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Movement aims to curb climate change through divestment
2013-07-20 20:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Milwaukee church and the cities of Madison and Bayfield are part of a fledgling national movement that has decided to fight climate change by pushing for divestment from fossil fuel companies. Students and climate activists in Madison are also pushing the UW Foundation to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies. First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee -- part of the Unitarian Universalist Association, a national organization of the progressive-leaning church denominations -- says it is...
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Harry Reid blames climate change for fires ravaging his state
2013-07-19 22:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has no doubt about what`s causing this summer`s disastrous Western fire season: climate change. During a meeting with reporters this week, Reid linked global warming to a 28,000-acre blaze in Nevada that caused hundreds to be evacuated from their homes. After being mocked by conservative media, he doubled down and made his points again in front of a group of reporters. "The West is being devastated by wildfires. Millions of acres are burning. Millions...
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Climate Change Takes Center Stage
2013-07-19 18:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Climate change took center stage this week as the Senate confirmed climate and clean air champion Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with strong bipartisan support. Just a few days ago, climate hero Ed Markey was sworn in as the junior Senator from Massachusetts, marking a historic week that shows growing momentum in the fight to tackle the climate crisis. This comes on the heels of President Obama's announcement of an ambitious climate plan, which includes placing...
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Poll finds broad public support for Obamas climate change plan
2013-07-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fuel Fix: The partisan political rhetoric has been fierce in the weeks since President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious package of proposals to combat climate change. But a bipartisan national poll conducted for the Natural Resources Defense Council found two-thirds of registered voters approve of one of the plans most controversial components, setting limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. That includes support from 49 percent of Republicans. Almost as many Republicans, 45 percent,...
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Corbett Administration Ignoring Pennsylvania's Climate Change Law
2013-07-19 00:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Corbett Administration has failed to produce a pair of legally required reports about climate change, and the governor is reluctant to publicly discuss the topic. Despite widespread scientific agreement about the risks of climate change, the issue has become highly politicized. After President Obama recently announced his plans to tackle global warming, Governor Corbett called the proposal a war on coal and jobs. While the Corbett administration is critical of federal action on the issue,...
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