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Nebraskans pledge to act on climate change
2013-07-27 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lincoln Journal Star: Sen. Ken Haar saw a few familiar faces in the crowd of people gathered on the Capitol steps Saturday morning. The state senator went off script and called for the dozen or so children in the group to join him next to the podium. "This is why I'm working on climate change," Haar told his applauding audience. "For this generation." Lincoln was the latest stop on the 27-state "I Will Act on Climate" bus tour, a series of rallies in support of taking action on climate change. The tour seizes on a...
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Maryland governor releases final Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan
2013-07-27 16:30:13| Green Car Congress
Did the Clean Air Act unleash Atlantic hurricanes?
2013-07-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Emerging research theorizes the decline of polluting sulfur-based particles in the atmosphere, which block sunlight and cool the Earth beneath, have allowed Atlantic hurricane activity to increase in recent decades. Could it be our efforts to clean the air have, paradoxically, made it more stormy? One of the great success stories of U.S. environmental policy is the implementation of the Clean Air Act, and the subsequent dramatic decreases in atmospheric pollutants. Concentrations of sulfur...
Oklahoma scientists, Christians, urge congress to act on climate change
2013-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oklahoma's Own: Two ORU professors are calling on Congress to take climate change seriously. They're part of a group of 200 scientists, who are also evangelical Christians, who have petitioned Congress to act now to help stem the tide of climate change. The Oklahoma Climatological Survey says our state has experienced the warmest year, the hottest summer, and the warmest spring on record--all in just the last two years. Climate change has become a hot-button political issue. Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe...
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Ontario's draft Waste Act under the microscope
2013-07-23 14:24:00| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
Whether the Waste Reduction Act, 2013 will revolutionize waste diversion in Ontario remains to be seen, but many industry stakeholders want to be sure to get their two cents in as the government floats its 2013 draft legislation at...
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