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The words we use matter in climate change adaptation
2015-01-17 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Southern Fried Science: The words we use matter in climate change adaptation | Southern Fried Science Southern Fried Science 706 words * 3~5 min read The words we use matter in climate change adaptation In 2012, North Carolina outlawed climate change, receiving major press as the face of conservative climate policy. The intent of the law was to stop planning processes from basing their decisions on modeled climate change scenarios of the future, which would halt large investments in coastal development. But the letter...
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Why do religious people of color care so much about climate change?
2015-01-17 15:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deseret News: The Rev. Charlotte Keys breathlessly talks about her involvement in climate change initiatives, both because of her passion for the issue and because of her busy afternoon driving around delivering free meals to volunteers. Her predominantly black Protestant congregation in Columbia, Mississippi, is helping clean up fallen tree limbs and damaged properties in the wake of a recent tornado an event she said is directly linked to climate change. She said air and water pollution is affecting public...
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Top Ideas About Climate Change 2014 World Economic Forum
2015-01-17 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: As Ian Goldin of the Oxford Martin Commission pointed out last year, it's a bit ironic to discuss climate change at Davos, a remote location in Switzerland that requires a tremendous carbon footprint to even get to. Nevertheless, the topic was a key focus of 2014's World Economic Forum. Climate change will likely be discussed again next week at 2015's annual meeting in Davos, so we took a look back at what several key influencers like Goldin, as well as Jim Leape, director general of World Wildlife...
Teens Take Politicians To Court Over Climate Change
2015-01-17 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: For politicians who fail to act on climate change, Kelsey Juliana has a few words. "I want to remind them that we are their employer," said Juliana, 18, a native of Eugene, Oregon, and freshman at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. "The government works for us. If you're not doing your job, then I'm going to call you out on it." Those aren't idle words, either. Juliana is a plaintiff in a potentially precedent-setting court case against Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) and the state. She...
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Pakistan: Planting More Trees Still Best Solution Climate Change
2015-01-17 11:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tech Times: Dr. Qamar-Uz-Zaman Chaudhry, former director general of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, calls climate change a threat greater than terrorism for its ability to have a widespread effect on a country, even influencing economic policies and other plans for the future. Talking to members of the Parliamentary Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals, Chaudhry used Pakistan as an example to demonstrate the effects of climate change. Though ranking 135th as a carbon-emitting country, which...
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