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The record is clear: Obama delivers on clean energy
2013-02-12 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: With the State of the Union address coming up on Tuesday, liberals are wondering how President Barack Obama will set the tone for major progressive priorities in his second term. By giving climate change a prominent mention in his second inaugural address last month, Obama has raised expectations of delivering on a green agenda over the next four years. Nevertheless, many environmentalists remain deeply disappointed over the failure of cap-and-trade legislation and the presidents hedging on the...
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Obama To Launch Push on Climate in Speech
2013-02-12 09:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: When President Obama addresses Congress in his State of the Union speech tonight, he is widely expected to lay out the details of his plan to take on climate change. Behind the scenes, in the White House and Environmental Protection Agency, the wheels of that plan are already in motion. Thats because Obama intends to act on climate change without help from Congress. His efforts to pass a sweeping climate-change bill through Congress cratered in the Democratic-controlled Congress in 2010,...
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Activists press Obama on climate change
2013-02-12 06:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News24: Activists are stepping up pressure on US President Barack Obama to issue concrete plans to battle climate change, with a major rally planned in Washington following his annual address to Congress. More than 100 groups are planning what they hope will be the largest rally in the US on climate change, with organisers saying that tens of thousands will descend on the National Mall with buses coming from 28 states. The demonstration comes after the US in 2012 experienced record high temperatures,...
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GOP Pressures Obama to Build Pipeline with New 'Keystone XL Clock'
2013-02-12 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans on Monday put President Obama on the "Keystone Clock." In a new messaging campaign, the committees GOP members have plastered a Keystone Clock on its website that shows 1,606 days have passed since TransCanada Corp. filed its September 2008 application for the oil sands pipeline with the State Department. Keystone XL remains an opportunity to help create a more secure energy future, but the clock on Keystone XL is still ticking as the president...
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Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman Press Obama to Fight Climate Change
2013-02-12 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Actors Alec Baldwin and Morgan Freeman are among the stars warning President Obama that his legacy will rest on what he does to stop climate change. In an advertisement that ran Monday in Beltway publications, the stars call on Obama to exercise the strongest resolve in fighting the climate crisis on every front. Your legacy as 44th President of the United States rests firmly on your leadership on climate disruption. Only the president has the power to lead an effort on the scale and with the...
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