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Exxon Mobils insane argument against action on climate change
2016-02-27 02:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Exxon Mobil has devised a bizarre new argument to wriggle away from its shareholders demands: Humanity cant fix the problem we created, so we shouldnt even try. Yep as it turns out, Exxon Mobils shareholders care a lot more about climate change than the company itself does. The planets largest publicly traded oil and gas company challenged a resolution about climate change regulations from its own shareholders on Friday, arguing that its a practical improbability that the emissions-restricting...
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Climate change scientist says past floods help predict future weather
2016-02-26 16:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: A leading Canadian scientist says Canada is on the front line of climate change, and researchers are studying once-in-a-century weather events to predict what can be expected in the future. Francis Zwiers is director of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium at University of Victoria. He is speaking across the country, including in Halifax on Saturday, about climate change and whether extreme events are more frequent and intense than in the past. "We talk about different kinds of events, we...
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Trade Rules Trump Climate Action: U.S. Blocks Indias Ambitious Solar Plans
2016-02-26 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: India has been told that it cannot go ahead as planned with its ambitious plan for a huge expansion of its renewable energy sector, because it seeks to provide work for Indian people. The case against India was brought by the U.S. The ruling, by the World Trade Organization, says Indias National Solar Mission--which would create local jobs, while bringing electricity to millions of people--must be changed because it includes a domestic content clause requiring part of the solar cells to be produced...
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Why a Rockefeller Donated $400,000 in Exxon Shares to Nonprofits Fighting Climate Denial
2016-02-26 15:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlterNet: Divesting shares from companies or even nations involved in reprehensible practices has a long history. In the 1960s, a divestment movement emerged to protest South Africa, ultimately playing a key role in the ultimate dismantling of the country`s apartheid system. Today, nations such as Iran, Israel, Northern Ireland, Myanmar and Sudan are targets of similar divestment campaigns. In the corporate world, no other sector has been targeted so heavily by an international divestment campaign as the...
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The race is on for UN climate top job
2016-02-26 14:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Whos gonna replace Christiana Figueres as UN climate talks top dog? The application form is open, with a tax-free cheque for around US$200k and a castle overlooking the Rhine for the winner. We pulled together a list of 10 possible candidates, ranging from Perus Manuel Pulgar Vidal to Frances chief climate envoy Laurence Tubiana. Heres one more name to add to the mix: Marcin Korolec. Polands former climate envoy has all the credentials, but will Warsaws coal addiction stand against...
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