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Cities 'should generate energy'
2014-07-17 01:01:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Cities should invest in green energy production to compete with the main UK energy suppliers, the IPPR think tank suggests.
Obama: Climate change a direct threat to US cities
2014-07-16 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Harsher storms, worsening flooding and rising seas threaten the public's safety and health across the country, President Barack Obama warned Wednesday as he urged local communities to prepare for the effects of climate change. Joined by top federal officials and local, state and tribal leaders at the White House, Obama said communities experiencing negative effects firsthand know that climate change is already upon us. He said boosting the nation's resilience and fighting climate change shouldn't...
Asthma Cases Increase as Cities Continue Ignore Federal Ozone Standard
2014-07-11 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: "The majority of people living in Dallas, TX, have never breathed legally clean air, according to the Environmental Protection Agency." That shocking truth is from Cherelle Blazer, a Dallas resident and environmental scientist. She`s referring to the ground-level ozone (or smog) levels in Dallas. Ground-level ozone robs hundreds of thousands of Americans with asthma and other respiratory ailments of quality of life. It sends thousands of children to emergency rooms each year and costs us billions...
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U.K. Cities Will Exceed E.U. Air Pollution Limits until 2030, Figures Show
2014-07-11 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution levels in London, Birmingham, and Leeds will exceed European limits until at least 2030, newly-published figures show. In a case at the European court of justice on Thursday lawyers for the commission described the UK's failure to act on the breach as "perhaps the longest running infringement of EU law in history." The UK has exceeded the EU's nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution limit since 2010, leading the European commission and environmental lawyers to launch separate legal actions...
207 global cities say climate change is threat to local economy
2014-07-10 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Most of the worlds major cities, from London to So Paulo, have warned that climate change presents a very real, physical risk to the businesses that operate within them, as part of a major new report. In an urbanised age, cities play a vital role in the global economy. They generate more than 80% of global GDP and are home to more than half of the population a proportion set to rise significantly this century. They are also often referred to as being on the frontline of climate change....
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