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Dominica urges global community to take action on climate change
2015-10-04 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Antigua Observer: Against the backdrop of her countrys recent destruction by Tropical Storm Erika, Dominica Foreign Affairs Minister Francine Baron has urged the international community take action on climate change. In preparing to address the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly Debate on Saturday, Baron said her delegation decided to highlight the challenges brought about by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the resulting changes in global climate. Climate change...
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State Officials To Detail Flint Drinking Water Action Plan
2015-10-02 13:31:21| Waste Management - Topix.net
Representatives from Gov. Rick Snyder's office and the departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will give details of plan Friday at Kettering University in Flint. Genesee County commissioners on Thursday declared a public health emergency for residents using water from the Flint River through the city's water system.
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Over 20 million affected by El Nio, urgent action needed to reduce impact of disasters
2015-10-02 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: In a year of unprecedented humanitarian need, El Nio is putting tens of millions of people at risk of drought and floods. CARE is scaling up life-saving assistance and urges governments to act now to reduce the impact of the disasters to come. The ongoing crises in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere have caused displacement and humanitarian needs on a scale never before recorded. Yet it is about to get worse. A global weather phenomenon known as El Nio is on its way, and its impact is predicted to...
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Merrill Lynch must face class action for its role in Zale buyout
2015-10-02 00:26:36| Jewelry - Topix.net
Oct 1 Merrill Lynch must defend its role in the $690 million sale of the Zale Corp jewelry chain after a judge refused on Thursday to dismiss a shareholder class action that alleged the deal short-changed investors. The preliminary ruling by the Delaware Court of Chancery, a premiere venue for shareholder lawsuits, found Merrill Lynch could have aided the Zale board breach their duties to investors.
30 Countries Submitted Their Climate Action Plans in 3 Days
2015-10-01 15:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Green: The number of official national climate action plans submitted ahead of this December's Paris Climate Summit smashed through the 100 mark this week, as the UN's climate change secretariat received a flurry of new Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) from national governments. Over 30 INDCs have been submitted this week, after Brazil on Monday became the latest major economy to publish a climate action plan, pledging to cut emissions by 37 per cent against 2005 levels by 2025, climbing...
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