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How Meat Consumption Is Linked to Climate Change and Drought
2015-04-08 18:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As news keeps pouring in about Californias epic drought, Democracy Now! looks at the link between water shortages, climate change and meat consumption. Last week, Gov. Brown ordered residents and businesses to cut water use by 25 percent. The order, which was the first mandatory water restriction, was issued when the April 1 snowpack assessment revealed that snowpack levels are at 6 percent of normal for the state. The mandate, however, exempts some of the biggest water users in the stateBig Agriculture...
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For Wisconsin state workers, climate change isnt something you can talk about
2015-04-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Discussing climate change is out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin. So is any work related to climate change--even responding to e-mails about the topic. A vote on Tuesday by Wisconsins Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, a three-member panel overseeing an agency that benefits schools and communities in the state, enacted the staff ban on climate change. Its not a part of our sole mission, which is to make money for our beneficiaries, said State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk,...
Great Barrier Reef can be saved if climate change addressed: James Cook University report
2015-04-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: A group of leading coral reef scientists says the Great Barrier Reef can be restored to its former glory, but only if climate change is addressed. James Cook University (JCU) scientists have released a six point plan to save the reef, including Australia shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy and a recasting of the role of the reef's Marine Park Authority. The report's authors said the Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral cover over the last 40 years and its condition was poor...
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Obama Says Climate Change Is Hazardous to Your Health
2015-04-08 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: This week, President Obama is launching a slew of new initiatives to focus on how climate change affects community health and how those effects can be better addressed. He kicked it off by declaring April 6-12 National Public Health Week to emphasize the importance of engaging the public health system as well as private companies and local governments to take action to mitigate the health impacts of climate change. We know climate change is not a distant threat, said the White House press release....
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Koch Brothers Continue to Oil the Machine of Climate Change Denial
2015-04-08 14:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Brothers Charles and David Koch run Koch Industries, the second-largest privately owned company in the U.S., behind Cargill. Theyve given close to US$70 million to climate change denial front groups, some of which they helped start, including Americans for Prosperity, founded by David Koch and a major force behind the Tea Party movement.
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