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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy
2013-06-25 19:30:18| Green Car Congress
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In climate speech, Obama sets carbon limits on Keystone project
2013-06-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama said Tuesday he will approve the Keystone XL pipeline only if it does not substantially increase greenhouse gas emissions -- a surprise announcement ambiguous enough to leave both sides in the fight thinking theyd heard good news. Our national interest will be served only if this project doesnt significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution, Obama said in speech laying out his second-term climate agenda, including greenhouse gas emissions for power plants. The...
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Obama to announce new power plant carbon cuts
2013-06-25 15:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: U.S. President Barack Obama said the State Department should not approve the Keystone XL pipeline unless it is sure the project will not increase greenhouse gas emissions. Obama made the announcement Tuesday in a speech on his climate change plan at Georgetown University. "Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nation's interest," Obama said. "And our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate...
Obama Sets Limiting Carbon as Priority in Climate Plan
2013-06-25 15:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama declared that limiting carbon emissions is in the national interest, setting a standard that will affect almost every sector of the economy, from power plants to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The package of initiatives announced in an address in Washington today mark the presidents first detailed plan for confronting what hes called a central global challenge of the 21st century. Saying that science had put to rest the question about whether the planet was warming,...
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Obama says carbon pollution is "critical" part of Keystone decision
2013-06-25 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS News: In a speech laying out a plan to reduce carbon emissions, President Obama on Tuesday said that carbon pollution will be "absolutely critical" in his administration's decision whether or not to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Before the pipeline can be built, the State Department must conclude that the project serves the national interest, Mr. Obama said at Georgetown University. "Our national interest will be served only if this project doesn't significantly exacerbate the problem...
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