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Global Warming, Climate Adjust Terms Banned For Use In Florida
2015-03-08 16:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquisitr: The Miami Herald published a report earlier today stating that officials in Florida`s Department of Environmental Protection have been banned from using the terms "global warming" and "climate adjust." The ban didn`t just happen, but took effect when Republican Governor Rick Scott took office in 2011. According to former employees of Florida`s DEP, state employees have been banned from mentioning climate change, global warming, or any other climate adjusting term by name. Officials at the DEP...
Terms such as 'climate change,' 'global warming' were outlawed, former Florida DEP employees say
2015-03-08 06:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay Times: DEP officials have been ordered not to use the terms "climate change" or "global warming" in any official communications, emails, or reports, according to former DEP employees, consultants, volunteers and records obtained by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. "We were told not to use the terms 'climate change,' 'global warming' or 'sustainability,' " said Christopher Byrd, an attorney with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Office of General Counsel in Tallahassee...
State environmental officials ordered not use terms "climate change" or "global warming"
2015-03-08 04:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Naples News: The state of Florida is the region most susceptible to the effects of global warming in this country, according to scientists. Sea-level rise alone threatens 30 percent of the states beaches over the next 85 years. But you would not know that by talking to officials at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the state agency on the front lines of studying and planning for these changes. DEP officials have been ordered not to use the term climate change or global warming in...
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China: EU eyes joint efforts over global warming
2015-03-07 18:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
China Daily: Commissioner offers support in China's pledge to cut coal use and shows optimism for climate change cooperation The European Union's commissioner for climate action and energy has said "climate diplomacy" will be at the heart of Europe's relationship with China throughout 2015. In an exclusive interview ahead of the ongoing two sessions, Miguel Arias Canete also said the EU was "ready to work" with China to tackle global warming. The Spanish-born official appealed to other countries to "come...
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How Global Warming Helped Cause the Syrian War
2015-03-03 06:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wired: The bloody conflict in Syria--which enters its fifth year this month--has killed almost 200,000 people, created 3.2 million refugees, and given rise to the murderous extremist group known as the Islamic State. The roots of the civil war extend deep into Syrias political and socioeconomic structures. But another cause turns out to be global warming. When violence erupted in Syria during the Arab Spring in 2011, the country had been mired in a three-year drought--its worst in recorded history....
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