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Climate change researcher to sit with first lady at State of the Union
2015-01-19 17:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A climate change and sea-level rise researcher with sit with first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday nights State of the Union address. Nicole Hernandez Hammers research focuses on how cities and regions most vulnerable to the effects of climate change also have large concentrations of Hispanics, the White House said Monday. Hammer, an immigrant from Guatemala, lives in southeast Florida, where much of her research is focused. She also leads efforts in her area for the Union of Concerned...
Climate change could be happening 2,400 feet under Antarctic ice
2015-01-19 13:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: In case you missed out on the bad news du jour, let me both enlighten and disturb you (the primary job description here at Grist): The world is now experiencing skyrocketing temperatures and ocean death spirals, all while humans are sucking the living daylights out of the planet. And now, scientists have uncovered data that suggests climate change could be affecting a place where humans have never even set foot: 2,400 feet below Antarctic ice. We`ve known for a while that the warming planet is...
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Pope weighs in on climate change, saying man continuously slaps nature in the face
2015-01-19 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: Wrapping up his visit to the Philippines this week, Pope Francis stirred up controversy by taking an unequivocal stance on climate change and calling on the international community to step up during United Nations climate talks in November. "I don`t know if it is all (man`s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps nature in the face," he told reporters. "We have in a sense taken over nature." Scripted remarks that the Pope did not read out go on to say, "As...
Billionaire Tom Steyer eyes climate change, education in potential Senate bid
2015-01-18 19:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Steyer is detailing his potential platform in discussions with supporters as he mulls whether to mount a bid, said the sources, who requested anonymity to talk about Steyer's decision process. He is expected to announce his intentions within days. Democratic strategist Chris Lehane, who is advising Steyer, said the climate-change activist is committed "to being held specifically accountable to voters when it comes to environmental justice, economic justice and education justice." Steyer`s agenda,...
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Pope Francis Talks Poverty, Climate Change Ahead of Philippine Mass
2015-01-17 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: On the last full day of his visit to the Philippines, Pope Francis called on Filipinos to remember the poor, particularly children, in a country where high birthrates and high levels of poverty have created tensions between the Catholic Church and advocates of population control. The 78-year-old pontiff also denounced climate change, arguing it is having a disproportionate effect on developing countries such as the Philippines, which suffers from frequent natural catastrophes including the Nov....
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