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A huge step in facing devastating reality

2013-09-23 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inquirer: The howling winds and increased precipitation and the consequent loss of lives and devastation that Super Typhoon Odette surely brings is another grim reminder that all of us, here and abroad need to act fast to fight climate change. Three days ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States of America, through its Administrator Gina McCarthy, announced its proposal to set the first uniform national limits on the amount of carbon pollution that future power plants will be allowed...

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Five key questions facing the IPCC

2013-09-23 03:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Our environment correspondent Matt McGrath looks at five critical questions now facing the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as it prepares to present its latest report in Stockholm later this week. The IPCC - weren't they the ones who said the Himalayan glaciers would disappear by 2035? How can we trust what they say this time? The weight given to the reports of the IPCC is a measure of the global scale of scientific involvement with the panel. Divided...

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5 Great Lakes Species Facing a New Threat From Big Oil

2013-09-20 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The Great Lakes are the worlds largest surface freshwater ecosystem and their waters and shoreline areas provide habitat for a breathtaking array of wildlife. But with a recent increase in oil surging through aging pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac--the narrow waterway connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron--the chance of a devastating spill in the Great Lakes has greatly increased. Meet five Great Lakes wildlife and take action to help protect them from a toxic oil spill. Great Blue Heron...

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