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Obama to back self-driving cars plan with USD 4 bln
2016-01-15 09:40:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will unveil at the Detroit auto show on 14 January a plan to develop a national programme for autonomous driving technology within the next six months, writes Recode. President Obama plans to insert USD 4 billion into the 2017 budget to back a 10-year programme whose aim is to support and quicken vehicle automation projects.
Obama to Freeze New Coal Mines on Public Land
2016-01-14 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Magazine: In his latest effort to secure his legacy as having actually done something about climate change, on Friday, President Obama will order the federal government to cease issuing new leases for coal mining on public land, an administration official tells the New York Times. Mining companies will still be allowed to exploit coal reserves that they have already leased, which the Times reports is enough to sustain current levels of production for 20 years, but the industry is facing hard times anyway....
Obama urges passage of TPP trade pact
2016-01-13 12:43:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
President Barack Obama has appealed to US Congress to ratifiy the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement as he delivered his final State of the Union address.
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Obama Disses Climate Change Deniers
2016-01-13 04:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffinton Post: President Barack Obama dissed those who deny the science around climate change during his last State of the Union address. "Look, if anybody still wants to dispute the science around climate change, have at it," Obama said. "You'll be pretty lonely, because you'll be debating our military, most of America's business leaders, the majority of the American people, almost the entire scientific community, and 200 nations around the world who agree it's a problem and intend to solve it." Obama touched...
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Billionaire activist urges Obama to focus State of the Union on climate change
2016-01-11 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer pressed Barack Obama on Monday to go out with a bang and make global warming central to the message of his last State of the Union address. In a conference call with reporters, Steyer said the speech on Tuesday offered one of the last high-visibility moments for Obama to make his case to the American public for a transformation of the US energy and climate system. Related: Obama: GOP is the 'only major party in advanced world' to deny climate change ...
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