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Energy, climate change make for touchy State of the Union topics
2015-01-20 23:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fortune: President Obama will likely touch on energy and environmental issues during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But not every topic is safe. President Barack Obama will give his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night with energy and climate change as likely talking points. Theres plenty to say, of course. Gas prices have dropped sharply over the past six months to an average of just over $2 a gallon, according to AAA. Meanwhile, a bill to start construction on the Keystone...
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Obama might mention Vertex in tonight's State of the Union
2015-01-20 21:36:30| Biotech - Topix.net
President Barack Obama will be talking about precision medicine and cystic fibrosis in tonight's State of the Union address, which means it's likely he will mention Vertex Pharmaceuticals. No one exactly knows what President Barack Obama will highlight in his State of the Union address tonight, but given that one of the guests to sit with the First Lady's will be a cystic fibrosis patient taking a drug for that disease, chances are that Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its role in the field of precision medicine may well come up.
State of the Union expected to include education tax breaks
2015-01-20 19:21:00| American School & University
In tonights State of the Union address, the President is expected to outline major changes to the tax code that will have an impact on childcare, education benefits, and provide funding for the Presidents proposal to provide two years of free community college. read more
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Let's address the state of food
2015-01-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The state of the union, food-wise, is not good. The best evidence is that more than 46.5 million Americans are receiving SNAP benefits formerly food stamps a number that has not changed much since 2013, when it reached its highest level ever. Even if you allow for fraud, which barely exists (imagine being so desperate that youd risk imprisonment for $130 a month; I doubt you can), the number would be far higher if everyone who was eligible knew it, if pride and stigma were not issues and if...
State of the climate movement in America
2015-01-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: As we enter 2015, the state of the climate movement is strong. Over the last year, we have grown in leaps and bounds. Together, we turned out over 400,000 people into the streets of New York City during last Septembers Peoples Climate March. It was the largest demonstration for climate action in history and the largest march on any issue for over a decade in New York. In 2014, the fossil fuel divestment movement kept spreading like wildfire, with more cities, religious groups, and universities...
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