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Science groups to Congress: Climate change is real threat
2016-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Thirty-one of the country's top science organizations are telling Congress that global warming is a real problem and something needs to be done about it. The groups, which represent millions of scientists, sent the letter Tuesday, saying the severity of climate change is increasing and will worsen faster in coming decades. Eighteen groups sent a similar letter in 2009. But Rush Holt, chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said the climate problem...
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Cattle station purchase 'fantastic' for Great Barrier Reef, green groups say
2016-06-22 09:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environment groups are applauding a fantastic move by the Queensland government to protect the Great Barrier Reef by buying a Cape York cattle station responsible for a disproportionate amount of pollution that flows on to the reef. The Queensland government has spent $7m buying the 560 sq km Springvale Station, situated south of Cooktown, the ABC reported on Wednesday. Cattle stations cause erosion and long gullies that pour sediment into rivers that drain into the water around the Great Barrier...
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SPI Group's Stolichnaya ad mocks "manliness" trends for whiskey, beer - video
2016-06-21 11:48:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Stolichnaya owner SPI Group has taken a swipe at brown spirits and craft beer in the latest advert for the vodka's flavour extensions in the US.
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US and EU footwear groups urge end to trade barriers in TTIP
2016-06-13 18:17:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Three trade associations representing the footwear industries in the US and Europe are pushing for the elimination of trade barriers on footwear under the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).
Biggest US coal company funded dozens groups questioning climate change
2016-06-13 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Peabody Energy, Americas biggest coalmining company, has funded at least two dozen groups that cast doubt on manmade climate change and oppose environment regulations, analysis by the Guardian reveals. The funding spanned trade associations, corporate lobby groups, and industry front groups as well as conservative thinktanks and was exposed in court filings last month. The coal company also gave to political organisations, funding twice as many Republican groups as Democratic ones. Peabody,...
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