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To Fight Pollution, Paris Imposes Weekday Ban On Old Cars
2016-07-01 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Paris was at the forefront of public bike-sharing schemes, and it now has electric car-sharing schemes and is something of a laboratory for mobility. As of today, motorists with cars built before 1997, and motorcycles built before 2000, will no longer be able to drive them in the city during daylight hours on weekdays. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says keeping old cars out of the city will help lower pollution levels. But not everyone is happy about it. Marc Vernhet makes his living driving tourists...
UK Wont Step Back From Climate Change Fight
2016-06-29 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Amber Rudd MP confirmed that the fight against climate change will not take a back seat following the UKs decision to leave the European Union. The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change made the announcement at the start of the second day of the Business and Climate Summit 2016 which is taking place in Londons Guildhall. She said: Climate change has not been downgraded as a threat. It remains one of the most serious long term risks to our economic and national security. I was...
Our new alliance unites 600m city dwellers in fight against climate change
2016-06-23 07:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When it comes to confronting climate change, the worlds cities are proving that theres strength in unity. The historic climate agreement reached in Paris in December, which was approved by nearly all of the worlds nations, was made possible in part by the progress that cities have made by working together. Today, the two biggest coalitions of cities in the world the EU-based Covenant of Mayors and the UN-backed Compact of Mayors are forming an alliance to link more than 600 million city...
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Exxon Loses Bid to Fight Virgin Islands Climate Subpoena in State Court
2016-06-22 16:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate News: Judge's motion sets the stage for the company's legal challenge to proceed in federal court. By David Hasemyer A court ruling in Texas has set the stage for ExxonMobil's legal challenge to a climate change investigation by the U. S. Virgin Islands to proceed in federal court. Exxon and the Virgin Islands' Attorney General Claude Walker had been bickering for more than a month over whether the company's lawsuit to quash a subpoena issued by Walker should be heard in Texas state court or in federal...
Fight for Chico's board seats ongoing
2016-06-22 14:57:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
As the annual meeting of shareholders for Chico's FAS looms on 21 July, the fight is ongoing for a seat on the board of the US women's wear retailer.
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