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Climate Change Could Turn Chicago into Texas, Report Claims
2015-01-25 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNAinfo: Last year was the hottest on record, and if climate change persists, it could get a lot worse, a new report claims, warning Chicago's climate could mirror that of modern-day Texas by the end of the century. The report, part of a study examining climate change called the Risky Business Project, was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Paulson Institute and TomKat Charitable Trust, and examined how climate change may affect the Midwest, its cities, communities agriculture and businesses. "Rising...
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Nick Stern Is Wrong; Climate Change Is Not The Largest Market Failure The World Has Ever Seen
2015-01-25 15:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forbes: The takeaway line from the Stern Review, Sir Nicholas Sterns (now Lord Stern) investigation into climate change and what, if anything , we might do about it, is that climate change is the largest market failure the world has ever seen. My argument here is that this simply isnt true. No, this doesnt mean that I think the Stern Review itself is wrong. I think theres a lot that is wrong with it, certainly, and I have since I first read it on the day it was released. The estimations of future emissions...
Barack Obama's India visit: Climate change talks high on the agenda between India and US
2015-01-25 02:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Climate change will figure high on the list on the agenda at Sunday's meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama, especially as both leaders are personally invested in addressing the issue. The expected outcome, unlike the high voltage political deal with China, will focus mostly on technology and finance partnership in the area of clean energy. This will not preclude discussions on more politically contentious issues of mandatory domestic manufacturing component for...
Calif tax hike battles climate change without hurting consumer
2015-01-24 17:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Californian: Not long ago, a gallon of gasoline cost over $3.80. It has now fallen to less than $2 in many areas. Few saw such a decline coming, but it creates an intriguing opportunity to take action on climate change as well as address transportation needs that depend heavily on gas taxes. Despite the plummeting price of oil and gasoline, most elected officials are loath to raise the gas tax and invite public displeasure. Yet many also recognize the need to supplement falling revenues from current gas taxes...
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Climate change pushes doomsday clock closer to midnight
2015-01-23 12:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Climate change and nuclear proliferation have led to scientist deciding to move the symbolic doomsday clock closer to midnight signalling growing threats to humanity and the earth. The clock now reads three minutes to midnight. The doomsday clock was created in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to use imagery to convey threats to humanity and the planet. The decision to move the minute hand, or leave it where it is, is made every year. The last move in 2012, when the hand was moved...
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