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Sanders endorses Clinton to lead the fight against climate change
2016-07-12 18:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Bernie Sanders officially threw in the towel on Tuesday in New Hampshire by endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. Hitting on the themes his campaign has stressed throughout the primaries, Sanders laid out what this election is really about. One of his themes has been climate change, which featured heavily in his speech: This election is about climate change, the greatest environmental crisis facing our planet, and the need to leave this world in a way that is healthy and habitable for our kids...
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US and China cotton pact to fight synthetic fibres
2016-07-11 13:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The National Cotton Council (NCC) in the US has signed an agreement with the China Cotton Textile Association (CCTA) to jointly promote their cotton and try to combat the growing competition from synthetic fibres.
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Paris Bans All Pre-1997 Cars During Weekdays to Fight Pollution
2016-07-05 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Cars During Weekdays to Fight Pollution Radovan Bahna Commuter traffic in Paris. Starting this month, Paris is banning all cars built before 1997 from driving within city limits Monday through Friday in an effort to lower air pollution levels. Paris has been struggling with smog for years and its pollution levels have briefly topped those in Beijing. Similar to Mexico City and New Delhi, Paris banned even- and odd-numbered license plates on alternating days to fight smog earlier this year. It...
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To Fight Energy Poverty, Africa Embraces Both Renewable and Non-renewable Energy
2016-07-05 08:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bing: The African Development Bank (AfDB) has a soft spot for renewable energy in Africa, but its push for energy efficiency in a new ten-year plan embraces a controversial approach -- all sources of energy are acceptable. The New Deal on Energy for Africa, which runs from 2016 to 2025, is impartial to the source of energy or technology. The plan says it will let countries develop their resource strengths in renewable and non-renewable resources. Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB bank president told delegates...
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Coal ash fears stoke fight over southeast Georgia landfill
2016-07-03 15:06:29| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WABE: Peggy Riggins, a retired high school teacher and counselor in Jesup, Georgia, is on a mission. On a hot, bright day in the southeast Georgia town, shes going from business to business, asking people to join and donate to her cause: fighting a plan to bring thousands, maybe millions, of tons of coal ash to the local landfill. Coal ash is a byproduct from burning coal for electricity. It can contain toxic materials, like mercury and arsenic. Nationwide, utilities generate more than 100 million...
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