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Cities must take lead role in tackling climate change, says Mexico City mayor

2015-11-12 15:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Once notorious for air pollution, Mexico Citys ability to clean its skies has shown it can also be a leader in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, according to the citys mayor, Miguel Angel Mancera. Speaking at the signing of a new pledge to commit the equivalent of 10% of the citys discretionary budget to defined resilience goals many of which are environment-related Mancera stressed the role that megacities will have to play in tackling global warming. Cities are drivers for...

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Climate change: Tackling the Ostrich Syndrome

2015-11-12 02:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Idaho Statesman: You frequently hear people say, We need to wake up to climate change. I think most of us have awakened but have opted to remain in bed rather than take on the most daunting challenge civilization has ever faced. Using another metaphor were we ostriches, we have chosen to keep our heads in the sand. If you went to the Flicks on a Tuesday night a few weeks ago to see Naomi Kleins book- inspired documentary, This Changes Everything you had to have been moved by the message, which was, for me,...

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Tackling teen smartphone addiction in South Korea

2015-10-26 02:01:33| Wireless - Topix.net

Located in the rural part of Muju, North Jeolla Province, the Internet Dream Village at first glimpse looks like another humble house in the countryside, surrounded by a large number of apple trees and pink garden cosmos flowers. But the property is in fact South Korea's only state-run institution for teenagers addicted to the Internet and smartphones.

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Tackling Trinity Industries' Debt Concerns

2015-10-25 06:34:48| Railroads - Topix.net

Some of my readers have expressed concern in the past that Trinity's debt levels may be a concern in the long run. This prompted me to look deeper into the situation, something I never felt the need to do, thanks to its liquidity and solvency ratios.

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