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Social Tools Meet Obama's State Of Union Address
2013-02-11 16:22:00| TechWeb
White House unveils a host of social media initiatives to engage citizens in the State of the Union speech.
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Obamas State of the Union must sell the climate challenge as war
2013-02-11 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bellona: The truth will likely lie in between as he addresses the annual joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate tomorrow evening. But one of the strongest indicators that he could let loose with some of the oldie-but-goodie environmental tunes that cemented his popularity during his early first term is that he essentially has nothing to lose as a second-term president, who, judging by his across the board populist rhetoric at his inauguration, could aim for the jugular on his signature...
Obamas address: Could it start a sea change for climate issues?
2013-02-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Palm Beach Post: Climate change -- a topic absent from last years presidential campaign -- has slipped so far down the nations to-do list that stakeholders have taken to counting how often the president even utters the phrase. So when President Barack Obama mentioned climate change in his inaugural address Jan. 21, those observers cautiously took notice. Now they are waiting to see whether the president mentions climate change again in his State of the Union address Tuesday. If he were to talk about it regularly,...
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Report: US falling short on Obamas climate targets
2013-02-07 12:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The US will fail to meet President Obama's stated goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 17 per cent against 2005 levels by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to tackle emissions from fossil fuel industries. That is the stark warning contained in a new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI), which argues that despite recent figures showing that US emissions have fallen to their lowest level in almost 20 years deeper cuts can only be achieved if President Obama pursues more ambitious...
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Obamas Choice to Lead Interior Dept. Has Oil Sector and Conservation Credentials
2013-02-06 23:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama on Wednesday nominated Sally Jewell, the chief executive of Recreational Equipment Inc., to lead the Interior Department, with a vow that she will balance the agencys sometimes conflicting mandates to promote resource development and preserve the nations natural heritage. If confirmed, Ms. Jewell, a former oil company engineer and longtime advocate for conservation and outdoor recreation, will take over a department that has been embroiled in controversy over the regulation of...
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