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Obama defends new carbon emission rules in face of mounting backlash
2014-06-03 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama took personal charge of the campaign for historic new climate change regulations on Monday, defending a 30% cut in carbon pollution from power plants from a backlash by business lobbies, conservative groups and Democrats in oil and coal states. The new rules, unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, would cut carbon pollution from power plants 30% from 2005 levels by 2030. They represent the first time Obama, or any other US president, has moved to regulate carbon pollution...
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Obama orders pollution cuts _ but timing uncertain
2014-06-02 23:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the pollution discharged by America's power plants. But the plan, though ambitious in scope, wouldn't be fully realized until long after Obama's successor took office and would generate only modest progress worldwide. Obama's proposal to force a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions, by the year 2030 from 2005 levels, drew immediate scorn from Republicans, industry...
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Obama carbon rule: Surprise winners, losers
2014-06-02 23:20:48| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The biggest U.S. natural gas producer, Exxon Mobil, will likely see higher demand for its fuel, which emits half the carbon dioxide as coal.
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Obama carbon rule: Surprise winners, losers
2014-06-02 23:06:28| Energy - Topix.net
The biggest U.S. natural gas producer, Exxon Mobil, will likely see higher demand for its fuel, which emits half the carbon dioxide as coal.
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Obama Carbon Rule: Surprise Winners, Losers
2014-06-02 22:36:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
Companies that generate electric power with anything other than coal - and companies that produce cleaner fuels or efficiency technologies - are likely to benefit from the Obama Administration's new proposed limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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