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Tragic death of Arkansas Realtor inspiring change in Realtor practices
2014-11-06 11:08:00| Real Estate - Topix.net
The tragic kidnapping and murder of Arkansas Realtor Beverly Carter is inspiring real estate agents to change their fundamental work practices and take a pledge to ensure safety. Dylan de Bruin and Joe Schafbuch with Century 21 Signature Real Estate in Central Iowa have established a pledge for real estate professionals to change how they do business.
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Minn. communities look ways adapt to climate change
2014-11-06 01:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio News: In an effort to cope with heavier rains and warmer temperatures that climate change brings, some communities are beginning to grapple with ways to help people adapt to the inevitable, even as they work to cut greenhouse gas emissions. That means creating more spaces for stormwater to flow to ease flooding, and mapping sites where people can cool off during heat waves. Earlier this week, a panel of scientists studying climate change for the United Nations laid out a monumental task for humanity:...
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Climate Change Activists Come Up Short In Midterm Elections
2014-11-05 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Tom Steyer, the hedge-fund billionaire, spent tens of millions of dollars in the midterms, mostly in seven senate and gubernatorial races. Most of his candidates lost, as will presumably one of his Steyer's key ambitions: major action on climate change.
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Methane cuts won't buy us time on climate change
2014-11-05 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: WE CAN'T get around it. To prevent dangerous climate change, there is no alternative to ending human emissions of carbon dioxide. Suggestions that cutting other greenhouse gases such as methane might do part of the job are based on faulty accounting, according to a new study. This finding reinforces the conclusions of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which on Sunday called for an end to all CO2 emissions by 2100 to prevent what it called "severe, widespread,...
Norway Best Prepared Nation For Climate Change, Global Index Shows
2014-11-05 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Norway is the best prepared country for climate change, and has been so for almost 20 years, according to rankings compiled by the University of Notre Dame. New Zealand, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark rounded out the top five, while Chad, Burundi, Eritrea, Central African Republic, and Congo make up the bottom of the Global Adaptation Index. The rankings highlight the disparities between the worlds relatively wealthy, developed nations and its developing economies when it comes to dealing with climate...
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