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NJ's Governor Christie takes sand dune fight to court
2015-10-09 00:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's administration on Thursday went to court in an effort to seize beach front property owned by the city of Margate in order to complete an Atlantic coastline storm protection system of sand dunes. The coast was severely damaged in 2012's Superstorm Sandy, which was directly responsible for 147 deaths in the United States, destroyed more than 650,000 homes and overall caused nearly $50 billion in damages. Over 90 percent of the easements needed to construct...
Mark Ruffalo Urges Penn Governor Enact Immediate Fracking Moratorium
2015-10-08 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On behalf of more than 30,000 concerned citizens nationwide and more than 100 organizations, actor and advocate Mark Ruffalo joined with Pennsylvanians to deliver petitions and a letter to Gov. Wolf calling on the governor to enact a moratorium on fracking and provide help to the many residents harmed by drilling and fracking. Mark Ruffalo and impacted Pennsylvanians also asked the governor to travel to Northeast and Southwest Pennsylvania to meet residents harmed by drilling and fracking operations...
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South Carolina governor Nikki Haley: floods are region's 'worst in 1,000 years'
2015-10-04 23:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: South Carolina governor Nikki Haley paused in efforts to cope with the record-breaking rain that hit her state over the weekend to say the resultant floods were the worst in a thousand years. This is the worst flooding in the lowcountry [the region around the South Carolina coast] for a thousand years, thats how big this is, Haley said at a Sunday afternoon press conference. Thats what South Carolina is dealing with right now. The Congaree river is at its highest level since 1936. Thats...
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Governor Herbert Meets with Top Chinese Business Leaders
2015-09-21 09:02:40| Logistics - Topix.net
As part of the Zions Bank Utah Trade Mission to Hong Kong and China, Governor Gary R. Herbert attended several meetings on Sept. 16 and 17 with some of China's top business leaders to strengthen existing international relationships and build new ones.
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Republican Jonathan Johnson kicks off campaign for governor
2015-09-16 15:08:00| Apparel - Topix.net
For Jennifer Parr, Tuesday evening's campaign kickoff party for Jonathan Johnson was an opportunity for her and her husband to hear why he's running against fellow Republican Gov. Gary Herbert. "It's not that I'm not happy.
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