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Tom Ridge: 'Climate change is a national security threat'
2013-02-25 23:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Patriot-News: "The U.S. national security community, including leaders from the military, homeland security, and intelligence, understand that climate change is a national security threat," Ridge said. "They're not talking about whether or not it is occurring -- it is," Ridge said. "They're talking about addressing the problem and protecting the American people. It's time Washington does the same." Ridge, a former Homeland Security secretary, appeared in Washington as part of an effort by the Partnership...
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Poll: Fewer Californians see global warming as threat
2013-02-25 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press-Enterprise: Fewer Californians today believe global warming is a problem that needs remedying than six years ago, according to a Field Poll released Monday, Feb. 25. In a September 2007 Field Poll, 76 percent of California voters surveyed said they believed global warming was a real problem and action should be taken. The latest poll shows that 64 percent of registered voters in the state hold the same views. The current measure represents a decline, which is kind of a surprise, said Field Poll Director...
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Boston Grapples With The Threat Of Storms And Rising Water
2013-02-22 23:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Since the drubbing that Superstorm Sandy gave the Northeast in November, there's a new sense of urgency in U.S. coastal cities. Even though scientists can't predict the next big hurricane, they're confident that a warmer climate is likely to make Atlantic storms bigger and cause more flooding. Cities like Boston are in the bull's-eye. From atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel's 6th-floor office at MIT, you can look out at Boston and the snow-covered Charles River as it snakes through the city...
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UK conservation bodies warn of wind farm threat to heritage sites
2013-02-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK conservation bodies English Heritage and the National Trust have warned that wind farms are posing a threat to heritage sites in the country.
Greenpeace FOI requests reveal piracy threat to gas imports
2013-02-20 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: A series of FOI responses released today by Greenpeace have revealed government concerns over the threat to gas imports posed by piracy and terrorism. The revelations -- which come just a day after Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan warned the UK faced a "horrendous" supply crunch that will lead to five years of increased imports and volatile prices -- show that officials from the UK and Qatar have met on several occasions in recent years to discuss security threats to liquefied natural gas...
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