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Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change an awe-inspiring document
2015-06-20 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: First, you have to consider the profound weirdness of the situation we find ourselves in. Here is an institution founded on the mystical precepts of virgin birth and transubstantiation, trying to prove to disbelievers the very science that has been staring us in the eye for decades. The Catholic Church, which still clings to miracles and exorcism and continues to turn mortals into saints, also acknowledges that climate change is man-made, empirically proven, and is devastating to the world - concepts...
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Jeb Bush dismisses his church stance climate change why not gay marriage?
2015-06-19 23:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On June 16, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush -- a self-proclaimed devout Catholic -- delivered some harsh words to an unexpected ideological opponent: the pope. In response to Pope Francis encyclical on climate change, which frames environmentalism as a Catholic issue, Bush declared that: I dont get economic policy from my bishops or my cardinals or my pope. I think religion ought to be about making us better as people and less about things that end up getting in the political realm....
Pope calls for action on climate change, biodiversity loss
2015-06-19 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In a letter being widely heralded by environmentalists, yesterday Pope Francis called on world leaders to address threats to the planet, including climate change and species extinction. Notably, the leader of the Catholic Church singled out "human activity" as the main driver of these threats. Calling climate change an urgent challenge and a danger that will disproportionately affect the world's poorest people, Pope Francis spoke of a need for a fundamental rethink of how we produce energy and...
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Climate change wont reduce winter deaths
2015-06-19 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In a study that contradicts the received wisdom on health impacts of climate change, scientists say that we shouldn't expect substantial reduction in winter deaths as a result of global warming. This new research is published today (Friday 19 June) in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters journal. The research team was led by Professor Patrick Kinney of Columbia University in the USA. Professor Kinney said "As Dr Margaret Chan told delegates at the recent World Health Assembly, we need...
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Climate change projects in poorest nations lose out in battle for funds
2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Urgent plans to help the world's poorest people become more resilient to extreme weather and rising seas are on hold because of a lack of cash in a U.N. climate fund set up for least developed countries, amid fierce competition for limited aid. Projects awaiting support include helping government officials in Bangladesh and Rwanda work out how to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change, and keeping health facilities safe from storms and tidal surges in Pacific Island nations. Other schemes...
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