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Michelle Obama comes to Manassas, urges companies to hire vets
2015-04-24 18:11:26| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Buddy Nicoson, a site director at Micron Technology, said that parts created on-site in their Manassas plant are used for devices and cars around the world. "Chances are that your [mobile] device has a component in it now that's made in Manassas.
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Obama urges Congress to renew nuclear cooperation deal with China
2015-04-23 01:00:00| Power Technology
US President Barack Obama's administration has signed a 30-year renewal agreement of bilateral commercial nuclear cooperation with China and urged Congress to give its approval.
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Obama to use Everglades trip to press climate agenda
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama on Wednesday will make his first visit while in office to the Florida Everglades, choosing the backyard of a former Republican governor of the state, Jeb Bush, and its Republican senator, Marco Rubio, to demand action on climate change in a critical battleground in the 2016 presidential election. Officially, Mr. Obama will be commemorating the 45th Earth Day with a series of announcements, including the designation of a national historic landmark at the home of the environmentalist...
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At Everglades, Obama to warn of damage from climate neglect
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Floridas Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nations environmental treasures -- and to hammer political opponents he says are doing far too little about it. Obamas trip to the Everglades on Wednesday, timed to coincide with Earth Day, marks an attempt to connect the dots between theoretical arguments about carbon emissions and real-life implications....
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Obama visits Everglades to talk about climate change - goad Republicans to do likewise
2015-04-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama will visit an ecologically sensitive national park on Wednesday in a politically sensitive state. Obamas Earth Day trip to the Florida Everglades will be accompanied by historical dedications -- the Miami home of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who famously called the Everglades a river of grass -- and much talk of the value of national parks -- a new National Parks Service report documents their value to the economy. But the political context is unmistakable: Obamas climate change-focused...
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