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Sanders Touts Fracking Ban as Clinton Pushes Renewables Plan Just Days Before California Primary
2016-06-02 19:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are ramping up their green bona fides before the Golden State`s crucial Democratic primary Tuesday. The Democratic presidential candidates recently elaborated their national energy plans, with Sanders calling for a nationwide ban on fracking and Clinton pledging to use federal lands to enable the nation`s transition to more renewable energy. Bernie Sanders If elected president, we will not need state-by-state, county-by-county action, because we are going...
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SNP Abstain as Scottish Parliament Ban Fracking
2016-06-02 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The Scottish Parliament have voted to ban fracking because it is not in line with Scotlands climate plan. Labour, Green and Lib Dem members voted for, whilst Conservatives voted against. SNP members abstained from voting at all but the final was 32 votes to 29. The announcement, that came yesterday, was welcomed by a number of campaign groups, including Friends of the Earth Scotland. Mary Church, Head of Campaigns at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: Its great that the Scottish Parliament...
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EU: Ban Uber, Airbnb Only as 'Last Resort'
2016-06-01 23:04:41| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Reports suggest a new set of European Commission guidelines aim to loosen restrictions on the 'sharing economy.'
Colyrood to vote on fracking ban in environment debate
2016-06-01 04:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The Scottish Parliament has voted to support an outright ban on fracking after SNP MSPs abstained. Labour tabled an amendment saying there "should" be a full ban as part of an environment debate headed by new cabinet secretary Roseanna Cunningham. After SNP members abstained, the motion was passed by 32 votes to 29. Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse said there needed to be proper research and a public consultation before a decision was taken on fracking. Which way did your MSP vote? Scottish...
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UN's Ban decries G7 absence at humanitarian summit
2016-05-27 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wingate Wire: Convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and hosted by Government of Turkey, the World Humanitarian Summit (COMMITMENT) is taking place on May 23-24, a Foreign Office statement said. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila told the World Humanitarian Summit gathering that included German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "Part of giving faith-based organisations a bigger role is to recognise that people must become agents of the rebuilding of their lives and not be made to feel simply like beneficiaries...
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