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Coal gas boom in China holds climate change risks
2014-08-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Deep in the hilly grasslands of remote Inner Mongolia, twin smoke stacks rise more than 200 feet into the sky, their steam and sulfur billowing over herds of sheep and cattle. Both day and night, the rumble of this power plant echoes across the ancient steppe, and its acrid stench travels dozens of miles away. This is the first of more than 60 coal-to-gas plants China wants to build, mostly in remote parts of the country where ethnic minorities have farmed and herded for centuries. Fired up in...
Leonardo DiCaprio lend voice climate change film
2014-08-22 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has taken another step in campaigning for environmental causes by deciding to voice Green World Rising, a series of short films on climate change. DiCaprio, who has also produced the movies through the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, will narrate the four episodes named Carbon, Green World Rising, Restoration and Last Hours. The first episode discusses the idea of putting a price on carbon, the second looks at renewable and low-carbon solutions, while...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Narrates Climate Change Films Urging Shift From Fossil Fuels to Renewables
2014-08-21 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Production company Tree Media, whose mission is to inspire positive social action, has just released the first of four films in the Green World Rising series focusing on solutions to the climate crisis. The eight-minute film, CARBON, narrated by actor and dedicated environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio, was created with support from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and in collaboration with Thom Hartmann. The films goal is to draw attention to how some governments are already putting a price on...
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Climate change: meteorologists preparing for worst
2014-08-21 20:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Intense aerial turbulence, ice storms and scorching heatwaves, huge ocean waves-the world's climate experts forecast apocalyptic weather over the coming decades at a conference in Montreal that ended Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) brought together 1,000 specialists to discuss the uncertain future of weather forecasting. A decade after the entry into force of the Kyoto Protocol, the world's focus has shifted from reducing greenhouse gas emissions linked to warming, to dealing...
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Climate Change Hysteria: Utilities Will Benefit
2014-08-21 19:59:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Utilities are getting regulatory approval to make major system upgrades. This is the kick-in-the-pants weve needed in order to get off the dime and update aging infrastructure. Content Classification: Curated The Grid Optimization Blog read more
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