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Barack Obama 'cannot cut emissions without decisive new actions'
2013-02-06 22:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama cannot deliver on his promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17% without decisive new actions, a report warned on Wednesday. America's greenhouse gas emissions have fallen under Obama, as power plants burn less coal. But the country will still fall short of his commitment to a 17% reduction by the end of the decade, the report from the World Resources Institute said. The president offered the 17% cut at the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009. But if Obama wants to make good...
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Obama nominates Sally Jewell for US interior secretary
2013-02-06 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama chose the head of the REI outdoor equipment stores to manage America's wide open spaces on Wednesday, in the first pick of his second-term environment team. The choice of Sally Jewell, an oil engineer who went on to win environmental awards, was unconventional. The post of interior secretary has generally gone to career politicians from western states. The outgoing secretary, Ken Salazar, was a Democratic senator from Colorado. Jewell's name had not been in circulation before Wednesday's...
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Obama Nominates REI Chief Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary
2013-02-06 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, President Obama nominated REI CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Sally Jewell has the mind of an engineer, the heart of an environmentalist and the know-how of a businesswoman. Its not surprising President Obama would turn to such a talented woman to balance the responsible use of Americas public lands, the protection of these resources and the wildlife that depend on them," said Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke. Jewells unique...
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In Short Run, Obama Can Bypass Congress on Climate
2013-02-06 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The Obama administration needs to act, with or without congressional legislation, in order to meet its short-term goal of reducing emissions of planet warming gases by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute, a Washington environmental think tank. A combination of federal actions, such as new U.S. EPA regulations on power plants and natural gas systems, as well as state initiatives, can achieve that goal, which the country is currently not...
Obama Said to Name REI Chief to Lead Interior Department
2013-02-06 07:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama said he has selected Sally Jewell, chief executive officer of Recreational Equipment Inc., to be secretary of the U.S. Interior Department in his second-term Cabinet. Jewells background as an engineer and experience in the banking, energy and retail industries give her the skills needed to run a department that oversees 500 million acres of public land, Obama said as he introduced her at the White House. She is an expert on the energy and climate issues that are going...
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