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If a Photo Is Worth 1,000 Words, Vine Gives Tweeters at Least 6,000
2013-01-28 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
While Twitter allows users to communicate in 140 characters or less, its new app Vine extends and enhances that brevity while retaining the social networking roots of Twitter. So what is Vine, exactly? It's a service that lets you take super short video clips and share them with the world of Vine users. Plus, it lets you connect Vine to your Twitter feed.
From words to deeds: How to push Obama toward climate action
2013-01-25 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The bloom is back on the rose. Since President Obamas strong words on climate in his inaugural speech, Facebook and the blogosphere have been abuzz with climate hopefuls. The consensus is that Obama has always really wanted to act on climate and has simply been stymied by opposition forces. This time around, though, the gloves are off. The executive branch is back in action. Forward climate action! Before we break out the champagne, though, I think our community needs to remember something: Barack...
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From John Kerry, Cautious Words on Keystone XL
2013-01-24 23:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator John Kerry, President Obama`s nominee for secretary of state, was quizzed on Thursday about the decision he faces this spring on approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Mr. Kerry replied that he would ensure that "appropriate decisions" are made on the controversial 1,700-mile pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada`s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. He did not tip his hand on his position, but added that he...
President Obama's own words turn up heat on Keystone decision
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama is in a pipeline pickle. The presidents call for action on climate change during Mondays inaugural speech puts his upcoming decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline in an even brighter spotlight pitting his pledge to tackle global warming against his stated commitment to an all of the above energy strategy. Republicans and industry groups will unleash a torrent of attacks on the president if he rejects the pipeline. And Keystone has strong support from some Democrats...
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Popularity Of Words Affects Public Acceptance Of Climate Change
2013-01-23 07:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: In an op-ed published last month in The New York Times, anthropologists R. Alexander Bentley and Michael J. OBrien previewed their study, Word Diffusion and Climate Science published in the open journal PLOS ONE. In last months article, they put forth an excellent explanation of how they studied the popularity of words and terms that rise and fall in the public lexicon. The method they used for their research is an invaluable tool that is open and available to anyone who can find an Internet...
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