"France Bolsters Ban on Genetically Modified Crops"
"France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place, it said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2015
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Pope Francis Faces Challenge Persuading US Catholic Leaders on Climate
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, leader of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, does not seem to be on board with Pope Francis' teachings on climate change and environmental conservation.
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2015
"Search for Bodies After Utah Floods Kill at Least 18"
"Rescuers searched for a 6-year-old boy and a hiker missing on Wednesday after flash floods in southern Utah killed at least 18 people in a national park and a small town on the Arizona border."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2015
"Powerful Quake Off Chile Slams Waves Into Coastal Towns; Eight Killed"
"Strong aftershocks rippled through Chile on Thursday after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake that killed at least eight people and slammed powerful waves into coastal towns, forcing more than a million people from their homes."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2015
Third Death Reported in California Wildfires as Rain Gives Crews Break
"A third person was confirmed dead on Wednesday in the massive California wildfires that have destroyed more than 800 homes and forced the evacuation of 20,000 people, but crews appeared to turn a corner against the blazes as rain fell over the region."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2015
"Republicans Resist Climate Change Action at Debate"
"Rubio says economy must come first as candidates address issue on CNN, as Christie rejects ‘wild leftwing idea’ that we can fix the climate alone".
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2015
"Edelman Ends Work With Coal Producers And Climate Change Deniers"
"The world’s biggest public relations company has decided it will no longer work with coal producers and climate change deniers."
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2015
Pentagon Blocks Report on ‘Toxic Contamination’ at Okinawa Base
"The U.S. military is refusing to release a report detailing environmental contamination at Camp Kinser, a 2.7-sq.-km U.S. Marine Corps supply base near Okinawa’s capital, Naha, that is scheduled for return to civilian use."
Source: Japan Times, 09/16/2015
"Chinese Coal Data Cast Doubt on Historic Stalling of World CO2"
"When the International Energy Agency reported in March that global carbon emissions had stayed flat in 2014, even as the world economy grew, the news was hailed as a turning point in the struggle to curb climate change. But more recent data about Chinese coal consumption, seen by Reuters, raise doubts about whether that historic decoupling of economic growth and carbon emissions from energy use actually occurred."
Source: Reuters, 09/16/2015
"PG&E’s ‘Shady’ Conduct Hindered Probe, Investigators Say"
"Federal investigators complained that secret meddling, arrogance and 'shady' conduct on the part of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. hindered their probe into the deadly San Bruno gas pipeline explosion, according to new court filings that shed light on prosecutors’ decision to seek a criminal obstruction-of-justice case against the company."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 09/16/2015
