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STUDIES OFFER CITIES ADVICE ON TACKLING CLIMATE RISKS

Submitted by theadminx on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 14:30

Mark Kinver, Environment Reporter, BBC News (May 16, 2012)

Urban areas need to build in additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, research has shown.

Risks such as flooding and excessive temperatures are among the risks facing towns and cities, experts conclude.

Two separate studies by the University of Manchester and the European Environment Agency said city planners had to act now to build in resilience.

More than half of the world's population now live in urban areas.

What is going on at FACTNet? We have decided to broaden our scope...

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 21:40

 
  In the coming weeks, months and hopefully years you might notice that FACTNet.org is going outside of the box of Cult related problems to cover and address other more pressing issues.  An exiting or ex-member might say what is more pressing then the PTSD, the Battered Spouse or Stolkholm Syndrome or the total demolishion of a family due to the twisted minds and scriptures of a Narcicistic Cult Leader?

BESEIGED BY CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS, A SCIENTIST DECIDES TO FIGHT BACK

Submitted by nabashalam on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:06

In an article published last month in Environment 360, a publication of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, climate scientist Michael E. Mann discusses “bad-faith assaults on science,” and why the truth about global warming will inevitably gain wide acceptance.
 
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/climate_scientist_michael_mann_fights_back_against_skeptics/2516/
 
As scientists, we are used to having our work questioned.

MAY 2012 Meeting Change - ICSA Philadelphia Local Meeting...

Submitted by nabashalam on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:42

The May 2012 meeting will be held on Saturday May 12, 2012, (7pm - 9pm).

The Location of this meeting will be:
Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel
3549 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104

ICSA has been running a monthly meeting in Philadelphia is for:

Families, ex-members, and others needing support
People who share ICSA's interests and want to learn more
People who want to work with others to educate the public about cult
issues or help victims

Reminder: SPECIAL one-day workshop, May 12, 2012 - 9:30 to 5:00 p.m. - Philadelphia...

Submitted by nabashalam on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 13:37

S P E C I A L  E V E N T : O N E  D AY  W O R K S H O P

Jehovah’s Witnesses, Former Members and Families
May 12, 2012 - 9:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia.

Special Event:
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Former Members and Families - Philadelphia

When:
Saturday May 12, 2012 9:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Where:
Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel - Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (PA) 3549 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19104

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