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Hurricane Sandy Survivors Demand Climate Change Action From Obama
2013-02-12 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Hurricane Sandy survivors and environmental advocates met in front of the White House on Monday to demand action from President Barack Obama on climate change ahead of his State of the Union address. "We're here to deliver over 280,000 signatures to President Obama asking for climate action now," said Brad Johnson, campaign manager for the environmental group Forecast the Facts, which, along with 350.org, CREDO and Moms Clean Air Force, helped gather signatures and put together the demonstration....
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Never mind the State of the Union; heres what Obama can actually do on climate
2013-02-11 19:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Obama is expected to throw climate hawks a bone (or I guess a small rodent) in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night: "You`re going to like what you hear," White House aides have told green groups, according to an official at one environmental organization who expects the president to publicly commit to moving forward with EPA climate regulations. "In past speeches, there was a lot of, 'I call on Congress,`" the official added. "And what I`m expecting to see more of this time is, 'This...
Celebs to Obama: Prioritize climate change
2013-02-11 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: A group of celebrities are pushing for President Barack Obama to do more to address climate change over the next four years. Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman, Susan Sarandon and Woody Harrelson are among the stars who've signed a letter published Monday by the Sierra Club asking Obama to prioritize the issue. The letter says: Dear President Barack Obama, Your legacy as 44th president of the United States rests firmly on your leadership on climate disruption. Only the president has the power to...
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President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration For Conn.; Region Continues Digging Out
2013-02-10 17:23:16| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast , dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands.
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State of the Union 2013: On climate, which Obama will show up Tuesday night
2013-02-10 00:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama's annual addresses to Congress offer a glimpse at a leader whose rhetoric on energy and the environment has changed dramatically over the past four years -- from his calls to pass sweeping climate legislation in 2009 to a full-throated embrace of natural gas last year. The speeches also matched the ebbs and flows in Obama's political fortunes. Four years ago, as a popular president with Democratic House and Senate majorities, Obama told Congress that his greenhouse gas...
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