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10,000 Form Human Chain in Paris Demanding World Leaders Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground
2015-11-29 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Thousands of Parisians and activists from around the world joined hands to form a human chain along Boulevard Voltaire in Paris this afternoon. According to Agence France Presse, nearly 10,000 people took part in the demonstration. The #humanchain for climate justice in Paris. pic.twitter.com/yNc5zVY40v -- Ben & Jerry's (@benandjerrys) November 29, 2015 We joined hands today against climate change and violence, said Hoda Baraka, Global Communications Manager for 350.org. People here in...
Fire & Ice, An Old World Christmas, Badger State Winter Games
2015-11-29 14:06:54| Railroads - Topix.net
Throughout Wisconsin: CP Holiday Train. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train makes its way through Wisconsin this week, with stops in Sturtevant, Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Hartland, Watertown and Columbus on Friday; and Portage, Wisconsin Dells, Mauston, Tomah, Sparta and La Crosse on Saturday.
As World Leaders Kick off Paris Climate Talks, Prescriptions Abound, from a Carbon Tax to a New Nuclear Push
2015-11-29 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: As world leaders assemble in Paris for the Monday launch of the 21st round of negotiations aimed at improving on the ineffective 1992 climate change treaty, Ive assembled some worthwhile reading on the risks attending human-driven climate change and a host of prescriptions worth considering. None will be easy to achieve. As for the risks, Justin Gillis has a helpful set of basic climate change questions and answers. (You can ask more questions here.) Curt Stager, a paleoclimatologist and author...
World Food Championships: Ease of airline travel, sliders, and timeshare living
2015-11-29 06:21:31| Airlines - Topix.net
Justin Upton and Will Middlebrooks spend a day working for Southwest Airlines, checking people in, loading bags and announcing boarding times. When flying cross-country out of Los Angeles International Airport , it is best to book the first flight out.
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Can world leaders reach climate change deal?
2015-11-28 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: About 40,000 negotiators from nearly 200 countries are descending on the French capital for the UN conference on climate change or COP 21. The decisions they make will have a major impact on how we live our lives and those of future generations. Scientists have warned that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, we will pass the threshold after which climate change will become catastrophic and irreversible. That threshold is two degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels, and scientists...
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