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All eyes on Obama, world leaders at climate change summit
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The forecast calls for picture-perfect weather Tuesday in New York City as world leaders gather to discuss the challenge of a changing climate. More than 120 leaders, including President Obama, are expected to attend the one-day climate summit, sponsored by the United Nations. They've been instructed to arrive with "bold ideas" to slow the rise in global temperatures. Tens of thousands of climate activists marched through midtown Manhattan on Sunday. The demonstration, dubbed the People's Climate...
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Environmentalists hope Obama stronger stance at climate summit
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Ahead of a day-long climate summit scheduled to take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, a portrait of a conflicted Obama administration has emerged. While President Obama and his advisors have spoken more about climate change than any other administration, and pushed for new limits on the amount of carbon dioxide that cars and power plants can emit, Obama has also presided over one of the biggest increases in oil and gas production in the United States in...
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Obama administration takes actions to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
2014-09-22 12:02:11| Biotech - Topix.net
President Obama has signed an Executive Order directing key Federal departments and agencies to take action to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The Administration also released its National Strategy on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
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Barack Obama readies climate change push at UN summit
2014-09-21 20:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: President Barack Obama will seek to galvanize international support in the fight against climate change on Tuesday when he addresses the United Nations, with time running out on his hopes of leaving a lasting environmental legacy. Obama has warned that failure to act on climate change would be a "betrayal" of future generations, but faced with a Congress reluctant to even limit greenhouse gas emissions -- let alone ratify an international agreement -- his options appear limited. Tuesday`s climate...
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Obama urged to plug methane leaks to meet climate goal
2014-09-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Environmental groups are asking the Obama administration to beef up its climate plan by targeting methane leaks in the web of valves, pipes and pumps drillers use to produce and deliver natural gas. While companies have a vested interest in keeping methane bottled up on its way to customers, some gas inevitably seeps out. Thats worrisome because methane -- the primary component of gas -- is 25 times more potent than carbon at trapping heat. The administration has embraced gas as a cleaner alternative...
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