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Climate change: These 25 stocks are part of the solution
2015-12-05 13:47:27| Railroads - Topix.net
Merrill Lynch has a 'buy' rating on Canadian National Railway, one of three Canadian companies that made the list. Merrill Lynch has a 'buy' rating on Canadian National Railway, one of three Canadian companies that made the list.
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Biggest hurdle climate change action? Partisan divide
2015-12-04 18:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: As US officials attend the United Nations climate change conference in Paris this week, polls show that a majority of Americans say climate change is a serious problem, but a deep partisan divide remains, potentially complicating US action on the issue. Sixty-three percent of respondents indicated climate change is a serious problem facing the country, down from 69 percent in June, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But only 47 percent say the federal government should do more...
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Climate change will continue to hurt America if do nothing
2015-12-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For too many people around the world, climate change is, without any exaggeration, at their front door. It wont be long before more Americans in Florida and across the south-east, for instance will have to live with and confront these risks every day. Thats why the Paris climate talks are so important. There are 31 Alaskan villages already facing imminent threats from warming ocean waters, erosion and flooding, according to a 2009 Government Accountability Office assessment. At least a...
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Why fixing climate change may turn out to be a bargain
2015-12-04 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: Climate change threatens lives and livelihoods as greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere, yet the main argument for doing nothing is that doing anything would be too expensive. Some prominent skeptics even argue that laws designed to stop climate change would "destroy the economy." According to a pair of new reports, however, such warnings may be hot air. Not only is inaction even costlier than action, but action might turn out to be more affordable than most people realize. Reining in the...
Engineering firm sees climate change opportunity in cities
2015-12-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Dutch engineering company that is helping New York and New Orleans defend themselves against big storms and rising seas says climate change will be a source of business for decades regardless of the outcome of current climate talks in Paris. Arcadis, which doubled sales from 1 billion euros($1.08 billion) to 2 billion in 2007-2014 as it invested heavily in water management, says its future focus will be on 13 of the world's major urban centers threatened either by too much water or too little....
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