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Does Obama Mean It This Time on Climate?
2013-01-23 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Jones: President Obama pleased-and surprised-many environmentalists with his remarks on climate change in his second inaugural speech on Monday. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Obama said. "Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms." It wasn't just a fleeting mention, an obligatory...
Climate blowing in the wind for Obama
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Times: After devoting scant attention to climate change during his re-election campaign, President Obama pivoted sharply on the issue during his inauguration speech and promised to make addressing the threat of global warming a major priority in his second term. In fact, Mr. Obama mentioned climate change eight times during his speech -- more than any other policy issue -- after running a campaign devoid of any ads or ambitious speeches on the controversial topic. "We will respond to the threat of...
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How would Obama address climate change?
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: President Barack Obama made a poignant comment about the need to address climate change, during his inauguration speech on Monday. Commentators everywhere noted how the remark stood out, and also asked what specific measures the second-term President might actually recommend. Scientific American has some answers, based on an exclusive written response that Obama's campaign sent to us just before the November 2012 election. Working with ScienceDebate.org, which developed the questions, Scientific...
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Obama to build on first-term climate change efforts
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: President Barack Obama still wants to tackle climate change in a way that does not hurt the US economy or jobs, and has yet to frame an immediate plan for action, his spokesman said Tuesday. Obama caused a stir on Monday when he promised in his inaugural address to "respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." The White House said Tuesday that Obama still backed congressional action to curb global warming but noted...
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Rhetoric easy, action harder for Obama on climate change
2013-01-23 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: TONY EASTLEY: One aspect of Barack Obama's inaugural address has attracted more attention than others: his pledge to act on climate change. After an election campaign where the issue barely rated a mention and a first term where he failed to get a cap-and-trade bill through Congress, the US president seemed to signal it would be a focus of his second term in office. North America correspondent Jane Cowan: JANE COWAN: Twenty-four hours after the president seemed to inject new urgency, the...
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