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Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change an awe-inspiring document
2015-06-20 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: First, you have to consider the profound weirdness of the situation we find ourselves in. Here is an institution founded on the mystical precepts of virgin birth and transubstantiation, trying to prove to disbelievers the very science that has been staring us in the eye for decades. The Catholic Church, which still clings to miracles and exorcism and continues to turn mortals into saints, also acknowledges that climate change is man-made, empirically proven, and is devastating to the world - concepts...
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Jeb Bush dismisses his church stance climate change why not gay marriage?
2015-06-19 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On June 16, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush -- a self-proclaimed devout Catholic -- delivered some harsh words to an unexpected ideological opponent: the pope. In response to Pope Francis encyclical on climate change, which frames environmentalism as a Catholic issue, Bush declared that: I dont get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals or my pope. I think religion ought to be about making us better as people and less about things that end up getting in the political realm....
India Blames Heat-Wave Deaths on Climate Change
2015-06-19 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Truthdig: India, one of the key players in the efforts to reach an international agreement on global warming, has no doubt of its malign effects. It was, says a government minister, the warming climate that caused last months devastating heatwave. From mid-April till the end of May, nearly 2,200 people were killed by the heat1,636 of them in Andhra Pradesh, the worst-affected state. The normal May figure for the whole of India is about 1,000 heat-related deaths. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Indias Minister of Science...
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Pope calls for action on climate change, biodiversity loss
2015-06-19 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In a letter being widely heralded by environmentalists, yesterday Pope Francis called on world leaders to address threats to the planet, including climate change and species extinction. Notably, the leader of the Catholic Church singled out "human activity" as the main driver of these threats. Calling climate change an urgent challenge and a danger that will disproportionately affect the world's poorest people, Pope Francis spoke of a need for a fundamental rethink of how we produce energy and...
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Don't close your eyes: waking up to climate change
2015-06-19 17:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: We spoke to co-founder Hayel Wartemberg, 22, about their new film, Dont close your eyes. The film was created specifically for the Guardians #GroundUp campaign which is showcasing stories from young people who will feel the worst impacts of climate change. How did you get into filmmaking? Originally it was through plucking video clips off YouTube that featured football players I admired like Paul Scholes and Ronaldino and making them into montage videos. I then studied politics at...
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