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Obama, lawmakers to meet on shutdown's 2nd day
2013-10-02 23:58:17| Biotech - Topix.net
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama called top lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as Republicans rejected Democratic demands to vote on legislation ending a two-day partial government shutdown without changes to the nation's three-year-old health care law.
Emission statement: President Obama wages war on the US coal industry
2013-10-02 01:00:00| Power Technology
President Obama is standing by his pledge to cut carbon dioxide emissions by imposing the first-ever federal limits on new US power plants. Julian Turner reports on the political fallout from the Climate Action Plan and assesses the impact of the new
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Obama faces nagging dilemma over Keystone XL pipeline
2013-10-01 14:37:03| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: As thorny diplomatic issues and budget battles at home occupied the White House last week, a series of reports were released that underscored another headache to come for the president: The Keystone XL pipeline. Barack Obama faces a difficult choice over the controversial project, which would carry tar sands oil from Alberta province in western Canada to refineries in Texas: Approve and run the risk of outraging environmentalists, or say no and face the ire of a majority of Americans who appear...
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Ads to Urge Obama to Reject Oil Pipeline
2013-09-29 05:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A new television ad scheduled for broadcast on Sunday will call on President Obama to do the right thing to prevent climate change by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline. Produced and narrated by Tom Steyer, a billionaire hedge fund manager from California, the ad is the latest attempt by his political action committee to put pressure on Mr. Obama and try to counter proponents of the pipeline. Mr. President, youve had real accomplishments when it comes to fighting climate disruption, Mr. Steyer...
Obama Releases Plan Outlining 17% Decrease in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2013-09-28 22:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: After repeatedly stating that a 17 percent reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2005 levels is still in reach, the Obama administration released a 30-page draft report Thursday detailing exactly how it plans on going about this. The report lays out in greater detail the climate action plan President Barack Obama announced in June, and includes carbon limits on both new and existing power plants in addition to stricter energy efficiency standards, among other things. Policies...
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