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Activists lose criminal case on climate change defense but judge praises effort
2016-01-15 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Five environmental activists who failed to convince a court that their attempt to block crude oil trains near Seattle was a legally justifiable act of civil disobedience on Friday were nonetheless praised by a judge as part of the solution to climate change. On Friday, the campaigners were convicted in a court in suburban Seattle of misdemeanor trespassing relating to a September 2014 protest in which they blocked railway tracks used by crude oil trains in Everett, Washington. They were acquitted...
Obama Halts Federal Coal Leasing Citing Climate Change
2016-01-15 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The Obama administration on Friday brought a temporary halt to new coal mining leases on federal lands while it conducts a three-year review meant to bring coal leasing in line with U.S. climate policy. The moratorium comes just days after Obama said in his State of the Union Address that he would push to change the way the government manages its oil and coal resources to reflect the costs they impose on both taxpayers and the planet. The moratorium takes place immediately, but does not halt coal...
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Obama Builds on His Climate Legacy by Making Historic Change to Coal Leasing Public Lands
2016-01-15 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, Sec. of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and putting an immediate suspension on all future and modified coal leases. Sec. Jewells announcement today follows President Obamas statement in the State of the Union that he would push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet....
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Climate change, El Nio & Pacific Decadal Oscillation could result to unbearable summer this year
2016-01-15 15:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The world may have been jolted out of its inertia to get its act together and tackle climate change, but global temperatures are not holding still. So the heavy woollens languishing in the closet may not be the worst thing that can happen. The unbearable summer could get hotter, with little respite. While 2015 has been recorded as the hottest year, meteorologists say 2016 will be warmer. Days after 195 countries at the UNsponsored climate meet in Paris agreed to restrict global temperature rise...
There Wasn't A Single Question About Climate Change During The GOP Debate
2016-01-15 15:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Moderators of Thursday's Republican presidential debate didn't ask candidates a single question on climate change. Nor did the topic come up much at the Republican and Democratic debates last month. President Barack Obama has linked climate change to national security, and a 2014 Pentagon report called it a "threat multiplier." A changing climate can limit the availability of natural resources, increase migratory pressures and lead to instability and conflict. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a...
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