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Chevron, Exxon Top All-Time List of Worst Greenhouse Gas Producers
2014-09-30 15:35:49| Energy - Topix.net
A 2013 study published by the journal Climatic Change studied historic emissions and compiled a list of leading investor- and state-owned producers of oil, natural gas, coal and cement over a 156-year-period through 2010. Of that total, more than half of the emissions were produced since 1986.
Australia Called 'Worst Polluter' World: Lack Climate Action Criticised
2014-09-26 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: The article said Australians "like to think themselves as green." Australia elected a party and prime minister in 2007 riding on a "pro-climate platform" with a pledge to sign the Kyoto Protocol and implement wide environmental reforms. The article criticised the Australian government for throwing this sentiment out the window seven years later. Reports have said that Brisbane is preparing to host the G20 summit in November. The article claims the Abbott government is planning to wield its power...
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Ohio Singled Out for Worst Fracking Waste Disposal Practices
2014-09-25 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report this week showing that Ohio was the only state among eight studied that allows waste fluids from oil and gas wells to be disposed of without disclosure of the chemicals it contains. The report, created as a request by seven Democratic U.S. Senators and Congresspersons, studied eight states where fracking has become widespread--California, Colorado, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas. All but Ohio required...
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Britain must be ready 'worst droughts modern times'
2014-09-21 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: The UK must prepare for the worst droughts in modern times experts will warn this week at a major international conference to discuss the growing global water crisis. As the population continues to grow and water is increasingly scarce, suppliers across Britain simply cannot afford to fail, according to Trevor Bishop, the Environment Agencys deputy director. We need to have more resilience, we need to be able to deal with tougher situations, and we cannot afford to fail. The consequences...
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US power plants world's worst polluters: Report
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: America's power plants are among the leading global sources of carbon emission than the entire economies of Russia, India, Japan or any other nation put together besides China, a latest report said on Friday. "US power plants are polluters on a global scale," said Elizabeth Ouzts of Environment America Research & Policy Center which released the report "America's Dirtiest Power Plants," ahead of the next weeks United Nations Climate Summit in New York. "It's time to stop ignoring our largest global...
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