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How Obama Killed the Tech Market, in 3 Easy-to-Follow Steps
2013-08-26 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
At some point, as an analyst, you have to look for what ails an industry, and right now, it isn't the economy or even a lack of innovation behind the tech industry's woes. Instead, it is what appears to be a massive attempt by the U.S. government to destroy it. While I call out the administration in the title, Congress is clearly equally to blame.
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Obama Bypassing Congress on Climate
2013-08-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The success of President Obama's second-term climate agenda hinges on a set of regulations now in the works at the Environmental Protection Agency. His plan to combat global warming through new emissions standards and a shift toward increased renewable energy faces serious opposition from business groups, and Congress is steeling for battle. But if the regulations survive the attacks -- and subsequent legal challenges -- they could amount to one of the president's most consequential initiatives,...
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Why Won't Obama Visit North Dakota?
2013-08-25 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: North Dakota is like an overachieving child who attracts the attention of everyone--except Dad. The oil boom taking over western North Dakota and transforming America's energy landscape has prompted visits from people around the world--Germany, Turkey, Japan, Dubai, and elsewhere--to see what they can learn and how they can benefit. President Obama, however, has not visited the state since moving into the White House (although he did drop in twice during the 2008 presidential campaign). Sen....
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Obama position on fracking leaves both sides grumbling
2013-08-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: President Barack Obamas embrace of fracking is earning wrath from environmentalists but little love from the oil and gas industry. Obama praised the U.S. natural gas boom in a recent climate change speech and credited it with delivering cleaner energy. The boom is a result of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in which chemical-spiked water is pumped underground to free oil and natural gas trapped in shale rock. The Obama administrations proposed fracking rules say companies dont have to disclose...
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650,000 Comments Call on Obama Administration to Ban Fracking on Public Lands
2013-08-23 16:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, a coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations including Americans Against Fracking, 350.org, Berks Gas Truth, Center for Biological Diversity, CREDO Action, Democracy for America, Environmental Action, Daily Kos, Food & Water Watch, MoveOn, Progressive Democrats of America, The Post Carbon Institute and United For Action delivered to President Obama and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) nearly 650,000 public comments asking the federal government to ban hydraulic fracturing--fracking--on...
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