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New Josh Fox Documentary on Climate Change Falls Short
2016-06-28 04:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: Josh Foxs Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning film Gasland was ahead of its time. The documentary not only woke the world up to frackings risks, it also sparked a social movement that led New York state to ban natural gas drilling. Thats why I was so excited to see his new film, How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Cant Change, airing on HBO. I hoped Fox would once again elevate the conversation and perhaps go beyond the stories of tragedy and despair that have stymied so...
Climate change: communities and councils fill void on zero emissions targets
2016-06-28 02:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Communities and councils are filling the void left by the federal government on ambitious climate action. Many are frustrated by the governments lack of progress on climate change and instead are getting on with the job themselves. A survey conducted by Beyond Zero Emissions of 152 councils across Australia shows that almost one in five of the councils surveyed have set their own zero emissions or 100% renewable energy targets. At the Australian Local Government National General Assembly in...
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Democrats adopt climate change science investigation in platform
2016-06-27 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Members of the Democratic National Committees platform panel have formally endorsed federal investigations into climate research at fossil fuel companies, including a high-profile probe into Exxon Mobil Corp. While forming their platform this weekend, members of the committee included language saying, all corporations owe it to their shareholders to fully analyze and disclose risks they face including climate risks," according to Inside Climate News. Those who fail to do so should be held...
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Is Climate Change Making Conflict Worse?
2016-06-27 11:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: Recent evidence points to environmental stress having an adverse impact on weak or unstable countries, pointing to a grim future with droughts, floods and other extreme events expected to increase due to climate change. Right now, the world is looking at Venezuela, which is going through one of the worst economic crises in recent history. Its economy is collapsing before our eyes, and environmental factors aren`t helping. Drought is crippling the country`s hydro-power potential, devastating crops...
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Maldives Pressure First-World Countries to Ratify Climate Change Agreement
2016-06-27 07:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: The Maldives, known worldwide for pristine waters and exotic white sand beaches, are also one of the most at-risk nations to the effects of climate change such as stronger storms and sea level rise. (Photo : Giulio Di Sturco/Getty Images) The Maldives, one of the countries most prone and vulnerable to the effects of climate change such as sea level rise and super storms, urged industrialized countries to affirm their commitment to the Paris climate change agreement by ratifying it. It has been...
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