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Human-caused climate change increased severity of many extreme events in 2014
2015-11-08 04:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central Pacific, heavy rainfall in Europe, drought in East Africa, and stifling heat waves in Australia, Asia, and South America, according to a new report released today. The report, "Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 from a Climate Perspective" published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, addresses the natural and...
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Human-caused climate change made extreme weather worse in 2014
2015-11-08 01:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forex Report: Data in all three countries suggests that Catholics are backing Pope Francis`s Encyclical released in June, titled Laudato Si, which argues that "climate change is a global problem with grave implications". "Greenland Is Melting Away": a video and essay of scientists` studying the Greenland ice sheet, from the New York Times this week. Lee also identified the "power of the purse" as another constitutional power Congress should use to make sure President Obama does not commit the United States...
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NY State Investigates ExxonMobil Climate Change Research
2015-11-08 00:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: New York's attorney general is investigating allegations that Texas-based ExxonMobil Corporation, the world's largest energy company, suppressed evidence of its own researchers linking fossil fuel emissions to climate change. Investigators may also look into the company's support for political lobbying and public information campaigns that called climate change research into question. Tracy Hester, a legal expert at the University of Houston, said the investigation centers on what the company...
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Oil companies and climate change: who should pay?
2015-11-07 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Environmentalists say a groundbreaking investigation in New York involving energy giant ExxonMobil could have implications for Canadian oil producers. The state's attorney general is looking into allegations the company lied to the public and investors about the risks of climate change. "This is the thin edge of the wedge," says Keith Stewart, climate and energy campaign coordinator for Greenpeace. "Similar to tobacco -- it took time for these court cases to kick in, but once they did, the...
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Citing Climate Change Obama Rejects Construction Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2015-11-07 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama announced on Friday that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a symbol of the debate over his climate policies. Mr. Obamas denial of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels a day of carbon-heavy petroleum from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast, comes as he seeks to build an ambitious legacy on climate change. America is now a global leader...
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