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Ex-wildlife chief warns of climate change in SC
2013-02-27 04:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The State: Following revelations the state wildlife department has failed to release a major climate change report, the agency's former chief said the department should be leading efforts to brace South Carolina for the consequences of global warming. John Frampton, who left the Department of Natural Resources last year, said that the Earth's rising temperatures will undoubtedly affect the state's landscape and wildlife in coming years and that the DNR is well qualified to examine the impacts in South Carolina....
Acting EPA chief warns staff of furloughs
2013-02-26 20:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The acting head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned staff on Tuesday that it may place an unspecified number of jobs on temporary furlough if across-the-board federal budget cuts take effect at the end of this week. Bob Perciasepe, acting administrator of the EPA, wrote in an email that despite taking early measures to cut agency spending on contracts, grants and administration in recent months, furloughs are inevitable. "Even with these actions, the arbitrary nature of...
New Report Warns of Canada's Looming 'Carbon Trap'
2013-02-21 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: A new report warns of the perils to the Canadian economy of relying too much on the oilsands. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study says Canada is heading towards a "staples trap," whereby the more quickly bitumen is exported, the less diversified and productive the economy becomes. The study's authors also warn of a looming "carbon trap" in which the Canadian economy is so closely linked to carbon-producing industries that it becomes difficult to adopt measures to deal with climate...
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White House warns of dangers posed by WikiLeaks, LulzSec, other 'hacktivists'
2013-02-20 22:58:57| CNET News.com
New Obama administration strategy says organizations such as WikiLeaks and hacking group LulzSec may conduct "economic espionage against U.S. companies." [Read more]
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United Kingdom: RWE boss warns over nuclear plant subsidies
2013-02-20 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: RWE npower, one of the big six power suppliers, has warned ministers not to seal a long-term subsidy deal with the nuclear industry behind the backs of consumers and saddle them with "unnecessarily high bills" for the next 40 years. The warning from Paul Massara, RWE UK's new chief executive, comes as the Guardian can reveal that up to 15 private sector executives with links to the atomic sector have been seconded to government departments or other public sector roles. "We are very concerned...
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