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In Florida, dealing with climate change has become a local issue
2015-12-26 19:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Naples Daily News: When Charlie Crist was Florida's attorney general and preparing to run for governor in 2005, he sat down in a private room at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami with U.S. Sen. John McCain. The two Republicans talked political campaigns, strategies and endorsements. As Crist was getting ready to leave, McCain stopped him. "Charlie, I think there is one more thing you should focus on," Crist recalled McCain saying. "What's that?" Crist asked. "Climate change," McCain answered. "It's a big deal."...
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Report: Climate change could could 11000 Montana outdoor jobs
2015-12-26 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Great Falls Tribune: The cost of unabated climate change in Montana could be 11,000 jobs and $281 million in labor earnings by 2050, according to a new report that attempts to quantify its economic impacts on the states outdoor economy, including hunting, fishing, skiing and snowmobiling. The report, released Tuesday, was completed by Donovan Power Consulting, a Montana-based economic consulting firm headed by the former head of the economics department at the University of Montana, at the request of the Montana...
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10 Foods That Could Disappear Because of Climate Change
2015-12-26 17:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: Climate change is making the world a different place. There are more floods, droughts, wildfires, heat waves and other extreme weather events. Animal species around the world are either shifting habitat locations or simply dying off. Even humans are migrating due to a warmer world. But there is one effect that will hit many of us right in the gut: Certain foods could disappear thanks to our changing climate. Brace yourself: Here are 10 foods youll probably be sad to see go. 1. Guacamole Around...
UN chief: Bush deserves credit for climate change 'success'
2015-12-26 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President George W. Bush deserves credit for kickstarting talks that led to a landmark international agreement on climate change, according to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. Ban pointed to a 2007 U.N. climate conference in Bali, when the United States pulled an about-face and agreed to enter negotiations on a new global treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The secretary-general told the Associated Press he still feels "very much grateful" to Bush. "That was the beginning of our success,"...
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Indonesia: Climate change and water scarcity
2015-12-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jakarta Post: To the surprise of many, COP21 2015 has finished in Paris with a spectacular achievement. The target is to hold the increase in the global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In spite of its success, COP21 ignored the risk of water scarcity, which is closely related to climate change. From the other side, many issues about financing the agreement are left hanging in the air. The...
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