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The carbon that's killing India, and how California can help
2015-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: This week, President Obama is the chief guest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at India's Republic Day celebrations. At the close of the historic visit, the two leaders are expected to announce cooperation on a suite of climate and clean energy measures, with the ultimate goal of reining in India's rapidly rising carbon dioxide emissions. But during his visit, the president, just like New Delhi's 25 million residents, will be exposed to another kind of dangerous carbon pollution: black carbon....
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Obama & Modi link zero carbon and zero extreme poverty
2015-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: At a news conference wrapping up President Obama's visit in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was asked whether he felt pressure from his guest to make a big pledge about tackling climate change, as China did a few months ago. "India is an independent country," he replied, "and there is no pressure on us from any country or any person." That might sound prickly, but what Modi said next might as well have come out of the mouth of Obama, a president who covets global warming progress as a jewel...
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Bloomberg Philanthropies And Partners Launch New Clean Energy Initiative To Limit Carbon Pollution From Power Plants And Spur Clean Energy Investments
2015-01-26 01:35:21| pollutiononline Home Page
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Heising-Simons family today announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based solutions that will ensure America has an energy system that is clean, affordable, and reliable
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WGL Energy's Carbon Offsets Achieve Green-e Climate Certification
2015-01-26 01:29:18| pollutiononline Home Page
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) recently announced that WGL Energy Services’ carbon offsets for commercial customers have been Green-e Climate certified
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MPs: Ban fracking on carbon grounds
2015-01-26 01:09:26| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
A committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on shale gas fracking on the grounds that it could derail efforts to tackle climate change.
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