainly get their fat and nutrients from eating seals, and the ice in the Arctic has greatly helped the slow-moving bears to catch the much-faster seals by ambushing the latter through the ice. However, as the Arctic sea ice continues...
Almost 80% of Australians now believe in climate change
2016-09-26 04:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Australians overwhelmingly believe in climate change, according to a new poll, and they are more than ready for the government to do something about it. According to The Climate Institute's 2016 Climate of the Nation report, 77 percent of Australians believe climate change is happening. That number has grown year on year in the annual report since 2012, when only 64 percent believed in the phenomenon. Of this group, 90 percent feel human activity is at least partly the cause. SEE ALSO: 375...
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Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio to Discuss Climate Change at White House Event
2016-09-26 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IANS: US President Barack Obama and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio will discuss ways to combat climate change at a White House event next week. At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action, they will take part in a conversion with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about "the importance of protecting the one planet we've got for future generations", reports hollywoodreporter.com. Afterwards, DiCaprio's new climate documentary Before the Flood will...
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Climate change: Survey finds 77pc of Australians believe it is occurring
2016-09-26 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A survey of more than 2,000 Australians by the Climate Institute has found 77 per cent believe climate change is occurring and 90 per cent believe the Federal Government has a responsibility to drive action on it. Key points: Results strongest in years 'due to public being able to witness changing temperatures, weather' Survey found 3pc of people supported coal power, 59pc supported solar energy SA electricity price spike 'exposed need for climate change, energy policies' The research...
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