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One of the Worlds Largest Universities Divests From Coal & Oil Sands
2015-09-10 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yielding to pressure from campaigners across the state who spent years pushing the University of California (UC) to divest its holdings from fossil fuels, the university systems chief investment officer announced yesterday that the $91 billion fund would begin by pulling all direct investments out of coal and tar sands mining companies. Those investments, totaling $200 million, have already been removed. Incredible news -- University of California dumps coal & oil sands investments: http://t.co/IIQQJ5e4ax...
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Fonterra shelves coal mine idea
2015-09-09 20:56:48| Food - Topix.net
The group is still campaigning to cut Fonterra's use of coal, claiming it is the country's third-largest coal user. Photo / Christine Cornege Fonterra Co-operative Group, the country's largest milk processor, has confirmed it has put on hold a proposed coal mine at Mangatangi while it assesses its energy options.
Magnetek's Expanded Line of Advanced Mining Control Technology on Display at Bluefield 2015 Coal Show
2015-09-09 12:31:15| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - Magnetek, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of digital power and motion control systems used in mining applications, will be exhibiting at The Bluefield Coal Show at the Brushfork Armory-Civic Center, in Bluefield, WV, September 16-18. Visitors to the Companys booth, 311, will have...
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Pacific leaders call for coal mining shut down save island nations from effects of climate change
2015-09-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: The leaders of some of the world's smallest nations have called for coal mining one of Australia's biggest industries to be shut down, in a bid to save their countries from the effects of climate change. The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), which includes Pacific Ocean countries like Tuvalu and Palau, said global warming was already harming their people. The AOSIS said it wanted a moratorium on new coal mines, but was realistic about its chances of convincing Australia to give up its...
Island Nations Make Joint Call Global Moratorium on Coal Mines
2015-09-08 13:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: Five island nations vulnerable to climate change have joined calls for a global moratorium on new coalmines. Leaders from the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau and Tuvalu demanded the world limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and that countries uphold the principle of polluter pays. The declaration on climate change came ahead of a broader 16-nation Pacific Island Forum leaders summit and retreat which includes Australia and New Zealand later this week....
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