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Canada: BC's Fight Against Climate Change, Explained
2013-05-01 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tyee: [Editor's note: With voting day just over two weeks away, we look back on big issues that have driven debate in our province during the last 12 years of BC Liberal governance. What did B.C.'s leaders and opposition parties say and do on these major files? What are they saying now? What are the facts? Humbly offered here, a cure for political amnesia among candidates and media alike. Today, we walk you through B.C.'s record on climate policy.] It's hard to believe today, but back in January 2007...
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Climate change causes prostitution? Rep. Barbara Lee explains
2013-04-30 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Climate change is causing glaciers to melt, heat waves to become more intense, species to become extinct and low-lying island nations like Tuvalu to disappear altogether. To this list of calamities, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has added another: Climate change could force more women to become prostitutes. That warning is contained in a resolution the California Democrat introduced in Congress on Friday. In House Concurrent Resolution 36, Rep. Lee and 11 co-sponsors note that warming temperatures could...
Climate Change Could Adversely Impact DC Water Supply By 35 Percent
2013-04-30 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: A new study finds climate change could cut stream flows in the Potomac River basin, a major source of drinking water in the Washington region. The study found by 2040 climate change could cut stream flows 35 percent. And a moderate drought combined with that worst-case scenario could mean mandatory water restrictions assuming changes are not made to the region`s water supply system. The study was conducted for the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, which is charged with conserving...
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Kiribati schools get climate change book
2013-04-30 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio new Zealand International: A book which aims to teach primary school children in Kiribati about climate change has gained interest from around the world, with requests to print the book in several languages. The book, called, "The Children Take Action - A Climate Change Story", was developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme and aims to help children learn about the basics of climate change and its impacts on the environment. Seema Deo is SPREP`s communications and outreach advisor, and...
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To Fight Climate Change, Don't Mention It, Study Suggests
2013-04-29 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Shhh! Widespread adoption of energy-efficient technologies such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and electric cars promises to curb the pace of global climate change. But if widespread adoption is the goal, don't mention the environmental benefits, a new paper suggests. "There is likely to be a significantly sized group that may not like these environmental messages," Dena Gromet, a researcher at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the paper's lead author, told NBC News....
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