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Obama Seeks to Reassert U.S. Role in Climate Debate
2013-07-02 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When President Obama barged into a meeting of leaders from China, India, Brazil and other major emerging economies at a climate-change summit in Copenhagen in December 2009, he managed to extract a last-minute agreement to set a goal to limit the rise in global temperatures. It was the high-water mark of Mr. Obamas leadership on climate change even if the deal was less than the Americans or Europeans wanted and it has been downhill ever since. Preoccupied with other problems, the president...
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New US study inflames South Africa's fracking debate
2013-06-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mail & Guardian: A new study in the United States that links hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to high concentrations of methane in drinking wells has reignited the South African debate about the controversial technique for extracting natural gas. South Africa's plan to drill for natural gas in the Karoo Basin, which could pave the way towards increasing its energy independence and boosting the economy, has been met with vociferous opposition from civil and environmental lobby groups. They say that the government...
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Dems, GOP seek to capitalize on abortion debate
2013-06-30 04:42:44| Electronics - Topix.net
In Texas, there is nothing like a fight over abortion laws to mobilize hardcore Republican and Democratic voters.
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Every nation must shift to sustainable growth - debate
2013-06-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Thomson Reuters Foundation: The pressing need to limit damage from climate change means that all countries must start running their economies in a way that shares the world's resources more fairly, experts told an online debate hosted by Thomson Reuters Foundation and CARE International on Thursday. "Addressing climate change requires addressing the unsustainable consumption and production patterns of rich countries," wrote Amina Mohammed, special advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General on post-2015 development planning. For...
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Wisconsin agriculture industry watching immigration debate
2013-06-28 11:09:29| Agriculture - Topix.net
As the debate continues on Capitol Hill over immigration reform, state Representative Al Ott says the issue is being watched closely by farmers in Wisconsin.
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