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President Barack Obama to focus on climate change after leaving office
2016-09-10 17:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CRC: The White House announced last week that Obama was quadrupling the size of the Papahanaumokuakea marine sanctuary, which includes Midway. After Obama "emerged from the plane smiling and wearing sunglasses", the press pool noted, he was greeted by the atoll's 40 inhabitants. From Midway to Katahdin, it has been the summer of the national parks for President Obama as he works to solidify his legacy as a conservationist. President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival to tour...
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Obama administration orders North Dakota pipeline construction to stop
2016-09-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction on a critical stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, handing a significant victory to the Indian tribe fighting the project the same day the group lost a court battle. The administration said construction would halt until it can do more environmental assessments. The Department of Justice, the Army and the Interior Department jointly announced that construction would pause on the pipeline near North Dakota's Lake Oahe, a major...
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Obama administrations offshore wind plan would power 23 million homes
2016-09-10 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The federal government on Friday unveiled its vision for wind farms off of nearly every U.S. coastline by 2050, in an effort to generate 86 gigawatts of electricity from offshore wind enough zero-carbon power for more than 23 million homes. The National Offshore Wind Strategy, part of the Obama administrations Climate Action Plan, calls for major investments in offshore wind farm construction now that North Americas first offshore wind farm has been completed off of Rhode Island and 11 areas...
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Obama Administration Unveils Vision for Offshore Wind
2016-09-09 22:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The federal government on Friday unveiled its vision for wind farms off of nearly every U.S. coastline by 2050, in an effort to generate 86 gigawatts of electricity from offshore wind -- enough zero-carbon power for more than 23 million homes. The National Offshore Wind Strategy, part of the Obama administration's Climate Action Plan, calls for major investments in offshore wind farm construction now that North America's first offshore wind farm has been completed off of Rhode Island and 11 areas...
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Obama steps in to halt construction of disputed North Dakota pipeline
2016-09-09 19:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche-Welle: The US government has ordered a pause in construction of part of a disputed North Dakota oil pipeline. The move is a landmark success for Native Americans and environmentalists who have opposed the $3.7 billion project. US government officials are now reportedly promising to temporarily halt construction of the pipeline on federally owned land, which makes up a significant chunk of the land on which the pipeline would be built. The Obama administration said it would not authorize construction...
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