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Canada: Clock ticking climate summit in record hot year: Lima
2014-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The timing was impeccable. Two days after delegates from more than 190 countries gathered in Lima, Peru, at the annual climate summit, the World Meteorological Organization released a report that said 2014 is currently tied for the hottest year on record, rejecting claims that global warming has paused. The clock is ticking, said scientists from across the world and greenhouse gas emissions have to be curbed and quickly. That is not exactly what is expected to happen in Lima at the two-week...
Canada: Victory Yukon Wilderness Is "Game-Changer"
2014-12-07 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Environmentalists and indigenous people across northern Canada are celebrating a historic legal victory that protects one of the world's last major pristine river systems. In a December 2 ruling, Yukon Supreme Court Justice Ron Veale ruled that the Canadian territory's government did not have the authority to override a land-use plan to preserve the bulk of the 26,000-square-mile (67,000-square-kilometer) Peel Watershed region. A wildlife habitat of global importance, the northern Yukon wilderness...
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Canada sticks to line on oil sands at UN climate summit
2014-12-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq heads to the United Nations climate summit this weekend with no new targets and no commitment to action on Canada's fastest growing source of greenhouse gases in the oil sands, but with a pledge to crack down on a little-known chemical that represents a tiny portion of this country's emissions. Ms. Aglukkaq will join global environment ministers in Lima next week as negotiators attempt to reach a draft agreement that would commit countries to aggressive action...
REFILE-GM's recall of mid-sized pickups affects 2,432 vehicles in U.S., Canada
2014-12-06 13:43:57| Automakers - Topix.net
General Motors Co disclosed on Friday that it recalled more than 2,400 of its new mid-sized pickup trucks in the United States and Canada to fix a previously announced air bag issue. The No.
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Plug-in Electric Car Sales In Canada, Nov 2014: L-E-A-F Spells Consistency
2014-12-05 16:29:49| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The Nissan Leaf seems to have won its second consecutive Canadian sales title in November, bringing fuel-free mobility to another 103 drivers. While down slightly from October's 113 units, this is about what one would expect, given that Canadian auto sales tend to tail off at the end of the year: November typically sees a 5- to 10-percent slowdown relative to October, and 2014 was no different.
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