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New alliance unites 600m city dwellers in fight against climate change
2016-06-22 09:39:00| 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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Fight for $15
2016-06-22 02:54:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Seattle became the first major US city to introduce a $15 minimum wage two years ago. What impact is it having on businesses and the economy?
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Britain, Greece, Israel help fight forest fire in Cyprus
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Greece, Britain and Israel sent planes and helicopters to Cyprus on Monday to fight one of the largest forest fires to hit the island in years, and a firefighter was killed when a water carrier overturned, authorities said. It was the first fatality among firefighters reported in years in Cyprus, which has frequent brush fires during its hot summer months but on a considerably smaller scale. The blaze, possibly triggered by an attempt to burn dry stubble, broke out on Sunday in the foothills...
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Peabody is paying Laurence Tribe to fight climate plan
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WSJ: A dragline excavator mines coal in this aerial photograph taken above the Peabody Energy Somerville Central strip mine in Oakland City, Ind. The company is paying Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe at least $435,000 to lead its opposition to the Obama administration's signature climate-change initiative. Photo: Bloomberg News Peabody Energy Corp., the nation's largest coal company, is paying at least $435,000 to Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe to lead its opposition to the...
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USMCs AV-8B Harriers join fight against ISIS in Arabian Gulf
2016-06-21 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The US Marine Corps' (USMC) AV-8B Harriers from the Wasp-class amphibious ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) in the Arabian Gulf have joined the fight against terrorist group, ISIS.
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