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Council digs into 'a lot of change orders'
2014-10-30 16:35:03| PortlandOnline
Jim Redden in the Portland Tribune, October 30, 2014
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Climate change a 'threat multiplier' for farming-dependent nations: Report
2014-10-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change and food insecurity are "threat multipliers", and 32 countries dependent on farming face an "extreme risk" of conflict or civil unrest in the next 30 years, a global analytics firm said on Wednesday. Food shortages and rising prices have the potential to worsen political, ethnic, class and religious tensions, the risk advisory firm Maplecroft reported in its annual "Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas (CCERA)". Analysts noted that several nations' military leaders are ahead...
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Weather Channel backpedals after co-founder said humans aren't causing climate change
2014-10-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Mail: The Weather Channel has released an official statement arguing that man-made global warming is real, just days its co-founder said it does not exist. The group claims said the planet is 'indeed warming,' with temperatures increasing 1 to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6°C to 0.9°C) in the last 100 years. The Atlanta-based channel also states humans are helping make the planet warmer as a result of burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Scroll down for video The Weather Channel has released...
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IPCC preparing 'most important' document climate change
2014-10-30 14:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Scientists and officials are meeting in Denmark to edit what's been termed the "most important document" on climate change. The IPCC Synthesis Report will summarise the causes and impacts of - and solutions to - rising temperatures. It will be the bedrock of talks on a new global climate deal. But there are concerns that political battles could neuter the final summary. Over the past 13 months, the IPCC has released three major reports on the physical science, the impacts and the potential...
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Australia divestment war shows investment is now the main climate change battleground
2014-10-30 11:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For those following the rapid change in the climate change debate towards a more financial system orientation, a remarkable situation is unfolding in Australia that will act as a pointer to future developments elsewhere. In response to the fossil fuel free divestment campaign, the pride of the Australian education system, the Australian National University (ANU), finally caved to pressure and decided to engage the services of a socially responsible investment analyst firm to look at climate change...
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