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Mary Landrieu Is Payingand Getting Paid Bigfor Her Stance on Global Warming
2014-03-23 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: Environmentalists need Mary Landrieu, but they don't love herand they're proving it with their checkbooks. Louisiana's Democratic senator and Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy are locked in a Bayou battle that will go a long way in determining whether Democrats can hold their imperiled Senate majority, a force that has proved an implacable bulwark against a steady stream of House Republican attacks on environmental regulations. But that hasn't convinced the environmental lobby's heavy hitters to cut...
Asia likely to face worst effects of global warming, warn experts
2014-03-23 09:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asian News International: People living in coastal regions of Asia could face the worst effects of global warming. Climate experts warned that flooding, famine and rising sea levels will put hundreds of millions at risk in one of the worlds most vulnerable regions. According to the Guardian, hundreds of millions of people are likely to lose their homes as flooding, famine and rising sea levels sweep the region. The report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, revealed that for the first half of...
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Global warming to hit Asia hardest, warns new report on climate change
2014-03-22 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guaridan: People in coastal regions of Asia, particularly those living in cities, could face some of the worst effects of global warming, climate experts will warn this week. Hundreds of millions of people are likely to lose their homes as flooding, famine and rising sea levels sweep the region, one of the most vulnerable on Earth to the impact of global warming, the UN states. The report Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability makes it clear that for the first half of this century...
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United Arab Emirates: Global warming a threat to date palm industry, forum hears
2014-03-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gulf News: Global warming and the Red Palm Weevil could threaten the future of the date palm, researchers heard at a conference in Abu Dhabi. More than 50 papers and studies were discussed during the first day of the fifth International Date Palm Conference. Climate change plays a significant role in boosting agriculture. Around 40 per cent of the world population relies on agriculture for its livelihood and is likely to be severely affected by climate change. The most influential factors that might...
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Global warming: Oregon policies generate carbon reductions, but still well short of targets
2014-03-21 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oregonian: A patchwork of state policies on renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean fuel are putting a dent in U.S. carbon emissions in the absence of a comprehensive set of federal policies, according to a new report from the advocacy group Environment Oregon and its national coalition. But unsurprisingly, the report says far more needs to be done to help arrest carbon emissions, both on a federal and state level. The report inventoried carbon reductions stemming from state policies enacted since...
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