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It took El Nino to get Canadians talking about climate change
2015-12-27 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: 2016 will mark the 10-year anniversary of a very important film that put a lot of teenagers to sleep. That film was An Inconvenient Truth. Ten years ago, at the age of 16, I, like thousands of high-school students across the country, was forced to watch former U.S. vice-president Al Gores Academy Award-winning documentary a mashup of PowerPoint data and melting ice caps in a class of overwhelmingly bored peers. On screen, Gore was kind and intelligent, but he wasnt exactly rabble-rousing,...
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Let's treat all climate change culprits equally
2015-12-27 00:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: I spent part of my Christmas vacation this year barbequing outside, without a jacket on. The last time I spent Christmas outside without a jacket on was 1998. I was visiting family in India. While I recognize it is not only irresponsible but also statistically incorrect to causally link any one given weather event to climate change, the bleak scientific reality is that oceans are becoming increasingly desalinated, sea levels are rising, extreme heat waves and prolonged droughts are worryingly commonplace,...
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In Florida, dealing with climate change has become a local issue
2015-12-26 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Naples Daily News: When Charlie Crist was Florida's attorney general and preparing to run for governor in 2005, he sat down in a private room at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami with U.S. Sen. John McCain. The two Republicans talked political campaigns, strategies and endorsements. As Crist was getting ready to leave, McCain stopped him. "Charlie, I think there is one more thing you should focus on," Crist recalled McCain saying. "What's that?" Crist asked. "Climate change," McCain answered. "It's a big deal."...
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Report: Climate change could could 11000 Montana outdoor jobs
2015-12-26 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Great Falls Tribune: The cost of unabated climate change in Montana could be 11,000 jobs and $281 million in labor earnings by 2050, according to a new report that attempts to quantify its economic impacts on the states outdoor economy, including hunting, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. The report, released Tuesday, was completed by Donovan Power Consulting, a Montana-based economic consulting firm headed by the former head of the economics department at the University of Montana, at the request of the Montana...
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10 Foods That Could Disappear Because of Climate Change
2015-12-26 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: Climate change is making the world a different place. There are more floods, droughts, wildfires, heat waves and other extreme weather events. Animal species around the world are either shifting habitat locations or simply dying off. Even humans are migrating due to a warmer world. But there is one effect that will hit many of us right in the gut: Certain foods could disappear thanks to our changing climate. Brace yourself: Here are 10 foods youll probably be sad to see go. 1. Guacamole Around...
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