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Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
2016-01-14 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Poverty, inequality and global conflict are issues that remain under-prioritised, said President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in a recorded message, kicking off a conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Poverty and inequality are now recognized worldwide as causes of violent conflictthe sad truth is that not enough is being done to uphold the rights of vulnerable people, she continued. Delving into these issues further were a group of almost 30 representatives from...
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More than 2,000 academics call on world heads to do more to limit global warming
2015-11-23 14:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than 2,000 academics from over 80 countries including linguist Noam Chomsky, climate scientist Michael E Mann, philosopher Peter Singer, and historian Naomi Oreskes have called on world leaders to do more to limit global warming to a 1.5C rise. In an open letter, they write that leaders meeting in Paris at a crunch UN climate summit next week should be mustering planet-wide mobilisation, at all societal levels and call for citizens around the world to hold their leaders to account on...
Academics fear fracking research could be manipulated by industry cash
2015-11-05 07:26:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
NEW research that will determine whether fracking will be allowed out in Scotland must be conducted by independent experts and not based on findings from consultants funded by the oil and gas industry, experts have warned. The co-author of a new paper, published today, argues that Scotland can lead the global debate on unconventional gas extraction but concerns have been raised that government agencies may not have the staff or resources to conduct a truly independent probe into safety or potential impacts on public health.
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Food industry enlisted academics in GMO lobbying war, emails show
2015-09-06 16:00:07| Biotech - Topix.net
At Monsanto, sales of genetically modified seeds were steadily rising. But executives at the company's St. Louis headquarters were privately worried about attacks on the safety of their products.
Top academics ask world's universities divest from fossil fuels
2015-04-07 17:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: It is both unethical and untenable for universities around the world to continue to invest in fossil fuel companies whose plans to prospect for more oil, coal and gas endanger future global prosperity, according to an influential group of academics. That statement from, Academics Stand Against Poverty (Asap) a global group of about 2,000 researchers who study poverty and development urges universities to follow the lead of institutions like Stanford, Syracuse and Glasgow that have all committed...
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