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Environmental groups to Kevin Rudd: don't undermine green safeguards
2013-07-03 10:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environment groups claiming 1.5 million supporters have written to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demanding he reject a push by business leaders and state governments to wind back federal environmental laws. The Business Council of Australia and NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell have sought to use the change of prime minister to resurrect their campaign for the federal government to hand over environmental approval processes to the states in the interests of cutting "greentape". But Australian Conservation...
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Conservation policies that boost farm yields may ultimately undermine forest protection, argues study
2013-04-17 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Rising agricultural profitability due to higher prices, improved crop productivity, and forest conservation itself could make it increasingly difficult for conservation programs tied to payments for ecosystem services to succeed, warns a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The prediction is based on a model that forecasts the potential impact of agricultural intensification on small farmers' behavior in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
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Climate challenges undermine a fragile Maasai culture
2013-04-04 14:36:34| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: The most recognizable cultural group in Africa may be the Maasai. Living mostly in Kenya and Tanzania, their everyday attire of brightly colored fabrics and elaborate beaded jewelry, set against the backdrop of the African Savannah, have seared their identity into the minds of every traveler to the region. The Maasai warriors were so fierce, their people were able to defy slavery. To this day, it's a rite of passage to kill a lion when a young man becomes a warrior. This brand of virility and...
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Scientists: Keystone XL Would 'Undermine' Obama's Climate Legacy
2013-01-15 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: A group of prominent climate scientists say President Obamas legacy is on the line as he mulls whether to approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. We hope, as scientists, that you will demonstrate the seriousness of your climate convictions by refusing to permit Keystone XL; to do otherwise would be to undermine your legacy, the 18 scientists wrote in a public letter to Obama released Tuesday. Scientists signing the letter include James Hansen of Columbia University and NASA, Stanford...
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