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How Obama will deliver his climate promise

2013-01-30 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: BARACK OBAMA is certainly talking the talk on climate change - promising to put the fight against global warming at the heart of his second term. What's more surprising is that the US - historically, the world's biggest emitter - actually seems to be walking the walk. It is on track to meet Obama's 2009 pledge to cut US emissions by 17 per cent, from 2005 levels, by 2020. The target could even be exceeded, which may give a boost to the long-stalled international climate talks. There's no realistic...

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Obama's climate promise

2013-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Living on Earth: In his second inauguration speech, President Obama called for urgent action to address our warming climate. Van Jones, former White House green jobs advisor and current director of Rebuild the Dream, joins host Steve Curwood to discuss how Obama can turn words into action. Transcript CURWOOD: From the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios in Boston, this is Living on Earth. I'm Steve Curwood. President Obama has pledged to fight climate change before, but as he spoke to the nation shortly after...

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Panama Canal Expansion Brings Promise of Instant Shipping Closer

2013-01-22 19:45:00| National Real Estate Investor

As U.S. ports prepare to handle more and more massive ships, including through the Panama Canal expansion, the attention and spending on infrastructure may one day allow the holy grail of shipping to be reached: A person orders an item off the Internet in the morning, and its shipped to their house by the evening.

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