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Obama to unveil clean energy plan
2015-08-03 08:54:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama is set to unveil what he calls "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change.
Obama to unveil clean energy plan
2015-08-03 05:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: US President Barack Obama is due to unveil what he called "the biggest, most important step we have ever taken" in tackling climate change. The aim of the revised Clean Power Plan is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power stations by nearly a third within 15 years. The measures will place significant emphasis on wind and solar power and other renewable energy sources. However, opponents in the energy industry have vowed to fight the plan. They say Mr Obama has declared "a war on coal",...
Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan
2015-08-03 03:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental regulators and coal industry supporters. The White House said its revised Clean Power Plan will increase the required cuts in carbon emissions from the power sector, demanding they be slashed 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. The administration's draft regulation, released...
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Obama Policy Could Force Robust Climate Discussion From 2016 Candidates
2015-08-03 03:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The issue of climate change played almost no role in the 2012 presidential campaign. President Obama barely mentioned the topic, nor did the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. It was not raised in a single presidential debate. But as Mr. Obama prepares to leave office, his own aggressive actions on climate change have thrust the issue into the 2016 campaign. Strategists now say that this battle for the White House could feature more substantive debate over global warming policy than any previous presidential...
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Obama White House says carbon emissions cuts legal under Clean Air Act
2015-08-03 00:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House insisted on Sunday it was on strong legal footing as it unveiled details of ambitious carbon-reduction plans that are likely to be fiercely opposed by coal-burning Republican states. Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), told reporters the Obama administrations goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from US power plants by 32% between 2005 and 2030 kept squarely within the four corners of the Clean Air Act. The US supreme court determined...
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