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Biggest hurdle climate change action? Partisan divide
2015-12-04 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: As US officials attend the United Nations climate change conference in Paris this week, polls show that a majority of Americans say climate change is a serious problem, but a deep partisan divide remains, potentially complicating US action on the issue. Sixty-three percent of respondents indicated climate change is a serious problem facing the country, down from 69 percent in June, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But only 47 percent say the federal government should do more...
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Climate change will continue to hurt America if do nothing
2015-12-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For too many people around the world, climate change is, without any exaggeration, at their front door. It wont be long before more Americans in Florida and across the south-east, for instance will have to live with and confront these risks every day. Thats why the Paris climate talks are so important. There are 31 Alaskan villages already facing imminent threats from warming ocean waters, erosion and flooding, according to a 2009 Government Accountability Office assessment. At least a...
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Why fixing climate change may turn out to be a bargain
2015-12-04 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Climate change threatens lives and livelihoods as greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere, yet the main argument for doing nothing is that doing anything would be too expensive. Some prominent skeptics even argue that laws designed to stop climate change would "destroy the economy." According to a pair of new reports, however, such warnings may be hot air. Not only is inaction even costlier than action, but action might turn out to be more affordable than most people realize. Reining in the...
Corporations Will Never Solve Climate Change
2015-12-04 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Harvard Business Review: The American climate activists who have flocked to the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris this week tend to have one thing in common: many own the it car for their tribe, the VW Jetta Wagon TDI. At 49 MPG, the Jetta does better than many hybrids, and drives German, too. Car and Driver magazine celebrated it as a green car that even an auto enthusiast could love. That led to its cult status among greenies; for years it was hard to find one even in the want ads. Now we know...
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They Need Millions Make That Billions To Cope With Climate Change
2015-12-04 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: For the developing countries at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris, it's more than a chance to talk. It's a chance to be heard - and their representatives are taking advantage of the world stage by airing their grievances and proposing potential fixes. How these specific demands will be addressed is still up in the air (along with way too much carbon dioxide). "Nobody is going to get everything they want," says Reid Detchon, vice president for energy and climate strategy at the United...
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