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Climate change activist takes aim at the 'most irresponsible companies in the world'
2015-09-28 02:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Three years ago, environmentalist Bill McKibben wrote an article for Rolling Stone that catapulted the divestment movement into popular conversation. But it was a fairly subtle article, slightly hidden in the magazines glossy pages. It didnt even earn a cover photo, McKibben recalls. That spot went to Justin Bieber. But, he said, it soon became the most shared article in Rolling Stones history. The pieces popularity was a moment that helped start the global movement of fossil fuel divestment....
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Two LDS families help Elder Christofferson make presentation at the World Meeting of Families
2015-09-28 01:33:06| Agriculture - Topix.net
Two Latter-day Saint families, the Anderson family, right, and the Bostic family were invited by Elder D. Todd Christofferson to speak with him at his presentation entitled "Techniques for Family Unity from Mormon Homes" at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
Pop stars, world leaders rally end poverty
2015-09-26 23:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NGR Guardian: Some of the biggest names in music and politics from Beyonce to European prime ministers rallied Saturday in a concert aimed at mobilizing action to eradicate extreme poverty. Before thousands of people in New York`s Central Park and a far greater audience on television, the Global Citizen Festival sought to use entertainment to broaden support for new United Nations development goals. Beyonce, playing just her second concert this year, was the top attraction for many fans who obtained tickets...
The world honors beer with these trivial revelations and facts
2015-09-26 10:39:45| Airlines - Topix.net
In honor of the world's largest beer festival, Oktoberfest , being held this week through early October in Munich, Germany, here's a rundown of beer facts most people don't know. There is likely to be some trivia and statistics that could make even a teetotaler tipsy.
India: Vacate carbon space to accomodate us, enviro minister asks developed world
2015-09-26 03:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Post: India will confirm plans next week for a five-fold increase in renewable energy by 2020, the environment minister said. But it will continue to champion poor countries in their demand that industrialized nations assume the brunt of responsibility for decades of climate-warming emissions. Describing poverty as a key source of global pollution, Prakash Javadekar told The Associated Press (AP) on Thursday that nations hoping to reach a global climate pact in Paris in December must commit to a world...
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