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Bernie Sanders urges carbon tax and deeper emissions cuts in climate plan
2015-12-07 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bernie Sanders will unveil a sweeping new plan to fight climate change on Monday, calling for a carbon tax and an ambitious 40% cut in carbon emissions by 2030 to speed the transition to a greener economy. The Democratic presidential candidate will use the crunch week of the climate change meeting in Paris to try to upstage rivals Hillary Clinton and Martin OMalley, releasing a 16-page plan aimed at showcasing his green credentials. The plan goes beyond Barack Obamas climate pledges, which...
Crowds march, Pope urges 'courage' as climate talks reach crunch
2015-12-06 15:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Pope Francis on Sunday urged nations to act with "courage" while 10,000 climate activists took to the beach in Belgium, a day before UN talks enter their crunch phase in the search for a historic pact against global warming. Ministers begin a frenetic week of negotiations Monday to seal a historic 195-nation agreement in Paris. The envisaged deal seeks to revolutionise the world's energy industry by replacing coal, oil and gas with renewable sources that do not emit heat-trapping greenhouse...
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Monsanto urges Philippines to embrace GM and biotech
2015-12-03 13:37:43| Biotech - Topix.net
Monsanto has warned Congress that the Philippines could face a food crisis if it does not put biotechnology at the heart of its food security programme. Speaking before a House committee on food security hearing, the American agricultural giant stressed that genetically-modified crops which produce greater yields and are more resistant to drought and pests were essential for productivity.
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Obama urges lower tensions between Russia, Turkey
2015-12-01 15:44:03| Chemicals - Topix.net
Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering - a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies. Rewriting your DNA is getting closer to reality: A revolutionary technology is opening new frontiers for genetic engineering - a promise of cures for intractable diseases along with anxiety about designer babies.
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Obama urges world action on climate change: No nation 'immune' to global warming
2015-11-30 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama joined leaders from 150 nations on Monday in pledging action against climate change, kicking off a historic two-week gathering that Obama called a turning point in the battle against one of humanitys gravest threats. Heads of state from industrial powers and tiny island nations assembled in a heavily guarded conference center north of Paris, where negotiators hope to forge a treaty to dramatically reduce emissions of greenhouse-gas pollution blamed for warming the planet. Obama,...
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