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Heads of state confirm Paris climate talks attendance: source
2015-11-22 08:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heads of state invited to climate talks in Paris starting on Nov. 30 have confirmed they will attend even after the Nov. 13 attacks by Islamic State militants that killed 130 people, a French presidency source said. "None of the heads of state or government has canceled," the source told Reuters, adding that 138 leaders were expected on the opening day of the U.N. Climate Change conference that runs until Dec. 11. World leaders will discuss plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prevent...
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CP says consolidation 'inevitable'; won't confirm talks with U.S. railway
2015-11-17 20:48:10| Railroads - Topix.net
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says industry consolidation in North America is inevitable, amid reports that it has approached a U.S. rival about a potential merger. Chief operating officer Keith Creel declined to confirm it is eyeing Norfolk Southern, about a year after an overture to CSX Corp. ended without a deal.
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Photos confirm Indonesia being burned for palm oil
2015-11-05 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: New photos released today by Greenpeace show that palm oil developers are quickly planting burned peatlands with oil palm seedlings in Indonesian Borneo. The findings strongly refute a statement made by GAPKI, Indonesia's palm oil trade association, which claimed that the country's palm oil industry is the victim of a smear campaign. Greenpeace noted that there is no way to know who burned the land because the Indonesian government hasn't released concession maps for the area in years. That...
Scientists confirm their fears about West Antarctica that its inherently unstable
2015-11-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: It may be the biggest climate change story of the last two years. In 2014, several research groups suggested that the oceanfront glaciers in the Amundsen Sea region of West Antarctica may have reached a point of unstoppable retreat due to warm ocean waters melting them from below. Theres a great deal at stake West Antarctica is estimated to contain enough ice to raise global sea levels by 3.3 meters, or well over 10 feet, were it all to melt. The urgency may now increase further in light of...
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Scientists confirm Alaskan wildfires could make global warming worse
2015-10-21 15:10:46| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In not much more than a month, leaders from around the world will assemble in Paris in order to -- hopefully -- find a way to cap the worlds greenhouse gas emissions and bring them down to safe levels. But theres a problem. There are some greenhouse gas sources that these leaders cant fully control -- and in some cases, reasons to think that these sources may grow in the future. The point is being driven home this year by raging peat fires in Indonesia, which have already contributed over a...
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