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On Climate Change, Landrieu Stands With Coal, Against Obama
2014-06-08 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Roll Call: Sen. Mary Landrieu will head to a coal-fired power plant tomorrow to emphasize her opposition to President Barack Obamas new plan to take a big whack at coal as part of his plan to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change. The vulnerable Louisiana Democrat will head to the Big Cajun II coal-fired power plant in New Roads, La., according to a press release. Shell meet with plant workers, take a tour of the facility and hold a roundtable discussion with power industry leaders from across...
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Two Steps Remain Before Obama Claim Climate Legacy
2014-06-07 08:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The Obama Administration took the most serious step toward limiting carbon pollution of any in history. And besides its proposed rules for power plant carbon pollution, the White House has already helped bring about an explosion in solar and wind power, along with very strong fuel economy rules negotiated with the major automakers. But the grade the President merits for his climate policies to date is still an I for Incomplete until he takes two more major steps: regulate methane leaks from the...
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Obama Advisor: Rising Sea Levels Threaten Military Bases: Where Will We Move Them?
2014-06-05 15:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNS: A top Obama advisor said at an American Association for the Advancement of Science conference on Thursday that climate change threatens our national security, including military bases that could be misplaced by rising sea levels. It could, for example, affect our military mission, Alice Hill, senior advisor for Preparedness and Resilience to the assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, said during a panel discussion on Current Federal Efforts to fight climate...
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Obama Isnt Killing Power Plants. The Sun Is
2014-06-04 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: President Barack Obama released this week his much-anticipated regulations for controlling carbon emissions. Opponents are claiming the new rules are so onerous they will imperil the electric utility industry. Actually, it`s a little too late for that; solar power got there first. The U.S. has barely begun to deploy solar panels for electricity. Even California gets only 1.3 percent of its electrons from the sun. Yet that modest start has upended the fundamental driver of utility profits--the...
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US: Obama textile policy advisor Glas steps down
2014-06-04 15:39:02| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Kim Glas, one of the top trade policy advisors to the Obama Administration on textiles, apparel, and footwear, has announced her decision to step down.
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