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Obama launching a war on coal? We can only hope
2013-06-29 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: President Barack Obama's opponents have derisively called his plans announced last week to combat climate change a "war on coal." It won't be clear for months or years if that's true, but Americans should sincerely hope that it is. Obama's strategy is limited by the need to bypass a do-nothing Congress, but it is a sweeping one. It includes a slew of small measures -- such as increasing the gas mileage of heavy trucks and the energy-efficiency of appliances and encouraging the development and...
Obama Embraces the Divestment Movement: From Apartheid to Climate Change
2013-06-29 20:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Twice in the last five days, President Barack Obama referred to divestment -- the controversial strategy to bring about social change by pressuring corporations to behave more responsibly. On Tuesday, Obama mentioned divestment during a major speech at Georgetown University outlining his plan to address climate change. And on Thursday, at a press conference in Senegal, Obama recalled his involvement during college in the anti-apartheid movement, which relied heavily on divestment to push companies...
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Obama: Act on climate change "before it's too late"
2013-06-29 20:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS News: On Tuesday, President Obama unveiled a national plan to reduce carbon emissions and combat the effects of climate change by restricting pollution from power plants, improving the resiliency of America's infrastructure to guard against extreme weather, and leading a global effort to transition to clean energy. On Saturday, he again touted that plan and stressed the need for action in his weekly address, warning, "The question is not whether we need to act - the question is whether we will have the...
Obama says climate change is make-or-break issue
2013-06-29 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama is trying to frame climate change as a make-or-break political issue, urging Americans to vote only for those who will protect the country from environmental harm. He says people in the United States already are paying a price for climate change, including in lost lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. ''If you agree with me, I'll need you to act,'' Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. ''Remind everyone who represents you, at every level of government,...
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Obama is right on climate change
2013-06-29 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: The goals President Barack Obama set out Tuesday in his Climate Action Plan -- including cutting pollution from coal plants and aggressively pursuing clean energy alternatives -- won't solve all the challenges of climate change, but they are a big first step in protecting the planet from its worst effects. Getting serious about solutions is critically important, especially now and especially for the United States. Why the rush? Climate change is driven by emissions of a range of heat-trapping...
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