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Texas Governor Picks Fight With Faith Groups Over Syrian Refugees
2015-11-25 19:42:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Faith groups in Texas are pushing back against a request from their governor to stop helping Syrian refugees settle in their state, saying the lawmaker's actions are unChristian and possibly illegal. On November 16, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott joined a slate of other state governors by asking the federal government to stop settling Syrian refugees in the Lone Star State, which is currently home to one the largest communities of Syrian refugees in the country.
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Prince Charles: Climate change failure is a factor behind Syrian crisis
2015-11-22 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Prince Charles has suggested the cause of conflict in Syria is climate change, in a wide-ranging interview. Drought and competition for increasingly scarce resources caused by manmade activities also played a role in the refugee crisis which has seen thousands of people leave the Middle East and cross Europe in recent months, the Prince of Wales said. The remarks were made in an interview with Sky News recorded before the latest wave of terror attacks in Paris, which will be broadcast on Monday....
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Canadian government moves forward on commitment to resettle Syrian refugees
2015-11-14 10:09:08| Telecom - Topix.net
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, place a wreath Wednesday during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. The new Liberal government is advancing its commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the end of the year.
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Kerry: Climate change aggravated the Syrian conflict
2015-10-17 16:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged Saturday that climate change didn't cause the Syrian conflict, but he said it did play a large role in making the situation worse. In a speech at the Milan Expo in Italy, Kerry said that climate change and the resulting food shortages play a large role in national security and urged the international community to come together to find a solution. "Make no mistake: The implications here extend well beyond hunger," Kerry said, according to an Associated...
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Syrian Exodus Wont Compare to Global Climate Migration
2015-10-01 16:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: People move for many reasons: work, school, family, to seek out the bright lights of the big city or to escape them. But as temperatures rise and global warming continues to manifest itself in rising seas, coastal erosion and more severe droughts, floods and storms, climate change is becoming increasingly intertwined in the reasoning behind why people pick up and leave. Some head to higher ground within their own country; others try their luck in new lands. In Alaska, its the former. As temperatures...
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