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Obama unleashes climate change Twitter rampage
2013-08-14 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Barack Obama is using his second term to take a hard line on climate change. He has delivered speeches in sweltering heat, waged war with sceptical Republicans over the future of the Environmental Protection Agency, and raised the hopes of campaigners that he might reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. But last night, he cemented his commitment to fighting climate change in the only way that really matters: a no-holds-barred rampage on Twitter. It`s unclear whether the President personally took...
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Climate change may be speeding coast redwood, giant sequoia growth
2013-08-14 09:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Finally, some good news about the effects of climate change. It may have triggered a growth spurt in two of California's iconic tree species: coast redwoods and giant sequoias. Since the 1970s, some coast redwoods have grown at the fastest rate ever, according to scientists who studied corings from trees more than 1,000 years old. "That's a wonderful, happy surprise for us," said Emily Burns, science director at the Save the Redwoods League, which is collaborating on a long-term study with...
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Report: Climate change already having major impacts on California
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: Climate change poses an "immediate and growing threat" to California's water, vegetation and wildlife according to a report released Thursday by the state's Environmental Protection Agency. The report outlines the current effects, which include increased wildfires, rising sea levels along the California coasts and migration of plants and animals to higher elevations. We discuss the study, and examine state efforts to address the climate challenge. Host: Penny Nelson Guests: Christopher Field,...
September climate change conference to address health, environmental impacts
2013-08-13 07:32:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
If you think we're immune because we're more adapted to heat, know to stay hydrated and have air conditioning or swamp coolers, imagine how we would fare in a brown-out or a black-out brought on by the strain of a climate change-aggravated hot spell.
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Climate change is a profound threat to modern human civilization and requires immediate action
2013-08-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Dailing Tidings: Modern civilization, in all its aspects, work, transportation, agriculture, housing etc., is built upon the findings of modern science. Humanity can no longer survive and flourish, with a world population of over seven billion, without the products of science. Fossil fuels have for the last 200 years been a significant boon to humanity. They have helped make possible great advances in living standards, health, and longevity. They are built into the very fabric of our civilization. We take their...
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