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Airport report on expansion of Heathrow or Gatwick fails settle debate after long delays
2015-06-30 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: A three-year inquiry into airport capacity in the South East, which reports on 1 July, will fail to settle the crucial issue of whether Heathrow or Gatwick should expand. The long-awaited blueprint from the Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, is expected to give its seal of approval for expansion at Heathrow provided there are proper safeguards on air quality, carbon emissions and noise. But it is also likely to keep alive the option of building a second runway at Gatwick. The...
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Will Pope Francis' encyclical reshape world's climate debate?
2015-06-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Toward the beginning of his landmark encyclical, "Laudato Si'," Pope Francis writes, "I urgently appeal, then, for a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of the planet." Yesterday, a dialogue was what he got. Reactions poured in from around the world to Francis' call for humanity to step away from a consumption-driven society that, in his mind, has caused the Earth "to look more and more like an immense pile of filth." President Obama issued a statement saying he "deeply admire[d] the...
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California Golf Trip Lands Obama in a Water-Use Debate
2015-06-22 00:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: With four fund-raisers and an awkward reconciliation with the House minority leader, Nancy Pelosi, behind him, President Obama returned to a beloved golf oasis here for a weekend getaway with friends. This time, though, was different. A punishing drought has raised questions about whether such oases can survive, and about the presidents weekend here. The vast emerald green courses in the area are watered by a disappearing Colorado River and an underground aquifer that has fallen about 55 feet...
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Council decides 80 agenda items before 11 hours of budget debate
2015-06-19 06:15:44| Grocery - Topix.net
Houston Mayor Annise Parker presiding as City Council acted on an 80 item agenda for 3 hours before starting an 11-hour debate on the budget 17 June 2015 On Wednesday June 17, Houston City Council handled a daunting docket of 80 agenda items in 3 hours with a brief break before noon, then started its annual budget debate that lasted till nearly 11:00 PM. The first item taken up was originally Item 10, a proposal to name the Houston Police Department after retired Sr. Officer Edward A. Thomas.
Sun Wars: The Solar Debate
2015-06-19 01:35:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Thirty-eight years after the saga began, another installment of Star Wars is scheduled for release this year. For the few who are not familiar with the film epic, the story is about good rebels who are engaged in a desperate struggle against an evil empire. At stake is the fate of their galaxy. The story is one where the distinction between good and bad is vividly clear. read more
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