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Domtar Supports Comprehensive Consultation on Climate Change
2015-02-13 19:53:45| Paper - Topix.net
Feb. 13, 2015 - Domtar said that it is pleased that the Ontario Minister of Environment yesterday has announced an extensive consultation on climate change recognizing the many complexities such policy will seek to address. "We recognize that climate change policy development is rife with the possibility of unintended consequences," said Bonny Skene, regional public affairs manager.
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Experts: Climate Change May Make Northeast Winter Storms Worse
2015-02-12 20:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: The idea of a snow day is becoming less and less appealing as the city and surrounding areas suffer one winter storm after the other. Snow has been no friend to the Northeast this winter, and as another storm is ready to pummel the Northeast this weekend, climate change experts offer an explanation of why record-breaking amounts of precipitation may become a norm for the region. Simple physical laws will tell you that a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture, Dr. David Robinson, a state...
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Climate Change Is A Bigger Threat Than Terrorism, Says Obama
2015-02-12 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: US President Barack Obama believes climate change is a greater threat to national security in the United States than terrorism. His views on the issue were confirmed by White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest. In an interview with Vox, the president said he believes the media overstates the level of alarm people should have about terrorism as compared to climate change. Climate change affects many more lives directly than terrorism does. While terrorism regularly kills people, Earnest did...
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Ontario seeks input on climate change strategy, carbon pricing
2015-02-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: The Ontario government is looking for public input on its climate change strategy, as it weighs whether to implement a cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax. A 45-day consultation period will see town hall meetings held across the province and people can give feedback online and through social media. The government says the discussion paper will inform the government's decision -- expected to come this spring -- on which carbon pricing mechanism to adopt. The Liberal government committed...
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Extreme weather exposes the vulnerability of our cities to climate change
2015-02-12 09:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: Despite the Patriots winning the Super Bowl, January and February were not kind months for the people of Boston and New England. By February 10th, more than 60 inches of snow in 30 days fell on the city and parts of the wider region, closing schools, shuttering businesses and offices, interrupting road, rail and air travel, paralyzing the region. Across the Northeast and down highway I-95 as far as Philadelphia, the massive snowfalls caused disruption and damage totaling millions of dollars. Factor...
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