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California keeps talking climate change, but who?s listening?
2015-06-08 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: The outcome was never in doubt when Californias Democratic-controlled Senate last week took up and passed the latest package of environmental bills to come out of California. Still, lawmakers argued a familiar litany of points for their cause. Legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the states reliance on renewable energy, they said, will create green technology jobs, reduce the health effects of pollution and guard against fluctuations in the price of oil. For...
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Poll: Eight in 10 Worry About Climate Change
2015-06-08 01:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: A new worldwide survey on climate change shows nearly 80 percent of people are 'very concerned' about the impact of global warming, and they say all nations should do their part to stop it. The poll was taken in 79 countries by a group calling itself World Wide Views on Climate and Energy. Ten thousand citizens met simultaneously on Saturday to debate climate change and take the survey. Organizers say it was the largest-ever global citizens meeting on the issue. Among the results of the...
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Climate Change Means New Building Designs
2015-06-08 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Planet Save: The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative estimates the construction trades contribute as much as 30% of all global greenhouse gas emissions and consume up to 40% of all energy used worldwide. Today, climate change is having a powerful effect on how buildings are designed and constructed. Marius Esterhuyze is the major accounts manager at Autodesk, which markets 3 dimensional design software to architects around the world. He recently told a reporter...
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Santorum: Im More Qualified Pope Francis Talk Climate Change Because Im A Politician
2015-06-07 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: In an interview with Fox News Sunday, former Pennsylvania senator and current GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum tried to explain why he is more qualified than the Pope to discuss climate change. Santorum caused a stir earlier this week when he told a Philadelphia radio station that Pope Francis should "leave science to the scientists" and focus on things like "theology and morality" instead of climate change. "If hes not a scientist -- and in fact, he does have a degree in chemistry --...
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Unexplored S Dakota cave could tell millennia-old tale climate change
2015-06-07 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The National Park Service is beginning to excavate the mouth of an unexplored cave in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and researchers believe it could help broaden our understanding of how the regions climate has changed over thousands of years. A park service worker found Persistence Cave in 2004 on the grounds of Wind Cave national park, in western South Dakota, but the agency kept it quiet, partly to prevent amateur spelunkers from trying to explore the well-preserved site. On Monday,...
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