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Obama urges world action on climate change: No nation 'immune' to global warming
2015-11-30 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama joined leaders from 150 nations on Monday in pledging action against climate change, kicking off a historic two-week gathering that Obama called a turning point in the battle against one of humanitys gravest threats. Heads of state from industrial powers and tiny island nations assembled in a heavily guarded conference center north of Paris, where negotiators hope to forge a treaty to dramatically reduce emissions of greenhouse-gas pollution blamed for warming the planet. Obama,...
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Native Seeds Help Weather Climate Change in El Salvador
2015-11-30 23:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Knife in hand, Domitila Reyes deftly cuts open the leaves covering the cob of corn, which she carefully removes from the plant a process she carries out over and over all morning long, standing in the middle of a sea of corn, a staple in the diet of El Salvador. Reyes is taking part in the tapisca derived from pixca in the Nahat indigenous tongue, which means harvesting the field-dried corn. The process will end, weeks later, with the selection of the best quality seeds, in order to ensure...
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Pope Francis: World is near 'suicide' on climate change; 'it's now or never'
2015-11-30 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Environmental negotiators meeting in Paris should strike a climate change deal to save a world "at the limits of suicide," Pope Francis said on Monday. "I am not sure, but I can say to you 'now or never'," he told a group of reporters aboard the papal plane, en route home from Africa, according to Reuters. "Every year the problems are getting worse. We are at the limits. If I may use a strong word I would say that we are at the limits of suicide." The comments come at the start of a United...
Climate change talks highlight drinks industry's cooperation efforts - Sustainability Spotlight
2015-11-30 17:57:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
As world leaders convene in Paris this week for the COP 21 climate change conference, the value of consensus, cooperation and collaboration in the face of the climate change challenge - and the threats posed if they are lacking - come into sharp relief.
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Climate change march: photos from across Australia and New Zealand
2015-11-30 05:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Guardian readers were among hundreds of thousands of people marching against climate change in Australia and New Zealand over the weekend as part of a global campaign to move away from the use of fossil fuels. Protests were held in Melbourne on Friday, and in Darwin, Brisbane and across New Zealand on Saturday, followed by Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth. Around the world, more than 600,000 people took to the streets in 175 countries to call for a strong deal in Paris that will...
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