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Philly voices at today's climate change rally in D.C.
2013-02-17 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: More than 500 people headed out this morning from Southeastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey, planning to take part in a climate change rally in Washington, D.C. I'll be posting some of their quotes here throughout the afternoon. Meanwhile, a bit of background: Organizers are expening about 20,000 or more people to converge on Washington to voice their support for action on climate change and their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline that would transport oil from the Tar Sands of...
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Tribal Luminaries Participate in Massive Climate Change, Keystone Rally in Washington
2013-02-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indian Country Today: Famed Native author Louise Erdrich is among the notables flocking to Washington, D.C. for a February 17 rally demanding governmental action on climate change. She is one of 72 people from Minnesotan who was scheduled to board what activists have dubbed the Earth Train from the Amtrak station in St. Paul, the Pioneer-Press reported. They are not only advocating against climate change but also demanding an end to the Keystone XL pipeline that cuts from the oil sands of Alberta, Canada to the Gulf...
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Rubio doing climate change flip-flop
2013-02-17 09:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun-Sentinel: In 2007, who said this? "Global warming, dependence on foreign sources of fuel, and capitalism have come together to create opportunities for us that were unimaginable just a few shortyears ago. Today, Florida has the opportunity to pursue bold energy policies not just because they are good for the environment but because people can make money doing it. The demand towards such advances will create an industry to meet it. Florida should be the Silicon Valley of that industry." And on Feb. 5,...
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Climate change can make a typical nor'easter much worse
2013-02-17 07:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: RE "Two storms converged at 'perfect' spot' (Page A1, Feb. 9): Meteorologist Lance Franck is both right and wrong when he says that this month's nor'easter was "just a classic snowstorm.' He is right in that the convergence of southern and northern branches of the jet stream is a typical winter weather pattern capable of producing the classic New England nor'easter. But he is wrong in not mentioning the role played by climate change to produce much more snow than normal. Meteorologist David...
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Climate Change Threatens US Agriculture: USDA Report
2013-02-16 19:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: Climate change poses unprecedented challenges to U.S. agriculture because of the sensitivity of agricultural productivity and costs to changing climate conditions, the report said. According to the report, increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere resulting from human activity are raising average global temperatures, which in turn can alter weather patterns and cause both prolonged droughts and severe downpours and increase stress on both crops and animals. The USDA anticipates that...
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