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Explosive intervention by Pope Francis set transform climate change debate
2015-06-13 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Pope Francis will call for an ethical and economic revolution to prevent catastrophic climate change and growing inequality in a letter to the worlds 1.2 billion Catholics on Thursday. In an unprecedented encyclical on the subject of the environment, the pontiff is expected to argue that humanitys exploitation of the planets resources has crossed the Earths natural boundaries, and that the world faces ruin without a revolution in hearts and minds. The much-anticipated message, which will be...
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Climate change creating longer, more intense fire seasons, warns interior secretary
2015-06-13 05:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post-Intelligencer: Climate change is a burning issue for the United States and particularly the American West, according to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, whose department has to fight increasingly intense forest and range fires. In a tweet Friday, Jewell warned: Fire seasons are longer and more intense from climate change. They damage landscapes vital for wildlife and people. The 23,000-acre Taylor Bridge fire, east of Cle Elum, consumed forests and threatened homes in 2012. Fires on the east slope...
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As oilpatch downturn continues, job seekers wrestle with career change
2015-06-12 23:47:29| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Eight months into his search for a new job in the oil and gas industry, Rashad Bayramov says he's open to switching industries. "There are some perceptions from employers," said Bayramov, who previously worked in cost control.
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Can the divestment movement tame climate change?
2015-06-12 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: An increasingly popular tool in the fight against climate change is emerging - "divestment". The term refers to the shedding of stocks, bonds or other investments, in this case that are held in companies that produce or burn fossil fuels. As the world's leaders prepare for a make-or-break climate summit in November, will divestment change our relationship with fossil fuels - and what might the dangers be, asks our social affairs reporter John McManus? It began with a campaign on US university campuses....
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FedEx to take $2.2 billion charge on pension accounting change
2015-06-12 17:34:17| Air Courier - Topix.net
The move to mark-to-market accounting will have no effect on employees' pension benefits or the funding requirements for any pension plans or cash flows, FedEx said on Friday. "Adopting the mark-to-market approach will align our accounting to provide greater transparency by removing certain legacy pension costs from segment operating results and recognizing them in a year-end adjustment," Chief Financial Officer Alan Graf said in a statement.
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