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Facing the Truth About Climate Change
2015-02-04 03:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Republic: In June 1975, a Yale economist named William Nordhaus published a paper for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, an Austrian think tank. In the paper, he put forward a theory about a potentially globe-altering climate-change Red Line--a threshold that, if crossed, could result in a fusillade of environmental dangers. Research suggested that a rise in carbon-dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels might melt the Arctic Sea ice, prompting a dramatic increase in rain and...
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Former Arrow Trucking CEO Scheduled For Change Of Plea Hearing
2015-02-04 00:38:43| Trucking - Topix.net
Federal prosecutors amended the charges against the former CEO of Arrow Trucking Tuesday, just a day before a change of plea hearing in the case. According to the superseding information filed against him on February 3, 2015, James Douglas "Doug" Pielsticker faces only two charges now.
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Spare change at Ralphs to benefit Millera s Children Hospital in Long Beach
2015-02-03 23:48:55| Grocery - Topix.net
Ralphs Grocery Co. announced a fundraising campaign today to benefit seven children's hospitals in Southern California, including one in Long Beach.
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Minister says India 'walking the talk' on climate change
2015-02-03 23:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: India's government on Tuesday defended its efforts to combat climate change after US President Barack Obama urged the country to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government was already turning words into action on clean energy with efforts that include increasing solar power across the country. "We have already started walking the talk," he said. But Javadekar declined to say whether India -- the world's third biggest emitter of polluting...
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The birth of "cli-fi": Books that tackle climate change
2015-02-03 21:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio: A new genre of hyphenated fiction has emerged out of the melting ice caps. "Cli-fi," short for "climate fiction," pits man against the extremes of a changing environment. "Cli-fi" movies have already clobbered the box office, with recent hits like "Interstellar" and "Snowpiercer." These "cli-fi" books bring extreme weather to life on the page. "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver Beloved novelist Kingsolver turns her eye on climate change in a suspenseful tale set in isolated Appalachia....
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