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Obamas latest green move: Banning drilling in Alaskas Bristol Bay
2014-12-17 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: President Obama took another step today to build up his green legacy, just the latest in a recent string of pro-environment actions. He protected Alaskas Bristol Bay, a major environmental and economic resource, by withdrawing the waters indefinitely from future oil and gas drilling. The Huffington Posts Kate Sheppard reports: Obama said in a video Tuesday that he had issued a memorandum withdrawing the region from all future oil and gas lease sales. The region, he said, "is a beautiful, natural...
Climate change to be key issue during Obama's India visit
2014-12-11 13:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Climate change is expected to be an important component of the India-US engagement during President Obama's visit to India in January next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama are expected to take forward the partnership in the area of clean energy, outlined in Washington in September this year. The head of the US delegation to Lima climate talks Todd Stern ruled out a climate deal on the lines of the November deal with China. "We don't have the kind of process with India,...
After Obama's Broadband Regulation Bid, Varied Views From Civil Rights Groups
2014-12-10 04:40:26| Telecom - Topix.net
While some civil rights groups argue that President Barack Obama 's call for strict regulation of Internet access would be harmful to minority communities, others disagree, the New York Times reports. WASHINGTON - When President Obama laid out his vision for strict regulation of Internet access last month, he was voicing views thought to be held by many at the most liberal end of the Democratic Party.
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Obama's Immigration Order May Complicate I-9 Form Audits
2014-12-02 22:59:58| ENR.com: Headline News
Following President Obama's executive order on immigration, audits could become more complicated.
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India may set bigger climate change targets before Obama's R-Day visit
2014-12-01 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Standard: In what could pitch the country in to the same league as US and China, India is likely to announce new, bigger and more impactful climate change targets by the time US President Barack Obama visits India as the chief guest for the Republic day in January. The announcement is likely to include an 'aspirational' peaking year for India's greenhouse gas emissions. The move comes after confabulations in the government lead by the Prime Minister's office. The Union cabinet is also expected to clear...
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