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Film Narrated By Leo DiCaprio Presents A Clear Climate Change Solution: Price Carbon
2014-08-22 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Ahead of the 2014 UN Climate Summit on Sept. 23, "Carbon" attempts to move the debate forward, exploring how governments worldwide are putting a price on carbon through carbon trading or carbon taxes. "Carbon" is the first film in Green World Rising, a four-part series narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio that focuses on climate change challenges and solutions. Given the alarming list of severe climate impacts in the Arctic, in the South Seas and in places closer to home like New York City and California,...
Sunlight, Not Microbes, Control Carbon Release in the Arctic
2014-08-22 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A vast amount of carbon stored in Arctic permafrost is being converted into carbon dioxide (CO2) once it enters freshwater systems - a process that is worrying experts tracking climate change. This process was long thought to be enabled by microbial activity, but a new study identifies that sunlight itself might be the true culprit. Traditional permafrost is frozen water trapped in soil in a region that never warms enough to the point that the ground will thaw. However, in the wake of a changing...
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IBEW Speaks Out Against EPA Carbon Emission Rule
2014-08-18 17:06:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers testified last month in four cities in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agencys proposed Clean Power plan. read more
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Investors Secure Groundbreaking Corporate Commitments To Protect Forests, Reduce Carbon Emissions
2014-08-18 08:34:06| pollutiononline Home Page
In response to nearly 150 climate-related resolutions filed by institutional investors during the 2014 proxy season, 20 major international corporations have committed to set goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or sustainably source palm oil –a leading driver of global deforestation, which causes nearly 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Environmental Protection Agency
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Investors Secure Groundbreaking Corporate Commitments to Protect Forests, Reduce Carbon Emissions
2014-08-17 07:36:31| Agriculture - Topix.net
Record-high number of shareholder resolutions filed in 2014 proxy season drive more aggressive action by top companies on climate-related issuesSOURCE: Ceres DESCRIPTION:BOSTON, August 14, 2014 /3BL Media/ - In response to nearly 150 climate-related resolutions filed by institutional investors during the 2014 proxy season, 20 major international ... (more)
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