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Protesters push Harvard to divest from fossil fuels, but school-backed panel is divided
2015-04-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Harvard University President Drew Faust convened a panel yesterday led by seven experts on climate policies and energy sources and anchored by a star of the journalism world, Charlie Rose. It came in response to mounting pressure from Harvard students, faculty and alumni on the university to divest its $35.9 billion endowment -- the largest of any college or university worldwide -- from investments in coal, oil and natural gas companies. The panel largely sidestepped the subject of divestment....
If We Dig Out All Our Fossil Fuels, Heres How Hot We Can Expect It to Get
2015-04-09 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: World leaders are once again racing to avert disastrous levels of global warming through limits on greenhouse gas emissions. An agreement may be in reach, but because of the vast supplies of inexpensive fossil fuels, protecting the world from climate change requires the even more difficult task of disrupting todays energy markets. The White House last month released a blueprint to reduce United States emissions by as much as 28 percent by 2025. The plan lays the groundwork for the formal international...
Fighting fossil fuels: divestment movement continues to grow
2015-03-27 01:00:00| Power Technology
In 2012, a new campaign was formed in the US to spearhead the movement to divest in fossil fuels. Fossil Free, a project of 350.org, has since grown exponentially, claiming last year that organisations - ranging from healthcare, religious groups, uni
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John Kerry slams climate skeptics & fossil fuels, but sidesteps Keystone
2015-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Secretary of State John Kerry railed against climate change skeptics on Thursday, saying that "future generations will not and should not forgive those who ignore this moment, no matter their reasoning,' though he offered no direct clues on whether he would back the Keystone XL pipeline. Kerry's speech was the latest warning from the administration about the threat of carbon pollution from fossil fuels and the need to reach a strong, long-term international pact to combat global warming at the...
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Prices Fail to Reflect Fossil Fuels Real Costs
2015-03-08 10:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: Forget the price of petrol at the pumps. The true cost of any fossil fuel is much greater if social costs are factored in, according to new research. A climate scientist in the US reports in Climatic Change journal that American motorists get a gallon of gasoline for at least $3.80 less than it really costs, and the price of coal-fired electricity would quadruple if consumers had to pay the real price. In contrast, solar and wind power are much cheaper than they might seem. Professor Drew Shindell,...
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