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U.N. climate chief welcomes Obama plan, wants U.S. energy czar
2013-06-28 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama's new pledges on curbing carbon emissions drew a cautious welcome from the U.N. climate change chief on Thursday, but she said no country was doing enough and proposed the White House appoint an energy czar to coordinate reforms. Obama revived his stalled climate change agenda on Tuesday, promising new rules to cut carbon emissions from U.S. power plants and moves to support renewable energy. Christiana Figueres, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, said countries...
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Obama nominates Coloradoa s Ron Binz to lead energy oversight panel
2013-06-28 04:50:06| Energy - Topix.net
President Barack Obama has nominated Ron Binz, the former head of Colorado's Public Utilities Commission, to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Obama nominates Polite to be US attorney in NO
2013-06-27 23:45:39| Apparel - Topix.net
President Barack Obama has nominated Kenneth Polite Jr. to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Obama nominates Polite to be US attorney in NO
2013-06-27 23:25:38| Footwear - Topix.net
President Barack Obama has nominated Kenneth Polite Jr. to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Obama Shares Plan for Action on Climate Change
2013-06-27 19:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: In a speech at Georgetown University Tuesday, President Barack Obama outlined a long-awaited executive strategy--comprised mostly of initiatives already underway--to curb greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. As a president, as a father and as an American, Im here to say, We need to act, Obama said. I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet thats beyond fixing. The plan includes measures previously speculated to be a part of the...
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