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President Obama Urged to Outline Plan to Tackle Global Warming in State of the Union
2013-02-12 19:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In his Inaugural Address last month, President Obama committed to addressing global warming with strong words: We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that failure to do so would betray our children and future generations. We expect the president to follow up on this commitment in his State of the Union address tonight. From Hurricane Sandy to the worst drought since the Dust Bowl, far too many Americans have already been affected by extreme weather events fueled by global...
Obama urged to emphasize climate plans in state of the union address
2013-02-12 17:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Environmental groups in the US expect that Barack Obama will use his state of the union address to re-set the politics of climate change. In a soaring inaugural speech, Obama defined the climate crisis as a moral issue for the generations. For his follow-up act, the president must persuade Americans that climate change is a clear and present threat to their daily lives and their livelihoods, requiring action now, said Paul Bledsoe, who directed the White House climate change taskforce under Bill...
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Wanted: Business leaders to aid President Obama on climate
2013-02-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama will need help from top business leaders if hes going to marshal the support needed to enact the climate policies hes expected to promote in Tuesdays State of the Union address. The question: Who will they be? Many of the power company executives who aided Obamas unsuccessful attempt at cap-and-trade legislation in his first term have either retired, put one foot out the door or apparently lost interest. And advocates say the White House would be wise to broaden its...
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Obama may take 30,000-foot view of climate today
2013-02-12 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
E and E Daily: President Obama may not detail the regulations he plans to implement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in tomorrow's State of the Union address. But to a certain extent, it doesn't matter how specific the president gets in his annual address to Congress. The president already made confronting the visible effects of rising temperatures and extreme weather the most substantial focus of his inaugural address, and federal agencies have plenty of authority to implement tough new climate change regulations...
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Will Obama take executive action on climate change?
2013-02-12 13:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: Political watchers expect President Obama to go heavy on the climate change talk during his Tuesday evening State of the Union address. But they also predict he might take executive action -- meaning the issuance of executive orders -- and push his environmental agenda over the failure of a Congress that has, so far, refused to act. Green groups, especially, are hoping Mr. Obama will harp on -- and follow through on -- his "we must act" climate change mantra that filled his inaugural address,...
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