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New Zealanders rally to global People's Climate March call for action
2015-11-28 11:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Stuff: The Wellington march heads to Parliament in the hope the Government will hear their calls for more action. About 60 people attended a picnic and march in New Plymouth as part of an joint initiative between Climate Justice Taranaki and the Green Party. The group descended into the nearby Centre City shopping mall and performed a "human flood flash mob" in the food court. Over a loudspeaker, prominent Taranaki activist Urs Signer told the crowd rising sea levels was not just an issue for people...
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How to stage a spectacular climate march
2015-11-28 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: This Sunday, on the eve of the UN climate summit in Paris, people in cities across the globe will fill the streets as they march against climate change. One city will be noticeably absent from the movement: the city that plays host to the summit. Security concerns following the recent attacks have led to protests in the French capital being banned. This effective silencing makes the need for a global voice more vital than ever. So, be inspired by our gallery of past climate marches and get ready...
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California and Canada working toward joint climate change solutions
2015-11-28 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Ontario and Quebec cities, towns sign climate change covenant Photos show 10 of the worst weather disasters COP21 must address the trade cost of carbon pricing: Don Pittis Alberta's climate change strategy targets carbon, coal, emissions Provinces to set 'more ambitious' climate change targets, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says This article is part of a package of special coverage of climate change issues by CBC News leading up to the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) being held...
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How cli-fi novels humanise the science of climate change
2015-11-28 10:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Statesman: When the Paris UN Climate Change Conference begins at the end of November, the world's leaders will review the climate framework agreed in Rio in 1992. For well over 20 years, the world has not just been thinking and talking about climate change, it has also been writing and reading about it, in blogs, newspapers, magazines - and in novels. Climate change fiction is now a recognisable literary phenomenon replete with its own nickname: "cli-fi". The term was coined in 2007 by Taiwan-based blogger...
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Electric vehicles no panacea for B.C. to meet its climate change goals
2015-11-28 08:18:51| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Gas tax revenues for TransLink would take a hit while greenhouse gas emissions would not decrease enough to hit targets An electric car is plugged into a charging station at Vancity's office in Vancouver. Electric vehicles accounted for 1,200 of the 1.3 million passenger vehicles on Lower Mainland roads in 2014.
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