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Obama links Hawaii marine monument expansion to climate change efforts
2016-09-01 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pacific Business News: President Barack Obama announced the expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Honolulu Wednesday evening using an old Hawaiian proverb that loosely translates to unite to move forward, linking the effort to quadruple the amount of protected waters in Hawaii to climate change. It seems simple enough, but the natives used it as a reminder that if you want to row a canoe, every oar has to be moving in unison, otherwise, youll go in circles, he said. The pace slows, you drift,...
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