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Climate change protesters march on parliament ahead of Paris climate conference - video
2015-03-08 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Thousands of climate change protesters gather in central London on Saturday to urge strong action at the Paris climate conference in December. Protesters headed for Westminster to hear speakers including the Green party MP Caroline Lucas. Around 500 protesters split off from the demonstration and marched on the headquarters of the Shell oil and gas company on South Bank. Police clashed with protesters following an arrest on Westminster Bridge
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Pope Francis Talks Poverty, Climate Change Ahead of Philippine Mass
2015-01-17 23:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: On the last full day of his visit to the Philippines, Pope Francis called on Filipinos to remember the poor, particularly children, in a country where high birthrates and high levels of poverty have created tensions between the Catholic Church and advocates of population control. The 78-year-old pontiff also denounced climate change, arguing it is having a disproportionate effect on developing countries such as the Philippines, which suffers from frequent natural catastrophes including the Nov....
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Digital change ahead in the retail C-suite
2014-11-14 14:55:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Last month's leadership change at US retail giant Gap Inc was widely seen as indicative of the company's transition to a more digital focused business model - but is likely to be just the tip of the iceberg as more and more retailers line up CEOs who combine digital savvy with a global mindset.
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Ahead UN summit climate change, businesses press market-based solutions
2014-09-22 22:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more costly for businesses and ordinary people to pollute. The idea, long advocated by policymakers, economists and environmental activists, is that the world can't hope to slow the heating of the planet until its cost is incorporated into the everyday activities that contribute to it, such as using gas- or coal-generated...
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Obama Charges Ahead on Climate Change Policy
2014-08-28 10:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: The Obama administration will seek a non-binding international accord rather than a treaty at a United Nations climate summit in Paris next year on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Obama addresses reporters at the White House on Monday, Aug. 18. It was a widely anticipated move, as President Barack Obama has repeatedly said he would act alone, bypassing Congress, if lawmakers declined to support his proposal....
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