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Exxon shareholders reject climate change, emission controls
2015-05-28 15:51:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Exxon Mobil Corp. shareholders followed CEO Rex Tillerson 's lead by rejecting climate change resolutions that included putting a global warming expert on the board of directors, the Associated Press reported. The initiatives are being driven by activists who want Irving-based Exxon to diversify with renewable energy sources rather than focusing on oil and gas.
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Tom Steyer: Climate change hypocrite
2015-05-28 04:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: Most leftists operate in a haze of hypocrisy, blinded by a total lack of self-awareness. They preach sanctimoniously to the rest of us about how we should lead our lives, usually without a compulsion to lead their lives in similar fashion. The "rules" they generate and enforce through intimidation, fear and often the force of government, are for the rest of us suckers. Case in point: Democrats trying to stick us with the horrors of Obamacare while demanding exemptions for their political cronies...
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Climate Change a Factor in Texas Floods, Largely Ignored
2015-05-28 02:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Texas Tribune: Climate change is taking a toll on Texas, and the devastating floods that have killed at least 15 people and left 12 others missing across the state are some of the best evidence yet of that phenomenon, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said in an interview Wednesday. "We have observed an increase of heavy rain events, at least in the South-Central United States, including Texas," said Nielsen-Gammon, who was appointed by former Gov. George W. Bush in 2000. "And it's consistent with what...
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Climate Change Could Melt Everest Regions Glaciers
2015-05-27 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The Dudh Koshi basin spans 1 million acres and includes some of world's tallest peaks including Mount Everest. Glaciers tumble down from the highest reaches to the valleys below, shaping the landscape and culture of the region. But climate change has the region primed for a major meltdown. A new study published in The Cryosphere shows that by 2100, the jagged tongues of ice that define the region could shrink by 70 percent or greater as the region warms. More than a bucket list item for mountaineers,...
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Probing climate change winners, losers among state's wildlife
2015-05-25 22:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Worcester Telegram: Will there be a time when the states official bird will be driven out of the commonwealth because it will no longer be able to survive in a changing climate? In a 2008 paper on the possible changes to our environment caused by climate change, John A. OLeary, assistant director of wildlife for the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and the agencys Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, posed that question. We at Fisheries and Wildlife have a duty to protect wildlife and address...
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