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Exxon shareholders reject climate change, emission controls
2015-05-29 08:21:48| Energy - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders followed CEO Rex Tillerson 's lead by rejecting climate change resolutions that included putting a global warming expert on the board of directors, the Associated Press reported. The initiatives are being driven by activists who want Irving-based Exxon to diversify with renewable energy sources rather than focusing on oil and gas.
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Obama tweets it up on climate change and Arctic drilling
2015-05-29 00:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: President Obama recently joined Twitter (presumably so that racists can speak to him directly from the comfort of anonymity. Now thats serving the constituents!) His first significant act as @POTUS was to hold a chat on climate change. This looks like considerably more preparation and manpower than the rest of us devote to tweeting, but it`s nice to see that, in the end, he hunches over the laptop like the rest of us. Ready to answer your questions on climate change. Let's do this! #AskPOTUS...
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Texas floods reveal climate change irony
2015-05-28 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Town Talk: From devastating droughts to flash floods, it seems that Texas can't get a break from extreme weather associated with climate change. Emerging recently from a multiyear record-breaking drought, with reservoirs at near record lows, now the state is suffering from flooding and record precipitation. We are entering a new normal. Texas is definitely being messed with. Texas is witnessing an increase in extreme high temperatures. That means more hot days and heat waves, which make illness, death and...
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Obamas storm warning: Climate change make hurricanes more powerful and destructive
2015-05-28 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: President Obama headed down to Miami Thursday, where he visited the National Hurricane Center, did some science and issued a stern warning about the risks climate change poses - to the low-lying coastal city, especially. The best climate scientists in the world are telling us that extreme weather events like hurricanes are likely to become more powerful," Obama said, according to the Hill. "When you combine stronger storms with rising seas, thats a recipe for more devastating floods." He...
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Climate Change: Ancient Warming Interrupted Significant Cold Snap
2015-05-28 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: This revelation, described in the journal Geology, may help improve prognoses of future climate and environmental development as well as the assessment of human influence on climate change. During the Cretaceous period, which was one of the warmest times in Earth's history, the poles were devoid of ice and average ocean temperatures in the Atlantic reached up to a sweltering 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). "A typical greenhouse climate; some even refer to it as a 'super greenhouse,'"...
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