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Feds to require climate change plans for states seeking disaster relief
2015-05-05 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A new Federal Emergency Management Agency policy requiring states to address climate change before they can become eligible for grant funding is drawing fire from congressional Republicans. The regulations, part of a FEMA State Mitigation Plan Review Guide issued last month, are not set to take effect until next March. But lawmakers are demanding an explanation for the rules now. In a letter to FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate, the lawmakers said theyre concerned that the agencys decision...
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How the Fukushima Disaster Crippled Japans Climate Plans
2015-05-05 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateDesk: Japan used to have a pretty good reputation on climate change. Thanks to its robust industrial economy, it has the fourth-largest carbon footprint in the G20 nations. But it gets a sizable chunk of its power from zero-carbon sources like hydro dams and, at least until the 2011 disaster at Fukushima, nuclear plants. And in 2009, the country agreed, along with the other G8 nations, to reduce its carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050. Back in 1992, Japan played host to the negotiations that led to...
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FedEx Pledges $1 Million in Aid to Support Relief of Nepal Earthquake Disaster
2015-05-05 03:28:25| Air Courier - Topix.net
FedEx Corp. has committed approximately $1 million in cash, transportation support and a chartered flight to deliver critical medical aid and supplies to Nepal in the wake of last week's devastating earthquake. The Memphis-based global transportation and logistics company is mobilizing its disaster relief program through its existing relationships with Direct Relief, Heart to Heart International, Water Missions International, American Red Cross and The Salvation Army.
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Siemon MAX In-Line Coupler Panel Speeds Deployment and Disaster Recovery
2015-05-04 19:05:00| Siemon Press Release Feed
Siemon is pleased to announce a new MAX In-Line Coupler panel with RJ45 connections on both the front and rear of the panel for faster deployments and quick duplication of active equipment ports in a variety of applications...
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Polar meltdown sees us on an icy road to disaster
2015-05-04 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Amundsen sea sector in west Antarctica is almost as big as France. Six glaciers drain into it and one of the largest of these is the Pine Island glacier, a 30-kilometre-wide estuary of ice that is more than 500km in length. Stand on it, on a clear day, and swaths of glittering ice stretch off to the horizon in every direction. This is one of the worlds greatest bodies of fresh water, a vast frozen reservoir weighing more than 300tn tonnes. With that sort of resource, you could solve a great...
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