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On the issues: Climate change, environmental policy divide candidates
2016-06-06 11:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Some of the issues being debated in the 2016 presidential campaign start with a generally accepted premise from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Climate change is not one of them. Clinton and Sanders believe the science showing the planet is warming due to pollution created by humans, and the gradually warming temperatures are causing dramatic shifts in climate and weather across the world with potentially devastating consequences. Trump, like many Republicans, is deeply...
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The role of climate change in eastern Australia's wild storms
2016-06-06 06:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Conversation: Australias east coast is recovering from a weekend of wild winds, waves and flooding, caused by a weather pattern known as an East Coast Low. Tragically, several people have died in flooding. Parts of New South Wales have received more than 400mm of rain since Friday morning. Some places such as Canberra and Forster recorded their wettest June day on record. Waves have also caused severe coastal erosion and damaged property. East Coast Lows are a type of low-pressure system or cyclone that...
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Donald Trump is an environmental nightmare: Keystone, climate change and GOP's demented pander
2016-06-05 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: When President Obama officially killed the Keystone XL pipeline in November 2015, that should have been the end of it. But last week Donald Trump promised to raise the pipeline from the dead if he is elected president. Trump chose to make his remarks in the heart of Americas drill-baby-drill demographic in Bismarck, North Dakota. Im saying yes, we will absolutely approve it, Trump said. Trump also promised to get rid of Obamas measures to reduce emissions, cancel the Paris climate agreement,...
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Climate change and resiliency
2016-06-05 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: By signing the Paris Agreement on April 22, 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Philippines committed, together with other countries, to reduce the polluting greenhouse gases that are causing our climate system to go haywire. Energy, agriculture, transportation and waste accounts for a large portion of these sources of dangerous emissions, with dirty coal as the biggest, said to account for 35% of the global greenhouse gas discharges. To show our sincerity in complying with...
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'Climate change impact on Jordan an opportunity in disguise'
2016-06-04 23:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jordan Times: Dealing with the impact of climate change on Jordan offers opportunities for further investments in green economy, according to experts. Raouf Dabbas, senior adviser to the minister of environment, said Jordan has the option of proposing projects that build a green economy based on the capacities of fresh graduates, while the other option would be doing nothing to mitigate the impact of climate change. "It is for the benefit of Jordan to enter the battle of green economy," he said on Wednesday...
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