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Democratic climate advocates huddle with White House aides

2013-03-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Hill: Two Capitol Hill Democrats seeking more aggressive steps to confront global warming huddled earlier this week with a pair of top White House aides. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) told reporters Friday that he and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) met a couple of days ago with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rob Nabors and Heather Zichal, a top energy and climate adviser to President Obama. We had a very good and wide-ranging discussion, Whitehouse told reporters in the Capitol. Whitehouse...

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White House Releases Draft NEPA and CEQA Integration Handbook

2013-03-19 00:47:28| Waste Management - Topix.net

On March 5, 2013, the Council for Environmental Quality and the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research released NEPA and CEQA: Integrating State and Federal Environmental Reviews for public review and comment.

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White House to respond to anti-CISPA petition

2013-03-13 20:38:48| Extremetech

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), the latest attempt by the US legislative branch to hinder online freedom, just received a significant blow from concerned citizens. On the official White House petition site, an anti-CISPA petition has reached 100,000 signatures. That's not just a big number -- it's the minimum requirement for a mandatory response from the White House.

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White House demands China cease alleged hacking activity

2013-03-12 00:35:18| CNET News.com

Obama's national security adviser says China must end recent cyberespionage traced to back to that country or risk impacting relations with the U.S. [Read more]

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