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Obama adds climate change to lengthy to-do list
2013-01-21 20:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama didn`t go into too many specifics during his second inaugural address on Monday. He didn`t even mention guns, for example. But one area where he was pretty emphatic was climate change. "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...
Obama: Action on climate change
2013-01-21 20:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: President Barack Obama promised in his inaugural speech to take on climate change in his second term, setting the stage for a series of bruising policy battles over energy, the environment and foreign affairs. Americans' obligations are not just to self, "but to all posterity,' Obama said. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.' Any efforts to push aggressive climate change measures through Congress...
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Corporate Cash Helps Fund Obama Inauguration Festivities
2013-01-21 19:24:38| Telecom - Topix.net
In reversing President Obama's position on accepting corporate sponsors for this weekend's official inaugural festivities, the official inaugural committee has permitted a number of companies with interests pending before the federal government to donate.
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Obama talks about climate change and 'Stonewall' in an inaugural speech on new challenges
2013-01-21 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Capital: After renewing his oath of office on the steps of the Capitol, President Obama delivered a short inaugural address, built on a theme of shifting challenges facing the nation. "We have always understood that when times change, so must we," he said, looking out at thousands of spectators crowded onto the National Mall. "That fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges, that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action." The president...
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Can Obama tackle climate change in his second term?
2013-01-21 19:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A week after he won the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama addressed a gathering of governors and other officials in Los Angeles, assuring them that global warming would be a top priority for his first term. "Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all," he said. "Delay is not an option." His goal at the time? An ambitious plan to cut America`s heat-trapping greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 and invest $150 billion in new clean-energy and efficiency technologies...
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