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EU, UN create largest coalition of mayors to combat climate change
2016-06-23 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Wednesday marked the creation of the new Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, the worlds largest coalition of mayors, spanning six continents, representing 7,100 cities and 119 countries. The Covenant joins two of the worlds primary city-led climate change and energy initiatives, the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Compact of Mayors, in what has been dubbed the first-of-its-kind global initiative of cities and local governments leading in the fight against climate change. The purpose...
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Mayors and EU Covenant of Mayors launch largest global coalition fighting climate change
2016-06-23 02:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Today, the worlds two primary city-led climate change and energy initiatives, the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Compact of Mayors, announced the formation of a new, first-of-its-kind global initiative of cities and local governments leading in the fight against climate change. This single initiative will create the largest global coalition of cities committed to climate leadership, building on the commitments of more than 7,100 cities from 119 countries and six continents, representing more than...
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Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change
2016-06-22 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Cities in six continents joined up to form the world's largest alliance to combat climate change on Wednesday, a move intended to help making ground-level changes to slow global warming. More than 7,100 cities in 119 countries formed the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, a network for helping exchange information on such goals as developing clean energy, organizers said. Cities are responsible for an estimated 75 percent of carbon emissions contributing to climate change and consume...
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Flat science budgets could kill the Arecibo Observatory, the worlds largest telescope
2016-06-22 21:27:28| Extremetech
The Arecibo telescope has been a landmark observatory for 50 years, but limited funding could see the facility shut down in the near future.
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Altice becomes fourth largest cableco in US as Cablevision deal closes
2016-06-22 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Altice USA serves 4.6 million customers across 20 states, cable group says, as it completes $17.7 billion deal.
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