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O'Malley doubles down ISIS-climate change connection

2015-07-26 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Des Moines Register: Martin O'Malley doubled down Saturday on a claim earning him some ridicule from Republicans: The threat of Islamic State terrorism and climate change are most likely linked. The Democratic presidential hopeful told Iowans during a stop at Peace Tree Brewing Co. that the rise of the violent radical group was spurred by tensions from a major drought that hit Syria in 2007. The U.S. needs to focus its intelligence efforts on better predicting how natural disasters will affect countries and use its...

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O'Malley connects climate change and security, Republicans think it's a gaffe

2015-07-23 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Martin OMalley is trying to raise awareness about the ancillary benefits of combatting climate change. Thats why the former Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate talks a lot about creating green jobs. On Monday, OMalley raised another point: Climate change may be worsening conflicts in some parts of the world. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said: One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change...

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Martin O'Malley Linked Climate Change and National Security, Angering Republicans

2015-07-22 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: Republicans are outraged that Democratic presidential contender Martin O'Malley cited actual scientific research in comments about how climate change has contributed to internal conflicts in Syria. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, O'Malley discussed the national security implications of climate change. "One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria and the rise of ISIS, was the effect of climate change and the mega-drought that affected that nation, wiped out...

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Martin O'Malley Just Set Extremely High Bar Climate Change 2016 Democratic Contenders

2015-06-18 23:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: Martin O'Malley, the former governor of Maryland and a contender to be the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, called on Thursday for a phase-out of fossil fuels by 2050, citing the "moral obligation" to address climate change. In an op-ed published in USA Today, O'Malley, who is Catholic, called the encyclical Pope Francis issued on Thursday on climate change a "clarion call for action." O'Malley's piece also publicly rebuked some of the Obama administration's energy policies and promised...

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Pres Candidate Martin OMalley: We Can and Should Be 100% Powered by Renewable Energy by 2050

2015-06-18 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: While the Pope sucks up all the media attention with his climate encyclical today, Democratic presidential candidate Martin OMalley has released a position paper on the environment that deserves more attention, even if hes not frontrunner Hillary Clinton or progressive idol Bernie Sanders. In the paper, the former Maryland governor burnished his credentials as a climate hawk, laying out his plan for addressing climate change. The paper revealed OMalleys unequivocal opposition to the Keystone...

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