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Vermont green groups urge Legislature to keep up climate change efforts
2013-01-23 06:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Vermont environmental groups are urging the Legislature to keep efforts to stem climate change at the center of its agenda. A half-dozen groups sent representatives to a State House news conference Tuesday to speak on issues ranging from the need for more money to weatherize Vermonters homes to a ban on tar sands oil running through a pipeline that crosses northeastern Vermont. The Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Vermont Natural Resources Council, and the Building Performance Professionals...
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Mayors focus on local warming, urge Obama to act
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Reeling from an historic drought, the hottest year on record and more frequent wild weather, mayors from a number of U.S. cities urged the White House this week to take the lead on setting an agenda to address climate change. City leaders said that only the federal government has the tools and clout to address greenhouse gases often blamed for warming the planet, while mayors focus on issues of "local warming" such as providing a reliable water supply or protecting citizens during dangerous weather...
Experts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House
2013-01-18 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The House of Representatives passed a bill this week to spend $50 billion to help states struck by Hurricane Sandy. The action comes more than two months after the storm, and the measure now goes to the Senate. The delay outraged politicians and residents from the Northeast, who blamed Washington for playing politics with desperately needed aid. But some scientists and engineers say there's danger in rushing ahead to rebuild a coastline that's sure to get hit again. Tough talk in the House...
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Beijing smog continues as Chinese state media urge more action
2013-01-14 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: China's state media have called for environmental improvements in unusually frank discussions of the country's pollution problem, as thick smog continues to shroud Beijing and other cities. Stores sold out of masks and the capital implemented its new pollution emergency response plan for the first time after visibility plummeted at the weekend. Several construction sites were ordered to halt work, factories slowed production and authorities ordered a curb on the use of government cars. Schools...
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Game developers urge balanced approach in Biden probe of violence
2013-01-10 19:11:42| CNET News.com
The International Game Developers Association will not seek to impede scientific study into links between games and real-world violence but asks that any new research also explore benefits of violent video games. [Read more]
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