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There isn't that much action in Obama's 'year of action'
2014-07-19 16:13:42| Energy - Topix.net
But for all his strong rhetoric, not to mention the reaction of the right, warning of an out-of-control executive, Obama's actions this year are mostly minor, in line with previous presidents and within his scope.
Congress the butt of Obama's climate science jokes
2014-06-26 04:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama lampooned congressional skepticism over climate change on Wednesday, saying that lawmakers who balk at tackling air pollution are either blind to science or cowed by extremists. In a speech to the League of Conservation Voters, the president enumerated the steps he has taken to slow pollution and rein in emissions that scientists say have trapped heat in the earth's atmosphere. One such measure, a sweeping plan to cut power plant pollution unveiled earlier this month,...
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Supreme Court largely backs Obamas emissions cuts
2014-06-24 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: US president Barack Obamas plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions have been mostly backed by the Supreme Court. Some limits have been placed on the plans, including exempting some smaller emitters. Earlier this month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a new strategy that aims to cut carbon pollution from fossil fuel power plants by 30% by 2030. The organisation added that the net climate and health benefits of the move would add up to $82 billion (48bn). A group of 128 companies...
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US supreme court limits some of Obama's greenhouse gas regulations
2014-06-23 17:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The US supreme court on Monday issued a mixed ruling on a challenge to part of President Obama's greenhouse gas regulations by exempting a small proportion of facilities from a federal air pollution program while allowing most major pollution sources, including power plants and refineries, to be included. The court was divided in several different ways in what was a relatively narrow case concerning a challenge by industry groups and Republican-leaning states to one aspect of a suite of rules...
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Obamas New Emission Rules: Will They Survive Challenges?
2014-06-16 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: The Obama Administrations recent announcement that it plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal-fired power plants evoked cries of protest and warnings of economic doom from the political right, and praise from the center and the left. As the controversy over the proposed rules continues to unfold, two important questions loom: What is the likelihood that these new regulations will actually be put into effect, Jeff Swensen/Getty Images The new EPA rules aim for a 30 percent reduction...
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