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Senators urge Obama administration to include carbon costs in coal program
2015-11-02 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Democratic U.S. senators on Monday urged the Obama administration to reform the federal coal mine program to include costs of the fuel's carbon emissions and potentially raise royalties paid by companies that mine the fuel on public lands. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, the top Democrat on the senate energy panel, and seven other senators asked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell in a letter to use the agency's existing powers to develop a plan on federal coal mining. The federal leasing...
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Nearly half Senate challenges Obama carbon rule
2015-10-27 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Nearly half of the U.S. Senate supports a resolution to challenge the Obama administration's regulation cutting carbon emissions from power plants, the core of the United States' broader climate change strategy, sponsors of the measure said on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, backed a resolution introduced on Monday night by Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp disapproving of the Environmental Protection Agency's...
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API Statement Regarding Obama Administration Decision To Cancel 2016 And 2017 Arctic Oil Lease Sales
2015-10-27 02:00:43| oilandgasonline Home Page
The API Director of Upstream Erik Milito released the following statement regarding the Obama administration’s decision to deny Arctic offshore development extension requests and scheduled 2016 and 2017 Arctic lease sales:
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24 States Sue Obama Over Clean Power Plan
2015-10-24 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Twenty four states and a coal company filed lawsuits yesterday over President Obama`s Clean Power Plan, which was formally published Friday. "The Clean Power Plan, which requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants 32 percent by 2030, is intended to help slow climate change resulting from the burning of fossil fuels," explains InsideClimate News. "The plan has been the target of legal challenges and legislative campaigns since it was proposed in 2014 and finalized in August."...
Obama deepens effort to win firms' backing on climate
2015-10-19 17:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: President Barack Obama redoubled efforts to enlist titans of business in his fight against climate change Monday, getting dozens to back a global climate deal and steps to curb emissions. Obama hosted at the White House CEOs from a handful of the 81 companies that have committed to concrete mitigation measures, offering a potent tool against skeptics. The White House invitees included bosses from Intel, Johnson & Johnson and Hershey, who will take measures like reducing water usage, purchasing...
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