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Report shows we really can fight climate change without breaking the bank
2016-03-17 18:00:48| Extremetech
2015 may be the year that proved the climate fight was possible -- but can we keep the trends going?
United Kingdom: Osborne's Budget Criticized for Neglecting Climate Change Goals
2016-03-17 11:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osbornes statement on Wednesday that his new budget puts the next generation first isnt enough to protect subsequent generations from the consequences of climate change, critics said. Just three months after the U.K. joined 195 other countries in a climate deal in a bid to restrain rising global temperatures by curbing emissions, Osbornes budget cut taxes on the oil and gas industry and preserved a freeze on fuel taxes for motorists. He also scrapped...
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Targeting Climate Change Scientists
2016-03-17 08:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eurasia Review: Our climate and environmental scientists are some of the best in the world. We wouldnt stop supporting out elite Olympic athletes just as theyre winning gold medals. -- Andrew Holmes, President, Australian Academy of Science, Feb 9, 2016 It is hardly a popular thing to be a gloomy Cassandra, and various climate change scientists have been wondering just how far to go with being dark about the earths future. Each time data is released, the negativity increases. The politicians, depending on...
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Gag order climate change cant stop water from rising to our doorstep
2016-03-17 02:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Herald: Dear Florida Gov. Rick Scott: So it turns out the experts were mistaken. It turns out the impact of climate change on Florida and much of the coastal United States is not going to be anywhere near as bad as had been predicted. Apparently, its going to be much worse. Thats the sobering finding of a study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change. Previous scenarios, grim as they were, failed to take into account projected population growth. Factor that in, say the researchers,...
Scientists help Vietnams rice farmers adapt to climate change, amid major drought
2016-03-16 06:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
IRIN: Scientists are developing more resistant varieties of rice to help farmers in Vietnam adapt to climate change, amid the countrys worst drought in 90 years. The drought, as well as the related flow of saltwater upriver, has destroyed 159,000 hectares of rice paddies and left almost one million people lacking drinking water, according to a new UN report. Another half million hectares are expected to be damaged by mid-year. In line with its work in other Asian countries, the Philippines-based...
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