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    Shell’s 1991 warning: climate changing ‘at faster rate than at any time since end of ice age’

    Feb 28, 2017 – The Guardian –

    Critics say public information film shows Shell ‘understood the threat was dire, potentially existential for civilisation, more than a quarter of a century ago’

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    Climate change predicted to transform Vancouver into San Diego, but at a heavy cost

    Feb 26, 2017 – The Province –

    Goodbye Vancouver, hello San Diego. A major climate-change study predicts temperatures in Metro Vancouver will exceed those of present-day Southern California in the coming decades.

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    NDP MLA calls for interest-free loans on electric vehicles

    Feb 26, 2017 – CBC News –

    Manitoba’s environment critic is hoping to electrify transportation in the province using an interest-free loan incentive.

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    Another city plans overnight revamp of its entire bus system

    Feb 23, 2017 – Next City –

    On May 1, Columbus will become the next U.S. city to enact an overnight bus overhaul, a la Houston, Anchorage, Jacksonville and others.

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    Diehard coders just rescued NASA’s Earth Science data

    Feb 13, 2017 – Wired –

    On Saturday, more than 200 hackers, scientists, and students on UC Berkeley’s campus worked to rescue federal US climate data.

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    Heat waves scorch the Arctic, Australia, parts of U.S.

    Feb 13, 2017 – Inside Climate News –

    Record-high temperatures spike concerns about climate change’s new normal in the melting Arctic and an already-hot Australia.

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    Australia’s heatwave continues with record temperatures expected

    Feb 10, 2017 – The Guardian –

    New South Wales is expected to experience its hottest February day on record this weekend with emergency services on high alert for catastrophic fire conditions.

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    Solar power installations are booming in Manitoba

    Feb 10, 2017 – Winnipeg Free Press –

    Faced with potentially double-digit increases in hydro rates, solar power installations are booming in Manitoba.

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