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Dems urge Obama to get climate agreement from Chinese President Xi
2013-06-06 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: President Obama should press Chinese President Xi Jinping to curb emissions of a short-lived, but highly potent heat-trapping pollutant when the leaders meet this week in California, a group of House and Senate Democrats wrote Wednesday to Obama. The Democratic lawmakers said Obama should push Xi to join an effort led by the United States, Canada and Mexico to slash production and use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). We encourage you to raise HFCs with President Xi and to ask for his support...
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Electric Car Lover Rejected After Blowing Life Savings to Meet Obama
2013-06-06 07:55:04| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Paul Scott, 60, was willing to do just about anything to get President Obama's ear for a few minutes about his lifelong passion for electric vehicles.
Obama Dogged by Keystone XL Protesters on Bay Visit
2013-06-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: President Obama swooped through Silicon Valley Thursday for two private fundraisers, dogged by protesters who urged him not to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project that would transport tar sands fuel across the United States. Holding signs that said, "Stop the Keystone XL pipeline," and chanting "Hey Obama. We don't want no pipeline drama," more than 350 demonstrators from activist groups, including CREDO Mobile and the Sierra Club, gathered near the Palo Alto home of Flipboard...
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For China, summit with Obama more a meeting of equals
2013-06-05 21:57:29| Food - Topix.net
BEIJING a?? Over a year ago, then Chinese vice president Xi Jinping visited Washington to defend China's record on human rights, unfair trade practices and aggressive moves against U.S. allies in Asia.
Obama administration aims to kill patent trolling with 5-step plan
2013-06-04 18:22:42| Extremetech
The digital entertainment and tech industries have long since been victims of patent trolling. Whole companies managed to stay afloat not through providing a desirable service or product, but through highly aggressive patent trolling. In the digital age, it's a bit easier to patent troll, given that there are now a whole new realm of products and services to attack. Patent trolling doesn't help anyone other than the trolls, and that's why the Obama administration has a new plan to put it to rest.
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