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Climate Change Is Threat to National Security
2014-07-08 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Slate: Global warming is real, and we're starting to feel the physical effects now. It's difficult to pin any one event on a warming world; it's like playing craps with a pair of loaded die. That 12 you rolled may have been random, or it may have been because the dice are very slightly weighted. You have to throw a lot of rolls before the effects are seen with any certainty. But these physical effects on our planet are just the start. Droughts, fires, more extreme weather, sea level rise, ocean acidification...
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Study: climate change policies could have positive effect UK economy
2014-07-07 13:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Policies to tackle climate change could have a positive effect on the UK economy, according to a new report that challenges those that say sustainability will harm economic growth. A range of studies and lobby groups have previously criticised climate change policies for harming the economy because of the risk of carbon intensive companies leaving the UK in favour of countries with more relaxed regulation. However, a report by the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and the Grantham...
Respect climate science: Anglicans urge Tony Abbott to change tack on climate change policies
2014-07-04 06:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Environment Minister Greg Hunt is congratulated by colleagues after Carbon Tax Repeal Bills pass the Lower House. The Anglican Church has called on the Abbott government to change its policies on climate change. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen The Anglican Church has toldthe Abbott government to change its approach to climate change, urging it to respect and base its policy on scientific evidence. At a meeting in Adelaide, the church's Australian general synod passed a unanimous motion calling on...
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Respect climate science: Anglicans urge Tony Abbott to change tack on climate change policies
2014-07-03 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Herald: The Anglican Church has told the Abbott government to change its approach to climate change, urging it to respect and base its policy on scientific evidence. At a meeting in Adelaide, the church's Australian general synod passed a unanimous motion calling on the government to "respect and act upon relevant independent evidence-based scientific advice on climate change. The 23 dioceses of the church said they were gravely concerned that Australias target to cut carbon dioxide emissions -...
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Obama Admin Announces Massive Climate Change Funding
2014-07-03 22:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: President Obama's new climate change push was reaffirmed on Thursday when the Department of Energy announced that it will make $4 billion in loans available to clean energy projects. In a statement, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said: As the President emphasized in his Climate Action Plan, it is critical that we take an all-of-the above approach to energy in order to cut carbon pollution, help address the effects of climate change and protect our childrens future. Investments in clean, low-carbon...
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