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Climate change: India says poor nations suffer the most, need time and space to fix deficit
2016-03-25 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Asserting that the burden of sustainability cannot be put on the shoulders of the poor, India has said that poorer nations must be given space to address their "development deficit" as they end up suffering the worst impacts of climate change while contributing the least to it. Amit Narang, counsellor in the permanent mission of India to the United Nations, said the international community cannot address climate change if it fails to address the "unsustainable consumption and lifestyles, particularly...
N.J. AG should investigate Exxon over climate change, groups say
2016-03-25 01:35:30| Chemicals - Topix.net
TRENTON - A state lawmaker and a coalition of environmental groups are calling on New Jersey's attorney general to open a formal investigation into whether Exxon Mobil lied to the public about the risks of climate change. Sen. Ray Lesniak said Thursday that he is requesting acting Attorney General Robert Lougy join his counterparts in New York and California , where authorities are investigating the Texas oil giant over claims its public comments on climate science were contradicted by its own internal experts, who began raising the alarm decades ago.
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Mass Extinctions And Climate Change: Why The Speed Of Rising Greenhouse Gases Matters
2016-03-24 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: We now know that greenhouse gases are rising faster than at any time since the demise of dinosaurs, and possibly even earlier. According to research published in Nature Geoscience this week, carbon dioxide (CO2) is being added to the atmosphere at least ten times faster than during a major warming event about 50 million years ago. We have emitted almost 600 billion tonnes of carbon since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations are now increasing at a rate of...
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96% Of American Meteorological Society Members Think Climate Change Is Happening
2016-03-24 16:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: You may have seen them. Media reports a few years ago claiming that a survey of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) refutes the consensus position regarding climate change. When I saw how that survey and the results were being twisted and distorted, I realized that people read things with an eye for what they want to believe, so-called confirmation bias. AMS Executive Director Dr. Keith Seitter even wrote on the AMS website clarifying the results and condemning rampant distortion that was being...
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Feds tell Exxon Mobil to allow climate change vote
2016-03-24 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Exxon Mobil Corp. must allow its shareholds to vote on a proposal to receive more information about climate changes impact on the oil giants business. The Securities and Exchange Commission told Exxon this week that it must include the resolution among the slate of proposals shareholders will vote on in May, Reuters reported Thursday. The proposal would have the company outline the way climate change and energy legislation impact its ability to operate profitably. "It does not appear that...
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