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Dow, DuPont merger could help shareholders but Michigan impact a concern, experts say
2015-12-09 20:49:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
If chemical giants Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. were to merge operations, it could help shareholders but its impact on the Saginaw Bay region is a serious concern to watch carefully, according to one area financial adviser.
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Phase out fossil fuels to limit temperatures, few CEOs say
2015-12-06 17:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heads of companies including Unilever and Virgin Group urged a Paris summit on Sunday to get on track to limit temperature rises to the lowest possible level by setting a goal of phasing out fossil fuel use by 2050. In an unusual alliance spanning companies and civil society, the "B Team" is an extreme in the business world by arguing that radical measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions can promote, rather than hinder, growth, jobs and profits. Last month, they called on the Paris summit,...
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U.S. Should Lead Global Fight Against Climate Change, Americans Say
2015-12-04 00:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Most Americans believe climate change is real, and want the U.S. to take the lead in fighting it, according to a set of HuffPost/YouGov surveys taken during the runup to the Paris climate summit, a meeting of more than 100 world leaders to discuss taking action against climate change. A 52 percent majority of Americans think the U.S. should take a global leadership role in trying to prevent climate change, while 26 percent think it should not, with the rest unsure. Just 28 percent, though,...
Climate talks set to fail if no deal on money, say poor nations
2015-12-03 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Angry developing nations warned Thursday that increasingly tense UN talks aimed at averting catastrophic climate change would fail unless a bitter feud over hundreds of billions of dollars was resolved. Negotiators from 195 nations are haggling in Paris over a planned universal accord to slash greenhouse-gas emissions that trap the Sun's heat, warming Earth's surface and oceans and disrupting its delicate climate system. Taking effect from 2020, the pact would target emissions from fossil fuels...
California's snowpack is deeper than last year, but more is needed, officials say
2015-12-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
La Times: First, the good news: Thanks to a series of frosty winter storms, California`s snowpack is now double what it was last year at this time, according to officials. Now the bad news: The amount of water actually contained in the fluffy white stuff is still well below average. Snow levels measured statewide on Tuesday showed that water content was 56% of the historical average for Dec. 1. One year earlier, the water content measured just 24% of average. Interested in the stories shaping California?...
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