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Climate change and the grim logic of collective action
2015-12-20 10:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Have I told you about the time that I almost got punched in the face by a Newfoundlander? I lead a quiet life, so this doesnt happen to me often. But I was talking to a friend of mine, who comes from Corner Brook, and I said something very wrong. Wrong enough that I began to fear for my safety. For some reason we were talking about the sorry state of the fishing industry, and the impact it had on various members of her family. It was then that I made the awful mistake of suggesting that Newfoundlanders...
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George Mitchell, overlooked environmentalist, reflects on climate change
2015-12-20 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: Twenty-five springs ago, U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell of Maine put the finishing touches on a book called World on Fire, subtitled Saving an Endangered Earth. Mitchell had worked extensively on amendments to the Clean Air Act since he joined the Senate in 1980 and now, as majority leader hed just completed months of negotiating to get a reauthorized Clean Air Act through the Senate. The book, which addressed what Mitchell called the gathering environmental tragedy, sent out a clarion call...
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Four ways to gear up on climate change
2015-12-20 09:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: This state is a national model for environmental action. But anyone who drives during rush hour knows that Californians are a long way from the finish line on climate change. Californians drive 330 billion miles per year, the vast majority on gasoline and diesel engines whose exhaust generates about 40 percent of the states contribution to global warming. Just getting those greenhouse gas-spewing motorists into cleaner cars, let alone mass transit, would make a huge difference in air quality...
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Book review: 'Science Guy' Bill Nye tackles climate change in new book
2015-12-20 07:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The science is clear and the warnings are dire: Man-made climate change is happening and will adversely affect human life on this planet. Both the effects of climate change and the political obfuscation stalling meaningful education and action to create a better future can seem insurmountable. But in Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World, author Bill Nye yes, former host of the television series Bill Nye the Science Guy sees relentless human ingenuity as reason to hope. Its...
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The ABC News Moderators Didnt Ask a Single Question About Climate Change
2015-12-20 05:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: Saturdays Democratic presidential debate began with a question about the ongoing controversy over a breach in the Democratic National Committees voter database and ended with a question about the changing role of a presidents spouse. In between, ABC News David Muir and Martha Raddatz steered the candidates through several substantive issues, from ISIS to taxes to Black Lives Matter. There was one major topic, though, they failed to ask about: climate change. The only brief mentions of global...
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