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White House plans rooftop solar panel initiative for inner-city neighbourhoods
2015-07-07 12:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House said it would move to put more solar panels on rooftops in poor, inner-city neighbourhoods to cut electricity bills and fight climate change. The plan, to be unveiled on Tuesday in Baltimore, follows dozens of new initiatives rolled out by the White House since the start of the year to signal Barack Obamas commitment to act on climate change even in the face of Republican opposition. America is in the midst of a rooftop solar boom with installation up 139,000% in the last...
White House goes quiet on role of nuclear power in Brazil climate deal
2015-07-05 06:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: A new nuclear energy deal between the U.S. and Brazil got lost in the shuffle this week, as the White House sought instead to play up a pledge between the two countries to increase renewable energy. Nevertheless, the two countries did also agree to collaborate on nuclear energy development as part of a broad plan to address global warming agreed to earlier this week in Washington. The new agreement between the two nations comes as nations prepare for international negotiations on climate change...
White House: We Have A Beef With GMO Regulations
2015-07-03 02:41:57| Biotech - Topix.net
The U.S. government's system for regulating the products of biotechnology, including GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, was born in 1986, and it has been controversial from the start. Now, it will be getting a makeover - in part to assure the public that GMOs really are adequately regulated.
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White House outlines long-term costs of inaction on climate change
2015-06-22 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Failure to act on climate change could cause an estimated 57,000 deaths in the United States from poor air quality by 2100, the Obama administration argued in a new report Monday that warns of dire effects of global warming. The report underscores the costs of inaction on climate change as well as the benefits from taking action now. The administration estimates that 12,000 people in 49 U.S. cities could die from extreme temperatures in 2100. The report comes as Republicans in Congress seek...
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White House Restores Electronics Eco-Standard
2015-06-22 09:08:00| Waste Age
The federal government resurrected the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool by altering a recent executive order that outlines the federal governments sustainability plans for the next decade. read more
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