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White House tackles HFC emissions to slash global warming
2014-09-16 18:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The Obama administration said on Tuesday (Sep 16) it will slash emissions of hydroflourocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas used to fuel refrigerators and air conditioners that contributes to global warming. The White House joined twenty companies, including Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Target, Dupont and Honeywell, to scale down or eliminate HFCs in production chains. Subcontractors in federal offices will also phase down the use of HFCs. The new commitments will reduce the equivalent of 700 million...
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Warming to a date at Tiffany's
2014-09-16 15:53:39| Jewelry - Topix.net
DIAMONDS in a little blue box are going to be a girl's best friend when Tiffany & Co opens its first Adelaide store. Read on if you want to know when that will be.
Global warming a threat to Greenwich birds
2014-09-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwich Time: Imagine never again hearing the ethereal four-syllable call of the veery, that small forest thrush that sings in the summertime in Greenwich's woodlands. Try to picture life in Greenwich without the blue-winged warbler, a favorite of local bird watchers, or the dunlin -- a shorebird seen in both spring and fall at Greenwich Point. It could happen. According to a recent report by the National Audubon Society, these birds are just a few of the local species that may disappear from Greenwich and its...
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Philly Environmental Group Recruiting People Anti-Global Warming March NY
2014-09-14 11:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: Although the idea of climate change remains hugely controversial, there`s a call for those who think it is an imminent threat to head to a major march next weekend. The People`s Climate March is next Sunday, September 21st outside the United Nations building in New York, just ahead of a major climate meeting there. Jonathan Lipman of the grassroots environment group 350 Philadelphia is trying to fill buses to go to the rally and expects this to be a fertile town for recruiting. "Philadelphians...
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Report: Global warming threatens Vermont birds
2014-09-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WCAX: A new study by the National Audubon Society paints a bleak picture for birds. The report indicates numerous extinctions are likely if global temperature increases are not stopped. The new Audubon report says nearly half the bird species in the continental United States and Canada are at risk, including the bald eagle and the common loon. "It is alarming," said Jim Shallow of Audubon Vermont. "We are seeing that over 300 species of bird are projected to be threatened or at risk of extinction...
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