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If were to win the climate struggle, we must remain in Europe

2016-06-12 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Our security and prosperity depend on a successful response to climate change, the most urgent challenge of our time. So does any prospect of a transition to a way of living together that is just and sustainable. And if we fail on climate, we lose the very capacity to shape our destiny that makes sovereignty worth having. Todays European Union is, yes, tired, damaged and in need of reform. But without the EU the climate struggle would have been lost already. It was almost lost at Copenhagen...

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Mega Dams Remain Controversial Source of Energy

2016-06-06 05:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Although mega dams can have devastating impacts on ecosystems and indigenous communities, many of the world's poorest countries still see them as a way to fill gaping holes in their energy supplies. One such project is the Inga III dam, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The dam is a part of the larger Inga project, which when completed will be the biggest dam project in the world, almost twice as big as the Three Gorges Dam in China. In March 2014, the World Bank awarded the project...

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Global Meat Production Predicted to Remain Stable Through 2016

2016-06-06 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - Global food commodity markets are on a stable path for the year ahead, with solid production prospects and abundant stocks pointing to a broadly stable outcome for prices and supplies, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said.

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Antarctica to remain permanently off-limits to mining

2016-06-02 14:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blouinnews: Antarctica will remain completely off limits for mining in the future. That was the unanimous decision reached on Wednesday by all 29 nations party to the Antarctic Treaty, the main international governing mechanism for the continent. The resolution, lauded by NGOs, dispels any doubts or false rumors that the status quo might change after 2048. The treaty`s Protocol on Environmental Protection does not expire that year; it can only be requested to be reviewed. But with such a strong commitment by...

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