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EIA: fuel economy improvements bring diminishing returns in fuel savings
2014-07-15 12:30:35| Green Car Congress
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In Focus: Reduce emissions and grow the economy
2014-07-13 04:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tri-City Herald: On May 6, the Obama administration released the Third National Climate Assessment. The findings were consistent with the recently released Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. The reports provide compelling justification for undertaking a serious effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to do so urgently. President Obama announced a series of executive actions last year to reduce carbon pollution, prepare the U.S. for the impacts of climate change and lead international...
Wells Fargo profits up on US economy
2014-07-11 17:58:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Profits at Wells Fargo - the largest US bank - rise 3% in the second quarter, helped by a pick-up in the US economy.
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Rupture of Aging Tar Sands Pipeline Beneath Great Lakes Would Devastate People, Planet and Economy
2014-07-11 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Because the strong currents in the Straits of Mackinac reverse direction every few days, a rupture of the oil pipeline beneath the channel would quickly contaminate shorelines miles away in both lakes Michigan and Huron, according to a new University of Michigan (U-M) study commissioned by the National Wildlife Federation. In one scenario examined in the study and accompanying animations, oil from a hypothetical pipeline break reached Mackinac Island and Round Island after 12 hours and Bois Blanc...
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207 global cities say climate change is threat to local economy
2014-07-10 17:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Most of the worlds major cities, from London to So Paulo, have warned that climate change presents a very real, physical risk to the businesses that operate within them, as part of a major new report. In an urbanised age, cities play a vital role in the global economy. They generate more than 80% of global GDP and are home to more than half of the population a proportion set to rise significantly this century. They are also often referred to as being on the frontline of climate change....
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