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CalPERS calls on Exxon and Chevron to disclose financial risks of climate change
2016-04-13 13:29:37| Chemicals - Topix.net
As of June 30, CalPERS owned 12.7 million Exxon Mobil shares valued at more than $1 billion and 8.3 million Chevron shares valued at more than $800 million. Above, CalPERS offices in Sacramento.
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Climate change is drying up small islands, study says
2016-04-13 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabary: Sea level rise severely threatens small islands across the globe. But now, these islands have another cause for worry reduced freshwater access and increasing aridity due to climate change. According to a new study published in Nature Climate, climate change may dry out 73 percent of the worlds small islands by 2050. This is greater than previous estimates which indicate that 50 percent of the islands would become drier. Island groups such as the French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands, and the...
Its settled: 90100% of climate experts agree on human-caused global warming
2016-04-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There is an overwhelming expert scientific consensus on human-caused global warming. Authors of seven previous climate consensus studies -- including Naomi Oreskes, Peter Doran, William Anderegg, Bart Verheggen, Ed Maibach, J. Stuart Carlton, John Cook, myself, and six of our colleagues -- have co-authored a new paper that should settle this question once and for all. The two key conclusions from the paper are: 1) Depending on exactly how you measure the expert consensus, its somewhere between...
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How climate change dries up mountain streams
2016-04-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The western United States relies on mountain snow for its water supply. Water stored as snow in the mountains during winter replenishes groundwater and drives river runoff in spring, filling reservoirs for use later in summer. But how could a warming globe and a changing climate interrupt this process? In a new study in Environmental Research Letters, a team of hydrologists that includes University of Utah professor Paul Brooks answers...
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Mining industry supports carbon price to address climate change
2016-04-13 07:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo: The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and its members, comprising some of Canada's largest mining companies, have issued principles for climate change policy design to support an efficient pan-Canadian approach to addressing this important issue. "Today, one of Canada's largest industries is coming out in support of a carbon price, identifying it as the most effective and efficient means of driving emissions reductions and making real progress in the global fight against climate change," stated...
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