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Producers Of The In View Series Announce Intentions To Spotlight Efforts To Curb Climate Change
2013-11-11 03:23:29| pollutiononline News Articles
A report released yesterday by the World Meteorological Organization states that concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere set a new record in 2012. Climate scientists have blamed greenhouse gases for rising temperatures
Smart, Globe begin repair efforts after typhoon Yolanda
2013-11-10 23:21:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Philippine communications provider Smart and Globe have begun restoration works following damage to the networks by typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Smart is offering free call services in Tacloban city using satellite services in partnership with Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF). The city remains mostly cut off from regular mobile communications the company said and added that it is doing massive restoration efforts for mobile communications in the hardest hit towns in Leyte and Samar. Together with affiliate Sun Cellular, Smart is also offering free call services in a number of affected locations. Smart and Sun have also opened an SMS donation number with donations going to the Red Cross. Meanwhile, Globe Telecom said it established a temporary cell site Tacloban city and that it has begun repair efforts in the Visayas region with the assistance of government units. Globe has also organised free call stations and battery charging stations in a number of areas.
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Obama to Issue Order on Climate Resiliency as Admin. Continues Efforts Cut GHGs
2013-11-01 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: White House aides said President Obama would sign an executive order on Friday morning directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to build resilience against storms, droughts and other weather extremes. For instance, when federal money is being spent on projects like roads, bridges, flood control and many others, the plan would encourage greater attention to the likely climate conditions of the future, which might require making the structures stronger or larger. "All...
Memphis Mayor joins efforts to build Hampline bike path
2013-11-01 02:17:19| Auto Parts - Topix.net
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton is backing efforts to raise money to build the Hampline, a bike path that would connect Overton Park to the existing Shelby Farms Greenline.
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Climate change sets back forest preservation efforts in India
2013-10-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: In Uttarakhand, women take the lead role in reviving and maintaining civil forests under Van Panchayats even in the face of several obstacles Munni Adhikari, a resident of Dhaura Gram Sabha in Lamgara block of Uttarakhand`s Almora district, lives in an idyllic setting: green slopes covered with tall pine and oak trees, wild flowers in full bloom, neat little terrace farms... While this natural splendour can instantly captivate any visitor, there is a hard-hitting reality that comes with the territory....
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