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World will 'change course' on climate at UN summit
2014-09-18 00:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A UN summit on climate change will see the world "change course" and begin to seriously tackle global warming, UN climate envoy Mary Robinson said Wednesday. More than 120 leaders are to attend the summit on Tuesday called to inject new momentum in efforts to address climate change ahead of a crucial conference in Paris next year. "The message from the climate summit and the message going forward to Paris is that it's not business as usual with a little bit of green attached," Robinson told...
Report: Proposed Texas Textbooks Deny The Truth About Climate Change
2014-09-17 20:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Seven of nineteen proposed social studies textbooks in Texas distort climate science and climate change, a report by the National Center for Science Education found on Monday. Textbooks proposed by both Pearson and McGraw Hill, two of the largest educational material publishers in the country, suggest that scientists are divided on what causes climate change. McGraw Hill`s textbook argues that "scientists agree that Earth`s climate is changing. They do not agree on what is causing the change,"...
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Climate change means rate of growth of trees has gone up by 77%
2014-09-17 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The speed at which trees grow has accelerated considerably since the 1960s by as much as 77 per cent in the case of the beech as climate change increases the temperature and lengthens the growing season, according to new research. The rising concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is accelerating global warming is also playing a role in enhancing tree growth, as is the growing prevalence of nitrogen that has resulted from increasing car numbers, scientists said. A study by...
VIDEO: Winds of change for north-east England?
2014-09-17 15:57:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Questions are being raised about the likely impact of the Scottish referendum result on businesses in north-east England, whatever the outcome. Newsnight's Duncan Weldon reports.
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Climate Change Tower Gives Children View From the Top of the Amazon
2014-09-17 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian Liberty Voice: Climate change scientists have a new high-rise tower window on the Amazon rainforest to capture children`s imaginations by giving them a view from the top. The towering structure gives teachers a chance to start conversations in the classroom about the delicate balance in the Amazon ecosystem, deforestation and the impact daily lifestyle choices have in preserving or destroying the rainforest. Encouraging children from an early age to develop a global perspective on their ability to make a difference...
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