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Poll finds Californians back climate change fight, skeptical on fracking
2013-08-01 06:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: An overwhelming majority of Californians believe the state should act to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new poll, while residents narrowly oppose hydraulic fracturing and support construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Climate change represents a concrete threat for a majority of Californians, according to the new Public Policy Institute of California poll. More than three-fourths of respondents -- 77 percent -- called climate change a "very serious" or "somewhat serious" threat...
Climate Change May Lead to Critical Water Shortages for South America
2013-07-31 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: As global temperatures continue to rise, Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues as rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field move south, a new study by University of New South Wales researchers found. In reconstructing past changes in the North and Central Patagonian Ice-Field, which plays a vital role in the hydrology of the region, the scientists found that the ice field suddenly contracted around 15,000 years ago after a southerly migration of westerly...
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Connecticut warns of dire climate change consequences
2013-07-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Connecticut environmental officials are warning of dire consequences from climate change that will affect agriculture, dams and levees, waterfront habitats and public health. For example, sea level rise will leave Hammonasset Beach State Park, among Connecticut's most popular state parks, mostly inundated by sea water by the end of the century, according to a new report by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Most agriculture in Connecticut is likely to be "highly impacted" by...
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Gina McCarthy: Climate change poses economic threat
2013-07-31 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Climate change isn't an environmental problem -- it's an economic problem, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Tuesday. McCarthy doubled down on President Barack Obama's call for broad climate regulations in tandem with economic growth, making that the theme of her first speech since she was confirmed two weeks ago. "Hello. Climate change isn't an environmental issue. It is a fundamental economic challenge for us,' the Boston native said during Tuesday's address at Harvard Law School. "It...
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EPA chief: preventing climate change the opportunity of a lifetime
2013-07-30 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama's top environmental official wasted no time Tuesday taking on opponents of the administration's plan to crack down on global warming pollution. In her first speech as the head of EPA, Gina McCarthy told an audience gathered at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that curbing climate-altering pollution will spark business innovation, grow jobs and strengthen the economy. The message was classic Obama, who has long said that the environment and the economy aren't...
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