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Obama Administration Accelerates Deployment of EVs, Charging Infrastructure

2016-11-10 19:09:00| Transmission & Distribution World

In a wide-ranging initiative, the Obama Administration provided a series of announcements for National Electric Vehicle Charging Corridors on U.S. Highways read more

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Barack Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio to Discuss Climate Change at White House Event

2016-09-26 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

IANS: US President Barack Obama and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio will discuss ways to combat climate change at a White House event next week. At the inaugural South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action, they will take part in a conversion with climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about "the importance of protecting the one planet we've got for future generations", reports hollywoodreporter.com. Afterwards, DiCaprio's new climate documentary Before the Flood will...

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Obama Just Tied Climate Change to National Security

2016-09-22 22:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: On Wednesday, President Obama took another step toward securing his climate legacy. This time his focus wasn't on energy, public lands or international diplomacy. It was on national security and making sure the U.S. military is prepared for a more unstable future. The White House published a presidential memorandum setting up a timetable for more than 20 federal agencies to come up with a plan to put climate science into action when it comes to national security. "It's not a new direction,...

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Obama Orders Climate Plans From 20 Federal Agencies

2016-09-22 06:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is ordering 20 federal agencies with national security-related missions to consider the impact of climate change in their planning, amid warnings from scientists that rising temperatures could destabilize regions across the globe. In a memorandum signed Wednesday, Obama established a new panel to provide national security agencies with better data about the potential impacts of climate change. The expectation is that officials will integrate predictions of severe weather and...

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