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Obama devotes weekly radio address to climate change
2016-02-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: U.S. President Barack Obama says climate change is "one of the greatest challenges of our time," but America is standing up to the challenge. "Today, clean power from the wind or the sun is actually cheaper in many communities than dirtier, conventional power," the president said Saturday in his weekly address. "Over the last seven years, we've made historic investments in clean energy that helped private sector companies create tens of thousands of good jobs," the president said. In an...
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Climate Economists React to Obamas Proposed Oil Tax
2016-02-06 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: On Thursday, President Obama dropped a surprise in his transportation plan as part of his annual budget. The plan -- dubbed the 21st Century Clean Transportation System -- calls for $300 billion in investments over the next decade in high speed rail, driverless cars and mass transit across the U.S. That would cut down on carbon pollution and could help the U.S. meet its 10-year climate goal of reducing carbon emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels. The 5-year cost of a barrel of crude...
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Climate change affecting fisheries wealth: Scientists
2016-02-06 13:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Pelagic fish like mackerel, sardine and anchovies are alarmingly disappearing from the Kerala coasts due to ocean warming, marine scientists said today as they warned of the adverse impacts of climate change on fisheries wealth. The experts, who spoke at a session on Climate Resilient Fisheries held at the International Conference on Blue Economy here, stressed the need for framing strategies for protecting the ocean eco-system and conserving the fishery wealth. Dr P U Zacharia, a scientist...
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Obama using final budget request to push for action against climate change
2016-02-06 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama called on Congress to double funding for clean energy research on Saturday, using his final budget request and one of the last high-profile moments of his presidency to push for action against climate change. The president said his final budget on Tuesday would propose doubling clean energy research spending from $6.4bn to $12.8bn by 2020. Rather than subsidise the past, we should invest in the future, Obama said in his weekly address. Thats why the budget I will send to...
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Some forests don't help stop climate change
2016-02-06 09:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: El Nino could ease California drought February 4, 2016 East Coast could be a major hotspot for rising seas February 3, 2016 Court denies bid by Kentucky, other states, to block EPA emissions plan January 22, 2016 Rising lake temperatures may worsen algae blooms December 20, 2015 For wildlife, mild winter weather is a mixed bag December 20, 2015 Greenland Ice Sheet is shrinking at a high rate December 20, 2015 Red alert in effect for Beijing smog December 20, 2015 Last deep British coal mine closes...
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