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Why one loons death is stirring fears of tropical disease, climate change
2016-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bangor: A New England loon has died from avian malaria, according to researchers who believe this to be the first known case of a loon dying of the tropical disease. The loon was found floating last summer on Lake Umbagog, a 7-mile-long lake straddling the New Hampshire and Maine border, and was quickly brought to scientists for examination. In less than a week, the avian malaria was detected, surprising wildlife biologists and stirring conversations about climate change and its future impact on wildlife....
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Federal judge in Eugene says court should not dismiss youths climate change lawsuit
2016-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Register-Guard: A federal magistrate judge in Eugene said Friday that a potential landmark lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by a group of environmentally minded youth plaintiffs and a leading climate scientist should be allowed to proceed in court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Tom Coffin wrote in a 24-page decision that motions to dismiss the suit -- which were filed by the government and trade groups representing many of the worlds largest energy companies -- should be denied. Coffin wrote that it would...
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Canberra ranked as a global climate change leader
2016-04-09 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canberra Times: Canberra's ranking as a global climate change leader by the Carbon Disclosure Project is an "important acknowledgement", Climate Council chief executive Amanda McKenzie says. The CDP placed the capital among the top 10 cities in the world for its "quality and completeness" of environmental risk reporting. "It's not just that one area of the policy is doing well [to be ranked so highly]," Ms McKenzie said. "Reducing emissions, adequately reporting and disclosing internationally, a renewable...
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Judge Denies Motions by Fossil Fuel Industry and Federal Government in Landmark Climate Change Case
2016-04-09 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the Federal District Court in Eugene, Oregon, decided in favor of 21 young plaintiffs in their landmark constitutional climate change case against the federal government. Judge Coffin ruled Friday against the motion to dismiss brought by the fossil fuel industry and federal government. The courts ruling is a major victory for the 21 youth plaintiffs, ages 8-19, from across the U.S. in what Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein call the most important lawsuit on the...
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Climate Change to Cut Global Financial Assets by Trillions
2016-04-09 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change could cut the value of the world's financial assets by $2.5 trillion, according to the first estimate from economic modeling. In the worst case scenarios, often used by regulators to check the financial health of companies and economies, the losses could soar to $24 trillion, or 17 percent of the world's assets, and wreck the global economy. The research also showed the financial sense in taking action to keep climate change under the 2°C (3.6°F) danger limit agreed by the world's...
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