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Protesters urge Obama to halt Arctic oil exploration
2013-03-21 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Five protesters scaled a landmark Jerusalem bridge on Thursday and hoisted a banner urging visiting U.S. President Barack Obama to halt Arctic oil exploration. The protest by environmental group Greenpeace was staged a short distance from a conference hall where Obama was later due to deliver a keynote speech to Israeli students. Defying tight security, the environmentalists used climbing gear to clamber up the cables of the 118 meter-high (390 feet) suspension bridge and unfurled a yellow...
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As Obama Signals Surrender to TransCanada, Its Time to Focus on Keystone XLs Southern Leg
2013-03-20 19:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Why arent all Keystone XL opponents loudly demanding that President Obama stop construction of the pipelines 485-mile southern leg that is destroying the lives of our fellow Americans in Texas and Oklahoma? This is a classic case of something being hidden in plain view. By approving construction of Keystone XLs southern leg last spring, our Im all for pipelines president not only sold out the people of Texas and Oklahoma, he is currently lighting the fuse to the tar sands carbon bomb....
Obama Proposes Tax Credits to Promote Natural Gas Use in Trucking Industry
2013-03-20 07:11:43| Trucking - Topix.net
President Obama has proposed giving those who buy trucks powered by natural gas, a 50% tax credit on the price differential between natural gas and diesel-powered trucks.
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Poll: President Obama voters don't want Keystone
2013-03-20 04:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Environmentalists armed with new poll numbers have a warning for President Barack Obama: Approving the Keystone XL pipeline would put him at odds with core members of his base. The poll reveals an electorate deeply split on the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, which is wildly popular among Republicans and almost equally unpopular among Democrats. A small majority of people overall either support the project or dont know what to think, according to results provided to POLITICO. But the Center for...
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Obama Picks Justice Dept. Civil Rights Chief to Lead Labor Dept.
2013-03-18 22:02:47| ENR.com: Headline News
Perez praised by organized labor but business is taking wait-and-see stance.
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