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Obama and Modi call for 'new agenda'
2014-09-30 20:45:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Indian PM Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama call for a "new agenda" between their countries during Mr Modi's two-day visit to the US.
U.S. carbon emissions tick higher; Obama tells U.N.: We have to do more'
2014-09-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The Obama administration appears to be losing ground in its efforts to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases, according to new government figures that show pollution levels rising again after several years of gradual decline. Data released Friday by the Energy Department show American factories and power plants putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during the first six months of 2014 compared with the same period in each of the past two years. The figures confirm a reversal first seen...
U.S. carbon emissions rise despite Obama climate plan
2014-09-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: U.S. emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide have risen 6% in the last two years despite the Obama administration's efforts to curb global warming, federal data show. Reversing several years of declines, its emissions from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) rose 2.7% during the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2013, and 6% compared to 2012, according to the Energy Information Administration's "Monthly Energy Review." This increase is a setback for President...
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Obama signs to create vast Pacific marine reserve
2014-09-26 12:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The US president has officially signed a memorandum to expand a marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean, banning all kinds of commercial-scale activities such as fishing and mining, in order to create the largest network of protected oceanic space in the world. Obama announced plans to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in June, adding 782,000 square miles to the already existent 77,020 square miles, which hosts a unique ecosystem. The memorandum bans commercial fishing,...
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Obama Expands Marine Preserve in Pacific, Making It Worlds Largest
2014-09-26 04:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama on Thursday signed a proclamation expanding a protected marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean, putting a total of 370,000 square nautical miles off limits to commercial fishing. The designation makes the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument six times larger than it was and will protect the coral reefs and unique marine ecosystems threatened by fishing and the effects of climate change. Mr. Obamas action creates the largest marine reserve in the world and builds on his efforts...
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