Climate Changes Updates 7-9 June 2013
1) President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to wind down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs
2) Climate change causing Pentagon planning shift, says DOD strategist
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/304151-climate-change-causing-pentagon-planning-shift-says-dod-strategist#ixzz2VncOCDY6
3) Bernheim forest tries to stay ahead of development, climate change
4) Climate change negatively impacting shellfish industry
http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/news/climate-change-negatively-impacting-shellfish-industry-1.316001
5) Evans: Climate-change action is a conservative position
- Climate change may be making children sick
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-182680-Climate-change-may-be-making-children-sick
7) Malaysia takes lead in climate talks
8) Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/climate-change-impacting-food-supply-ghana-080928568.html
9) Large-Scale Biodiversity Is Vital to Maintain Ecosystem Health
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130607160335.htm
10) Santos pollution alert as it pushes for more gas sites
11) Climate fund beats $US30b goal
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/climate-fund-beats-us30b-goal-20130607-2ntrg.html
12) We pay 2000 times more for bottled water: Choice
13) B&Q ‘well on way’ to 90% carbon slash by 2023
http://www.edie.net/news/6/B-Q–well-on-way–to-90–carbon-slash-by-2023-/
14) Staglamites and Climate
http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/46070
15) Scientists use crowd-sourcing to help map global CO2 emissions
- Xi, Obama vow to jointly tackle climate change, reduce hydrofluorocarbons
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/09/c_132443665.htm
17) Here’s Why the U.S. is Morally Obligated to Act on Climate Change
18) While We Focus on the Keystone Pipeline, Big Oil is Busy with Other Horrible Pipelines
19) Dutch MEP: Europe set to end climate ambition ‘vacation’
http://www.rtcc.org/dutch-mep-europe-set-to-end-climate-ambition-vacation/
20) Tempers fray as Russia blocks UN climate talks
http://www.rtcc.org/tempers-fray-as-russia-blocks-un-climate-talks/
21) Africa needs GM crops to cope with climate change – expert
http://www.rtcc.org/africa-needs-gm-crops-to-cope-with-climate-change-expert/
22) Affirmative action can restore gender balance at UN climate talks – report
http://www.rtcc.org/affirmative-action-can-restore-gender-balance-at-un-climate-talks-report/
23) David Shorr: The World Must Unite to Fix Climate Change
24) How Tropical Storm Andrea Spins Up Tornadoes
http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/how-hurricanes-spawn-tornadoes-130607.htm