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Obama Unveils Plan to Tackle Climate Change
2013-06-25 20:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: A far-reaching plan to fight climate change detailed by President Barack Obama on Tuesday would profoundly reshape the way the U.S. produces and consumes electricity, though the resistance it is sure to encounter promises to sow uncertainty for an industry already buffeted by shifting rules and economics. As part of a much-anticipated speech at Georgetown University, in which the president laid out the first-ever federal effort to rein in greenhouse-gas emissions from the power sector, Mr. Obama...
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Obama: Keystone decision turns on whether project adds pollution
2013-06-25 20:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that allowing the controversial Keystone pipeline to be built depends on whether it increases net carbon pollution. "Our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution," he said in a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. "The net effects of the pipeline's impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward." The...
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Keystone XL pipeline: Did Obama just drop a big hint about his decision?
2013-06-25 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: President Obama broke his silence on the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday, saying that the controversial project should be approved only if it will not produce a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The politically charged issue has hung over the Obama administration for years, as environmentalists have competed with energy interests and some labor unions for the presidents ear and public opinion. If approved by the State Department and ultimately by the president the pipeline would carry...
Official: Obama to link pipeline OK to emissions
2013-06-25 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A White House official says President Barack Obama is telling the State Department it shouldn't approve the Keystone XL pipeline unless it's sure the project won't increase greenhouse gas emissions. Obama will make the announcement Tuesday in a speech on his climate change plan at Georgetown University. That's according to a senior White House official, who wasn't authorized to discuss the announcement by name ahead of Obama's speech and spoke on condition of anonymity. Environmental activists...
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Obama will OK Keystone only if it wont increase carbon emissions
2013-06-25 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Big news from President Obama`s climate speech: He says he won`t approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline if it will "significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution." It`s hard to know exactly what he means by that, but it`s a surprise that he mentioned Keystone at all. Pundits expected he would keep silent on the issue. Here`s what he said: I know theres been ... a lot of controversy surrounding the proposed Keystone pipeline that would carry oil from Canadian tar sands...
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