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Philippines' delegate calls out climate change deniers after Haiyan
2013-11-12 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Yesterday, the Filipino delegate to the ongoing climate summit, Naderev 'Yeb' Sao, dared climate change deniers to take a hard look at what's happening not just in the Philippines, but the whole world. Over the weekend, the Philippines was hit by what may have been the largest typhoon to ever make landfallTyphoon Haiyan. Reports are still coming in days later, but the death toll may rise to over 10,000 with whole cities simply swept away. "To anyone who continues to deny the reality that is...
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Philippines delegate refuses to eat until action on climate change 'madness'
2013-11-12 14:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: With his country grappling with the damage from "hell-storm" Haiyan, a Philippines official launched a hunger strike Tuesday to pressure a U.N. climate change conference for concrete steps to fight global warming. Naderev Sano, a member of the Philippines Climate Change Commission, said he was fasting "in solidarity with my countrymen who are now struggling for food back home" -- including his own brother, whom Sano said "has been gathering bodies of the dead with his own two hands." "What...
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Delegate for the Philippines vows to stop eating at climate summit
2013-11-11 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Following the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyanwhich is arguably the strongest typhoon to ever make landfallFilipino delegate, Naderev 'Yeb' Sao, has vowed to go on a fast at the UN Climate Summit that opened today in Warsaw, Poland. Sao made the vow during a powerful speech in which he said he would fast, "until we stop this madness." "In solidarity with my countrymen who are struggling to find food back home...I will now commence a voluntary fasting for the climate," Sao said. "This...
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Typhoon prompts 'fast' by Philippines climate delegate
2013-11-11 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The head of the Philippines delegation at UN climate talks in Poland has said he will stop eating until participants make "meaningful" progress. In an emotional speech, Yeb Sano linked the "staggering" devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan to a changing climate. Mr Sano said he was speaking on behalf of those who lost their lives in the storm and his fast would last until "we stop this madness". His speech brought tears to the eyes of other delegates and a standing ovation. Mr Sano said...
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Dan Scott Selected as Exclusive Jewelry Industry Delegate for CMO Summit
2013-09-16 19:27:59| Jewelry - Topix.net
GDS International, the world's premier business-to-business events company is hosting The Chief Marketing Officer Summit and has selected Dan Scott, CMO of World Trade Jewelers as their exclusive, fine jewelry industry delegate.
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