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Bernie Sanders wins liberal influence over Democratic platform

2016-07-11 18:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Indian Express: Bernie Sanders may have lost out on the Democratic nomination, but he won significant influence over the party`s official policy positions, getting a draft document that largely reflected his liberal views. A marathon meeting in Orlando on Friday and Saturday marked the final deliberation of the Democratic Party`s platform before the convention later this month. A group of 187 delegates, including supporters of both Democratic candidates, crammed into a steamy hotel ballroom to pore over a...

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Sanders final win: Climate action in the Democratic platform

2016-07-11 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Pushed left by backers of Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic leaders adopted a draft platform over the weekend that commits the party to a more aggressive stance on climate change - more aggressive, in some areas, than the positions of the partys presumptive nominee. Appointees of Sanders and Hillary Clinton met in Orlando to hammer out the partys policy goals in advance of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia later this month, where the platform will be formally adopted by delegates....

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As Extreme Weather Sweeps Across U.S., Is New Democratic Platform on Climate Change Too Weak?

2016-06-29 10:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Democracy Now: Extreme weather is sweeping across the United States, from scorching heat in the Southwest to uncontrollable wildfires in California, to deadly flooding in Appalachia. In West Virginia, at least 23 people have died in once-in-a-thousand-year flooding, and a number of people remain missing across the state. Meanwhile, wildfires are raging up and down the state of California. At least two people have died, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. May was the 13th straight month to smash global temperature...

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