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How climate change threatens the future of Seattles power supply
2016-04-13 07:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MYNorthWest: Seattles power utility is already planning ahead to face the potential effects climate change will have on its ratepayers. In fact, Seattle City Light has already experienced a $30 million loss due to unusual weather -- weather that is expected to be the norm in the decades to come. A year ago it was significant how many days we did not have the high demand for heating (in winter), said Seattle City Light spokesperson Scott Thomsen. It was so much warmer that it added up to about $30 million...
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Australian oil and gas lobby spent millions advocating against climate action: report
2016-04-13 07:24:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Australia's peak oil and gas industry lobby group spent almost $4 million last year trying to "obstruct" more ambitious climate change policy, according to British research group InfluenceMap . It was part of an overall $150 million spent globally in 2015 by five major oil companies and lobby groups.
Apple has strongest climate policy business world
2016-04-13 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Apple, the worlds most valuable company, boasts its most progressive climate policies, according to a NGO study of 150 global firms. Influence Map praised the US technology giant for its consistent championing of legislation to curb emissions and independence from obstructive trade lobbies in a report on Wednesday. The Cupertino, California-based company has publicly defended President Barack Obamas embattled clean power plan and clean energy targets in North California with other tech...
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Reducing Food Waste Could Help Mitigate Climate Change
2016-04-13 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GERMANY - About a tenth of overall global greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture could be traced back to food waste by mid-century, a new study shows.
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Wasted foods heavy burden on climate
2016-04-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: As obesity levels soar, cutting the vast amount of food we waste could have a major impact on reducing the effects of climate change, as well as alleviating world hunger. LONDON, 12 April, 2016 - By mid-century, an estimated one-tenth of all greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could be traced back to food waste, according to new research. Human use and misuse of land accounts for up to a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, and farming directly contributes at least 10%, and perhaps...
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