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How The Climate Can Shape The Way We Speak
2015-11-07 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The English language bursts with consonants. But other languages are more vowel heavy. A new study says it may have to do with geography.
Africa Demands More Input to Save the Climate
2015-11-07 08:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: African civil society organisations championing for climate justice have criticised the Intended Nationally Determined Commitments (INDC's) presented to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, calling them "weak, inadequate and not ambitious enough." "If you study carefully what has been submitted by the developed countries like, Russia, USA and EU compared to that from poor countries, you will clearly see that goalposts have been shifted to have Africa bare mitigation and adaptation...
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French envoy says Trudeau will push others on climate at Paris talks
2015-11-07 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: The Trudeau governments pro-environment stance will inspire other reluctant countries to sign on to an ambitious agreement at the upcoming Paris climate change conference, Frances ambassador said Friday. Nicolas Chapuis said that even though its still early days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has indicated he will play an influential role. Hes going to come with something. We expect it will rally those who are still not totally comfortable with the agreement, Chapuis told The Canadian...
Citing Climate Change Obama Rejects Construction Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2015-11-07 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama announced on Friday that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a symbol of the debate over his climate policies. Mr. Obamas denial of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels a day of carbon-heavy petroleum from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast, comes as he seeks to build an ambitious legacy on climate change. America is now a global leader...
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NY attorney general wields powerful weapon in Exxon climate case
2015-11-07 02:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A near century-old statute that gives New York state prosecutors unusually broad authority to prosecute securities fraud could prove a powerful weapon as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman probes Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) over whether the oil firm mislead the public and shareholders about the perils of climate change. The 1921 Martin Act, a wide-reaching state law, was dusted off in the early 2000s by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer who used it to aggressively go after Wall Street...
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