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Obama Cabinet meets letter writers, gets view of how policies translate to real life
2014-11-10 02:53:59| Trucking - Topix.net
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez had a message for the three people sitting in wingback chairs in his expansive office with views of the Capitol. "Sometimes when people write letters, they wonder if people actually read them," he said.
Obama backs stricter net neutrality rules
2014-11-10 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Verizon dismayed as U.S. president calls on FCC to reclassify ISPs as common carriers and subject them to tighter regulations.
Republicans in Congress poised clash with Obama over environment
2014-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Despite postelection nods toward cooperation, Republicans, who will hold the majority in Congress next year, appear poised to clash with President Obama over a range of energy and environmental issues, including the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and important rules addressing climate change, smog and water pollution. Congressional Republicans have long argued that environmental regulations kill jobs and that fossil fuel development, especially on federal lands, should be expanded. Now...
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Senate Dems press Obama for strong global climate treaty
2014-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A group of Senate Democrats is pressuring President Obama to take ambitious actions in order to encourage other countries to sign onto a global climate accord. In a letter to Obama on Friday, four senators call for a strong post-2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the U.S. Democratic Sens. Bob Menendez (N.J.), Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Patty Murray (Wash.), who are all the current chairmen of the committees covering foreign relations, environment, finance and...
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White House: GOP Senate wont stop Obama on climate
2014-11-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama will continue to take action on policies to fight climate change whether or not Republicans take control of the Senate, the White House said. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday that Obama plans to keep using his executive powers to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. There are too many Republicans in Congress who even deny the basic scientific fact that climate change is occurring and something that policymakers should be concerned...
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