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Drastic Reductions Meat Consumption Worldwide Help Fight Climate Change
2015-11-26 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vice: Dramatic changes in diets around the world could help to ensure that global temperatures keep from rising above 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. If the world piled on the veggies and cut back on steaks and hamburgers, the UK-based think tank Chatham House said in a report this week, the world could generate a quarter of the remaining emission reductions needed to keep warming from rising above 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) compared to pre-Industrial Age levels,...
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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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Clean Power Plan Prompts Trash Fight in Pennsylvania
2015-11-24 22:39:00| Waste Age
Power Source In comments to Pennsylvania environmental regulators forging a state strategy to comply with the federal plan, facilities that burn municipal waste to create energy and landfills that turn gas from decomposing waste into fuel for heat or power each claim to be the most climate friendly while painting the other as flawed. read more
Can Trudeau make deal with the premiers to fight climate change?
2015-11-21 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Macleans: On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene the premiers to discuss a national plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At week`s end, they will all then fly together to Paris for the United Nations climate conference. Trudeau has then given himself three months to finalize a target for GHG reductions and a deal with the provinces to achieve that target. To discuss Trudeau`s chances, Maclean`s spoke with David McLaughlin, former president of the National Roundtable on the Environment...
The heat is on: Trudeau faces big challenges in climate change fight
2015-11-20 17:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ottawa Citizen: With the Liberals eager to put Canadas reputation as an environmental laggard on ice, and with real momentum among world leaders, hopes are high that the Paris climate talks may succeed where previous promises have melted away. Jason Fekete does a reality check It`s a critical moment for Canada on the world stage, a chance to show just how serious the country is about battling climate change. Next week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accompanied by most of the premiers travels to Paris for...
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