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Green cred under fire, Peru host UN climate talks
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Global Post: Extremely vulnerable to global warming, Peru might seem like the ideal location to hold the next round of the United Nations' climate talks. The country's mountain glaciers are melting at an alarming rate while parts of the vast Peruvian Amazon are already wilting, literally, as the mercury gently rises, potentially releasing billions of tons of carbon stored in the trees into the atmosphere. No wonder the government here has been getting ready to roll out the red carpet for the estimated 12,000...
As global leaders gather for UN climate talks, protesters urge action
2014-09-22 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Climate change is hanging like a shadow over all international development efforts, a top UN official says, as the world body moves to tackle global warming in a landmark summit this week that will see more than 120 heads of state attend. Helen Clark, head of the United Nations development program, made the comments on Sunday afternoon, while more than 100,000 people marched through New York City to call for tougher action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The demonstration coincided with...
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EE in talks to buy Phones 4U stores
2014-09-21 21:02:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The mobile operator EE is in talks to take over up to 60 stores from the failed retailer Phones 4U.
Australians rally for climate, including at G20 talks
2014-09-21 08:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Australians rallied for climate action on Sunday, from protesters chanting "Green energy" outside G20 talks to forming a human chain message in Sydney as part of an international day of action. The protests are part of a global call to arms to fight climate change ahead of a United Nations summit in New York on Tuesday, which Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will miss to attend parliament in Canberra. "The message that we wanted to send clearly is that we are really disappointed our prime...
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Australians rally for climate change outside G20 talks
2014-09-21 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Protesters chanting "Green energy" demonstrated outside the G20 finance ministers' summit on Sunday (Sep 21), calling for climate change to be on the world's biggest economies' agenda as part of an international day of action. More than 100 people wearing green paper hearts around their necks gathered in a colourful demonstration amid tight security outside the forum venue in the northern Australian city of Cairns. They repeatedly chanted "Every dollar spent, every single cent, 100 per cent, green...
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