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Even Republican voters support Obamas new climate rule
2014-06-03 22:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Republican politicians are railing against President Obama`s new draft power-plant pollution rules, portraying them as job killers that will leave the economy in unrecognizable tatters. President`s new nat`l energy tax will condemn families to higher bills & fewer paychecks for years to come. j.mp/1kiElPY-- Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) June 02, 2014 But their rank-and-file voters haven`t yet gotten the message. The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll, conducted from Thursday...
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06.04.14 -- Study: Little Risk Of Asset Stranding From Obama's Clean Air Act Regulation
2014-06-03 17:11:01| pollutiononline News Articles
06/04/14 Pollution Online Newsletter
Obama's emissions plan could boost climate talks
2014-06-03 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following the international negotiations. The initiative may be a crucial move in pressuring Beijing to accept binding goals to cut greenhouse gases, while also allowing the U.S. to start catching up with the European Union in the fight against...
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Poll: 70% of Americans support Obamas power plant rules
2014-06-03 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The majority of Americans would support new government guidelines to cut pollution from power plants, unveiled on Monday, even if they raise their energy bills, according to a new poll. The Washington Post-ABC survey found that 70% of Americans approve of the new US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that aim to cut pollution from power plants by 30% by 2030. When asked if they would still back the guidelines if their monthly household energy bills were raised by $20, 63% said they...
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Investors worth $800bn back Obamas US emissions reduction plan
2014-06-03 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A group of 128 companies and 49 investors, worth $800 billion in assets, has sent letters of support to Barack Obama, backing the presidents new guidelines unveiled on Monday to cut pollution from power plants. Signatories of the letters include multinational businesses Unilever, Starbucks, Nike, Adidas, Mars and Ben & Jerrys and leading investors Calvert Investments, F&C Management and Impax Asset Management US. They have expressed support for the new rules which were announced by the US Environmental...
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