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Science Panel Tries to Reinject Reality into Flood Insurance Pricing
2015-06-19 17:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Federal flood insurance in the United States is a mess, with politics continuing to trump data, and taxpayers paying the price. Just track the heroic passage of the Bigger-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act in 2012 and its subsequent gutting as property owners howled. The followup bill in 2014 had a name that perfectly reflects the irrational nature of what transpired: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. Will we ever have a Homeowner Taking Responsibility for Building in Flood Zones Act?...
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Popes encyclical makes grade in climate science
2015-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: When it comes to the science of climate change, Pope Francis' environmentally focused encyclical makes the grade, experts said Thursday. Francis makes clear in the document that humanity bears most of the blame for the warming of the planet and he lays out the main findings of climate science -- that greenhouse gases are causing global temperatures to rise, that sea levels are also rising, that extreme weather events are becoming worse, and that polar ice is melting, further imperiling the planet....
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PPG Foundation Supports Goreville Elementary Day of Art and Science
2015-06-19 07:00:00| Coatings World Breaking News
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Pope Francis Backs Science, Warns of Climate Risk
2015-06-18 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: In a historic document addressed to "every person living on this planet,' Pope Francis warns that climate change and other forms of environmental degradation have reached a crisis point. Francis frames "Laudato Si',' the first papal encyclical devoted solely to ecological issues, as an "urgent appeal ... for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet.' Encyclicals are among the highest forms of Catholic teaching a pontiff can publish. "A very solid scientific consensus...
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Release of encyclical reveals popes deep dive into climate science
2015-06-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: He warns of synthetic agrotoxins harming birds and insects and bioaccumulation from industrial waste. He calls for renewable fuel subsidies and maximum energy efficiency. And although he offers prayers at the beginning and end of his heavily anticipated missive on the environment, Pope Francis unmasks himself not only as a very green pontiff, but also as a total policy wonk. In the 192-page paper released Thursday, Francis lays out the argument for a new partnership between science and religion...
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