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The Dutch solution to floods: live with water, don't fight it
2014-02-16 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nol and Wil Hooijmaaijers have been watching the TV news from Britain with some horror. "It's terrible to see, very sad, I am so sorry. And when you see the cows up to their knees in the water," Wils tuts and shakes her head. "We are so lucky." Sitting at their oak dining table, looking out of the windows of their modern farmhouse at the newly planted saplings standing firm in the grey afternoon, the couple know what it is like to lose a home on a flood plain. . Their old house and fields were...
Obama seeks $1 billion to fight climate change
2014-02-15 21:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: President Obama announced on Friday that he wants Congress to authorize $1 billion in new spending on the fight against climate change. During a speech at one of California`s drought-stricken farms, the president said that his 2014 budget would include the funds to pay for new technologies to help communities prepare for a changing climate [and] set up incentives to build smarter, more resilient infrastructure. We know that we can innovate and meet this challenge, but we`ve got to start...
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The Day We Fight Back Generates Nearly 100K Calls To Congress
2014-02-14 12:34:31| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The returns are in for "The Day We Fight Back," a nationwide rally against unfettered government spying that saw citizens, officials, activist groups, and companies take to the Internet and the streets on Tuesday.
The Day We Fight Back Generates Nearly 100K Calls To Congress
2014-02-14 06:33:40| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The returns are in for "The Day We Fight Back," a nationwide rally against unfettered government spying that saw citizens, officials, activist groups, and companies take to the Internet and the streets on Tuesday.
Ecuador digs deep to fight oil tyranny
2014-02-14 00:18:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
On the back foot, the country is taking its titanic war of environmental pollution against US oil company Chevron to the court of public opinion.
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