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Senior Dem: Obama vows to tackle climate - eventually
2013-02-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: President Obamas message to House Democrats on Thursday: Yes, acting on climate change is important. But its going to have to wait in line. Obama barely touched on energy policy during his roughly 20-minute address to the Democratic caucus on Thursday, spending more time on fiscal issues, guns and immigration. But Democratic lawmakers questioned the president about climate change during Obamas appearance at their retreat in Lansdowne, Virginia, Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Mich.) told reporters....
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Obama Needs to Be Brutally Honest About Climate Change in His State of the Union
2013-02-08 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Journal: President Obama surprised even his most ardent environmental backers with his impassioned inaugural pledge to fight climate change in his second term. In the State of the Union address Tuesday, hell need to tell Congress and the American people how--specifically--he plans to take on the challenge. If hes honest, it wont be pretty. In his first term, Obama rarely spoke about the urgent and fearful nature of the climate crisis, or how long and difficult--politically, economically, and diplomatically--it...
Obama will not match climate rhetoric
2013-02-07 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Climate change will not be a top issue in the United States under President Barack Obama, despite the soaring rhetoric in his Inaugural Address last month. Past failure to pass sweeping U.S. climate legislation will probably instead see his administration target modest, discrete, broadly popular measures on efficiency, fuel economy and long-term tax breaks for renewable energy. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray...
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Obama Picks REI Ceo Jewell To Head Interior
2013-02-07 09:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: President Obama is nominating the CEO of outdoor retailer REI to head the Interior Department. Sally Jewell is a former banking executive who's been with REI since 2005. Jewell is known for her emphasis on environmentalism.
Report outlines climate change options for Obama administration
2013-02-06 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: The United States will struggle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to promised levels by 2020, a report from a prominent think tank warned this week, but the federal government, states and industry already have the means at their disposal to achieve such goals. The report, by the World Resources Institute, a think tank that focuses on the environment and socioeconomic development, looks at the technical and legal authority President Barack Obama could use to build on the pledge in his inaugural...
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