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George Bush Sr.'s Cabinet Worried About Climate Change 27 Years Ago
2016-03-20 03:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: The agreement that was hammered out in Paris at the U.N climate talks in December was be a great step forward towards addressing the growing threat of climate change. But lost amongst the applause for the accord is a question that needs to be answered: Why did it take so long, and are we too late? Recently, memos from the George H.W. Bush administration were released that detailed conversations between Bush Sr.s cabinet members, where they discussed the growing threat of global climate change27...
Arctic Council meeting ends, climate change among topics
2016-03-19 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Public Radio Network: A contingent of senior Arctic Council officials wrapped up a three-day meeting at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Thursday. And Friday morning, the U.S. chairman of the group reported on their deliberations, much of which dealt with the impact of climate change on the Arctic and how to adapt to it. U.S. Ambassador David Balton says on the final day of the Senior Arctic Officials meeting, he challenged participants to break out of what tends to be a short-term mindset that comes with the two-year...
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Americans' Concern About Climate Change Is Growing
2016-03-18 19:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: If you are concerned about global warming, you are part of a growing majority that hadn`t been this large since 2008, a new Gallup poll has found. In fact, 64 percent of adults say they are worried a "great deal" or "fair amount" about global warming, up from 55 percent at this time last year. According to the poll, concerns about global warming have increased among all party groups since 2015, though concerns remain much higher among Democrats than Republicans and Independents. In March, 40...
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Defense Department Redefines Climate Change
2016-03-18 18:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: So what does climate change mean, exactly? The question is not an existential one for the Department of Defense; it is a matter of careful and literal consideration. The department recently decided that the standard Websters definition of climate change didnt quite meet its needs. So it added its own version to its homegrown dictionary, the Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Heres how it now defines climate change: Variations in average weather...
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China's forest recovery shows hope mitigating global climate change
2016-03-18 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: China's sweeping program to restore forests across the country is working. The vast destruction of China's forests, leveled after decades of logging, floods and conversion to farmland, has become a story of recovery, according to the first independent verification published in today's Science Advances by Michigan State University (MSU) researchers. "It is encouraging that China's forest has been recovering in the midst of its daunting environmental challenges such as severe air pollution and...
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