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Voluntary Birth Control Is A Climate Change Solution Nobody Wants To Talk About
2015-12-05 22:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: In Ethiopia, environmental activism might appear a little uncustomary to some. Health workers can be seen going door-to-door delivering pamphlets about restoring the country's forest -- and they might be handing out condoms while they're at it. The effort is part of Population Health Environment - Ethiopia Consortium's (PHE) initiative to show residents the intractable link between overpopulation and its toll on the environment. The nation has experienced population growth and land depletion caused...
Al Gore praises Quebec's leadership in fighting global climate change
2015-12-05 22:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore expressed his deep gratitude to Quebec on Saturday for what he called its leadership role in tackling global climate change. Gore was at the United Nations climate conference in Paris alongside Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, who announced the province will contribute $25.5 million over five years to help French-speaking developing nations fight climate change. "Premier Couillard and his team have long since established fantastic leadership in the world...
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Taking to the hills: tribal groups face up to climate change
2015-12-05 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Tashka Yawanawa's Amazonian tribe lived on the plains along the Gregorio River for millennia -- until a wall of flood water last year forced them to flee their homes for good. "We had never seen a flood this big, this fast, this ferocious," the tribal chief told AFP on the sidelines of UN climate talks in Paris aimed at agreeing a pact to stave off disastrous climate change. He chalked the flooding disaster up to global warming. "This was the first time we felt the direct impact of climate...
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At UN climate talks African nations pledge to restore forests in fight against climate change
2015-12-05 21:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Tree by tree, more than a dozen African governments pledged to restore the continent's natural forests at the United Nations climate talks on Sunday. The earth has lost more than half its forests over the course of human history, according to the World Resources Institute. The deforestation of the world's tropical forests has contributed to climate change by producing up to 15 percent of global carbon emissions, the organization said. The AFR100 initiative is a pledge by African nations to restore...
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Sanders: Climate change poses 'major' national security threat
2015-12-05 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says climate change poses major national security threat to the U.S. I mean, were talking about, according to the CIA, future, major national security issues when people are forced to migrate because their countries or their land are flooded, they cant grow food, Sanders said at a rally in Keene, N.H., on Saturday. Were talking about a major, major crisis. The Vermont senator said there is no longer any debate among scientists...
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