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Australia's New Conservative Prime Minister Abolishes Climate Change Watchdog

2013-09-19 10:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Australia's new conservative government on Thursday abolished an independent climate change commission set up by the previous Labor administration, as part of its plans to streamline bureaucracy. The Climate Commission was set up to provide apolitical and reliable information to the public about the science of climate change, emissions targets and international action being taken. But Prime Minister Tony Abbott's conservative coalition, which plans to repeal Labor's tax on corporate pollution...

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Conservative wins Australia by landslide; declares end to climate change 'crap'

2013-09-08 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BizPac: Things can be a bit upside down when youre down under. Whats called the Liberal Party is actually conservative. But one thing crystal clear is that Tony Abbott, the Liberal Partys leader, is now Australias prime minister, and hes set to perform some major house cleaning - beginning with the absolute crap of this thing called climate change, Business Insider reported. Abbotts victory marked the end of a turbulent six-year reign by the Labour Party, and as depicted in the video below,...

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Conservative media driving denial of global warming

2013-08-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Daily Caller: Are you a Fox News viewer? If so, then you probably distrust scientists who believe in manmade global warming, according to a new study published in the journal Public Understanding of Science. According to researchers, there is a growing gap in what conservatives and liberals think about global warming, driven by partisan media outlets. There is a growing divide in how conservatives and liberals in the USA understand the issue of global warming, reads the study by Yale Project on Climate Communication....

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In the heartland, a young conservative climate campaign is launched

2013-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

E&E: In a suburban city hall three weeks ago, about a dozen Republicans in their 20s practiced their plans to make climate change a central issue for conservatives. The Wisconsin students participated in a five-hour meeting with former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) to establish the groundwork for a campaign designed to recruit young conservatives who want to wrestle the climate issue away from Democrats. Kelsie Wendelberger, who volunteered for Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign,...

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