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Obama administration moves ahead with sweeping rules requiring cleaner gasoline
2013-03-29 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The Environmental Protection Agency will move ahead Friday with a rule requiring cleaner gasoline and lower-pollution vehicles nationwide, amounting to one of President Obamas most significant air pollution initiatives, according to people briefed on the decision. The proposed standards would add less than a penny a gallon to the cost of gasoline while delivering an environmental benefit akin to taking 33 million cars off the road, according to a senior administration official, who spoke on the...
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Obama administration declares that it's time to legalize mobile phone unlocking
2013-03-04 21:26:09| InfoWorld: Top News
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Obama Administration Moves Forward on Climate Change Without Congress
2013-02-22 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: President Barack Obama is tired of waiting for Congress to move on legislation to reduce carbon emissions, and his administration is poised to move forward on actions to do just thatincluding a move that will effectively eliminate the possibility of any new coal plant opening in the United States, experts say. "We can choose to believe that Superstorm Sandy, and the most severe drought in decades, and the worst wildfires some states have ever seen were all just a freak coincidence," Obama said...
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Will Obama administration clear Keystone XL Pipeline?
2013-01-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The future of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline is in the hands of the State Department. President Obama rejected a similar pipeline proposal last year, but now that Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has approved an alternative route through his state, the approval process is back on track. Because the Keystone XL would cross an international boundary - between Saskatchewan and Montana - it requires review by the State Department and a special presidential permit. Environmental groups oppose...
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NGOs call on Obama Administration to suspend Arctic oil drilling after series of blunders
2013-01-10 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A coalition of 17 conservation groups are calling on the Obama Administration to suspend offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic after Shell's attempt to drill there has been undermined by a series of mishaps. Shell's long stream of problems was capped this month when the company lost control of its drilling rig which ran aground on Sitkalidak Island in southern Alaska. Officials have now warned that up to 272 gallons of diesel fuel may have spilled from the rig's lifeboats. "These recent...
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