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Obama gives Congress a climate change ultimatum
2013-02-13 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday gave Congress an ultimatum on climate change: craft a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the dangers of a warming world, or the White House will go it alone. "If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will," Obama said in his State of the Union address. "I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate...
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Obama on Energy and Climate in State of the Union Address
2013-02-13 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Here are the parts of President Obama's 2013 State of the Union address that were about energy and climate change issues, taken from the delivered text: Today, no area holds more promise than our investments in American energy. After years of talking about it, were finally poised to control our own energy future. We produce more oil at home than we have in 15 years. We have doubled the distance our cars will go on a gallon of gas and the amount of renewable energy we generate from sources...
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SOTU: Obama Calls for Action on Cyber Security, High-Tech Jobs
2013-02-13 06:37:33| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
As part of his State of the Union speech this evening, President Obama called on Congress to address the "growing threat from cyber attacks."
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In State of the Union, Obama threatens Congress on climate change
2013-02-13 06:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: This was the threat: Pass a market-based climate-change plan -- maybe something like the cap-and-trade program John McCain once proposed -- or I will unleash my administration. What does that mean? The Environmental Protection Agency has already established a web of new clean-air rules, and it still has untapped authority to crack down on existing sources of greenhouse gases -- big power plants and factories. This authority comes from the Clean Air Act, a law passed by Congress. Dont like the...
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Obama Cries Out for Climate-Change Solutions, but What Happens Now?
2013-02-13 06:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Atlantic: President Obama followed up his Inaugural Address with more strong words for climate protection in his State of the Union, delivering the lengthiest soliloquy on climate change in presidential history. "The 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15," Obama said. "Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods -- all are now more frequent and intense," he said, echoing the data frequently cited by scientists and environmentalists. President Obama lays out his second-term vision for...
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