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Obama Views Climate Change As Part Legacy
2014-05-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama views addressing the problem of climate change as a key part of his legacy and remains staunchly committed to implementing as much of his climate action plan as possible prior to leaving office, a senior aide said May 13. John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told the Association of Climate Change Officers' Climate Strategies Forum that Obama receives weekly written updates and biweekly oral presentations about the implementation...
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Four-Star Warning: Generals Dub Climate Change a Security Risk
2014-05-14 04:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: A new report from a panel of former Pentagon leaders calls climate change a direct threat to national security and the U.S. economy, as extreme weather stands to stretch troops thin, spark unrest in unstable regions, and unravel global networks of trade and resources. The authors - 16 retired three- and four-star generals and admirals who compose the CNA Corporations Military Advisory Board (MAB) -- blame a warming planet for, in part, aggravating tensions among some nations. Their study, released...
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Rubio clarifies climate change comments during National Press Club appearance
2014-05-13 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) acknowledged that the climate is changing, but said that there is no legislative proposal currently on the table that would put a stop to it, while speaking Tuesday at the National Press Club. "Headlines notwithstanding, of course the climate is changing. The climate is always changing and that is a measurable that you can see. There is climate change." Rubio said. "The issue is whether there is legislative proposals before us that can do anything about it, what I...
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Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers
2014-05-13 21:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The accelerating rate of climate change poses a severe risk to national security and acts as a catalyst for global political conflict, a report published Tuesday by a leading government-funded military research organization concluded. The Center for Naval Analyses Military Advisory Board found that climate change-induced drought in the Middle East and Africa is leading to conflicts over food and water and escalating longstanding regional and ethnic tensions into violent clashes. The report also...
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John Oliver on climate change skeptics: You dont need peoples opinions on a fact
2014-05-12 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: On his new HBO show last night, funny guy John Oliver addressed an imbalance in how news shows handle whatever "debate" there is regarding climate change. Standard procedure, he noted, was to fire up a panel with someone who believes the warnings about troublesome climate trends pitted against a skeptic. Wrong approach: To represent just how vastly climate change "believers"/scientists outnumber the skeptics, Oliver hauled in 96 scientists - plus Bill Nye the Science Guy - to oppose the three climate-change...
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