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Ten U.S. Cities Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies
The mayors and city councils of ten U.S. cities have joined a burgeoning national movement by committing to divest their pension funds from the 200 largest fossil fuel companies because of the industry's responsibility for climate change. "Divestment is just one of the steps we can take to address the climate crisis," said Mayor Mike McGinn of Seattle, a former Sierra Club state chair who last November became the first mayor to urge his city's pension fund to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Now he's encouraging other cities to do the same. "Cities that [divest from fossil fuel companies] will be leaders in creating a new model f...
All STORIES in Climate Change
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Climate Politics: Canadian Edition
I've recently devoted more than a few words to describing Republicans' dishonesty about climate change. That's only sur...
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New Zealand Companies Crack Down on Illegal Timber
Companies that illegally log tropical forests in Indonesia may in future find it harder to sell their product on the in...
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Forests Ability to Absorb Carbon may be Better Than First Thought
New research suggests that woodlands, forests and other terrestrial ecosystems are able to sequestrate up to 40% of th...
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New Poll Pits Canadian Against American Perceptions of Climate Change
America versus Canada might conjure up images of hockey. However, the Brookings Institution put out a new study that lo...
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Shale may be More Damaging to the Climate Than Coal
Shale gas may be more significant in altering climate change than burning coal according to a new study that was carri...
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Cloud Whitening Could be a Black Day for Global Warming
A study unveiled at the European Geosciences Union has revealed that whitening clouds by using drops of sea water in o...
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Climate Change Hampers Tree Growth, Says New Study
The National Science Foundation has released a study that suggests climate change is having an impact on tree growth an...
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Phytoplankton Under Threat From Climate Change
Tiny planktonic plants known as phytoplankton that are of crucial importance to the Arctic ecosystem could be under...
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Ethiopia Moves Toward Carbon Neutrality
As part of its latest program to reduce carbon emissions, the Ethiopian government announced last week that it plans to...
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House Republicans and the Never-Ending Stream of Climate Nonsense
Lately, Republicans in the House of Representatives have been derided for their attitudes for climate change here. This...
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Plant Pores Indicate Growing Carbon Dioxide Levels
Carbon dioxide levels have risen so much in the last 150 years that plant pores, which plants effectively breathe thr...
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The Winter Wonderland Could be a Thing of the Past
A NASA funded satellite study has revealed that ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic are melting three times fas...
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Arctic Ice Cover at Near-Record Low
Findings from the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado show maximum ice cover in the Arctic...
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Earth Hour: Still Not the Right Approach to Climate Change and Development
Last year, I wrote an article coming out against Earth Hour, pegging it as a regressive way of showing your support f...
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Is Japan a Global Warming Ticking Time Bomb?
After the devastating earthquake in Japan, many people are questioning whether global warming was a factor behind t...
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Flood Experience Increases Acceptance of and Action on Climate Change
How would Noah of Biblical fame feel about climate change if he were around today? Would he see floods as an act of G...
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Going Green for Saint Patrick's Day
A number of floats at numerous Saint Patrick Day parades aimed to highlight the growing problem of climate change and...
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The US Chamber Doesn't Speak for these Businesses
Probably no organization has spent as much money opposing efforts to stop climate change as the US Chamber of Commerce,...
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European Commission Will not Target Tougher Carbon Measures
Tougher targets and measures to cut carbon emissions will not be adopted by the European Commission, even though it wi...
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GOP Lawmakers are Blind to Science
The "nays" had it yesterday. At a meeting of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, all 31 Republicans voted again...
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