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Obama's Clean Power Plan gets a jolt of support from corporations
2015-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Three hundred sixty-five companies and investors sent letters on Friday to more than two dozen governors supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's plans to significantly reduce carbon emissions from power plants, urging even the most recalcitrant states to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of the new rules. The Clean Power Plan, expected to be issued in final form as early as Monday, has drawn significant opposition, particularly from Republicans and the fossil fuel industry,...
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What Changes to Expect from Obamas Clean Power Plan
2015-08-02 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will unveil as soon as Monday the final version of a sweeping - and controversial - regulation to cut carbon emissions from the electricity sector. In its initial version, the Clean Power Plan called for cutting the country's power plant emissions 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, setting different targets for each state. The proposal is the signature piece of President Barack Obamas climate change policy. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said...
Obama to require steeper emissions cuts from US power plants
2015-08-02 06:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.S. has ever taken to fight global warming. A year after proposing unprecedented carbon dioxide limits, Obama was poised to finalize the rule at a White House event on Monday. In a video posted to Facebook, Obama said the limits were backed up by decades of data...
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Warren Buffett's investing acumen is demonstrated brilliantly in this Nevada power deal
2015-08-01 18:21:06| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Warren Buffett is generally regarded as something of a demi-god in investing circles. Most of the praise comes for his stock picking abilities though, rather than for his ability to select good managers at good companies and give them the freedom to run those firms well.
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Florida power firm gave $1 million to super PAC supporting Bush, who pushed for rate increase
2015-08-01 17:23:22| Energy - Topix.net
The largest Florida corporate donor to a super political action committee backing former Gov. Jeb Bush's presidential run is NextEra Energy Inc., the company that owns electric utility giant Florida Power & Light. Bush, a leading Republican contender, knows the company well.
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