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Pope Calls for Global Action on Climate Change and Environmental Problems
2015-06-18 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Pope Francis released today his highly anticipated encyclical, which is largely focused on halting climate change and environmental degradation and emphasizes the importance of protecting impoverished communities from the worst effects. This is the first such letter from a leader of the Catholic Church to address environmental issues, analysts say. Climate change is a global problem with grave implications: environmental, social, economic, political, Pope Francis wrote. It represents one of the...
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Pope Francis "Bold Cultural Revolution" Needed Save Planet Climate Change & Consumerism
2015-06-18 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Democracy Noew: In his long-awaited encyclical on the environment and climate change, Pope Francis has called for swift action to save the planet from environmental ruin, urging world leaders to hear "the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor." He called for a change of lifestyle in rich countries steeped in a "throwaway" consumer culture, and an end to "obstructionist attitudes" that sometimes put profit before the common good. Pope Francis said protecting the planet is a moral and ethical "imperative" for believers...
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Jeb Bush Thinks His Faith Shouldnt Inform Position Climate Change. Except When He Does.
2015-06-18 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Former Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush doesnt want his Catholic faith to inform his politics. Well, except for when he does. Speaking at a town hall campaign event in New Hampshire on Tuesday, Bush, who converted to Catholicism 20 years ago, all but dismissed the popes new encyclical on the environment, which was leaked to the press on Monday and officially released on Thursday. In an apparent rejection of the documents impressively comprehensive, faith-based...
World losing battle against terror, climate change & cyber attacks: Albright
2015-06-16 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: As the United Nation marks its 70th anniversary later this year, there is mounting evidence that the international community is losing the fight against the most pressing security and justice challenges of our time. From Syria to sub-Saharan Africa, a marked increase in mass atrocities has undermined basic human rights and reversed the trend of declining political violence that began with the end of the Cold War. Climate change, cyber-attacks, and the threat of cross-border economic shocks also pose...
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Pope Francis climate change encyclical leak condemned 'act sabotage'
2015-06-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: A draft of Pope Franciss keenly-anticipated encyclical on the state of the worlds environment was leaked by an Italian news publication on Monday, three days ahead of its official publication. ADVERTISING The 192-page document which the Vatican insisted was not the final draft that will be officially released on Thursday was obtained by Espresso, a news magazine. The Holy See angrily condemned the leaking of the long-awaited treatise, calling it a heinous act, even an act of sabotage....
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