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Obama's preemptive cyber attack disclosure a warning to China
2013-02-06 18:10:33| InfoWorld: Top News
The Obama administration's finding that the president has the power to order a preemptive cyber strike stands as a warning to China, which remains unresponsive to U.S. efforts to curtail digital attacks from the country, cyber security experts say.
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Obama's secretary pick has conservation, oil industry chops
2013-02-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: President Obama this afternoon is scheduled to announce that REI chief Sally Jewell will be nominated to become the 51st secretary of the Interior, an unconventional pick that has garnered early praise from conservation groups and some oil industry backers. Jewell, who has led the outdoor retailer since 2005, was considered a dark horse candidate to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who plans to depart by the end of next month. She will become the first woman to be nominated...
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Can Obama's fire and brimstone on climate change herald a new hope?
2013-02-05 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Eyebrows were raised at Barack Obama's political judgment when he used biblical language to promise action on climate change in his second inaugural address. Inaction would be a betrayal of children and future generations, he said, if we left to them a world of "raging fires and crippling drought and more powerful storms." A scientifically informed, massive shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was the way to a biosphere "commanded to our care by god". It was, he had previously said, also the...
Obamas Climate Team Appears Primed for Action
2013-02-04 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Who will help President Barack Obama meet his ambitious promises to tackle climate change? Eco-celebrities and tree-climbing protesters need not apply. This is a job for wonks. The presidents top climate appointees and the outside advisers best positioned to shape his agenda are a team replete with heavy hitters including green-minded business leaders, buttoned-down environmental lobbyists and bureaucrats who have spent years wrestling with the minutiae of regulations. At the outset,...
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AASHTO Applauds President Obama's Consistent Message on Transportation
2013-01-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In response to President Barack Obama's reference to infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address, AASHTO executive director Bud Wright said "AASHTO salutes President Obama for again calling for greater investment in America's infrastructure." Wright also emphasized anticipation for working with Obama's Administration and Congress on legislation that "will shore up the Highway Trust Fund with a long-term, sustainable source of funding." This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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