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Obama Proposes New Protections For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2015-01-25 20:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The Obama administration is proposing new protections for large portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The U.S. Department of Interior says it's the first time it's recommended additional protections and that their new recommendations have the potential to be one of the largest conservation measures "since Congress passed the visionary Wilderness Act over 50 years ago." The Department is recommending that millions more acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the...
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Obama Will Move to Protect Vast Arctic Habitat in Alaska
2015-01-25 19:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama will ask Congress to increase environmental protections for millions of acres of pristine animal habitat in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, in a move that has already led to fierce opposition from the states Republican lawmakers. The White House announced Sunday that Mr. Obama would ask Congress to designate 12 million of the refuges 19 million acres as wilderness. The wilderness designation is the strongest level of federal protection afforded to public lands, and...
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Bhopal survivors urge PM Modi, Obama to undertake course correction on gas disaster
2015-01-25 19:28:16| Chemicals - Topix.net
Five organisations working for the rights of the survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster today asked Prime Minister Modi and President Barack Obama to end the ongoing disaster in Bhopal in its fourth decade. On the occasion of Mr. Obama visit to India, the survivors asked both leaders to stop protecting corporate interests over the lives and health of ordinary people and sought reflection and course correction for ending the Bhopal disaster.
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Obama proposal expand Alaska Arctic refuge angers Republicans over oil
2015-01-25 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: President Barack Obama will propose expanding the protected area of Alaskas Arctic refuge by 12.28 million acres, including the states Coastal Plain where oil and gas are drilled, the Interior Department said on Sunday. The proposal to expand the part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge designated as wilderness faces an uphill battle in Congress, where Republicans in control of both chambers oppose curbs to oil production, and drew immediate criticism. The wilderness designation, the highest...
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Obama backs India's solar goals, seeks support climate talks
2015-01-25 16:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday offered to help finance India's ambitious solar energy target and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's support at global climate talks in Paris later this year. India is the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter and often acts as the voice of the world's developing countries in United Nations talks on everything from climate change to economic cooperation. It is reluctant to commit to emission targets on the ground that this could hinder economic...
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