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Capitalism isnt dead; it can become a force for good in society

2015-11-05 13:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The capitalist model is under attack on all sides. Yet while there is appetite for change, not even the Occupy movement has come up with a coherent, alternative model. So can capitalism be reformed to operate in the service of society? At Oxfam, where I was chief executive for 12 years, we believed that the private sector has the ability to help people out of poverty, for example through the creation of jobs or by purchasing products from farmers at a fair price. However, I also saw more than...

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American Meteorological Society criticizes congressional NOAA witch-hunt

2015-11-05 13:30:13| Extremetech

The American Meteorological Society has weighed in on the clash between House Republicans and NOAA, arguing in favor of the research group's work.

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Civil society activists cold-shouldered at climate talks

2015-10-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: A former UN Secretary-General once paid a supreme compliment to the work of civil society groups when he described non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as the world's "third super power" -- presumably ranking behind the United States and Russia. Still, despite the political clout they wield, NGOs continue to be barred from the Secretariat building in New York every year during the two-week annual high-level summit meeting of world leaders, come September. The U.N.-issued NGO ground pass, security...

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