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Julie Bishop says Barack Obama wrong about climate change threat to Great Barrier Reef
2014-11-21 09:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Julie Bishop has rejected Barack Obama's assertion that the Great Barrier Reef is under threat from climate change in a further sign of the Australian government's displeasure with the US President's speech that overshadowed the G20 in Brisbane. But world leading scientists have rejected Ms Bishop's claims, pointing out that rising temperatures threaten the reef with mass bleaching, while fragile ecosystems will suffer due to increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the oceans. The Foreign...
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Faith groups divided over God's role in climate change, natural disasters
2014-11-21 06:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Americans largely concur that God created the Earth. But when it comes to how he wants its environment treated, and how much hes willing to intercede -- the agreement ends. A new poll released Friday shows major differences between faith groups on topics including concern over climate change, whether natural disasters are a sign of biblical end times and how deeply connected they feel to nature. White evangelicals are the most skeptical of climate change and the most likely to say recent natural...
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NRCM Polar Bear Dip, 5K Race to Help Fight Climate Change, December 31 in Portland
2014-11-18 22:25:23| Grocery - Topix.net
Looking for a feel good adrenaline rush? Be bold in the cold with a plunge into the Atlantic and/or winter jaunt around the East End to support the Natural Resources Council of Maine's work to reduce climate change pollution. The bone-chilling fun 5K and dip will take place at Portland's East End on Tuesday, December 31. The 5k begins at 11:00 and the dip will be at noon - the "warmest" part of the day - at East End Beach! A shuttle will return participants to their cars at Back Cove after the plunge.
Man Mauled Polar Bear: Climate Change Linked Increased Attacks
2014-11-18 20:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Matt Dyer was camping with fellow hikers on a Sierra Club outing when, despite taking proper steps to protect themselves, a polar bear came to their camp in the middle of the night and pulled him out of his tent. He suffered two cracked vertebrae, a broken jaw, a collapsed lung and injuries to both of his hands. Democracy Now! interviewed Rich Gross, a Sierra Club guide on the trip, and Sabrina Shankman, a reporter with InsideClimate News and author of the new ebook Meltdown: Terror at the Top...
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White House offers climate change help to U.S. cities
2014-11-17 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: After announcing two major global initiatives on climate change last week, the Obama administration pivoted on Monday to American towns and cities to help them adapt to the impacts of global warming. The move came after a task force of U.S. governors, mayors and tribal leaders sent Vice President Joe Biden and senior White House officials recommendations on how they can help local communities deal with extreme weather. White House officials also unveiled measures, including a Web-based climate...
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