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Federal Aviation Administration issues FAA Safety Briefing Update.
2016-01-18 14:31:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
As latest installment of safety policy voice for non-commercial general aviation community, January/February 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on FAA's new Compliance Philosophy and what its foundational concepts mean to general aviation community. Articles discuss how FAA and aviation community can identify problem in the NAS, use most effective tools to correct said problem, and monitor situation to ensure it stays fixed.
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U.S. Announces Moratorium On New Coal Leases On Federal Lands
2016-01-16 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bonham Journal: While environmentalists cheered, state government and central Utah county leaders expressed dismay about the Obama administration's decision to halt new coal leases on federal lands. There's enough coal in reserve under existing leases to continue production at its current rate for another 20 years, she said. "The coal industry is shrinking, and it will continue to shrink for the foreseeable future". "It is abundantly clear that times are different than they were 30 years ago, and the time...
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Obama temporarily bans new coal leases on federal land
2016-01-16 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Angering coal supporters, the Obama administration announced a temporary ban on new coal leases on federal lands Friday as part of a broad environmental and economic review of the nation's federal coal program. The decision, which was lauded by environmental advocates, came three days after President Obama said in his State of the Union address that he would "push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet,"...
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Why Does So Much U.S. Coal Come from Federal Land?
2016-01-15 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: By hitting pause on granting new federal coal leases, the Obama administration is facing up to an uncomfortable reality in its drive to meet climate targets: Nearly 41 percent of American coal comes from government-owned land. The price industry pays to mine that coal hasnt changed in more than 30 years. Now, the Interior Department plans for the first time to factor impacts on the environment and human health into the deal. The shift announced Friday aims to bring a decades-old leasing policy...
Obama Halts Federal Coal Leasing Citing Climate Change
2016-01-15 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: The Obama administration on Friday brought a temporary halt to new coal mining leases on federal lands while it conducts a three-year review meant to bring coal leasing in line with U.S. climate policy. The moratorium comes just days after Obama said in his State of the Union Address that he would push to change the way the government manages its oil and coal resources to reflect the costs they impose on both taxpayers and the planet. The moratorium takes place immediately, but does not halt coal...
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