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Obama climate plan delayed, Trump slams carbon tax rumour
2016-05-17 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Hopes US president Barack Obamas climate plan could be enforced before he leaves office are fading fast after a court delayed legal arguments for three months. Such is the importance of the case, the District of Columbia appeals court determined it needed to be assessed by a full panel of 11, rather than the allotted three, judges. Legal arguments over the Clean Power Plan will now be heard on 27 September rather than 2 June. US legal experts say whatever the outcome, the Supreme Court is...
Why universities, not consultants, should benefit climate funds
2016-05-17 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: A quiet revolution is underway on Dhaka`s humid and dusty streets. As one of the world`s most climate vulnerable cities, Bangladeshs capital is frequently hit by flooding, storms and heatwaves. It is forcing city officials to come up with rapid and novel solutions to protect millions of citizens from the worst nature can throw at them. But if the political will is there, the capacity to cope with the challenge they face is often lacking. By this I mean knowledge, technology and -- yes --...
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Noam Chomsky: Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation Pose Worst Threat Ever Faced by Humans
2016-05-16 20:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: President Obama has just passed a little-noticed milestone, according to The New York Times: Obama has now been at war longer than any president in U.S. history--longer than George W. Bush, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Obama has taken military action in at least seven countries: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. Just last month, President Obama announced the deployment of 250 more Special Operations troops to Syria in a move that nearly doubles the official...
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Report: Ontario targeting 5% EV share of all new vehicles sold by 2020, 12% by 2025 as part of C$7B climate plan
2016-05-16 16:56:06| Green Car Congress
Trump Chooses Climate Skeptic New Energy Adviser
2016-05-16 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump picked Rep. Kevin Cramer (R) of North Dakota as his energy adviser. Cramer is widely known as a strong supporter of oil and gas drilling as well as a climate change skeptic. In an interview, Cramer said he may advise Trump to address global warming because political populism believes that there needs [to be] some addressing of climate change. Initially it was reported that Cramer also expressed support for a carbon tax to replace the Clean...
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