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Barack Obama Lauds Ports, Infrastructure in Jacksonville; Gives Rick Scott Not an Ounce of Credit
2013-07-26 03:39:28| Logistics - Topix.net
On a muggy Thursday afternoon on the First Coast, speaking at the Jacksonville Port Authority , President Barack Obama shined a national spotlight on Jacksonville's logistics industry -- but in the process, gave Gov. Rick Scott zero credit for Florida's economic turnaround.
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Republicans propose limiting Obama climate plan in budget
2013-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: House Republicans proposed cutting the Environmental Protection Agencys budget by a third and denying funds for a key part of President Barack Obamas plan to combat global warming. The House Appropriations committees panel that oversees the EPA will consider cutting $2.8 billion from the agencys 2014 budget, and prohibit the administration from spending on greenhouse-gas rules for power plants, the centerpiece of Obamas climate plan. The budget for the year starting Oct. 1, which will get a...
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The war on coal Obama isn't fighting
2013-07-21 14:34:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nation: As the pending decision on the Keystone XL pipeline dominates the climate focus in the United States, an even bigger carbon bomb is ticking quietly in a remote region of the American West. Big Coal and Republican lawmakers are pushing to expand mining operations on federal lands in the Powder River Basin, which straddles eastern Montana and Wyoming and holds the bulk of the country's coal stocks. If they're successful, railways in the Pacific Northwest will soon transport an annual cargo bound...
Obama finds unlikely ally in climate change battle: China
2013-07-21 14:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama has stumbled on an unusual partner in his quest to combat climate change: China. The world`s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation the U.S. says could clear the way for other developing, heavily polluting nations such as India and Brazil to get on board, too. While skeptics question whether either nation will follow through on lofty aspirations, the budding agreements are nevertheless...
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Poll: Majority Backs Obama Plan to Limit Carbon Emissions
2013-07-20 01:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: A majority of American voters polled in a nationwide survey say they support President Barack Obama`s new plan to address climate change and protect public health by cutting the amount of carbon emitted in the United States. The poll of 808 registered voters was conducted for the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council in the first week of July by two firms -- Hart Research, which often works with Democrats, and Chesapeake Beach Consulting, a firm that often works with Republicans. A majority...
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