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FL Governor's Ban Climate Change Terms Impacted Multiple State Agencies
2015-03-12 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: No one told Bart Bibler not to use the terms climate change and global warming during his six months on the job at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Then, on March 4, he walked into a Florida Coastal Managers Forum, a teleconference with representatives from other state agencies. When he introduced himself, Bibler congratulated everyone for the exciting work being done to address the impact of climate change, and then he mentioned his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline...
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Gov. Scott denies banning 'climate change' talk
2015-03-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Florida Gov. Rick Scott denied allegations from a report that made national headlines this week with claims that his administration banned use of the terms "climate change" and "global warming" in official documents and speeches. Scott - an open skeptic of climate change - made the denials Monday in response to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting's report, which quoted former employees and contractors who said they were told not to use the terms. Chris Byrd, a former Florida Department...
Officials 'banned' from using 'climate change' and 'global warming' in flood-prone Florida
2015-03-09 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Florida state environmental officials claim that they are banned from using the terms climate change and global warming. The employees have also been ordered not use the word sustainability in official documents and communications by their seniors at the Department of Environmental Protection, according to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. The unwritten policy in a state that experiences some of the worst effects of climate change in the US has potentially affected around...
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Moving photos show climate change destroying the nomadic way of life in Mongolia
2015-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fast Company: Just another sad casualty of environmental collapse: These before-and-after shots show how deserts are taking over the pastures where animals once grazed. Up to a third of Mongolians live as nomads, but that lifestyle is increasingly under threat. Rampant desertification is destroying the grassland where nomads graze their animals, meaning many are being forced to move to cities, where they don't belong. "Nomadic life has been central to traditional Mongolian culture throughout history," says...
Womens role vital in fighting climate change, says minister
2015-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Times: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahid Ullah Khan on Sunday said that women, who constitute the majority of the world's poor, are among the most vulnerable to the detrimental impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries, including Pakistan. Yet, their role is vital for solution to the impacts. He expressed these views in his statement released on Sunday in context of the "International Women's Day 2015'. The women's day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This year the...
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