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Climate change moves to forefront in Obama's second inaugural address
2013-01-21 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama said more about climate change in his inauguration speech and expressed it more forcefully than he did at any point in the 2012 election campaign and during much of his first term. Climate change occupied a significant chunk of Monday's speech, and Obama did not stint on the language, suggesting it was a religious and patriotic duty to deal with the challenge. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future...
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Climate Change Given Prominence in Obama's Address
2013-01-21 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: resident Obama made addressing climate change the most prominent policy vow of his second Inaugural Address on Monday, setting in motion what Democrats say will be a deliberately paced but aggressive campaign built around the use of his executive powers to sidestep Congressional opposition. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to do so would betray our children and future generations, Mr. Obama said, at the start of eight full sentences on the subject, more than...
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Where to watch Obama's inauguration online
2013-01-21 01:19:27| CNET News.com
Numerous Web sites will be bringing you live coverage of tomorrow's event. Here's where to tune in. [Read more]
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Will The Grass Be Greener In Obama's Second Term?
2013-01-20 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: One of the chief expectations of those who voted for President Obama is that he moves assertively to pass climate change legislation, whatever the political climate in Washington. "We have a bipartisan common interest in moving away from fossil fuels towards clean energy," says Michael Brune, the executive director of the Sierra Club. "The sooner that members of both parties in Congress realize that and develop solutions, the better off we'll all be." Bipartisan support is an elusive national...
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Will climate change get cold shoulder in Obama's second term?
2013-01-20 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: As President Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office for the second time, he has promised that climate change will be a priority in his second term. The chances that significant climate action will actually happen, however, remain slim, policy experts say. "I always have hope, but it is sometimes hard to see how real progress, substantial progress, is going to be made with the fact that the Congress is so polarized," said Travis Franck, a policy analyst for nongovernmental organization...
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