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Climate change protest outside British parliament
2015-03-07 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Around 5,000 protesters marched on the British parliament Saturday demanding greater action on climate change, exactly two months ahead of the general election. Designer Vivienne Westwood, who was giving a show at the Paris Fashion Week but sent a video message, said: "I believe this demo is super important for the whole world. "We must keep up the fight against climate change -- the clock is ticking." Caroline Lucas, the Green Party's only lawmaker, told the crowd: "What's lacking isn't...
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Joe Biden Says Denying Climate Change 'Is Like Denying Gravity'
2015-03-07 07:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Denying climate change is "like denying gravity." Thats the unambiguous message from Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States. Speaking to VICE founder Shane Smith in a recent interview for HBO, Biden, who is likely to contest Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2016, said: "It gets to the point where you can't look anyone in the eye seriously and say, well, it's nothing having to do with manmade." On members of Congress who deny climate change, Biden said,...
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'Spring Foward,' Kidde Says Time to Change Detector Batteries
2015-03-07 06:42:35| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
It's a sound nearly every homeowner has heard: the dreaded 2 a.m. chirp signifying a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm with a low battery. A survey conducted on behalf of Kidde Fire Safety, a leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products, ranked late-night low-battery chirps as homeowners' top smoke alarm annoyance.
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'Man-made' climate change a major woman's problem
2015-03-07 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Men and women may not always be on the same footing but you would think both sexes would be equal in the face of gigantic floods, typhoons or droughts. Think again. Countless studies show that natural disasters on average kill more women than men -- 90 percent female fatalities in some cases, prevent girls from going to school, increase the threat of sexual assault. And the list goes on. This issue has leapt to the fore in global negotiations on climate change, which scientists warn will be...
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'Merchants Of Doubt' Explores Work Climate Change Deniers
2015-03-06 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And let's listen to some voices of climate change skeptics. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MERCHANTS OF DOUBT") UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Climate is changing naturally. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: It has to do with sunspots, and it has to do with the wobble of the earth. BLOCK: These are voices from the fossil fuel industry and the industry of advocates who speak for them. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "MERCHANTS OF DOUBT") UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: We need more data. The science isn't there...
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