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Obama Administration Tackles Climate Change
2013-07-02 00:05:00| Beef
David Bennett for Delta Farm Press While sidestepping the debate over whether climate change is man-made, President Obama recently unveiled a series of proposals aimed at ameliorating the effects of warming temperatures. read more
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Koch brothers helped derail climate change with lawmaker pledge
2013-07-01 19:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: A new two-year study by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University demonstrates how the Koch brothers have helped to derail climate change legislation. The conservative group Americans for Prosperity, which the Kochs bankroll, pushed lawmakers to sign a pledge not to vote for legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue. From the study: [I]n 2011 and 2012, Koch Industries Public Sector LLC, the lobbying arm of Koch Industries, advocated...
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Climate Change Driving More Active El Nio Cycles, Study Says
2013-07-01 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: A new analysis of tree-ring data indicates that the climate cycle known as the El Nio Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has been more active during the latter part of the 20th century than at any other time during the past seven centuries, suggesting that global warming is affecting this climate phenomenon. Using data from 2,222 tree-ring chronologies from the tropics and mid-latitudes in both the northern and southern Hemispheres, a team of scientists determined that ENSO-related behavior in the late...
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Obama's climate change plan 'isn't a war on coal', says US energy secretary
2013-07-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The US government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, energy secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan. Last week Obama promised new rules to cut carbon emissions from US power plants and support renewable energy. The coal industry, which would be hit hard by carbon limits, criticised the plan. Republicans accused the president of advancing policies that harm the economy and jobs....
ABC News: 'Scientists Say Human-Caused Climate Change Is ... Creating More ... - ThinkProgress
2013-06-30 17:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABCNews: A very good ABC News story from last week: Here`s the transcript: And once again tonight, flooding, tornadoes, hail, and fire as the nation takes another punch from mother nature and climate. ABC`s Clayton Sandell shows us what the weather and climate are doing and what it`s costing us. Reporter: This tornado spotted near dix, nebraska. Just part of a weather juggernaut today pounding the plains and midwest. In minnesota, 60-mile-an-hour winds flipped big rigs. And were powerful enough...
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