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Environmentalists say Keystone fails Obamas test
2013-08-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
FuelFix: Environmentalists on Thursday asserted that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline fails President Barack Obama`s test for approval, because it would exacerbate global warming. The project is the "linchpin" to unlocking the development of Alberta, Canada`s oil sands using particularly energy intensive techniques, according to a report issues by the Sierra Club, Environment America and other groups. "The Keystone XL presidential permit decision is so important precisely because it has critical implications...
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Environmental groups seek to rally support for Obama's climate action plan
2013-08-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Environmental advocates have held rallies and public outreach events and are rolling out advertisements to build public opinion in support of President Obama's climate change plan. The events, including public rallies, screenings of environmental films, and advertisements targeting congressional Republicans who doubt the science of climate change, are intended to show that Obama's plans to promote clean energy and regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants have broad public support. ...
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How daring is President Obama's new climate plan?
2013-07-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale environment 360: Stymied by Congress, and no longer weighed down by concerns about re-election, President Barack Obama decided last month to take assertive action on climate change, unveiling a host of administrative actions to regulate carbon emissions, encourage the development of renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and prepare the country to adapt to a warmer world. To judge how effective the presidents climate plan might be, Yale Environment 360 asked a panel of policy makers, environmentalists,...
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Obama's Climate Change Math Doesn't Add Up
2013-07-22 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
U.S. News and World Report: All we need to know about the president's speech on climate change is revealed by what's missing: Nowhere did he tell us what effects on future temperatures or climate can be expected from his policy proposals on greenhouse gases (GHG). So let's do that math. U.S. GHG emissions are about 17 percent of global emissions. If we apply the widely accepted MAGICC climate model developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and if we assume the international Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Obama's inaugural ambitions meet political reality
2013-07-20 14:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Six months ago, President Barack Obama stood on the Capitol steps and offered a soaring liberal vision for his second term. Buoyed by re-election, he said the nation must pursue without delay steps to protect children from gun violence, tackle climate change and overhaul fractured immigration laws. But the intervening months have showcased the political limits of Obama's ambitions. The result has been an uneven and sometimes disjointed first half of what arguably could be the most important year...
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