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Obama takes on power plant emissions as part of climate plan
2013-06-25 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will attempt to kick-start a global climate agenda on Tuesday with proposals including a plan to limit carbon emissions from existing U.S. power plants that is sure to face opposition from the coal industry, many business groups and Republican lawmakers. Obama, whose first-term attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a "cap and trade" system was thwarted by Congress, promised in his second inaugural address to tackle the issue again. Environmentalists and Obama's...
Obama unveils climate change plan that goes around Congress
2013-06-25 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: President Obama is launching fresh battles over climate change with plans to curb emissions using executive powers that sidestep Congress -- including controversial rules to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The wide-ranging plan, which Obama will tout in a speech later Tuesday, also beefs up federal efforts to help deploy low-carbon and renewable energy, and has programs to help harden communities against climate-fueled extreme weather. Internationally, it seeks to knock down...
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Obama To Announce Sweeping Plan To Address Climate Change
2013-06-25 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: President Obama on Tuesday plans to announce his policy for dealing with climate change. The president has framed this issue a moral responsibility, to leave the earth in good shape for generations to come.
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Obama to unveil first-ever US climate change strategy
2013-06-25 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama is due to map out America's first climate change strategy on Tuesday, cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, shoring up coastlines against flooding and sea level rise, and helping advance an international climate deal, White House officials said. The much-anticipated speech, due at Georgetown University on Tuesday afternoon, will for the first time set out a course of actions designed to reduce the emissions that cause climate change, as well as protect Americans from...
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Obama to unveil sweeping global warming plan
2013-06-25 12:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: Curbing U.S. power plant toxins and bracing roads for severe weather are in a sweeping plan President Obama will outline to slow global warming, officials said. The plan, which consists of a series of executive actions, has three facets, senior administration officials said ahead of a speech Obama plans to deliver at Georgetown University in Washington around 2 p.m. Tuesday. The speech is not expected to address the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry asphalt-like petroleum extracted...
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