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UN's Ban says no - time for tinkering' on global warming action

2014-12-11 03:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, expressing deep concern about slow action to combat climate change, told governments at U.N. talks in Lima on Tuesday there was no "time for tinkering" and urged a radical shift to greener economies. Ban said there was still a chance of limiting global warming to an internationally agreed ceiling of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial times to help avert floods, droughts, desertification and rising sea levels. "But the window of opportunity...

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Enviros Want to Defend Denton, TX, Fracking Ban

2014-12-08 22:34:12| Waste Management - Topix.net

Fracking opponents and an environmentalist group want to help a Texas city defend its fracking ban against a powerful state energy lobby. The grassroots Denton Drilling Awareness Group and Earthworks filed a petition in intervention on Dec. 4 in Denton County District Court.

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London will follow Paris and ban diesel cars, campaigners warn

2014-12-08 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: London will follow Paris and introduce an outright ban on diesel cars which are causing "serious health damage" in the capital, campaigners warn. The Mayor of Paris has announced radical plans to ban diesel cars from the French capital by 2020 due to concerns about how much pollution the cars cause. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is also grappling with the issue of how to tackle pollution from the fuels fumes which contain tiny particles and nitrogen oxides and have been increasingly proven...

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Uber cabs ban after Delhi 'rape'

2014-12-08 14:27:30| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, ban taxi-booking service Uber after allegations that one of its drivers raped a female passenger.

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Lacoste joins ban on angora

2014-12-08 13:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

French fashion brand Lacoste has become the latest company to end the use of angora in its future clothing and accessories collections.

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