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Obama Says Climate Change Is Hazardous to Your Health
2015-04-08 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: This week, President Obama is launching a slew of new initiatives to focus on how climate change affects community health and how those effects can be better addressed. He kicked it off by declaring April 6-12 National Public Health Week to emphasize the importance of engaging the public health system as well as private companies and local governments to take action to mitigate the health impacts of climate change. We know climate change is not a distant threat, said the White House press release....
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Obama presents climate change as hazard to your health
2015-04-07 09:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama will ask Americans to think of climate change as a threat not just to the environment, but also to their health. Obama on Tuesday was to announce a series of steps that private entities like Google and Microsoft are taking to better prepare the nation's health systems for the inevitable effects of a warmer, more erratic climate. He was to be joined at Howard University Medical School by Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina...
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Climate change: no room for debate
2015-04-06 22:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Among the most contentious of issues in Washington right now is the issue of climate change. While both Republicans and Democrats in the Senate voted on an Amendment stating the climate change is not a hoax, that is pretty much the last thing the majority of both sides agree on. On this weeks "TechKnow," weve looked at some of the disputes involved with the debate on climate change and how at least one city is dealing with the effects now. Heres a guide to some of issues involved. 97%...
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Labour Will Push for Tougher Climate Change Targets, Says U.K. Politician
2015-04-06 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: With 250 days to go until the end of the Paris climate summit, Flint who was shadow energy secretary in the last parliament has raised concerns that current plans submitted by countries do not go far enough to stop a 2C rise in global temperature. Labour will champion a goal of zero net global emissions in the second half of this century and push for stricter targets in Europe than the current goal of a 40% cut by 2030, she said. Asked what new level she wanted, she said: Because of Ed...
Obama's Climate Change Blind Spot: Emissions From Public Lands
2015-04-06 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: President Barack Obamas recent promise to lead by example on climate had the potential to be a major step forward. But sadly, his latest pledge to reduce greenhouse gases seems poised to keep our nation moving backward. While he committed to reducing greenhouse gases within the federal government by 40 percent over the next decade, he completely ignored one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions under his control: fossil fuel production from public lands owned by every American....
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