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Hollywood Is Finally Taking on Climate Change. It Should Go Even Further
2016-08-09 14:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: Hollywood celebrities have long prided themselves as the social conscience of America. Now, it seems, they've widened their reach to the entire Earth. "Climate change is real, it is happening right now,' DiCaprio said in his Oscar acceptance speech in February. "Let us not take this planet for granted.' With those words, DiCaprio did more for climate change advocacy than any other individual effort, ever, according to a new study. Compared to the Paris climate summit last December--in which...
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CMA outline plans to 'radically change' retail banking
2016-08-09 08:47:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Chair of the CMA Alasdair Smith outlines plans to create "open banking"
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Earth Overshoot Day keeps moving up: What's the pace of change?
2016-08-09 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: According to the Global Footprint Network, we as a planet have already used up Earth's resources for the year. In the 50 years of keeping record of Earth Overshoot Day, this is the earliest the day has occurred. It used to happen regularly in September, and last year it fell on August 13. View Caption About video ads View Caption of Earth Overshoot Day, also known as Ecological Debt Day, marks the date each year when weve used up as many natural resources as Earth can regenerate in a single year....
Study: DiCaprios Oscar Speech Did More For Climate Change Than Earth Day
2016-08-09 06:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dispatch: Actor Leonardo DiCaprios Oscar acceptance speech comments urging action on climate change drew more attention on social media than Earth Day, according to a study out of the University of California San Diego. The study, titled Big Data Sensors of Organic Advocacy: The Case of Leonardo DiCaprio and Climate Change, was published Aug. 2 in scientific journal Plos One. It argues DiCaprios acceptance speech for best actor received much more attention on social media than it did on traditional...
Climate Change May Bring More Tainted Shellfish to Northern Seas
2016-08-09 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
HealthDay: Warming oceans may be boosting levels of dangerous bacteria in northern seas, possibly explaining why more people are getting sickened by tainted seafood and seawater, new research suggests. "From long-term data, it is apparent that the level of these pathogens is rising in the ocean as a result of global warming," said study author Luigi Vezzulli. He is an associate professor with the department of earth, environmental and life sciences at the University of Genoa, in Italy. At the moment, the...
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