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Democrats force Clintons hand on prosecution of climate skeptics
2016-06-29 06:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: The debate over prosecuting climate change "fraud" has landed squarely in the lap of Hillary Clinton, who must now decide whether the Democratic Party platform will include a resolution urging the Justice Department to pursue climate dissent. So far it doesn`t look good for climate skeptics. The 15-member Democratic Platform Drafting Committee approved Friday a statement calling for a Justice Department investigation into "alleged corporate fraud on the part of fossil fuel companies who have reportedly...
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Polar Bear Starves To Death -- Rude Awakening For Climate Change Skeptics?
2016-02-18 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquisitr: A polar bear has starved to death allegedly due to climate change in a picture posted by the Daily Mail. In a bone-chilling photo, the photographer has captured what could be called an evidence of climate change. This Artic polar bear 'starved to death as a result of climate change' https://t.co/JemmTz5W42 pic.twitter.com/OQ8MQrIq0S -- Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) February 18, 2016 Photographer Sebastian Copeland said he was trekking in the Canadian Arctic when he saw the corpse of the...
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Quantum skeptics now predict a working computer in 10 years
2015-10-20 16:39:23| Extremetech
Even D-Wave's detractors are starting to feel like quantum computers are getting close, though only for some applications.
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Linking Disasters to Climate Makes Skeptics Less Likely to Donate, Study Says
2015-06-23 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Linking natural disasters to climate change makes global warming skeptics less likely to donate money to relief efforts, says a study by psychologists at the University of Massachusetts. They asked study participants to read an article about a drought-related famine; one version of the article attributed the droughts to climate change, and the other version made no mention of climate. The researchers then asked the participants why they would or would not donate money for relief, and about their...
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Democrats seek GOP support for carbon tax bill, face questions about jailing skeptics
2015-06-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Two liberal senators appealed to conservatives yesterday to support a carbon tax, opening what they hope is a rebooted debate on climate change that focuses on legislation over science. Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Brian Schatz of Hawaii chose to introduce an ambitious bill proposing a $45 fee on carbon dioxide at the American Enterprise Institute. The location was meant to convey an offer of partnership, they said. "With this bill I extend an open hand ... to conservatives...
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