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Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change
2015-11-15 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Bill Nye brought science into kids' lives and made us laugh. He inspires memes, has his own bow tie line and has appeared on numerous television shows, including, earlier this month, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, National Geographic Channel's Explorer series. He's even been a guest on Dancing With the Stars. But under the stardust is a serious scientist who started life as a humble mechanical engineer at Boeing and is now on a mission to combat scientific ignorance and fight against climate change....
French government vows to push on with Paris climate summit: If not, terrorism wins
2015-11-15 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The French government vowed to push on with the United Nations Climate summit in Paris this month and will boost security for the more than 120 world leaders traveling to a city reeling from a deadly terrorist attack. It will go ahead with reinforced security measures, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in Vienna on Nov. 14, a day after gunmen killed as many as 129 people in Paris. This is an absolutely necessary step in the battle against climate change and of course it will take...
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Who pays for climate change is a tricky question
2015-11-15 09:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Province: The New York State Attorneys investigation into the possible liability of Exxon Mobil for climate change impacts hit the news earlier this month, raising a new twist to the polluter pays discussion. The story is that environmentalists are looking for billions in liability from oil companies for their part in exacerbating climate risks, in the same way that tobacco companies are now held accountable for health impacts of smoking. Critics charge that oil companies like Exxon Mobil may be liable...
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Panelists at Anchorage climate change forum call for action
2015-11-15 05:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: Robin Bronen told the crowd at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Saturday that she got an email from a Newtok resident this week after a storm hit the flood-prone coastal village. It said, Weve made it again. The pictures Ive gotten from Newtok are horrific, Bronen, executive director of the Alaska Institute for Justice, said at the daylong forum on the states changing climate. Its unconscionable that the community hasnt relocated yet. Villagers have watched erosion eat away...
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Bernie Absolutely Right: Climate Change Makes Terrorism Worse
2015-11-15 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: At Saturday night's second Democratic presidential debate, just a day after ISIS launched horrific coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris, moderator and Slate political columnist John Dickerson asked Bernie Sanders a straightforward question: "Sen. Sanders, you said you want to rid the planet of ISIS. In the previous debate you said the greatest threat to national security was climate change. Do you still believe that?' Sanders didn't hesitate: "Absolutely.' On Twitter, David Axelrodthe architect...
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