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Pacific ??islands nations consider world's first treaty to ban fossil fuels
2016-07-14 09:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds first international treaty that bans or phases out fossil fuels is being considered by leaders of developing Pacific islands nations after a summit in the Solomon Islands this week. The leaders of 14 countries agreed to consider a proposed Pacific climate treaty, which would bind signatories to targets for renewable energy and ban new or the expansion of coalmines, at the annual leaders summit of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF). Five Pacific islands lost to rising...
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In Bid to Map Faroe Islands, Residents Strap Cameras to Sheep
2016-07-13 22:02:48| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
One Faroese woman named Durita Dahl Andreassen wants Google to put the so-called "Sheep Islands" on the map.
CCS authorised to conduct survey and certification of ships flying Cook Islands flag
2016-07-13 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The China Classification Society (CCS) has been authorised by global ship registry Maritime Cook Islands (MCI) as a recognised organisation (RO), allowing it to conduct surveys and certification of ships flying the Cook Islands flag.
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Marshall Islands: Seas Rising Faster Than Refugee Law Can Adapt
2016-07-02 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News Deeply: Sandbags surround the Majuro airstrip while hurriedly-built bridges span flooded sections of road, and many Marshall Islanders have built seawalls to protect their homes on this remote nation in the Pacific Ocean. The Marshall Islands are made up of five main islands and 29 coral atolls spread across three-quarters of a million miles of ocean, but they amount to just 70 square miles of actual land. And even that is now at the mercy of the seas, which are rising thanks to climate change. The...
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Exxon Loses Bid to Fight Virgin Islands Climate Subpoena in State Court
2016-06-22 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Judge's motion sets the stage for the company's legal challenge to proceed in federal court. By David Hasemyer A court ruling in Texas has set the stage for ExxonMobil's legal challenge to a climate change investigation by the U. S. Virgin Islands to proceed in federal court. Exxon and the Virgin Islands' Attorney General Claude Walker had been bickering for more than a month over whether the company's lawsuit to quash a subpoena issued by Walker should be heard in Texas state court or in federal...
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