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Stanford professors urge school to divest holdings from all fossil fuel companies
2015-01-13 14:05:00| American School & University
300 Stanford professors, including two Nobel laureates, sent a letter to the University outlining the threat climate change poses to the earth and how fossil fuel holdings increase that threat. Content Classification: Curated read more
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State Treasurer And VPIC Urge ExxonMobil To Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Goals
2015-01-12 02:11:16| pollutiononline News Articles
Vermont and a coalition of 47 global investors are challenging the ExxonMobil Corporation to adopt quantitative goals for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions from its products and operations
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Senator to urge tighter screening for all airport workers
2015-01-07 15:38:53| Airlines - Topix.net
Senator Charles Schumer on Wednesday will call for tighter screening of all employees at U.S. airports after a Delta Air Lines Inc baggage handler was charged with helping smuggle 18 handguns onto a flight from Atlanta to New York City. Schumer, a New York Democrat, will ask the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to require that all airline and airport employees be physically screened every day before work, his office said in a statement.
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Pope Francis to urge 1.2 Billion Catholics to Take Action on Climate Change
2015-01-03 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Maine News Online: Media reports have indicated that Pope Francis will soon be urging the world's 1.2 billion Catholics to take action regarding climate change. It has been learnt that the stance is most likely to run afoul of conservatives, who for long have been resisting government efforts to curb emissions of carbon dioxide. The Pope through his effort is also planning to set an encyclical on the threats caused due to rising temperature across the globe. It has been found that the Pope will very soon be visiting...
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Construction Officials Urge Swift Passage of Terrorism Insurance Backstop in 2015
2014-12-29 18:39:14| ENR.com: Headline News
Construction projects could be delayed if Congress does not act quickly to extend federal backstop for terrorism insurance.
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