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Should Obama Go Big on Climate Agenda?
2013-06-24 09:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: What policies should President Obama include in the global-warming initiatives he will announce on Tuesday? Heather Zichal, Obamas top aide on energy and climate, said last week that the plan will include energy efficiency, renewable-energy development on public lands, and--most contentious of the three--regulations controlling greenhouse-gas emissions. The administration is likely going to pursue regulations targeting existing power plants, which account for nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse-gas...
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Barack Obama promises to outline US climate plan
2013-06-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US President Barack Obama has promised to outline his plan to deal with climate change in a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday. He said it would include measures to reduce carbon pollution and to lead global efforts to fight climate change. Mr Obama has said repeatedly he would tackle climate change, but has been blocked by Congress. He is believed to be planning to pass the new measures by executive action, meaning he will bypass Congress. "There's no single step that can reverse...
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Obama: We must address climate change
2013-06-23 15:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Environmentalists who have been prodding President Obama to address climate change get their answer this week. Obama announced via video this weekend that he will deliver a climate change speech on Tuesday, outlining "a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare our country for the impacts of climate change, and lead global efforts to fight it." Obama is expected to announce a series of executive actions to address global warming. Congressional legislation is considered unlikely, given...
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Obama looks to clear the air on climate change
2013-06-23 11:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star-Ledger: It is amazing that so many people still want to be president after watching what President Obama has been through. The economy was losing 700,000 jobs a month when he first swore his oath, which is like having a mud pie thrown in your face when you arrive at a party. He inherited two stubborn and unpopular wars. And the Supreme Court was about to open the spigot for right-wing money to come crashing down on liberals everywhere. But his most baffling political challenge has been the outright...
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Obama climate plan finally coming, on Tuesday
2013-06-23 10:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: First we heard it from unnamed sources. Then we heard it from White House climate advisor Heather Zichal. And now we`ve heard it from Obama himself: The president is gearing up for a big speech in which he`ll unveil his long-awaited second-term climate plan. Obama announced the news in his weekly video address on Saturday. "This Tuesday at Georgetown University, I`ll lay out my vision for where I believe we need to go: a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare our country for the impacts...
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