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246th ACS National Meeting symposium on CO2 conversion to fuels
2013-09-09 11:30:24| Green Car Congress
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U.S. Stocks Rise as Jobs Data Fuels Stimulus Optimism Amid Syria
2013-09-07 15:37:42| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
U.S. stocks rose to a two-week high as slower-than-forecast jobs growth eased concern about reductions in Federal Reserve stimulus, overshadowing an escalation in tension between America and Russia over Syria.
Why Ecuador Abandoned Plans to Leave Fossil Fuels in the Ground and Save the Amazon
2013-09-06 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On Aug. 15, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced his governments abandonment of the Yasuni-ITT Initiative, the innovative attempt to reverse the economic arrangement of oil extraction in the Amazon by keeping the oil in the soil in exchange for international assistance. His words that evening were disheartening to many. They encroached on the hopes of environmentalists and indigenous rights activists in Ecuador and progressives around the world. Correa had announced on Ecuadorian state...
5 Reasons Solar is Beating Fossil Fuels
2013-09-06 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The solar industry is growing drastically every year, while fossil fuels continue to be phased out. This is why it`s frustrating to hear people say that renewable energy is not ready to compete with fossil fuels as a means to power our country. Here are five reasons why solar is already winning. 1. Jobs There are more people in the U.S. employed in the solar energy marketplace than mining coal. The banal argument that transitioning to a clean energy economy will cost us jobs is simply false....
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A New Divestment Focus: Fossil Fuels
2013-09-05 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In the 1980s, it was South Africa. In the 1990s, it was tobacco. Now fossil fuels have become the focus of those who would change the world through the power of investing. A student movement has gathered momentum at more than 300 campuses over the last year. Members have encouraged college and university endowments to divest themselves of their holdings of companies in the fossil fuel business to avoid profiting from the release of carbon associated with the risk of global warming. While the efforts...
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