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Obama wants college grads to call for action on climate change
2014-06-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama called on Americans coming of age to demand that politicians respond more aggressively to climate change, comparing those skeptical about man-caused alterations to the environment to a belief that the moon is "made of cheese." In a commencement address Saturday to graduates of the University of California at Irvine, Obama delivered one of his feistiest critiques of lawmakers who object to environmental regulations he's pushing that are aimed at reducing carbon emissions....
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Obama calls for climate change action in California commencement speech
2014-06-14 22:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama on Saturday repeated his recent appeals for action to prevent climate change, while speaking at the University of California, Irvine graduation ceremony. The question is not whether we need to act, the president said, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. The overwhelming judgement of science, accumulated and reviewed over decades, has put the that to rest. The question is whether were willing to act. Obama, who was speaking to mark 50th anniversary of the ceremony at which the UC...
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I am a conservationist: Tony Abbott says no friction w/ Obama on climate change action
2014-06-14 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: Prime Minister Tony Abbott has described himself as a ''conservationist'' who has no disagreement with US President Barack Obama on the subject of climate change. Speaking after his meeting with Mr Obama in Washington, Mr Abbott played down any differences between the two leaders, saying that both he and the US President took climate change ''very seriously''. Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is a conservationist and there is no disagreement between himself and Obama on climate change. Photo:...
EPA's Climate Action Plan may save thousands of lives
2014-06-14 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: In Chicago, the weather has always been moody. But weather conditions are getting more sporadic no matter where travelers go. In a June 2 proposal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Climate Action Plan, with the approval of President Barack H. Obama, to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants, which would increase efficiency and lower pollutant rates. The Earths temperature on average has risen 1.4 degrees in Fahrenheit and will continue to rise 2- to 11.5 degrees...
Illinois: Anti-fracking activists make call for action
2014-06-14 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Southern Maryland Newspapers: Activists are calling for a statewide day of action Monday in support of renewable energy and against fracking. The self-described fracktivists are asking people to take action to demand renewable sources of energy and say no to fracking by meeting with legislators, writing letters, hanging banners and educating the public on the issues. Locally, a direct action is planned with a protest at the Marion office of state Rep. John Bradley. A news conference and one-hour protest begins at 11...
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