Rockefellers, Heirs to Oil Fortune, To Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels
"John D. Rockefeller built a vast fortune on oil. Now his heirs are abandoning fossil fuels."
Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014
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Push for New Pact on Climate Change Is Plagued by Old Divide of Wealth
The U.N. climate summit on Tuesday is likely to be plagued by old North-South divisions.
Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014
"Harper Government Tracking Hundreds of Peaceful Protests"
"A new Public Safety document obtained by a Member of Parliament reveals that the government has been keeping tabs on more than 600 protests, rallies and events across Canada between 2006 and 2014."
Source: Vancouver Sun, 09/22/2014
"At March, Clarion Call for Action on Climate"
"Legions of demonstrators frustrated by international inaction on global warming descended on New York City on Sunday, marching through the heart of Manhattan with a message of alarm for world leaders set to gather this week at the United Nations for a summit meeting on climate change."
Source: NY Times, 09/22/2014
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"Investors Call for Climate Change Deal"
"Institutional investors managing £15tn of assets have called for an ambitious global climate deal to give them certainty to invest in clean technology."
Source: Guardian, 09/19/2014
"2014 Already a Nasty Year for Wyoming Oil Spills"
"An oil boom in Wyoming is having a filthy side effect. A string of accidents, ranging in geography from a remote gulley in the Powder River Basin to a refinery in downtown Cheyenne, already has made this year the state's worst for oil spills since at least 2009, state records show."
Source: AP, 09/19/2014
"Report Warns That Superstorm Sandy Was Not 'The Big One'"
"In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy wreaked major havoc on the United States, causing 117 deaths and leaving $62 billion worth of damage in its wake when it passed through New York and New Jersey. But Sandy wasn't the strongest storm ever to hit that region, and there is the potential for other, much bigger storms to strike, a new report warns."
Source: Huffington Post, 09/19/2014
Texas Plans Rewriting School Text Books To Deny Manmade Climate Change
"Texas has proposed re-writing school text books to incorporate passages denying the existence of climate change and promoting the discredited views of an ultra-conservative think tank."
Source: Guardian, 09/19/2014
"Is Coal Dust Risky? Scientists Are Looking Into It"
"Coal has been transported around the country by rail for decades. But very little research has been done on what coal does to the environment when it escapes from trains.With two large coal export terminals proposed for Washington state, one federal agency is hoping to add good science to the debate over coal in the Northwest."
Source: NWPR/EarthFix, 09/19/2014
