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Western towns hard-hit by climate change unite, target coal for funds
2015-05-04 04:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Ten Western mountain towns feeling the effects of climate change are launching a campaign that targets the coal industry, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars a year from companies to help communities adapt. The "Mountain Pact" towns in Colorado and neighboring states contend that, because coal is a major source of heat-trapping greenhouse gases linked to climate change, the industry should pay more to help deal with the impact. In a letter being sent this week to federal officials, lawmakers...
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Climate Change Speeds Extinctions
2015-05-04 03:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientist: If increases in greenhouse gases stay on pace, species will go extinct at an ever-increasing rate, according to a study published last week (May 1) in Science. In the worst-case scenario, global warming will contribute to wiping out one of every six species. Perhaps most surprising is that extinction risk does not just increase with temperature rise, but accelerates, curving upward as the Earth warms, Mark Urban, a University of Connecticut ecologist and the author of the study, told Smithsonian.com....
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A third of Catholics would go green if Pope Francis makes statement on climate change
2015-05-03 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A third of Catholics say they will make their lifestyle greener if Pope Francis makes an official statement on climate change, ahead of a significant publication from the Vatican on the environment. A poll of 1,049 Catholics in England and Wales found more than seven out 10 (72 per cent) were concerned that the worlds poorest people were being hit by climate change and more than three-quarters (76 per cent) said they felt a moral obligation to help them. Four-fifths (80 per cent) of those...
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How Michigan's agriculture industry is combating climate change
2015-05-02 17:03:00| Agriculture - Topix.net
Last week, Secretary Tom Vilsack chose Michigan to announce the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plans to help agriculture respond to climate change. Extreme weather events have become more common, and more severe.
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Heard Of 'Sunesys'? Here's How It Could Change Wireless Communications
2015-05-02 07:18:43| Wireless - Topix.net
Quanta Services is an S&P 500 company which provides specialized construction services delivering infrastructure solutions for the electric power and oil and gas industries. Notably, Crown Castle pays a dividend yielding 4.2 percent, which equates to a total return of ~20.5 percent for In addition to organic growth from contract rent increases and incremental carrier equipment roll-outs on existing leased tower, wireless tower companies regularly grow by accretive acquisitions.
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