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Exxon Mobil under investigation for possible climate change lies
2015-11-05 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: New York's attorney general is examining statements by Exxon Mobil and Peabody Energy to determine whether they deceived investors about the causes and impacts of climate change, an official familiar with the investigations said Thursday. A subpoena was sent Wednesday to Dallas-based Exxon after a yearlong review of shareholder disclosures, said the official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the probes and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's...
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Climate change made some extreme weather more likely in 2014, feds say
2015-11-05 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A new federal study stopped short of directly linking extreme weather last year to climate change, but said that it made certain weather events much more likely. In North America, that included extreme wildfires in California, tropical cyclones in Hawaii and mild winter in the Midwest, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Other weather events, like Californias drought, extreme cold in the eastern United States and the heavy winter storm season of 2013-2104 were...
Scientists Have Figured Out Which Natural Disasters We Can Blame on Climate Change
2015-11-05 17:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Republic: Climate scientists are pretty good at figuring out the causes of long-term trends. We know that dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere will make global temperatures rise over time. But pinning down the cause of any single weather event--a specific heat wave, hurricane, or drought--is much more challenging, since extreme things could still happen without global warming. That's why scientists are so reluctant to say that any particular event happened "because of" climate change. Nevertheless,...
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Three steps to tackle climate change risks in luxury fashion
2015-11-05 16:21:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new analysis of climate change and its implications for the fashion sector suggested apparel companies need to build resilient supply chains - with a focus on supporting production systems for raw materials - if they are to face up to the challenges.
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ExxonMobil hit with climate change investigation
2015-11-05 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: ExxonMobil is under investigation by the New York Attorney General for withholding information from both its shareholders and the public about the risks of climate change. In a statement on Thursday, ExxonMobil confirmed that it has received a subpoena requesting documents and information pertaining to climate change. ExxonMobil said it "unequivocally" rejected any accusations that it had hidden climate change research. "ExxonMobil has included information about the business risk of climate change...
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