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Bipartisan US heavyweights back climate risk study
2014-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: A study of the financial risks to the US from global warming, backed by former Treasury secretaries Hank Paulson, Robert Rubin and George Shultz, will be published next week in an effort to change the way American businesses and politicians think about climate change. The Risky Business project is chaired by Mr Paulson, Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmentalist, and Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York. The report, to be published on Tuesday, will include estimated ranges of the potential...
Oil sands heavyweights see new path profit in rising carbon emissions
2014-05-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: Its a bold proposition: Dont just capture carbon and bury it deep underground, but use it as feedstock to spur large-scale production of chemicals, ski boots and fishing rods, concrete products and pavements, among other applications. Canadas raw oil exports are no hindrance to high-paying, value-added jobs, according to a new report. In fact, labour compensation in oil and gas extraction is the highest in the country, at more than three times the average hourly earnings in the Canadian economy...
Conservative heavyweights have solar industry in their sights
2014-04-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The political attack ad that ran recently in Arizona had some familiar hallmarks of the genre, including a greedy villain who hogged sweets for himself and made children cry. But the bad guy, in this case, wasn't a fat-cat lobbyist or someone's political opponent. He was a solar-energy consumer. Solar, once almost universally regarded as a virtuous, if perhaps over-hyped, energy alternative, has now grown big enough to have enemies. The Koch brothers, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist...
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Hollywood Heavyweights Aim Spotlight on Climate Change
2014-04-13 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: As temperatures continue to rise and habitats come under threat, a group of Hollywood heavyweights is seeking to bring the spotlight back on climate change with a new documentary series. "Years of Living Dangerously," a nine-part series beginning Sunday on the Showtime premium cable network, chronicles the human impact on the global climate and the consequences for humans of climate change. From the disappearing forests of Indonesia and the rising sea levels in Bangladesh to the increasing...
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LG Recognized By Mobile And Design Industry Heavyweights For Shaping Next Wave Of Innovation
2014-03-29 12:43:33| Electronics - Topix.net
This is in tandem with LG's flagship devices earning additional prestigious recognitions, including the 2014 iF Design Gold Award, 2014 Red Dot "Best of the Best" Award and CES Innovation Award.