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Obama launches plan to fight climate change in US
2013-06-25 22:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: Climate change just got personal - or at least, that's how President Barack Obama is selling the idea of taking action on climate change to the American people. Launching his long-awaited plan to combat climate change today, Obama explicitly linked current hardships to our planet's warming trend: "Farmers see crops wilted one year, washed away the next, and the higher food prices get passed on to you," he told an audience at Georgetown University in Washington DC. With the Republican majority in...
Obama Unveils Climate Change Strategy: End of Line for U.S. Coal Power
2013-06-25 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: President Obama launched his climate change policy effort Tuesday in a speech that invoked Hurricane Sandy's assault on New York, the drought's devastation in the Midwest, and a recent heat wave in Alaska. "Americans are already paying the price of inaction," he said. "Our planet is changing in ways that will have profound impacts on all humankind." "As a president, as a father and as an American, I'm here to say, 'We need to act,'" said Obama in a speech Tuesday at Georgetown University in Washington,...
Obama Reveals Bold New Climate Change Plan
2013-06-25 22:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: President Barack Obama unveiled an ambitious new plan today (June 25) to curtail U.S. greenhouse gas emissions as part of a far-reaching climate change strategy that he said, "should send a strong signal to the world that America intends to take bold action to reduce carbon pollution." Obama outlined the policy objectives -- which focus on reducing the amount of carbon pollution in the United States, preparing communities to withstand the effects of a warming planet, and leading global efforts...
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On climate change, Obama bypasses Congress with ambitious plan
2013-06-25 21:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama delivered his most forceful push for action on global warming on Tuesday, declaring that his administration would impose tighter pollution controls on coal- and gas-fired utilities and establish strict conditions for approval of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Obama also announced that the government would take climate change into consideration in its everyday operations. The shift could affect decisions on a range of issues, including bridge heights, flood insurance rates and...
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Obama unveils climate change plan that goes around Congress
2013-06-25 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: President Obama is launching fresh battles over climate change with plans to curb emissions using executive powers that sidestep Congress -- including controversial rules to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The wide-ranging plan, which Obama will tout in a speech later Tuesday, also beefs up federal efforts to help deploy low-carbon and renewable energy, and has programs to help harden communities against climate-fueled extreme weather. Internationally, it seeks to knock down...
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