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Rising global temperatures: when will climate change deniers throw in towel
2016-01-20 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Central Western Daily: At some point, you would think most climate change deniers would throw in the towel. Fifteen of the 16 hottest years on record have happened this century and the other year wasn't much earlier, in 1998. And 2015 was a breakaway year. Those reluctant to accept man-made climate change tend to resort to outlandish claims, such as the satellite data are doctored or that terrestrial weather stations operated by the Bureau of Meteorology have been manipulated to remove cooler readings to exaggerate...
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Leonardo DiCaprio takes on 'corporate greed' and climate change
2016-01-20 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Growing Oscar buzz may be keeping him in the news, but Leonardo DiCaprio also deserves the spotlight for his ongoing efforts to fight climate change. At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, the actor pledged over $15 million to various environmental groups. See also: Leonardo DiCaprio joins fossil fuel divestment movement as it reaches $2.6 trillion mark A breakdown of the actor's pledges includes: - $6 million to Oceana and Skytruth for Global Fishing Watch - $1 million to the...
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California AG to Investigate Exxon's Climate History
2016-01-20 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. repeatedly lied to the public and its shareholders about the risk to its business from climate change - and whether such actions could amount to securities fraud and violations of environmental laws. Harris' office is reviewing what Exxon Mobil knew about global warming and what the company told investors, a person close to the investigation said. The move follows published reports, based on internal company documents,...
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Sanders spotlights new climate data: 'The debate is over'
2016-01-20 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Bernie Sanders said Wednesday that "climate change is real" and the "debate is over" after NOAA reported that 2015 was the hottest year on record. "This planet and its people are in trouble" he warned. "Unless we get our act together, we will see in years to come more droughts, more floods and more extreme weather disturbances." Sanders then stressed the urgency of the challenge and cited his proposals to address it. "It is absolutely vital that we act boldly to move our energy system away...
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New framework sheds light on how, not if, climate change affects cold-blooded animals
2016-01-19 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Cold-blooded animals like lizards, insects and fish have a preferred body temperature range at which they hunt, eat, move quickly and reproduce. Fear that a warming climate will constrict this temperature range underlies recent studies that warn of the detrimental effects of climate change on the activity and survival of cold-blooded animals. While not contradicting these warnings, a new paper published in the latest issue of Ecology Letters offers a revised framework…
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