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Obama orders government to prepare for climate change
2013-11-01 12:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: US President Barack Obama on Friday signed an executive order requiring government departments to take steps to prepare for "extreme weather" and other impacts of climate change. The order set up a task force for recommendations on how American states and cities can best prepare for the environmental impacts of global warming. "The impacts of climate change .... are already affecting communities, natural resources, ecosystems, economies and public health across the nation," Obama said in the...
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Obama orders new plans to combat climate change
2013-11-01 10:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: President Barack Obama required federal agencies on Friday to present plans to combat climate change. An executive order mandated steps to make it easier for communities "to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather and prepare for other impacts of climate change," according to a White House statement. It also creates an interagency Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, charged with overseeing federal efforts at fighting climate change. Made up of representatives from across...
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Large North Dakota Oil Spill Spotlights Obama Delay on Pipeline Rules
2013-10-30 16:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Three years after an oil pipeline rupture in Michigan spilled 843,000 gallons of sludge, government regulators still havent produced promised rules to compel operators to detect leaks. An oil spill in North Dakota last month and the continued debate over construction of TransCanada Corp. (TRP)s Keystone XL Pipeline have led to renewed criticism to the governments inaction on safety measures. Its outrageous, Rick Kessler, Pipeline Safety Trusts president and a Washington lobbyist, said...
Obama Administration Knew Millions Would Lose Coverage Due To PPACA
2013-10-29 20:22:36| Trucking - Topix.net
During the nearly year long process of selling health care reform to the American people, one of the most memorable points that President Obama made on repeated occasions was that "if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it."
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Obama Administration Knew Millions Would Lose Coverage Due To PPACA
2013-10-29 19:32:44| Air Courier - Topix.net
During the nearly year long process of selling health care reform to the American people, one of the most memorable points that President Obama made on repeated occasions was that "if you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it."
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